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Clout Quotes

Property breeds lawyers, I said, forbearing to add a belief that unfortunately property now seemed the only thing palpable enough to demand the respect of governments, and perhaps was the generating clout against encroachments on the spiritual protections for speech, assembly, and so on. It might turn out that without the right to possess we are not sure we really have the right to speak and to be. Arthur Miller
Who will marry me? No one wants a girl who is not a virgin."I will. I'll marry you."Ma non posso sposarti." "And why can't you marry me?"Perche sei pazzo!"And why am I crazy?"Perche vuoi sposarmi."Because I want to marry you. Carina, ti amo," he explained, and he drew her gently back down to the pillow. "Te amo molto."Tu sei pazzo," she murmured in reply, flattered. "Perche?"Because you say you love me. How can you love a girl who is not a virgin?"Because I can't marry you."She bolted right... Joseph Heller
Gwendolyn Brooks quote: "Books are meat and medicineand flame and flight and..."
Books are meat and medicineand flame and flight and flowersteel, stitch, cloud and clout, and drumbeats on the air. Gwendolyn Brooks
And what does reward virtue? You think the communist commissar rewards virtue? You think a Hitler rewards virtue? You think, excuse me, if you'll pardon me, American presidents reward virtue? Do they choose their appointees on the basis of the virtue of the people appointed or on the basis of their political clout? Milton Friedman
I didn't do it because of the underlying greed that's prevailing, but it is about greed, doing the right thing at the right time using your clout when you have it and what for and what reason. Danny DeVito
Charles Dance quote: "I'm playing one of the principal roles, which gives you more..."
I'm playing one of the principal roles, which gives you more clout and more confidence. Charles Dance
Andrew Mason quote: "I feel like clout is something that builds up on your teeth."
I feel like clout is something that builds up on your teeth. Andrew Mason
I did everything in my power to give my brokers brand identity and clout in the market. I saw my job as parent to build them up and if I took care of them, then they would take care of their customer. Barbara Corcoran
Already this war on gangs in California is taking money from universities to build prisons, and the universities have some clout. Tom Hayden
In the end, we may be hurting the very people we should be concerned about - the inner-city poor, those who already have to live with many risks in their daily lives, those who do not have clout here in Washington. Fred Thompson
The history of American politics is littered with bodies of people who took so pure a position that they had no clout at all. Ben Bradlee
We believe a renewed commitment to limited government will unshackle our economy and create millions of new jobs and opportunities for all people, of every background, to succeed and prosper. Under this approach, the spirit of initiative - not political clout - determines who succeeds. Paul Ryan
The 9/11 Commission strongly recommends that the National Intelligence Director be fully in control of the budget, from developing it to implementing it, to ensuring that the National Intelligence Director has the clout to make decisions. Leonard Boswell
There is no such thing as several Romanias, but only politicians who divide Romania depending on the interests of their parties and their clout. Traian Basescu
The Israeli lobby has clout in the U.S., which means that re-arranging the region and controlling its resources one way or another, will serve Israel through its control over the American administration. Bashar al-Assad

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