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The federal sentencing guidelines should be revised downward. By contrast to the guidelines, I can accept neither the necessity nor the wisdom of federal mandatory minimum sentences. In too many cases, mandatory minimum sentences are unwise and unjust. (Quote by - Anthony Kennedy)
In contrast to the military, the police are trained and equipped to this end exactly. (Quote by - Thorsten Stodiek)
Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are to some extent a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it piece by piece by thought, choice, courage and determination. (Quote by - John Luther)
Images of burning Red Cross and UN buildings struck by US bombs contrasted with images of thousands of desperately poor Afghan women carrying sickly and starving children out of Afghanistan as they flee the might of the US military is tearing at international public confidence in our war against terrorism. (Quote by - Cynthia McKinney)
There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast. (Quote by - Charles Dickens)
The contrast between the 1970's and today is very marked. (Quote by - Ben S. Bernanke)
Her death scene, by contrast, has been liberating. I have on just a very simple smock and it feels so wonderful, .. The closer she gets to dying, the freer she becomes, in a way, to let go of all that stuff and all the expectations and the need to be what others expect her to be. (Quote by - Angela Reed)
The record of accomplishment of the countries covered in this year's..report stands in stark contrast to the pessimistic view put forward (elsewhere). Africa is more than the sum of its problems..The best days are yet to come. (Quote by - Charles Stith)
February, by contrast, was doldrums time. (Quote by - Douglas Brinkley)
I try to contrast; life today is full of contrast .. We have to change. (Quote by - Gianni Versace)
This is a disconnect; job growth is psychologically and practically the core of what's happening in the economy. In sharp contrast, the oil price is volatile. It's certainly not meaningless, but it's subject to so many variations that it doesn't have the same importance. (Quote by - William Hummer)
The rose and the thorn, and sorrow and gladness are linked together. (Quote by - Saadi)
A test may instruct students to compare and contrast something. Well, what does that mean? We have some of the same issues with their homework. We do send home their math worksheets in Spanish and English if the parents request it. (Quote by - Becky Sukanen)
In contrast to recent consumer confidence surveys, Canadians seem to show some strong resilience toward investing, even amid rising energy prices and energy-related impacts on equity markets in the past month. (Quote by - Bruce Gordon)
The Bridge had a lot of long, soft profiles about the administration, .. In contrast, BU Today has shorter, hard pieces - more consistent with online journalism - which people can read every morning when they log on. (Quote by - Craig David)
They are not using that possibility as a justification for their tightening campaign, in contrast to past years when there was a lot of concern about tightening labor market. (Quote by - Tom Schlesinger)
The biggest concerns many of us have is, 'What time's my tee time or where are we going out to eat tonight, dear?. Here, 45 minutes away, people are wondering if they have a meal. The contrast is quite striking. (Quote by - Ed Marchetti)
When you look at the contrast between compacts and full-size (SUVs), it has to be driven in part by gas prices, .. Why else would there be such polarity?. (Quote by - Tom Kontos)
The contrast in their pitches is significant. Yet both of them are positioning themselves to help us in their own way. If you looked at them side-by-side, you may not notice Jeff. Felix does it in an awe-inspiring way, Jeff just does it. (Quote by - Bryan Price)
No matter what way you want to cut it, the contrast with is only that much more stark with Ford and GM. Toyota still has a much smaller production base in North America than GM or Ford, but increasing capacity as quickly as they have is an impressive feat. (Quote by - Catherine Madden)
I try to pick shows that are a contrast for the season. This was just something different. (Quote by - David Hastings)
In Peru things were different. If you went against the government, you could lose your job. You couldn't express yourself completely. In contrast, in this country you have freedom of expression. (Quote by - Wendy Vasquez)
The court's sentence contrasts with the principles of civil justice and is a worrying signal. It is a backward-looking ruling that strikes at .. the civil conscience of women and of the whole country. (Quote by - Walter Veltroni)
In contrast to IIHS' findings, the U.S. government's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded the Mazda MPV a rating of five-stars, the highest possible score, in both frontal and side impact tests, .. And, of course, the MPV meets or exceeds every NHTSA-required safety standard. (Quote by - Robert Davis)
MGE is also launching a lifetime warranty program on its external power supplies. With extreme gamers pushing their systems to the limit, the integrity of the power supply becomes the critical focal point for extending the life of a PC, .. In contrast to other companies that keep their prices lower by offering cheaper power supplies that cannot accommodate the power demands of the latest and fastest processors, MGE's 100% replacement warranty on its external power supplies gives extreme gamers 'power to spare'. (Quote by - Alan Hunter)
