Invitation Quotations

Friends and family do not believe you write fiction. They truly believe that every word you write is either autobiographical or based on them. I once had a character say that she never wanted to be invited to another children's birthday party, and I never received another children's birthday party invitation ever again.

I had an invitation to contribute a track to a Robert Johnson tribute album, and it was the first time I'd done anything like that in my life. I was not brought up with the blues or anything like that, and I really, really enjoyed it.

When I accept an invitation for a public speaking engagement, my purpose is to share the TOMS story and our giving mission. In no way do I believe this means I endorse every single aspect of that organization. That may be naive, and you may disagree, but it is my sincere belief.

There's something about the idea of writing, and thinking about writing as a form of prayer - the way as a writer you call out into the world and throw your words into the world. You're not praying to a god, but you're almost conjuring a reader to arrive. That's what books do: they're an invitation to readers.

One thing I've done in my life is train year-round to compete at anything, anything. I've got an invitation now to maybe be on the karate team for the Barcelona Olympics. I'm debating whether I want to do that. I just love to compete, and I want to win.

You could not receive a young man in your room; you might be permitted to have him to tea in one of the public reception rooms, but you could accept no invitation from young men to tea or other entertainment without a chaperone from the College.

Over the years, I think, people - actors, writers, whatever - lose their frame of reference. Their frame of reference is based on somebody else who did this or did that. Performances. So it just becomes a reflection of what already works. Like a warm-up. And that's an invitation to be inauthentic.

We live between the act of awakening and the act of surrender. Each morning, we awaken to the light and the invitation to a new day in the world of time; each night, we surrender to the dark to be taken to play in the world of dreams where time is no more.

The deal we made was that if we would change our law to invite them to come to South Dakota - that's what they wanted, the invitation - if we would change our law to invite them to come to South Dakota, he would guarantee South Dakota 400 Citibank jobs.

We should always remember that it is by His invitation that we come to His holy house, the temple of the Lord. We should respond to His invitation by being worthy, by being prepared, and by having the temple as a priority in our lives. While in the temple we should act as if we are in His holy presence.

Los Angeles is a city of few hard targets. Its iconic buildings are private spaces, mostly residential, visible by invitation only or in the pages of a Taschen book. Its central industry is as mirage-like as the projection of light on a screen.

Prayer is our invitation to God to intervene in the affairs of earth. It is our request for Him to work His ways in this world.

When I got the invitation to be part of 'The Ghost' or 'The Ghost Writer,' as it's now known, from Mr. Roman Polanski, my interest level was very piqued. I was very excited and pleased to get such an offer from Mr. Roman Polanski.

Calling Rand Paul 'the most interesting man in politics' is an invitation to an argument - but one we suspect he'd love to have.

Wherever the invitation of men or your own occasions lead you, speak the very truth, as your life and conscience teach it, and cheer the waiting, fainting hearts of men with new hope and new revelation.

We're in a period in which all eyes have moved away from Bush. Having a term limitation is an invitation for turning your eyes from what was to what is likely to be in the future.

Until then, I was knocking on doors. Afterward, my wife and I started to get a different kind of dinner invitation altogether.

When we have the new site, we send an invitation to our other readers. Each time we launch a new one, our other readers have interest.

We've still got our invitation to the party, but we don't know what party we're going to yet. This is a very big game. We prepared like it was a big game. Now, every week has to be like this.

The only condition that we did not accept was that we would have no access to detainees and I am very confident that since we accepted the invitation in the spirit of compromise, the United States will compromise,

We have received an invitation to travel shortly to Russia.

We have received an invitation and, in principle, have accepted the invitation.

The pope has a standing invitation and in no way has it been canceled.

This really is an open invitation to every special interest to appeal to the EPA for a break, using the hurricane as an excuse,

Many will speculate that this signifies that Tom is thinking about running for president, when in fact, that is not what this invitation is all about.

She's declining the invitation for a number of reasons. There's a lot of confusion about the event. It wasn't about where, it was about the organization (Hispanic Unity). It was portrayed that she moved it for her personal gain, for the coveted convention slot. That was not the case.

Mr. Kim responded positively to (our) invitation and said that he will be happy to undertake that visit at the very appropriate time in the future.

Mr. Guardia had an invitation to the White House. He went to the (presidential) inauguration. Every indication was that he was a reputable, upstanding person.

If we receive an official invitation to visit Russia, we will visit Russia.

I am confident that, by now, you understand many of the consequences that spring from an invitation having been extended to former Mayor Giuliani,

But such an invitation and such a stand leads to irritations with the EU.

