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Seize the moment of excited curiosity on any subject to solve your doubts; for if you let it pass, the desire may never return, and you may remain in ignorance.

With five chances on each hand and one unwavering aim, no boy, however poor, need despair. There is bread and success for every youth under the American flag who has energy and ability to seize his opportunity.

Creative risk taking is essential to success in any goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts inaction and promotes failure to seize opportunity.

The phonograph and kinetoscope may some day seize and perpetuate all save the magnetic touch, but that weird, illusive, indefinable yet wonderfully real power by which the orator subdues may never be caught by science or preserved for the cruel dissecting knife of the critic.

Our military leaders don't seize power in coups; our soldiers and sailors don't go on strike for higher pay or benefits; our armed forces don't weigh in on the political process. In return, Americans have a sacred duty to treat them honorably.

If I've learned anything, it's to live in the moment, and the gift that cancer gives you is, you just assume I'm only here today, and I am going to seize that moment and cherish it.

We can seize this time and do it our way and in the process be proud of ourselves and prosper as well.

I saw the prospect of serving as labor secretary as a wonderful opportunity to further the policies that I have been fighting for my whole life, and I had to seize it.

I've got big shoes to fill. This is my chance to do something. I have to seize the moment.

The president doesn't order the military to seize political opponents. He doesn't order his intelligence community to lie about national security for political purposes. He uses the military or intelligence communities to protect the United States and our citizens, not to help him win elections.

The courts cannot garnish a father's salary, nor freeze his account, nor seize his property on behalf of his children, in our society. Apparently this is because a kid is not a car or a couch or a boat.

One of the fundamental discoveries I made about myself - early enough to make use of it - was that I am driven to seize life and to understand it. The motor that pushes me is propelled by more than scientific curiosity.

Paradoxically, resource-rich developing countries are often worse off than comparable countries that lack those resources. One reason for this is that large resource endowments provide a huge financial incentive for attempts to overthrow the government and seize power.

I just hate meetings. Though it's true that once you've made a lot of money, people around you might be full of ideas about ways to make lots more money and might be disappointed that you don't want to seize every opportunity to do so.

We stand ready to seize the opportunity, expand our cooperation and work together to usher in a more beautiful tomorrow for the partnership,

Whether the police or a school want to search or seize a person, it has to be done in a manner that's reasonable. There was no reason to suspect any single person in that hallway, yet every single person in there was forced, with no choice, and seized by police in a completely unreasonable manner.

We bring our preparation to the table, and opportunity may present itself, and if you are well prepared, you can seize opportunity and then maybe something good happens, and you call that luck.

We're in this. We've got a chance to be in the playoffs. We've got to quit looking behind our shoulders and seize the opportunity.

With this move, he risks alienating natural and otherwise sympathetic partners like Brazil and Spain. Ordering the military to seize the natural gas fields is unnecessarily confrontational and antagonistic.

There is bound to be distrust here. People have been hurt, people have been killed. There is bound to be suspicion. There is bound to be hatred. There is bound to be fear. And the way to resolve that is to seize that opportunity and build on that opportunity and widen the space which has been created.

Like coach (Mike Eaves) said, the season's not over. We've got bigger accomplishments to seize in the next couple of weeks.

Let us hope especially that the enthusiasm and exaggerations, which so easily seize men congregated in large groups - affecting human passions and leading the crowd against its own interest, sweeping up in their whirlwind the sage and philosopher as

Let us put the normal divisions of politics aside. Let us come together as one country; let us seize this historic moment to shift the balance of power from the corridors of Westminster to the streets and communities of Scotland.

Secondly, we need to seize the opportunity to invest in these new technologies. With typical energy infrastructure lifetimes of 20 years or more, decisions taken today will affect how energy impacts development and the environment for many years into the future. Now is the time to invest.

much stronger position to seize growth opportunities as we move forward.

May the winged birds that move in the air and in the sky descend; beasts of prey and insects shall seize upon them; the vultures that feed upon raw flesh shall hack into (their) carcasses!

Men make history, and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.

Men make history, and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.

Moreover, article 14 empowers Allied Nations, which have suffered no damage from the war, to seize Japanese private property in their countries.

My guys almost every night battle really hard. They've had a lot of things go against them in late game situations and we haven't been able to seize the moment. Lately, we've been able to do that and our guys appear to growing up as a team.

Now you have to shoulder your responsibility to pave the way for a peaceful political future for your nation - a way which reflects your society's diversity and traditions and which will be acceptable to all Afghans. It is up to you the representatives of the Afghan people to seize this historic moment, ... Germany, the EU (European Union) and the international community led by the United Nations stand ready to help now and in long term.

Only madmen seize the storyWith coals of fire upon their tongue.

Only madmen seize the story With coals of fire upon their tongue.

I am certain that my settlement plan offers the best and fairest chance of peace, prosperity and stability that is ever likely to be on offer. ... Let us seize this chance for peace in the United Republic of Cyprus.

