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Most of the change we think we see in life is due to truths being in and out of favor.

Robert Frost

What a great favor God does to those He places in the company of good people!

Saint Teresa Of Avila

With silence favor me. (Favete Linguis).

Horace Mann

A gift in season is a double favor to the needy.

Publilius Syrus

I admit I'm biased in favor of animal-powered agriculture, ... I know it works.

Lynn Miller

A way to gain and maintain favor with particular analysts.

Arthur Levitt

Our position was we were still negotiating. We're delighted that the jury was able to decipher the evidence and find in our favor.

William Price

Hunters said that bears were going off the bait a week ago in favor of acorns.

Kevin Morgan

We are not compelled to lose that element of quality in favor of speed.

Pat Smith

Everything was just working in our favor.

Trevor Adair

I am totally in favor of raising the out-of-town toll.

Carl Persis

Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined. I wouldn't let that pitcher get me out. They say you can't hit if you're on your back, but I didn't hit on my back. I got up.

Frank Robinson

I'm not particularly in favor of requiring permits.

Richard Doran

The match-ups were not in our favor. It seemed their best kids were on our best kids.

Bill Moser

To do something unparalleled in the world, and especially at the beginning of the 21st Century, and that is to tilt the world a little bit on its axis in favor of the poor, and that's not a difficult thing to do.

Bob Geldof

I'm not in favor of war, but I believe there are times it is necessary.

Pam Trevino

Quality and value is what really drives people, and it is not tipped in California's favor.

John Gillespie

In general I'm not in favor of a service charge.

Jeffrey Chodorow

The economics are still all stacked in the spammer's favor.

Steve Linford

This game is gay now. You can't even do anything anymore. They changed the game to favor the superstars. You can't do anything anymore to get some respect out there.

Donald Brashear

Conceptually, I'm in favor of more regulation. We go above and beyond what is required.

Patrick Freitas

It will be difficult for them to retry him because the evidence is overwhelmingly in Chris' favor.

Mark Godsey

The tempo of the game wasn't in our favor.

Chris Redfield

Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.

John Churton Collins

We're in favor of (the recommendation); it just doesn't go far enough.

Jimmy Garris

That's going to be a big game. They won at our place, and we'd like to return the favor.

Jeff Boogaart

The arguments in favor of it have a clear political appeal. So cable is taking a la carte very seriously.

Paul Gallant

Usually they only come into favor for a couple a years a decade, and I'm going back three decades on that.

Jon Kutler

Does that mean you're going to come in here and say 'You people' and then ask us for a favor?

Tom Moore

The armed forces aren't demanding a favor. They are demanding their rights.

Ollanta Humala

Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor.

Brian Tracy

I'm very much in favor of this, ... My business alone would fill that hotel 50 nights a year.

Robert Farber

The dog commends himself to our favor by affording play to our propensity for mastery.

Thorstein Veblen

I thought the tempo was more in our favor the first half. Defensively we did a decent job.

Jeff Trumbauer

Daniel's father is of the more conservative wing of the church, not really in favor of gay marriage.

Jack Kenny

The citizens are not in favor of that.

Paul Austin

The Grateful Dead remains as it always has -- in favor of tape trading.

Dennis Mcnally

I would not be in favor of doing this without notifying the public and hearing more input.

Loui Antonucci

It's awesome. I thought it would be a wonderful opportunity. I very much favor the Philharmonic.

Carol Meyer

It was disappointing to lose this one. But we have to go up to Seattle and hope things fall in our favor.

Carrie Graf

It just seems, to a degree, like the stars are aligned in our favor.

Lincoln Schrock

When a sector falls out of favor it does so pretty quickly. You don't always have time to get out before the damage gets done.

Jim King

Initially I'm not in favor of any tax increase.

Nathan Moss

Administrators strongly favor geography; students strongly favor choice.

Glenn Walters

Never let your inferiors do you a favor - it will be extremely costly.

H. L. Mencken

We'll see them again, and we'd like to return the favor.

Russ Borman

I'd be in favor of continuing the work of the Task Force.

Tom Brennan

If it gives one son or daughter the opportunity to say no, then I'm in favor of it.

Scott Williamson

A lot of factors argue in the campaign's favor.

