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The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

George Bernard Shaw

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends on the unreasonable man.

George Bernard Shaw

Homo sapiens, the only creature endowed with reason, is also the only creature to pin its existence on things unreasonable.

Henri Bergson

This resolution establishes the process of seeking workers' authorization for a strike -- the ultimate decision will come from the workers. The company's demands are unreasonable, and we plan to fight them in court, ensuring that this strike doesn't come about.

Victoria Gray

For some reason, I grew up generally believing that Japan and Korea were quite friendly. I do know that there is some bad history and the extremists on both sides are unreasonable.

Joichi Ito

The company's demands are unreasonable, and we plan to fight them in court.

Victoria Gray

He turns around and they shoot. That is not unreasonable behavior on his part.

John Patten

The immediate legal issue is our Fourth Amendment right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.

Rebecca Steele

By giving us 24 hour notice of the meeting where the result was obviously pre-determined and another 24 hours to turn over the keys was completely unreasonable.

Dennis Koehler

Therefore we believe there is really no basis for the continued perception in the minds of the public that an unreasonable request will be made on businesses around Sabina Park to take down their business signs.

Robert Bryan

It would be unreasonable to conclude this will be a permanent change. That balance is going to continue to fluctuate.

Lorie Kessler

If they didn't keep and store this data they wouldn't be in this bind. It highlights the potential for misuse, whether it's unreasonable search and seizure by the government or sale of the information to private companies.

Sherwin Siy

The percentage of pro athletes who gamble on sports is greater than the percentage of the general public that does. Pro athletes have high levels of energy, unreasonable expectation, very competitive personalities, distorted optimism, and high IQs, either street smart or book smart.

Arnie Wexler

Video drives the business case for investment in next generation broadband facilities. By addressing the unreasonable regulatory burdens faced by competitive entrants in the video market, the Commission is addressing issues that directly affect investment.

Tim Krause

Testing by any of the available recommended methods is a reasonable choice. The only unreasonable choice is not to be tested.

Durado Brooks

We're just asking for equal treatment and don't think this is unreasonable.

Rich Adams

The lack of information and liquidity in the shares today has allowed speculators to push the valuation to unreasonable levels.

Michael Vinciquerra

Unwilling to achieve a mutually agreeable solution through negotiations, their 1113 filing amounts to nothing less than an attempt to bully us into compliance. Management is letting their own unyielding and unreasonable demands dictate a path toward confrontation and further failure.

Lee Moak

We are going to withhold the portion of the rent increase that we feel is unfair and unreasonable.

Don Blatchford

What makes AIDS hard to deal with is the remaining prejudice and unreasonable fear. Even today, 20 years after the epidemic started, a number of people have still not been personally affected and remain uninformed and reluctant to address the issue seriously.

Jeff Monford

The law is about preventing unreasonable vilification that is not in good faith, and we see that as no more controversial than any defamation law.

Islamic Council

Sometimes being unreasonable is a good thing. He wanted to be on the relay team.

Steve Arnett

Without performing legal acrobatics, I cannot make the instruction confusing. And I certainly cannot do the contortions necessary to find the Texas appellate court's decision 'objectively unreasonable.

Clarence Thomas

It would have a multi-billion dollar impact. $10 billion is not an unreasonable number.

Andrew Mcdonald

That's still a lot of money. We don't think that's unreasonable.

Jake Mcintyre

Statutes authorizing unreasonable searches were the core concern of the framers of the 4th Amendment.

Sandra Day O'conner

We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on.

Richard Feynman

The number in the first four years has basically been the same since 1998. Four years, $24, $25 million. So I assume they'd be very happy to keep that number there. The fifth and sixth years of a contract at that level are what would normally correspond to with a guy's free-agency contract. So that's why I don't think it's very unreasonable for the numbers to jump up then.

Tom Condon

The relationship between these parties is at the very best tumultuous. … You will see that the proof in this case, as far as reaching an unreasonable doubt, is not even close.

Bart Adams

We feel it's unreasonable that for a minor accounting infraction, we essentially had our entire slate eliminated. You're talking about 66 percent of the people running for election.

Dave Knapp

What is probably happening is they are trying to seek disgorgement of profits and assess a civil penalty she deems unreasonable. As a result, she has backed off from any inclination to put this SEC matter behind her.

Christopher Bebel

Good schools, good jobs, good government. These are not unreasonable demands. But sadly, some of our people have already lost heart and have left Hawaii to look for these things elsewhere.

Linda Lingle

It would be totally unreasonable to impose this tax on the already-struggling family farmers of Wisconsin. Dairy farming is essential to our economy, and our agricultural traditions are high on the list of the things that define our state. We need to provide a helping hand to our farmers instead of trying to pick their pockets.

