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• When a woman didn't enjoy it, she leaves early in the morning. Those who had a nice time will wait until the sun comes out, requests breakfast and taxi money.

  Julius Malema

  Morning, Nice, Waiting

  "South African court finds ANC's Julius Malema guilty of hate speech" by David Smith, www.theguardian.com. March 15, 2010.

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• EssJay was appointed at the request of and unanimous support of the ArbCom.

  Jimmy Wales

  Support

  "Arbcom". Wikipedia-l mailing list, lists.wikimedia.org. October 17, 2007.

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• Then God came to the woman and said to her, "Why did you not keep the commandment?" as if He wanted to say, "At least you, say forgive me, so as to humble your soul and to receive mercy." Again, there was no request for forgiveness. She also answered, "The serpent deceived me," as if she wanted to say, "If the serpent sinned, where is my mistake?"

  Dorotheus of Gaza

  Mistake, Humble, Humility

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• From a programmer's point of view, the user is a peripheral that types when you issue a read request.

  Pharrell Williams

  Learning, Views, Issues

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• Up to this moment I have been pleased to entrust the government of my affairs to the late Cardinal. It is now time that I govern them myself. You [secretaries and ministers of state] will assist me with your counsels when I ask for them. I request and order you to seal no orders except by my command, . . . I order you not to sign anything, not even a passport . . . without my command; to render account to me personally each day and to favor no one.

  Louis XIV

  Government, Order, Each Day

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• Mother of three; divorcee; American. Twenty years experience as an actress in motion pictures. Mobile still and more affable than rumour would have it. Wants steady employment in Hollywood. (Has had Broadway). References upon request.

  Bette Davis

  Mother, Years, Experience

  1962 Advertisement placed in the Hollywood trade papers.

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• During the presidential primaries of 1940, I received a request from the Democratic National Committee to sing God Bless America before the speeches.

  Kate Smith

  America, Presidential, Speech

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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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• A student will send me an urgent appeal to hear her, saying she is poor and wants my advice as to whether it is worth while to continue her studies. I invariably refuse such requests.

  Alma Gluck

  Advice, Want, Students

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• When we approach fundraising in a spirit of gratitude, our confidence in our mission does not depend on how the person we are with responds to our request! We are free to remain secure in God's love with our hearts set joyfully on the kingdom.

  Henri Nouwen

  Gratitude, Heart, Fundraising

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• I request reason for your golden rule and ask the why and wherefore of your ten commandments.

  Anton Szandor LaVey

  Golden, Reason, Ten Commandments

  "The Satanic Bible". Book by Anton Szandor LaVey, 1969.

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• My 2005 calendar we actually did a shoot in Lake Las Vegas. Since I had requests do some swimwear and athletic shots we tried them and they came out good so we inserted them into the new calendar.

  Natalie Gulbis

  Lakes, Vegas, Athletic

  Interview with Jon Robinson, www.ign.com. October 14, 2004.

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• Negotiations with Iran, especially, will not be easy under any circumstances, but I suspect that they might be somewhat less difficult if the nuclear-weapon states could show that their requests are part of a broader effort to lead the world, including themselves, toward nuclear disarmament. Preventing further proliferation is essential, but it is not a recipe for success to preach to the rest of the world to stay away from the very weapons that nuclear states claim are indispensable to their own security.

  Hans Blix

  Military, Iran, Nuclear Disarmament

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• In the early years, I was able to accommodate most of the requests and favors that came my way, but as the requests multiplied, I had to make tough choices because the numbers were more than I could handle.

  LaVell Edwards

  Years, Numbers, Choices

  Source: universe.byu.edu

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• I played with [Dwight Eisenhower] on the day after I won the Masters at his request. We became everlasting friends. I was with him the day before he died at Walter Reed.

  Arnold Palmer

  Dwight Eisenhower, Reeds, Masters

  Source: kellysgolfhistory.blogspot.com

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• We believe that God is like a giant vending machine in the sky. We put in our requests in the form of prayers, and then the vending machine dispenses these prayers based upon how well we've followed the rules that someone else has told us are God's rules.

  Wayne Dyer

  Prayer, Believe, Sky

  "Become A Mighty Manifester An Interview with Wayne Dyer". Interview with Randy Peyser, www.randypeyser.com.

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• The Americans are the most gullible, because they don't like to deny co-workers' requests.

  Kevin Mitnick

  Gullible, Deny, Co Worker

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I'd just begun to be taken seriously as a freelance writer, but after the Playboy article, I mostly got requests to go underground in some other semi-sexual way. It was so bad that I returned an advance to turn the Playboy article into a paperback, even though I had to borrow the money.

  Gloria Steinem

  Taken, Way, Playboy

  Interview with Maria Shriver, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 11, 2011.

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• And God must be a pretty big fan of today, because you keep waking up to it. You have made known your request for a hundred different yesterdays, but the sun keeps rising on this thing that has never been known. Yesterday is dead and over. Wrapped in grace. Those days are grace. You are still alive, and today is the most interesting day. Today is the best place to live.

  Jamie Tworkowski

  Yesterday, Interesting, Grace

  Jamie Tworkowski (2015). “If You Feel Too Much: Thoughts on Things Found and Lost and Hoped For”, p.32, Penguin

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• This morning a terrible family tragedy has occurred, we are devastated to report that our beloved brother, son, and friend, Sawyer Sweeten, took his own life. He was weeks away from his 20th birthday. At this sensitive time, our family requests privacy and we beg of you to reach out to the ones you love.

  Madylin Sweeten

  Love, Life, Birthday

  " Sawyer Sweeten, ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ Actor, Dead at 19 of Suicide" by Tim Kenneally, www.thewrap.com. April 23, 2015.

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• No matter how unfriendly you are you have always listened to my requests. Your kindness is always saving me.

  Hani

  Kindness, Drama, Saving

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• The end of the year! I draw the balance. Inquiry of conscience and request to the Spirit for progress and maturity.

  Joseph Goebbels

  Maturity, Years, Balance

  "Michael: a German fate in diary notes". Book by Joseph Goebbels, 1926.

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• At the request of the Catholic Church, a three-day sex orgy to be held near Rio de Janeiro was cancelled last Friday. So instead I spent the weekend cleaning my apartment.

  Tina Fey

  Funny, Friday, Sex

  "Saturday Night Live (TV Series) Reese Witherspoon/Alicia Keys". www.imdb.com. 2001.

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• Sometimes I become the comedy jukebox. I read the emails, people give me requests.The shows are just amazing; they're packed with people and they're so much fun to do.

  Pablo Francisco

  Fun, People, Giving

  Source: rocksucker.co.uk

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• Never base your budget requests on realistic assumptions, as this could lead to a decrease in your funding.

  Scott Adams

  Assumption, Realistic, Funding

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