In the autumn, Bradley came out with his policy positions and we entered a compare-and-contrast phase. We're in that same position this week. (Quote by - Chris Lehane)
You don't merely give over your creativity to making a film -- you give over your life! In theatre, by contrast, you live these two rather strange lives simultaneously; you have no option but to confront the mould on last night's washing-up. (Quote by - Daniel Day-Lewis)
In contrast to Central and Eastern Canada, housing conditions in Western Canada remain very tight and are showing increased signs of speculation. When economic conditions are booming, it can also create the perfect breeding ground for speculative price bubbles to form. That's because in such an environment, housing market participants are at greater risk of developing a case of irrational exuberance, especially if they expect that such exorbitant price gains will continue indefinitely. (Quote by - Craig Alexander)
I know that in many things I am not like others, but I do not know what I really am like. Man cannot compare himself with any other creature; he is not a monkey, not a cow, not a tree. I am a man. But what is it to be that? Like every other being, I am a splinter of the infinite deity, but I cannot contrast myself with any animal, any plant or any stone. Only a mythical being has a range greater than man's. How then can man form any definite opinions about himself?. (Quote by - Carl Gustav Jung)
Happiness ain't a thing in itself /it's only a contrast with something that ain't pleasant. And so, as soon as the novelty is over and the force of the contrast dulled, it ain't happiness any longer, and you have to get something fresh. (Quote by - Mark Twain)
A wonderful thing about a book, in contrast to a computer screen, is that you can take it to bed with you. (Quote by - Daniel J. Boorstin)
In the instance of the World Trade Center attacks, first responders worked tirelessly for nine months. In contrast, my staff would work doggedly for more than three years. (Quote by - Dr. Robert C. Shaler)
His truly beautiful voice and melodic, understated guitar style contrasted dramatically with the more rough and raucous blues and blues-rock that came before him. (Quote by - Bruce Iglauer)
This is a song about talking to the person that you haven't even met yet. Maybe they're rolling around in the hay with someone else but, they're not as good as you'll be. You just gotta wait your turn. She's out there, he's out there. They're just learning what to contrast you against [on the track "Love Song for No One"]. (Quote by - John Mayer)
It's mixing everything. So, it's like, there's maybe like this linen burlap jacket car coat with a little chiffon dress underneath. So it's like mixing really true evening pieces, like little dance dresses, with something that's much more rugged, as a contrast. (Quote by - Cynthia Rowley)
It was two contrasting styles. We wanted to play a half-court game and they wanted it up-tempo. White River made us play White River basketball. (Quote by - Clayton Randall)
Vegans need no pricegouging animal abusing Pfizer Vegans want no domestic battering accident causing Budweiser* Vegans need no services from corrupt Impermanente Kaiser. (Quote by - O Anna Niemus)
I have been studying the traits and dispositions of the "lower animals" (so called) and contrasting them with the traits and dispositions of man. I find the result humiliating to me. (Quote by - Mark Twain)
When you take out the 15 cents and the 20 cents, you can get a number which actually was below consensus. And that's obviously in stark contrast to what we saw from Lehman Brothers yesterday. (Quote by - Chris Meyer)
And Troy's deformities lay deep down from a woman's vision, whilst his embellishments were upon the very surface; thus contrasting with homely Oak, whose defects were patent to the blindest, and whose virtues were as metals in a mine. (Quote by - Thomas Hardy)
The deterioration in agribusiness contrasts starkly with the ongoing strength in the non-farm business sector as a whole. (Quote by - Alan Oster)
Her foreign policy influence in 2005 was very impressive and constructive, in contrast to her time as National Security Council adviser [her role in the first term of the Bush administration]. She has charisma - that rock star appearance at the football game in Alabama was really something. Whether that makes her a viable candidate for the presidency is another matter entirely. (Quote by - Thomas Mann)
We studied many different versions of classic fairy tales from different cultures around the world. We took stories like Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood and studied at least five versions of each so the students could compare and contrast them. (Quote by - Cindy Williams)
By contrast, China is a repressive regime that denies its citizens the essential freedoms of religion, political dissent and representative self-government. (Quote by - Todd Akin)
In front end crashes, well-designed vehicles have front ends that crumple to absorb the energy and strong occupant compartments that resist intrusion. This allows restrained occupants to be decelerated without injury. In contrast, there is virtually no crush space on the sides of vehicles. So in serious side crashes some intrusion is inevitable but it should be minimized. (Quote by - Brian O'Neill)
It's too early to judge, but it certainly creates a vehicle for Dan Page to contrast himself with his opponent. (Quote by - Todd Harris)
