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• When we shot 'The Lord of the Rings,' we had special permission to film in wild areas of New Zealand that could be accessed only by helicopter. They would drop us off and we would work all day, and they'd pick us up and take us out again.

  Viggo Mortensen

  Special, Film, Lord

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• I hated Chris, my brother. I would pull his hair and kick him, until one day my father gave him permission to fight back. I'll be apologizing to him for the rest of my life.

  Stevie Nicks

  Brother, Father, Fighting

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• The oil companies are regulated by the federal government. They can't drill on land nor in American waters without permission from the feds. Many Republicans want to drill baby drill but what's the point if all the oil goes to China? Increased production obviously doesn't mean lower prices for us.

  Bill O'Reilly

  Baby, Mean, Oil

  "Bill O'Reilly Is Misinforming Americans About Oil Supplies" by Robert Rapier, www.businessinsider.com. March 1, 2012.

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• Record companies, I found out, can put out compilations without your permission.

  Pink

  Records, Found, Company

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• There's this thing called compulsory licensing law that allows artists through the record companies to take your music at will without your permission.

  Prince

  Artist, Law, Records

  "Prince Wants Cover Songs Outlawed: What's the Best Cover Song of All Time?". www.foxnews.com. April 26, 2011.

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• Do not smoke without asking permission or sit so near (as in a train) that the smoke might annoy.

  Amy Vanderbilt

  Asking Permission, Might, Annoying

  Amy Vanderbilt (1967). “Amy Vanderbilt's Everyday Etiquette”

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• Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss.

  Pat Riley

  Basketball, Motivational Sports, Loss

  Pat Riley (1993). “The winner within: a life plan for team players”, Putnam Adult

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• Write yourself a permission slip to be surprised by someone's potential. Who knows? One day that person could be you.

  Sherri Shepherd

  Writing, One Day, Persons

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• During my time we had two chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, at different times of course, on the bridge, both of whom asked my permission to sit on the captain's chair.

  Patrick Stewart

  Bridges, Two, Different

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• If you are a married man resident in Cuba, you cannot get a passport to go to the next town without your wife's permission in writing.

  Edward Burnett Tylor

  Writing, Men, Wife

  Edward Burnett Tylor (1861). “Anahuac; Or, Mexico and the Mexicans: Ancient and Modern”, p.3

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• I gave myself permission to feel and experience all of my emotions. In order to do that, I had to stop being afraid to feel. In order to do that, I taught myself to believe that no matter what I felt or what happened when I felt it, I would be okay.

  Iyanla Vanzant

  Believe, Order, Would Be

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• For your information, I'm staying like this, and everyone else can just get used to it! If people don't like me the way I am, well TOUGH BEANS! It's a free country! I don't need anyone's permission to be the way I want! This is who I am - Take it or leave it!

  Bill Watterson

  Country, Who I Am, People

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• I really don't have any weaknesses. I do have areas of my life that I am working on to grow, heal and evolve. Giving myself permission to rest is an area I am working on. Not rescuing my children and grandchildren is another area.

  Iyanla Vanzant

  Children, Giving, Weakness

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• The Congress is virtually incapable of passing any reforms unless they first get permission from the powerful special interests who are most affected by the proposal.

  Al Gore

  Powerful, Special, Reform

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• Permission marketing turns strangers into friends and friends into loyal customers. It's not just about entertainment - it's about education. Permission marketing is curriculum marketing.

  Seth Godin

  Educational, Loyal Customers, Marketing

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• I believe God rules all by his divine providence and that the stars by his permission are instruments.

  William Lilly

  Stars, Believe, Divine

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• People were always able to look at Bettie Page and see what they needed her to be and she gave them that permission to do so. So in that way she's a feminist but I don't think she was ever trying to be.

  Gretchen Mol

  Thinking, People, Feminist

  "Interview: Gretchen Mol (The Notorious Bettie Page)". Interview with Devin Faraci, www.chud.com. April 14, 2006.

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• This book is pointing the way into it for people that see it as daunting or a mystery. Some people just do it, but others need help with the mindset, permission almost to listen to themselves. Understanding how things work is the key.

  Sally Schneider

  Book, Keys, People

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• A partnership was established between Hitler's Nazis and the leadership of the Zionist movement... [the Zionists] gave permission to every racist in the world, led by Hitler and the Nazis, to treat Jews as they wish, so long as it guarantees immigration to Palestine.

  Mahmoud Abbas

  Israel, Long, Wish

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• We really don't need the United Nations approval to act. When it comes to our security, we do not need anyones permission.

  George W. Bush

  Usa, Iraq, Needs

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• When you don't have to ask for permission innovation thrives.

  Steven Johnson

  Innovation, Thrive, Asks

  Steven Johnson (2010). “Where Good Ideas Come From”, p.131, Penguin

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• There is a note in the front of the volume saying that no public reading may be given without first getting the author's permission. It ought to be made much more difficult to do than that.

  Robert Benchley

  Reading, May, Firsts

  Robert Benchley (1922). “Love Conquers All”

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• All of these reissues were not authorized by me, I do not endorse them, the live album was put out without my permission, and I've not seen a dime at this point, either.

  Jello Biafra

  Albums, Dimes

  Interview with Scott Thill, www.popmatters.com. January 24, 2001.

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• One of the greatest rewards that we ever receive for serving God is the permission to do still more for Him.

  Charles Spurgeon

  Rewards, Serving God, Stills

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• You don't need planning permission to build castles in the sky

  Banksy

  Sky, Castles, Needs

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