Laura Behrens

You can't do anything anymore. Sometimes you can't touch the guy. They changed the rules to favor the superstars.

Donald Brashear

We're not conceding anything. In fact, I think the court of appeals would render in our favor.

Gary Young

I can't believe this would have happened if this was a Haitian official or someone in favor with the powers that be.

Jack Lieberman

If we do what is necessary, all the odds are in our favor.

Charles Buxton

The result was in our favor. But we struggled to figure some things out.

Jay Powers

The mere fact that you have obstacles to overcome is in your favor...

Robert Collier

We're close to a neighborhood situation, but the property owners have been in favor of it.

Robbie Colombo

Plus, out here in California you have these speed-favoring tracks, so there was a lot going against him.

Bob Baffert

The rain did us a huge favor and really knocked down the fire.

Bridget Bohnet

The numbers favor the view that the U.S. will stop boosting rates.

Jose Roberto Carreira

He [Ewing] did not say there was an approved list or that we favor different reporters.

Charles Bakaly

I favor initiating some action, but I await final conclusions from our legal services.

Charlie Mccreevy

The bottom line for residential properties, the costs-benefit analysis tends to favor residential properties.

Pete Erlenbach

I'm not in favor of hitting the panic button just because a sector is well out of favor.

Tim Rees

Everybody is always in favor of general economy and particular expenditure.

Anthony Eden

Mayor Lee broke the tie, and not one person there was in favor of that.

Melissa Hill

Try to encourage them to vote in our favor because they are protected by the law to do what they're doing.

Ron Iwami

He who finds Fortune on his side should go briskly ahead, for she is won't to favor the bold.

Baltasar Gracian

But the administration has to worry that if the donors are too close to them, it will look like they're currying favor with the administration or doing their bidding.

Stanley Brand

I am 100 percent in favor of the intelligent use of drugs, and 1,000 percent against the thoughtless use of them, whether caffeine or LSD. And drugs are not central to my life.

Timothy Leary

The reason the state didn't bring you any objective evidence in this case is because the only objective evidence was in my favor.

Jennifer Hanson

They should coordinate their forces, but I'm not in favor of fusing the two missions.

Jose Bono

I did it as a favor to the nation.

Tovah Feldshuh

You are beginning to see that any man to whom you can do favor is your friend, and that you can do a favor to almost anyone.

Mark Caine

The world economy has become much more open and global. Greenspan was in favor of all that, as most economists are.

Marshall Vest

There is a bias toward favoring developers. This time, we won.

Rick Snyder

They weren't favoring that side, so I thought he could get a good shot.

Tom Bardal

At most dealerships, the incentive system is stacked in favor of the new customers.

Jeff Sacks

They're covering both bets. They don't want to be seen as favoring one over the other.

Donald Norris

It's little early for White Day, so I will return the favor by performing to the best of my ability on the ice.

Daisuke Takahashi

The two-year bond spread has moved out in Australia's favor, which is one reason why the currency has done well.

Jonathan Prince

When that flipped, that was a nine-point switch in our favor.

Jeff Hickok

David Murdock did us a tremendous favor.

Randy Cauthen

I'm in favor of enhancing the library in whatever way we can. Funding is the issue in most decisions.

Thomas Aud

I've fought against that high school more than anyone, and I voted in favor of this.

Rick Caporale

People have accused me of being in favor of globalization. This is equivalent to accusing me of being in favor of the sun rising in the morning.

Clare Short

The government doesn't really want to win this case because the government wants to curry favor with the Cuban community.

David Abraham

When you have a chance to make plays and don't, you can almost be assured the final score will not favor your team.

Alan Crawford

I believe we will have a very strong yes in favor of the strike vote.

Connie Slayback

Between conflict and cooperation, I'm in favor of cooperation. But I would also say that conflict at times can be creative.

Steve John

It works in our favor.

Denham Brown

After the court's ruling (in favor of those affected by the defoliant), it asked us to share our experiences in the seminar.

Kang Chang

Think not disdainfully of death, but look on it with favor; for even death is one of the things that Nature wills.

Marcus Aurelius

Earnings have been better than expected. Investors are confident and there's a reallocation of assets in favor of stocks.

Matthieu Giuliani

Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.