I appeal to all that we seize this historic opportunity to reunite the Europe that for so long has been divided.

Basically it is a very politically incorrect book written by a white man trying to seize his own interpretation and put it into the soul and heart of a black man.

Given that (city officials) have done nothing for the preservation cause, and indeed have done a lot of damage to it, (are they) going to seize on this as an opportunity for mass demolition, in order to build something akin to Houston?

If a jurisdiction is not hospitable for making money, they will go elsewhere, ... Car seizure is not intended to seize cars, but to get people not to come here.

I don't think we're worried about who's the underdog or the favorite, we just get to the postseason and now you have the opportunity, ... Hopefully, we can seize it.

For the sake of the remaining two years of his administration, Roh should seize the occasion to find a replacement for the man.

gives all parties an opportunity to seize the opportunity to emerge from the violence, to end the violence.

I got a couple of passes caught on me comebacks. But it's not a perfect world. You get that chance, and you have to seize the opportunity and take advantage of it, and I'm trying to give it my all.

He just reminds me of one of those rare kids who understands that they have a great opportunity, and they want to grab hold of it, seize it and not look back. He knows he still has to do it over a consistent period of time.

I think Israelis felt that by completing the withdrawal from Gaza, they had created an opportunity for peace for the Palestinians to seize upon. And what they saw was synagogues in flames, and that's something with a very ominous tone for the success of any future negotiations.

I think the kids were really in shock. You think you have it in hand. As soon as you think that's the case, they'll seize it. We didn't seize the third out.

I thought about him in Seize the Day and his cameo in Dead Again , so it wasn't a leap to see him as a guy who's damaged goods. I think he connected to that guy. I think when someone has the talent Robin has, it makes you a bit of an outsider.

I will always have pain. But I exercise as much as I can, and I find that makes a huge difference. And if my body does seize up, I have a pain plan in place. If it escalates, I go back to my doctor.

O, once in each man's life, at least, Good luck knocks at his door; And wit to seize the flitting guest Need never hunger more. But while the loitering idler waits Good luck beside his fire, The bold heart storms at fortune's gates, And conquers its desire.

Our unit will seize this area to keep the rally going around the clock.

Retailers turn a profit by bringing in new merchandise and pushing self-purchase categories like lingerie, shoes and denim. Retailing is an event-oriented business. Look at any national holiday, retailers seize on it and find a way to market heavily and drive traffic.

State and federal policymakers should seize the rare opportunity afforded by positive demographic, socioeconomic, and health trends to make essential changes in the nation's long term care programs.

My nightmare fear is some congressman is going to seize on this and they're going to pass some laws, ... I can just see people overreacting and doing things that would invade people's privacy or tie up the Internet with so much security nonsense that innovation slows down.

My motto is, you stay ready, you don't have to get ready. I've been saying since I was a rookie, I prepare as if I'm going to start. When the opportunity presents itself, you want to be fully prepared and ready for it to seize it.

My whole body seemed to seize up on me in a full cramp. It was really scary.

I think people realize that we had a good opportunity and we failed to seize that opportunity. So now lets just go out and get a win and enjoy ourselves and have fun.

It is exceedingly important, however, to avoid allowing vocal minorities to seize control of policy agendas that could undermine this amazing opportunity for our region. Towering above all of the economic issues is the hope for resolution for human suffering that this research may lead to.

That was a fraud intended to seize power, and look what they did with it. They kept creating crises which Ukrainian people struggled to overcome.

I was ordered by the Colony to go to the Island of Bermuda in order to seize on the Gunpowder in the British Magazines.

Most of the big, physical defensemen in the league are capable of punishing an opponent along the wall, ... The good ones hit with balance and don't overextend themselves . . . . But of the many solid defensemen in the NHL that do that on a nightly basis, there's probably only 10 percent that actively look for open-ice hits because there's a lot more potential to get burned if you don't seize the right opportunity and, secondly, execute. Gauthier's one of those players.

While the economy is strong and we have a surplus, we should seize the opportunity to enact broad-based tax relief,

Whoever has not experienced the pleasure of taking a young lady to her first game of ball should seize the first opportunity to do so. Her remarks about plays, her opinions of different players and the umpire, and the questions she will ask concerning the game, are all too funny to be missed.

We played hard. We tried to seize the moment. I thought we started to come together, but we have to finish better. We had a lot of chances.

We have to seize the moment, ... probe the minds of the Pakistanis and Indians to see if there is not a way to lower the temperature.

We don't seize animals. We only document what happened.

We enter 2006 well positioned to seize the tremendous opportunities in mobile media.

We must strengthen international cooperation to seize opportunities and meet challenges together so as to promote balanced and orderly development of the world economy,

We have the utmost confidence in the group we have here. You have to seize the day and take care of your own opportunities when they're presented. We don't have enough guys doing that.

Travelling the path we travelled, having to go on the road to beat the three top seeds, it is more gratifying now that we're here. But we still have to go out and seize the moment.

