#dictate

I write songs about real things... The subject dictates the mood and it goes from there, really. ↗

— John Mayall

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You know, I think it's one of those cases where the situation really does dictate your level of ridicule. ↗

— Michael McKean

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The answer dictates what the policy should be in our relationships with every country in the world. ↗

— Robert Menendez

#country #dictates #every #our #policy

Mostly, I'm in the very enviable position that no one dictates what I do. ↗

— Graeme Murphy

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Reason obeys itself; and ignorance submits to whatever is dictated to it. ↗

— Thomas Paine

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If we were living in ancient Rome or Greece, I would be considered sickly and unattractive. The times dictate that thin is better for some strange reason, which I think is foolish. ↗

— Gwyneth Paltrow

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Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission. ↗

— Colin Powell

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If I do a film and have to get naked, that tends to dictate how often I go to the gym. Acting in 'Richard II' on stage was a huge physical workout, so I ended up more toned than I normally am. ↗

— Eddie Redmayne

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Fracking is doable if there's full disclosure of all chemicals used. Secondly, science dictates the policy rather than politics. Third, there's collaboration between environmental groups and the natural gas industry. ↗

— Bill Richardson

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But, in North Korea, it's just the opposite. There's one story. It's written by the Kim regime. And 23 million people are conscripted to be secondary characters. There, as a youth, your aptitude towards certain jobs is measured, and the rest of your life is dictated, whether you'll be a fisherman or a farmer or an opera singer. ↗

— Adam Johnson

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