If Boston College accepts an invitation to defect, it can expect immediate action,

For some reason, they didn't ask me back. I guess my invitation is lost in the mail.

If the ICC had overturned the decision of the match referee that would have been an invitation for this to happen the next time any board is dissatisfied with the decision an ICC official makes.

He is really trying to change the rules of the game. Right now, those rules keep various parts of the world population from communicating with each other. He is trying to change those rules, and he is doing it in a very dramatic fashion by accepting the invitation to the September event.

It is an invitation to smuggling of all kinds, whether it is heroin, or weapons, or human trafficking. Instead of bringing in 50 kilograms of heroin, what would stop them from bringing in five kilograms of plutonium?

It is amazing that the invitation given to separatists, and other concerned parties was turned down by them and the separatists did not participate.

is designed for the working poor and the poor. If we are not happy about the results, then the real question we ought to be asking ourselves is whether we should be changing the rules. Wal-Mart is an invitation to have that debate.

I resign for a fundamental reason. Against my strong advice, you decided to depart from your usual professional decision-making by accepting the invitation of the House Judiciary Committee to appear ... and serve as an aggressive advocate for the proposition that the evidence ... demonstrates that the president committed impeachable offenses.

Reinsdorf told me, 'You have an invitation to a press conference on Monday. The new manager of the White Sox asks that you be there,' ... Ozzie never forgot to this day.

Mardi Gras is a very good time for the city to invite visitors to come and see that New Orleans is open and ready to receive tourists. We were determined to be a part of that invitation and to help deliver the fun and excitement that people expect when they arrive.

Mary Kate is a tremendous talent on the golf course. I knew that she was someone we could start to build a program around when we started recruiting her. She has the ability to play her way into an individual invitation to the NCAA Championships by the time she finishes her career.

I will then proceed to exercise the invitation granted to me by the president of Nigeria.

It functions like an afterthought. We couldn't have designed a greater invitation to unhappiness.

When the congressman issued the invitation I sure didn't want to let that fall, so I've spent an enormous amount of time on this thing. This is something I really want to do because I believe it's really important for us to find out.

When Steve Jobs says, 'One More Thing,' a catchphrase almost as familiar as the turtleneck and jeans, that's usually when the other shoe drops, when the bombshell hits. People are parsing the invitation the same way they're searching 'Lost' for new meanings and nuance.

We haven't sent her an invitation yet but we would be delighted if she or any members of her family came along.

We hope this proposal and invitation can help break the impasse of the Iranian nuclear issue.

We hope that this Russian invitation to Iran to hold talks on the 16th about participating in an international uranium enrichment center will help break, or encourage a break, in the current stalemate over the Iranian nuclear issue.

We received an invitation to hold exhibits in the Brazilian embassies in Paris, France, and in The Hague, Holland. Receptivity was good, a French importer, who works in the interior design market there, bought six pieces.

We are thrilled that Sally Mann and Catherine Opie responded with such enthusiasm to curator Thomas Padon's invitation to create new work especially for the exhibition. Looking at all of the photographs in the exhibition, I am still struck by the diversity of artistic expressions to the form, atmosphere and symbolism of the garden.

We have very clear requirements and if Iraq were to honor them, I think an invitation could be considered,

We have an open invitation to have the fishing industry to be involved as much as possible.

We are delighted with the invitation to Moscow, and we see Russia as a leading country in the United Nations and the Middle East settlement process.

We are pleased that Henry has accepted our invitation to join the Board. His experience and expertise will be invaluable as we advance our carbohydrate-based therapeutic compounds through clinical trials.

We pretty much have an open invitation to any athlete that would like to try it, free of charge.

When I got my first invitation in the mail, I almost threw it away because I didn't know what it was. It doesn't stand out at all. It's a plain, normal white envelope. Doesn't say Augusta National, no return address. And once I opened it, well, now it's in a frame in my office. My first invitation to the Masters.

When people make up invitation lists, they are in the top 10.

When a character bears the same name as the author it's just an invitation to have some fun.

You have extended to me a kind invitation to come to New York City, ... I accept. I will be there tomorrow afternoon after the prayer service at the National Cathedral.

With people away from their homes -- at parties, shopping or just at work -- the holidays can be an open invitation for burglars. Homeowners can help stop these crimes by installing and using a home security system or by attaching motion sensors to their outdoor lighting.

Today, you've accepted the invitation to take part in a very important initiative for the economic health of Westmoreland County's future.

We have accepted this invitation to go to Baghdad with the clear expectation of action that needs to be taken by Iraq prior to the visit.

This web site is our invitation to you to discuss with us your ideas, hopes and worries for Europe's future.