Tom Petri

We still have an open mind. We'll negotiate further if the government is willing to drop some of these unreasonable demands.

Mark Murray

You have to bear in mind that the chip sector was the first industry into a recession and its not unreasonable to believe it would be first to come out. When it comes out of a recession it should herald a recovery for the technology sector but chip inventories are critical.

Peter Oppenheimer

We have no problem with increased border enforcement in a reasonable way, or with reasonable requirements that employers verify the work status of who they hire, but we strongly oppose the House bill, as does much of the business community, because it is simply unworkable, unreasonable and fundamentally unfair.

Tom Donohue

The first international squad session is due to take place on October 3 and it would be expected that the new coach determines who takes part. That means giving players notice and from that point of view it wouldn't be unreasonable to expect an announcement next week.

Frank Hadden

I think it's unreasonable for a leader to get a raise when other things are being cut. The salary should be in line with what's going on there.

Aaron Gibson

We looked at a budget with the same number of students we had last year, 66, but we would have had to raise tuition an unreasonable amount. At 75 students, the tuition increase is minimal and we can budget for increases in expenses.

Rev. Kirby Hlavaty

I think it's not an unreasonable position at all, but it's a very tricky calculation for Delphi. On one hand, they want to keep the time pressure on. Deadlines do have an impact on getting the sides to finally settle.

Hal Stack

I'm optimistic we'll get the player signed. I think it's a good fit for the player and the organization. But it's important that we try and get this done as soon as possible. I don't think it's unreasonable. We feel the offer we have on the table is a very lucrative and very fair offer.

Mike Rizzo

It is not at all unreasonable to expect the people and the groups who engage in those activities every day might focus their activities at the same time around the date change.

Michael Vatis

Usually in these cases, there's always two sides to it. In this case there seems to be one thing the government can do and that's to let him finish high school. I don't think what we're asking for is unreasonable.

David Leopold

You see athletes in all sports in today's arena who have accomplished what Tom's accomplished and they can really be unreasonable.

Robert Kraft

[The Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits] unreasonable searches and seizures. ... some rights have to yield to others.

Allan Wolf

We're dealing to some extent with an unreasonable insurgency. Journalists should have immunity. We shouldn't be part of the political situation there and yet we are.

Jackie Spinner

We're not willing to strap a future school board with an unreasonable clause, and the me-too is unreasonable over a long period of time because we don't know what the future is going to hold.

Jeff Meyers

The House members have taken such an unreasonable and impractical approach that they have painted themselves into a corner.

Rep. Charlie Gonzalez

The ordinance generally prohibits unreasonable or excessive noise that could be detrimental to life, health, or safety as well as disturbance of the public peace.

Shelli Rushing

It's not unreasonable to think technology would (create) similar dynamics in a romantic relationship.

Keith Hampton

We are meeting the association to understand why they have hiked prices. If it is unreasonable, we have to look into it.

Ajay Dua

It was pretty exceptional to watch. Something like that will be tough to match, but he works hard and is pretty focused. The playoffs are different than an 82-game regular season schedule. We know he'll be there for us this year, because he's the biggest part of our team. But hopefully people don't expect the same thing, because that would be pretty unreasonable.

Steve Rucchin

They wanted to give me the money as a credit, but I asked for a full payment. The money was mine, and I felt I should decide what to do with it. I didn't think that was unreasonable.

Jim Toth

It ties in with their long-term strategy. In a bid situation, 350 pence does not seem unreasonable.

Angelos Anastasiou

To shut down live music at 12 is unfair and unreasonable. It is a matter of improving community relations and empowering citizens to improve the environment in which they live.

Jake Lehman

Most water professionals think people use too much water in general and irrigate their lawns too much in particular. But we think the state is being unreasonable in their requests.

William Wood

That's going to get you in trouble. An unreasonable allocation to the office is something else that could trigger an audit.

Don Williamson

It is unreasonable to not provide those 16 [files] and it's even more unreasonable not to provide them when you're talking about the chief justice.

Russell Feingold

This bill is like cutting down the tree with the bald eagle's nest in it when you could have just trimmed the branches, ... It proposes unreasonable solutions to reasonable concerns.

Rick Larsen

It's unfair to continue tapping the student for unreasonable costs.

Bruce Christianson

I believe that he really feels that everybody isn't hooked yet into the whole concept. You make it affordable, at a reasonable price, so they can learn about it. It's not an unreasonable position.

Jimmy Iovine

Unfettered access is an unreasonable request.

Jack Finn

It is quite reasonable--although unreasonable--to expect prices will escalate for a few more weeks, probably through the Memorial Day holiday.