Our performance in both innings of the two matches was contrasting.. good in one while failing in the other. (Quote by - Dav Whatmore)
Wal-Mart and what Wal-Mart does contrasts sharply with what the Green Party believes. (Quote by - Don Judd)
Since Yuri Gagarin and Al Shepard's epoch flights in 1961, all space missions have been flown only under large, expensive government efforts. By contrast, our program involves a few, dedicated individuals who are focused entirely on making spaceflight affordable. (Quote by - Burt Rutan)
Politically or ideologically oriented evaluations of Chief Justice Rehnquist should not overlook what a successful and popular chief justice he was within the Court as the justices' presiding officer, .. The contrast between Rehnquist's undeniably happy Court and that of his predecessor, Warren E. Burger, could not have been greater. (Quote by - David Garrow)
We do not live an equal life, but one of contrasts and patchwork; now a little joy, then a sorrow, now a sin, then a generous or brave action. (Quote by - Ralph Waldo Emerson)
There was a sharp contrast between the treatment meted out to India and Pakistan. (Quote by - Talat Masood)
February was always the cruelest month for Hunter S. Thompson. An avid NFL fan, Hunter traditionally embraced the Super Bowl in January as the high-water mark of his year. February, by contrast, was doldrums time. (Quote by - Douglas Brinkley)
That's the plan. It's worked before between Pedro and Schilling and myself. You'd have to ask hitters if it really makes a difference, but I think if you get in a three-game series with Schilling, myself and (Josh) Beckett, that kind of contrast, I think chances are pretty good if we all have our 'A' games that day. (Quote by - Tim Wakefield)
The contrast between Jack Paar and Johnny Carson was marked. (Quote by - Tim Brooks)
There has been strong community interest and compassion. The community has stepped up and donated through the faith-based agencies. I'm feeling good about this heating season in contrast to last year's. (Quote by - Bob Ott)
Generally, in order to get a [new] product up to peak revenues, it takes three or four years. In contrast, when something goes generic, it goes generic rather quickly. (Quote by - Al Rauch)
The little may contrast with the great, in painting, but cannot be said to be contrary to it. Oppositions of colors contrast; but there are also colors contrary to each other, that is, which produce an ill effect because they shock the eye when brought very near it. (Quote by - Voltaire)
By contrast, AMD has a single road on their map. At some point in the future, everything they manufacture will be 64-bit, and the technology will proliferate down from servers into PCs. (Quote by - Dean McCarron)
The only question I have is whether I'd like more of a contrast .. That's nothing personal against Bernard. Bernard is a great athlete who plays defense. But we need a contrast, too. (Quote by - Bernie Bickerstaff)
Joy and grief are never far apart. In the same street the shutters of one house are closed while the curtains of the next are brushed by the shadows of the dance. A wedding party returns from the church and a funeral winds to its door. The smiles and. (Quote by - Robert Eldridge Willmott)
It looked like at a certain point in the game, he started hitting all his spots. And add to that, when you get a lefty in our ballpark on a day like (Sunday), where there is so much contrast with the brightness, it gets tough. (Quote by - Terry Francona)
The contrast between the ancient and the modern is what I enjoy most about these books. I don't know why, and have no intellectual reason I can give. (Quote by - Tanith Lee)
I believe the elements of nature -- light, shadow, color, value, and composition -- are the essential ingredients of my art. I try to utilize the realism of the scene but include the value of color and shadow to stand out with some nice contrasts so the point of interest is easily visible to the viewer. (Quote by - Terry Brennan)
In contrast, if he gets a shock from the device -- and this device can deliver the shock much like you see on (the television show) 'ER' or something with paddles on the chest, the device does it from inside the heart -- then that is something that he will feel, and patients describe it anywhere from a giant hiccup to a mule kick in the chest. (Quote by - Douglas Zipes)
The lustre of diamonds is invigorated by the interposition of darker bodies; the lights of a picture are created by the shades; the highest pleasure which nature has indulged to sensitive perception is that of rest after fatigue. (Quote by - Samuel Johnson)
All systems are capitalist. It's just a matter of who owns and controls the capital -- ancient king, dictator, or private individual. We should properly be looking at the contrast between a free market system where individuals have the right to live like kings if they have the ability to earn that right and government control of the market system such as we find today in socialist nations. (Quote by - Ronald Reagan)
The sculpture is intended to be in an architectural setting where it can serve as a contrast to its surroundings and where viewers can walk around the entire piece. (Quote by - Elizabeth Childs)
But someone once described the contrast between a good life and a godly life as the difference between the top of the ocean and the bottom. On top, sometimes it's like glass -- serene and calm -- and other times it's raging and stormy. But hundreds of fathoms below, it is beautiful and consistent, always calm, always peaceful. (Quote by - Bill McCartney)
