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• People cannot hurt you without your permission.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Hurt, People

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• So basically the understanding on these so-called reissues is that they were done behind my back, without my permission, and the band informed me that I would no longer be paid on them at all.

  Jello Biafra

  Understanding, Band, Done

  Interview with Scott Thill, www.popmatters.com. January 23, 2001.

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• It's Frank's painting on the cover. We were originally going to use a Salvador Dali painting that we got permission from Salvador Dali to use, and Frank found this one, and it really did fit the music much more.

  Alice Cooper

  Use, Painting, Fit

  Interview with Mike Quigley, www.mjq.net. September 1969.

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• I know that if a film is ready to emerge out of what I write, I'll be able to go off and make it without asking anyone's permission.

  Francis Ford Coppola

  Writing, Able, Asking

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• I write my own songs. I made my own videos. I pick my producers. Nothing goes out without my permission. It's all authentic.

  Lana Del Rey

  Song, Writing, Video

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• It seems that when you get to a certain age you almost give yourself permission to misbehave and say what you think. People allow it, with very old people.

  Julie Walters

  Birthday, Thinking, People

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• And this is one of the major questions of our lives: how we keep boundaries, what permission we have to cross boundaries, and how we do so.

  A. B. Yehoshua

  Boundaries, Crosses, Our Lives

  Interview with Vered Shemtov, shma.com. March 4, 2004.

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• When God saves you, he doesn’t do it because you gave him permission. He did it because he’s God.

  Matt Chandler

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• Anything is possible, and that’s something we should not lose sight of. The inspiration and the permission to dream is huge.

  Randy Pausch

  Dream, Inspiration, Sight

  YouTube Channel "Carnegie Mellon University"/"Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", www.youtube.com. December 20, 2007.

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• Seize the moment – don’t wait for anyone to give you permission.

  Josette Sheeran

  Giving, Waiting, Moments

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• Army requests immediate permission to surrender in order to save lives of remaining troops.

  Friedrich Paulus

  Army, Order, Troops

  "The World Changers" by Bruce Bliven, (p. 171), 1965.

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• Problems should be solved on the spot, as soon as they arise. No front-line employee should have to wait for a supervisor's permission

  Jan Carlzon

  Should Have, Waiting, Lines

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• The more I give myself permission to live in the moment and enjoy it without feeling guilty or judgmental about any other time, the better I feel about the quality of my work.

  Wayne Dyer

  Giving, Feelings, Live In The Moment

  Wayne dyer, Wayne W. Dyer (1981). “The sky's the limit”, Pocket

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• I received my parents' permission and went into the Navy on June 3, 1941.

  Jack Adams

  June, Parent, Navy

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• Bootstrapping is a way to do something about the problems you have without letting someone else give you permission to do them.

  Tom Preston-Werner

  Giving, Way, Problem

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• I soon found an opportunity to be introduced to a famous professor Johann Bernoulli. ... True, he was very busy and so refused flatly to give me private lessons; but he gave me much more valuable advice to start reading more difficult mathematical books on my own and to study them as diligently as I could; if I came across some obstacle or difficulty, I was given permission to visit him freely every Sunday afternoon and he kindly explained to me everything I could not understand.

  Leonhard Euler

  Education, Book, Reading

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• What would your head have been doing in Hogsmeade, Potter?" said Snape softly. "Your head is not allowed in Hogsmeade. No part of your body has permission to be in Hogsmeade.

  J. K. Rowling

  Potters, Body, Said

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• Our enemies can deal a blow to us any time they wish. They did not wait for permission to do this. They do not deal a blow with prior notice. They do not take action because they can't.

  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

  Blow, Waiting, Enemy

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• As far as I can tell, there are two basic (kissing) rules: 1. Don't bite anything without permission. 2. The human tongue is like wasabi: it's very powerful, and should be used sparingly.

  John Green

  Powerful, Kissing, Two

  John Green (2013). “Paper Towns”, p.213, A&C Black

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• Da, hes waiting for me to tell the two of you our news first, then he'll join me." He cocked a dark brow at her. "And why would he not come to your mother and me first and ask permission to handfast with you, as is the honorable thing to do?" She cocked her own brow, mirroring his expression perfectly. "Because he's not stupid. Anyone with any sense would be scared of you two. But even scared to death, he wanted to come with me. I wouldn't let him. I knew I needed to talk to you alone first.

  P. C. Cast

  Mother, Stupid, Dark

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• It's all right, Tessa, you can go. We love you. You can go now.' 'Why are you saying that?' 'She might need permission to die, Cal.' 'I don't want her to. She doesn't have my permission.

  Jenny Downham

  Love You, Needs, Want

  Jenny Downham (2007). “Before I Die”, David Fickling Books

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• I should’ve been very cross with Anubis. Kissing me without permission—the nerve!

  Rick Riordan

  Kissing, Anubis, Nerves

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• In Muslim societies, a person who has been manipulated unto believing in extremist violence or terrorism often seeks the permission of his mother before he may join a militant jihad and educated women as a rule, tend to withhold their blessings from such things.

  Greg Mortenson

  Mother, Believe, Blessing

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• Some of this book—perhaps too much—has been about how I learned to do it. Much of it has been about how you can do it better. The rest of it—and perhaps the best of it—is a permission slip: you can, you should, and if you're brave enough to start, you will. Writing is magic, as much the water of life as any other creative art. The water is free. So drink. Drink and be filled up.

  Stephen King

  Art, Book, Writing

  "On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft". On Living: A Postscript, 7. Book by Stephen King, 2000.

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• Patience gives your spouse permission to be human. It understands that everyone fails. When a mistake is made, it chooses to give them more time that they deserve to correct it. It gives you the ability to hold on during the rough times in your relationship rather than bailing out under the pressure.

  Stephen Kendrick

  Patience, Mistake, Giving

  Stephen Kendrick, Alex Kendrick (2013). “The Love Dare Day by Day, Gift Edition: A Year of Devotions for Couples”, p.25, B&H Publishing Group

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