Ragina Averella

I think any more than two years would have been unreasonable. There really wasn't much harm done here.

Chris Kelly

A woman will allow herself to be clouded by her emotions. Her reasonable thought becomes completely unreasonable over the most ridiculous thing. It's a girl thing.

Lea Delaria

Your speech, Bush, is full of lies and full of unreasonable argument.

Abdul Aziz Hakim

Absolutely, it's affordable. I am not saying it's easy, but . . . it's extremely reasonable. It would be unreasonable to have a federal government growing at much more than that; we have to learn to live within budget.

Dale Orr

We do recognize that we're dealing with an extremely hypersensitive environment, ... We feel that the request from the U.S. is not totally unreasonable.

Brian Evans

I totally expect her to come away with some money, at minimum. To get into the top 10 isn't unreasonable for her. It all depends on the night. Nobody's a winner every game, but Tracy comes out a winner more often than she comes out a loser.

Rick Becker

His goal is to place at state. That's not unreasonable. I think it's something that is within his grasps. If he pursues it and peaks here soon.

Randy Pfitzer

Is it unreasonable to still assume she removed her clothing? It started out as a consensual situation and ended with him taking it one step further than he should have.

David Barron

Rushing into that deal with the Giants was a big mistake. We didn't know at that point if the Jets were going to be in play here. Frankly, we should have waited until we could have both teams at the table together. Now, I don't think it would be unreasonable to give the teams more time to work things out. We need to let them work out their issues and not take any one side.

George Zoffinger

Seeing what kind of person Dave is, now I know why they have never been able to do the reunion with him because he is unreasonable, ... He's a complete nut. He is not an average bear. He's on the moon. He's unreasonable and he's shot.

Sammy Hagar

There is no such thing as an unreasonable question, or a silly question, or a frivolous question, or a waste-of-time question. It's your life, and you've got to get these answers.

Marcia Wallace

Momentum continues to grow in Congress to pass legislation to protect homes, small businesses, and other private property against unreasonable government use of the power of eminent domain.

John Cornyn

This situation is very undemocratic, unfair and unreasonable.

Sha Zukang

If it is true radio stations will not play Cliff's records, it is an arrogant unreasonable attitude.

Roger Hill

We're not unreasonable. We expect people to ask for help if they have to lift something heavy.

Travis Spalding

Based on the fact that (the network has) a highly targeted demographic, that's not an unreasonable price...from an investment point of view, I think the rational approach is to maximize shareholder value.

Christopher Dixon

There has been a shift of investor sentiment away (from funds). However, it wouldn't be unreasonable to see some people do some bottom-fishing.

Robert Adler

That's not an unreasonable number.

Tom Pierson

Whether the police or a school want to search or seize a person, it has to be done in a manner that's reasonable. There was no reason to suspect any single person in that hallway, yet every single person in there was forced, with no choice, and seized by police in a completely unreasonable manner.

Graham Boyd

Where we have unreliable supply at unreasonable cost.

Robin West

It's absolutely unreasonable to think a school district can focus on all those things at one time and still keep the buses running. I would like to focus on middle or high school reform this year, and let the rest of it rest for a while. . . . Someone once told me if you have 50 priorities you really don't have any.

David Mosrie

The performance numbers look good to me, and the power consumption is reasonable -- as opposed to unreasonable with many other servers.

Kevin Krewell

Was it a success or a failure? On one hand, it was a failure because it didn't shut down all economic activity in California. On the other hand, it is a success because nobody really felt like this was an unreasonable act of civil disobedience.

David Shirk

Though much research in these areas still needs to be done, it is not unreasonable to suggest that omega-3 fatty acids could have an effect on the brain.

Samantha Heller

I don't think that it's too unreasonable. I understand that there are a lot of jobs that have to be done around campus but advance notice is something that is needed.

Jared Fine

Also, as general license sales are down by 5 percent this year, it is unreasonable to expect the overall deer harvest would have increased.

Carl Roe

The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences.

Eugene Wigner

On the other hand, landowners need to be realistic when it comes to their expectations of what resources and how long it takes to reach their objectives, whether it's a crop of trees or an aesthetic view, ... Unreasonable expectation by the landowner can also result in expensive lessons.

Eric Taylor

One of the signs is that when companies do pre-announce, they haven't been hit as hard this time around, so that suggests the market is starting to look longer term and saying these values are not that unreasonable.

Edward Keon

I think it is totally unreasonable on the basis of every pandemic we've had. Every earlier pandemic seeded in multiple foci at the same time. Quarantine simply will not work.

Edwin Kilbourne