We are now in a position. Our fiscal house is in order, and we are poised to seize this moment, right this time, to give every single child in the state of Illinois access to complete and affordable health insurance,

We did not wait until he went to Manchester United to have an eye on him, ... He and Peguy can seize the opportunity to show they are more than replacement solutions...

Tom Kane is a consummate professional whose experience in local television, both as a general manager and in sales, has benefited us greatly since he joined our group two years ago, ... The positive growth at CBS and UPN continues to provide great advantages for us at the local level, and I'm counting on Tom to seize those opportunities to improve our positions in all the markets where we compete.

We should seize opportunities to speak to the U.N., to tell them where we want to lead the world, ... And I believe failure to do that would be a missed opportunity.

We built this team for this exact scenario; we've got four guys in the bullpen who have started Major League games. We're hoping they can seize this opportunity and keep us afloat.

There is a chance for a breakthrough and I certainly am urging the Macedonian Government to seize that opportunity,

Why not seize the pleasure at once, how often is happiness destroyed by preparation, foolish preparations.

We have shattered the glass ceiling theory, and I hope women will seize the moment to become active in civil and political affairs,

The government's approach to demobilization allows paramilitary commanders to put on a show of disarming some troops, ... But the government has not truly attempted to dismantle their mafia-like networks, seize their illegally acquired fortunes or ensure a full cessation of abuses.

The government could then demand these personal files with only a subpoena rather than the search warrant it would need to seize the same things from your home or business, and in many cases you wouldn't even be notified in time to challenge it.

Yes, there is still time for diplomacy but it's up to the Iranians to seize the opportunity," ()

You are not permitted, ... to invade another nation, seize its leader, and put him on trial for the manner in which he led his nation.

The opportunity hasn't presented itself for me, but, now that it has, I have to seize the moment,

This week the Executive had the opportunity to clamp down on this appalling situation but once again it failed to seize the opportunity. It is the citizens of Scotland that will suffer.

What other teams in the Big 12 are building their men's and women's teams at the same time? You seize this moment.

We got a glimpse of what can happen, where we can be. And with a very good Colorado team coming to town with a week off, certainly we'll have a tremendous challenge there. But I think being at home, this is a time we've got to build on. We've got to take advantage of it. Seize the day.

We will seize the opportunity to concentrate on construction and development,

We will seize the opportunity by educating ourselves, by working twice as hard.

We saw the opportunity for both companies to seize the day.

We should absolutely seize the moment and eliminate any risk that we might not be able to incorporate later.

Even though it took 72 days to get to this point, we -- within 72 hours -- are determined to seize the momentum of peace.

Every person's life is theirs by right. An individuals life can and must only belong to himself, no to any society or community, or he is then but a slave. No one can deny another person their right to their life, nor seize by force what is produced by someone else, because that is stealing their means to sustain their life. It is treason against mankind to hold a knife to a man's throat and dictate how he must live his life. No society is more important than the individuals who compose it, or else you ascribe supreme importance, not to man, but to any notion that strikes the fantasy of that society at a never ending cost of lives. Reason and reality are the only means to just laws; mindles wishes, if given sovereignty, become deadly masters.

Every game our chances are getting slimmer and slimmer. We just have to seize the moment and win games that we have control over. We've got to bring our 'A' game every night. Especially our effort, we have to have the same effort consistently every night.

Customs will seize items if they are fake.

every year there is that magic moment when everybody says we can agree. That moment is at hand. We do not want to deny our members the opportunity to seize that moment.

The revolution belongs to all Iranians and nobody has the right to seize it in his own name or tendency.

There's something about this team and something about this place. They've kept the tradition alive. We might have a new floor, but the leprechauns are still in the rafters and that's Cardinal spirit. I told them to seize the moment. We're not going there just for the ride. Who knows when we'll get this opportunity again? But we're there right now.

I've been through plenty in my life where I've really had to focus on the day ahead... because, as I know, the future is, you know, whatever the future is... Once you've stared mortality that hard in the face, you really seize the day.

The world can therefore seize the opportunity to fulfill the long-held promise of a New World Order where diverse nations are drawn together in common cause to achieve the universal aspirations of mankind

The secretary-general urges the parties to seize the unique opportunity and extend the necessary cooperation to the commission so that the expeditious demarcation of the common border can take place.

Teams are trying to take certain things away from us, but we're just trying to win games. We'll just take what's there. We're learning to get to the rim, and we're learning to finish plays. This is an opportunity, around Christmas, you can either get better or worse, or stay the same. I told them we should get better, because we're fortunate to be playing in these tournaments. I hope we seize that opportunity.

Technology changes and convergence are shaping a new competitive dynamic and creating tremendous opportunity. We're creating a company with much better capabilities to seize these opportunities while maintaining its strong focus on customer service and community involvement. This was the right time for this merger. This combination is good for our employees, our customers and our stockholders.