I have to get a licence to drive a motorcycle to protect myself and the people around me. I am adamant there should be some sort of licensing required to have children.
When Eve upon the first of Men The apple press'd with specious cant, Oh! what a thousand pities then That Adam was not Adamant!
But who would force the soul tilts with a straw Against a champion cased in adamant
See yonder rock from which the fountain gushes; is it less compact of adamant, though waters flow from it? Firm hearts have moister eyes.
I am dedicated, adamant and committed. Although these three qualities can be considered as minus points in a woman but for me, this is a blessing.
Yes, I can be rigid and adamant about a point of view.
That the stars are adamant
everyone understands—
but I won’t give up seeking joy on each blue wave
or peace below every gray stone.
I was studying political science; I was adamant that I was going to follow in my father's footsteps.
Habits, soft and pliant at first, are like some coral stones, which are easily cut when first quarried, but soon become hard as adamant.
I remember taking a timer into a pastry exam at college, and the examiner had never seen that before, but I was adamant about precision: getting it just right and paying attention to detail.
The reason why I think Reddit is still around and some of our competitors are not is because we were really adamant about maintaining the integrity of the site.
I was so adamant about proving myself for so long and I've gotten to the point where I don't have to do that as much.
Warren [Beatty] was very adamant and very encouraging of me to direct. It's definitely something that I'd like to pursue more in the future.
Federal system is at the heart of Indian democracy but UPA is adamant to break the nation by breaking the federal structure for their vested interests. It's a conspiracy to grab power through the backdoor.
One of the things I'm adamant about as a bandleader is not micromanaging. I'm an advocate for the concept of allowing everyone to be fully vested in what they're doing, so everyone contributes whatever they're inspired to contribute.
No design, no matter how common or seemingly insignificant, is without its adamant critics as well as its ardent admirers.
I'm very adamant on social media about recommending comedians to people if they don't know them. I think it's so important to go see them.
My fans kept asking where they could get clothes like 'Destiny's Child's', so it was only natural for us to do a clothing line. I was adamant about not putting my name on something that I didn't love.
I am very adamant about keeping my private life private. I don't prefer to talk about my family.
And write whatever Time shall bring to pass
With pens of adamant on plates of brass.
Of all Prince Philip's respected biographers, only Sarah Bradford is adamant that Philip has had affairs.
I've never really had a certain style of music in mind that I make, or am really adamant on how something should sound, but I like the process of not knowing, of just seeing what happens and what comes out.
My father was adamant in his disapproval of my interest in show business.
In 1985 as a teenager in Kenya, I was an adamant member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
I was quite adamant that I will not change my name as it was given by my parents.
I'm real adamant that, when we have family time scheduled, that we stick to it.
My mother really wanted me to go to school and to university, but I was adamant that I wanted to be a football player.
As an activist who uses storytelling to combat stigma, I have always been adamant that we tell our own stories.
Decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent.
My dad, in particular, was adamant that I should finish my education. He encouraged me to go to Oxford, for instance, and I rather doubt I'd have gone if he hadn't. I would have gone straight back to L.A. and tried to start my career.
I always wanted to be an actress, but my parents were adamant that I complete my studies first before I take up acting.
As true as steel, as plantage to the moon,
As sun to day, at turtle to her mate,
As iron to adamant, as earth to centre.
O pity the dead that are dead, but cannot make
the journey, still they moan and beat
against the silvery adamant walls of life's exclusive city.
The stream of Time, which is continually washing the dissoluble fabrics of other poets, passes without injury by the adamant of Shakespeare.
To choose and be so adamant about this exact location just a block or two away from 9/11, again is that knife, it feels like.
There had to be a reason why they were not going to marry. They had both been so adamant about it. What the devil was the reason?
Of course, there are times when I've stood next to models and felt like an elephant, but I'm adamant about the fact that I'm not a big girl, I just have the natural feminine figure.
To anyone other than an adamant social conservative, Pence is shockingly unreasonable. But he is also shockingly hypocritical.
My mom always wanted me be a ballerina, and I was just adamant that I wanted to be a track star. I wanted nothing to do with ballet.
Luckily my parents were not against my ambition, they've always been very supportive. But they were adamant that I went to university first.
Old-school viewers remain adamant that 'The Real World' has deteriorated, as if the original enterprise were some pristine experiment that got sullied as the conditions in the lab got sloppier.
I wasn't interested in fame or fortune. I was interested in being an actor and being creative. I was very adamant about that.
For the most part, I do a lot of my own stunts. On 'The Final Destination,' they kept pulling my stunt woman in, and I'd shoo her away. I'm a black belt in tae kwon do, so I was adamant about doing stuff myself.
Einstein was adamant in rejecting all ideas of a personal god.
This matter is in litigation. All of you know lawyers. They are adamant that you don't say anything.
I'm pretty adamant to do an American accent because you get it immediately.
Epic were adamant that I should carry on being me. They liked the way I look, my clothes, hats... nothing's changed really.
When I opened Milk Bar in November 2008, I was quite adamant about making sure the bakery was an honest reflection of life and food through my eyes. I had no intention beyond that.
Well they're pissed off and they're hungry. I was kind of busy trying not to get my brains eaten. They seemed pretty adamant about the brain-eating thing. Then they're going to IKEA, I guess
I'm adamant about recycling in my house, and I'm always making sure to turn off the lights.
Growing up, I was always adamant that I would never do 'Home and Away' or 'Neighbours,' because as an actor you want to set your path as that serious kind of actor.
They wanted to try this outpatient chemo, and I said no problem. I was adamant. I didn't want to miss any games. It's where I'm supposed to be, and I wanted to be there.
George was adamant his sexuality should be kept under wraps, which created a wholly unwelcome extra level of stress for him to manage.
I am not an insecure actor, and this reflects in the films I have done. Yes, there was a phase when I was adamant on solo hero roles, but that is over now.
I'm kind of crazy with karma. I really believe that everything you do revisits you, so, I'm really adamant about the kids seeing the grandparents, so like, I can see my grandkids, you know what I mean?
Truth is as hard as adamant and tender as a blossom.
Conservatives should be adamant about the need for the reappearance of Judeo-Christianity in the public square.
I grew up in a very politically aware family. My mother always taught me to question everything, never believing anything simply at face value - especially the nicest, most adamant politicians.
When I was growing up... I'm not going to say I listened to everything, but when it comes to vocals, I was really adamant about imitating all kinds of voices.
In 'The Hobbit,' there were British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand actors, and Peter Jackson was adamant that we would all sound like we were from Britain somewhere.
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