We want to extend an invitation to healing, ... Turn off CNN and turn on the light in your own heart.

To have knowledge and fail to act is just an invitation to liability.

We (the county executive staff) came up with an extensive list of potentially interested parties and then whittled that list down to nine organizations whom we extended an invitation to participate in the process.

victory for the terrorists, an invitation to further violence against free nations and a terrible blow to the future security of the United States of America.

We have decided to take up the invitation of the enquiry chairman, Jose Luis Arnaut to contribute to the review.

An invitation to become a member of Augusta National is very special and would never be tied to anything except personal relationships within this club.

The United States conducts interventions (against drug trafficking) at the invitation of the Colombian government.

The wins are nice, coach-of-the-year awards are nice, the hall of fame is nice. But the award of coaching is when you get a wedding invitation from a former player, or when they stop in and talk to you after they've graduated. That's the ultimate, when you know you've had a positive impact on their lives.

The seals were removed in the presence of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), who must accept an invitation from a country to be present at such operations.

It would be an invitation for George W. Bush to name someone as extreme as he wants to for the O'Connor vacancy.

The talks are sufficiently constructive and serious that we're going to continue them. President Ahtisaari and I have accepted an invitation from Mr. Chernomyrdin to return next week. So we're continuing them,

Presenting at the Vegas Venture Forum resulted in an invitation to present at the top private equity conference in my industry. This dramatically increased our visibility and helped us to raise the funds we were seeking.

Our existing system had served us well in the past but there were a number of reliability and support issues and it was also starting to reach its limits in terms of expandability. At the end of 2004, we started a four-stage selection process with an invitation to tender from which we created an initial list of eight different products from 12 potential suppliers.

Do you need an invitation to live? You have one, it is called your birth certificate!

Dear Ted: Thanks for the invitation to question four distinguished liberal journalists. But 11:30 PM is long past my bedtime.

A precipitous withdrawal from Iraq would be a victory for the terrorists, an invitation to further violence against free nations and a terrible blow for the future security of the U.S.,

Anyone can attend the show, but about 200 of the very best cars are by special invitation only, and those are the ones we park.

As a wheelchair user, I am utterly obsessed with toilets, and all my friends know it. A simple invitation to the pub is consistently followed by, 'Do you know if they have an accessible toilet?'

As long as they put the invitation in the mail (I'll be here).

This is an invitation for people to get a better glimpse of who we are as a company and what we stand for.

This is the best passport, the best invitation for the Olympics, because this great Greek summer continues in one-and-a half months with the Games.

This exciting new campaign provides a compelling and uniquely Australian invitation to the world that celebrates our personality, our lifestyle and our place. It has been carefully designed to cut through the clutter and motivate international tourists to stop putting it off and visit Australia now.

Although we had preliminary discussions with Adams, we never had a deal, ... We asked him to provide a quote by answering an invitation to bid, but he did not respond to our requirement. When it became clear Adams could not meet the schedule and other requirements of our contract with the Corps, we moved on to parties who could.

They know if they wish me to attend for a specific discussion or purpose, I will be glad to attend - just as I would accept an invitation from hoteliers in other parts of the valley, or any other constituent group of the CVA that wished to have my ear on any relevant subject.

They make the rules. I don't let what we don't have interfere with what we can do. We can go to the NIT (National Invitation Tournament) if we're good enough.

They're a wide-open invitation to fraudulent access of your accounts,

It seems like an awful invitation for people to go out surfing, and I consider it just plain foolhardy, but it's pretty much what you consider your life worth.

It was by teacher invitation at first, and then we opened it up to the whole student body.

It's a good idea to self-disclose as much as you can in advance and to share things they need to know about you. That is an explicit invitation for them to manage up.

It's an invitation to cleverness. It's become clear to us who can print what, but here the entire title is an expletive, and it's going to be interesting to see how we'll get away with it.

It's an invitation from one head of state to another. Of course this means her majesty's ministers (in the shape of Prime Minister Tony Blair) and the Foreign Office would have been consulted.

Foreign forces will not dare attack us again, unless they try to come here with an invitation from our domestic enemies,

That's the biggest carriage-driving event of its kind in the world, and this show is by invitation only,

It's ironic . . . where we have no intention of setting up, (the chief) has extended an invitation to meet on Monday to find out more about us because he's curious.

It seemed to go very well. You know how things go, you kind of get a feel for it. But you don't get too excited until you get your second invitation in the mail. I've got to kind of wait and see and hang in there.

It was a great thrill when I found out I was playing. I was at home when I got the invitation to play, and I was so excited. You look at all the other guys in the game before me, and you realize what a privilege it is.