Brendan Gill

Technology is now out of favor. People are rapidly concluding there is not a quick fix in store.

George Vasic

I think we're in favor of each business making their own decisions rather than (a law) making that decision for everyone.

Rob Riordan

It's probably something that our guys would not be in favor of, but I think there would have to be more research to see what the pros and cons to that would be.

David Mcclune

If you think you'll curry favor, you are mistaken. The boss now knows what kind of character you have.

Mark Horstman

There's a solid majority in favor of reporting.

Gregory Schulte

We are confident that the 9th Circuit will have no problem in ruling in our favor on the issues that remain.

Kent Richland

Fortunately we had the wind going in our favor. He got it up in the wind. On a given night, it doesn't go out.

Darryl Kennedy

We're in favor of any program that can give our books more exposure.

Adam Rothberg

I am not at all in favor of a salary cap. I don't believe that will solve the problem.

Mike Ribeiro

What really won that (decision in favor of Groton) was Rob Simmons, ... He did a phenomenal job.

James Hansen

I'm in favor of immigration but we also need rules.

Gary Ackerman

If those jobs were back in the city of Burlington, I would no longer be in favor of supporting the lawsuit.

Chris King

We were defending a lot better as a team, rebounding better as a team and the tempo was in our favor.

Matt Fannin

Our girls knew what they had to do tonight. We did ourselves a favor tonight.

Lynn Frederick

You don't do students a favor by pretending there are controversies in the scientific community where there are none.

Kevin Padian

We're obviously in favor of a ban on abortion; that is our ultimate goal. But we are concerned about the timing.

Patty Skain

We don't need a right, nor do we need protection. This is not doing us a favor, this is controlling us.

Don Bright

The response came back that they were not in favor. Only one said we should go ahead.

Ray Garrett

This is about access to assisted suicide, not necessarily being personally in favor of assisted suicide.

Jim Moore

You wonder when the karma is going to turn in your favor.

Dean Keener

He did tennis as a favor and did a great job. But now I have to find a tennis coach.

Adam Kless

Investors are confident, and there's a reallocation of assets in favor of stocks. Earnings have been better than expected.

Matthieu Giuliani

Clearly the momentum is in our favor.

Chris Cooney

With the biggest dissident shareholders in favor of the new deal, we expect the transaction to be consummated without further disruptions.

Geoffrey Porges

That we can tilt the world a little bit in favor of the poor.

Bob Geldof

Conceptually, the governor is in favor of it, but he wants to see how it fits in the overall budget.

Kevin Hall

We have a deep bench this year and that is playing into our favor. But, as you can see by the scoring, we never wore them down. It was close all the way.

Rick Gedney

With or without an embargo, we are here. And that is good. I think that's another victory we have in our favor.

Felipe Perez Roque

I'm not in favor of allowing a foreign contractor to come in a build a toll road using eminent domain.

Dan Patrick

They are concerned about both options but are more in favor of a two-lane roundabout.

Paul Hammersmith

What you're seeing is these old leaders, which don't have much more downside, come back in favor.

Andrew Barrett

In one, the Supreme Court subsequently ruled in favor of the board.

Rolf Sletten

A manager may be causing this. He may favor one employee over the other.

Rick Brenner

If you've got someone that needs a really strong airport, that works in your favor.

Kate Mcenroe

At least until the end of the year, there's no trigger to turn this around in favor of the yen.

Brian Rose

I'm totally in favor of what he's doing.

Skip Barwick

There could not have been a more decisive outcome of this ballot or a more decisive vote in favor a strike.

Frank Bsirske

We are not in favor of this whole budget, we feel it could have been close to a 5 percent increase.

Scott Veley

If all efficiency experts were laid end to end- I'd be in favor of it.

Al Diamond

The commodities story is back in favor again. Higher commodities prices correspond with a stronger Canadian dollar.

Eric Darwell

We had a couple of hits in (the fifth inning), but we capitalized on their errors. Fortunately, their errors worked in our favor.

Emma Morrison

The evidence is not yet universally in favor of a consumer recovery at the current time.

Ed Teather

This advisory board is so political that sometimes they won't make the obvious decision in favor of restitution.

E. Randol Schoenberg