The Democrats won't do themselves any favors if they give Roberts a free pass. They have to put down some markers, contrast their beliefs with Roberts' beliefs, demonstrate where they stand, and frame the debate over the long-term direction of the court. (Quote by - David Greenberg)
I hate Science. It denies a man's responsibility for his own deeds, abolishes the brotherhood that springs from God's fatherhood. It is a hectoring, dictating expertise, which makes the least lovable of the Church Fathers seem liberal by contrast. (Quote by - Basil Bunting)
Philosophy always requires something more, requires the eternal, the true, in contrast to which even the fullest existence as such is but a happy moment. (Quote by - Soren Kierkegaard)
In contrast to revenge, which is the natural, automatic reaction to transgression and which, because of the irreversibility of the action process can be expected and even calculated, the act of forgiving can never be predicted; it is the only reaction that acts in an unexpected way and thus retains, though being a reaction, something of the original character of action. (Quote by - Hannah Arendt)
We offer a stark contrast to the bland escapism that chokes the charts. (Quote by - Tom Morello)
I think FedEx's stock will be under a little bit of pressure, because UPS will be comparing and contrasting numbers. UPS saw volume growth of 14.5 percent on overnight product in the most recent quarter. FDX saw only 3.9 percent. It's too early to tell if UPS is taking away market share, but that will be the implication that comes out on the road show. (Quote by - Edward Wolfe)
On an ideological level, Senator Nelson is not in touch with the mainstream of Florida, .. He has voted against tax relief that has been passed by the Republican majority in Congress. He votes to protect the trial lawyers against reform of frivolous lawsuits. We think a Republican challenger is going to do very well if they contrast his record to the Republican positions. (Quote by - Brian Nick)
The duty of a toastmaster is to be so dull that the succeeding speakers will appear brilliant by contrast. (Quote by - Clarence B. Kelland)
Coral is a study in contrasts – delicately engineered yet sculptural in shape. It holds a natural allure that appeals to our love of all things bright and beautiful. (Quote by - Dixon Bartlett)
Going negative works if it's done in the right way. Contrasting and pointing things out is fine. But attacking Hendrix's family is not the way to go about it. (Quote by - Ed Sarpolus)
An avid NFL fan, Hunter traditionally embraced the Super Bowl in January as the high-water mark of his year. February, by contrast, was doldrums time. (Quote by - Douglas Brinkley)
The superiority of some men is merely local. They are great because their associates are little. (Quote by - Samuel Johnson)
The longer-term trend in foundation and corporate giving has been steadily upward and only briefly interrupted by the recent economic recession. The state's strong rebound is in contrast to a reported decrease in grant dollars nationwide, indicating that Minnesota has a more diverse and resilient philanthropic sector compared with the nation as a whole. (Quote by - Bill King)
The Conservative Party agenda is now renegotiation on the route to withdrawal from Europe, by contrast with a Labour agenda for increased trade, prosperity and opportunity across the EU. (Quote by - Douglas Alexander)
There is quite a big contrast between the political situation in Japan and Germany and investors are looking to play on that contrast. (Quote by - Ian Stannard)
Expectations of tighter monetary policy in the U.S., Japan and Europe have been in stark contrast to expectations that the Reserve Bank will begin to ease. (Quote by - Danica Hampton)
There is a big temperature contrast between the warm ocean water and the cold ice, and melting occurs at a very rapid rate. The melting reduces the friction that holds these glaciers back, allowing them to accelerate. (Quote by - Robert Bindschadler)
Diners will notice that all the many flavors in the fish preparation have reason to be there when paired with the wine, either as complements or contrasts. (Quote by - Alex Litras)
But in Christianity, by contrast, the freedom of the children of God was also freedom from all important worldly interests, from all art and science, etc. (Quote by - Bruno Bauer)
We have always said we're going to have a compare and contrast on the public policy issues. (Quote by - Chris Lehane)
It is the clash of two different worlds that makes British-ness unique - we have an aristocratic, noble history, but it is always contrasted with something rebellious. (Quote by - Christopher Bailey)
When we look at modern man, we have to face the fact that modern man suffers from a kind of poverty of the spirit, which stands in glaring contrast with a scientific and technological abundance. We've learned to fly the air as birds, we've learned to swim the seas as fish, yet we haven't learned to walk the Earth as brothers and sisters. (Quote by - Martin Luther King Jr.)
It creates a contrast between their ideas and ours. We are perfectly happy to be judged by that contrast. (Quote by - Franklin Raines)
If your company is just a button on a RealPlayer, it's not your own virtual private network and it's not targeted. By contrast, a Gizmo is an open pipe leading to a targeted audience. (Quote by - Eyal Gever)
This further extends our lead in contrast to where they are today. (Quote by - Brent Kerby)
