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Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.

Leonardo da Vinci

Knowledge is not a passion from without the mind, but an active exertion of the inward strength, vigor and power of the mind, displaying itself from within.

Ralph Lauren

Keep up you conjugal love in constant heat and vigor.

Richard Baxter

We are going to vigorously attack the law in courts, ... Congress has no power to retroactively deprive people of their rights.

Dennis Henigan

We will uphold our claims vigorously, but can't comment an ongoing litigation.

Carol Brown

The fact is that celebrity-branded apparel requires the support of the celebrity. She will vigorously fight the lawsuit.

Jack Gordon

To resist the frigidity of old age one must combine the body, the mind and the heart - and to keep them in parallel vigor one must exercise, study and love.

Karl von Bonstetten

The persistent efforts to develop the accreted land are unconscionable, ... Any such attempt will be vigorously opposed by the association and its members.

Thomas Lee

She said it in her gentle manner but with the same vigor of the prophets of old as they struck injustice.

Dorothy Height

Will be vigorously prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Paul Warner

In the days ahead we will urge the international community to join us in support of the earthquake's victims and we will be vigorously engaged.

Christina Rocca

We intend to vigorously defend the charges brought against him.

Michael Zaslavsky

Mr. Greenberg continues to deny the allegations made against him, and he and his legal team are preparing to vigorously defend the allegations.

Howard Opinsky

All children should be welcomed into the world and protected by the law. As President, I would immediately repeal President Clinton's five executive orders that promote abortion. I support a human life bill that defines unborn children as persons under the 14th Amendment. I will vigorously defend the pro-life plank in the Republican platform.

Gary Bauer

With this first initiative from the Finance Committee - and there will be more in other areas where we have jurisdiction - we want the victims through all of the affected areas to know that they can count on us to create a set of measures that will return vitality and vigor to the Gulf region.

The Archives

The two have set a high standard that the department intends to maintain. The investigation continues vigorously.

Bert Brandenburg

The Home Depot intends to defend itself vigorously in the lawsuit. The company is proud of its longstanding history of providing safe products for its customers.

Jerry Shields

Films and gramophone records, music, books and buildings show clearly how vigorously a man's life and work go on after his ''death,'' whether we feel it or not, whether we are aware of the individual names or not. There is no such thing as death according to our view!

Martin Bormann

Would vigorously oppose their seeking to stay our settlement.

Melvyn Weiss

My vigor, vitality, and cheek repel me. I am the kind of woman I would run from.

Nancy Astor

A 3-sport kid (basketball, track and field) who lifted vigorously during the off-season is not as strong as he needs to be. That is his biggest problem. I know he is working hard in the weight room so he will be ready.

Stephen Robichaux

We believe the lawsuit is without merit and we will defend against it vigorously.

Steve Langdon

We will vigorously appeal on behalf of our client.

Li Decheng

If this case does proceed, we will defend Jefferson County and First Energy's assets vigorously through the courts.

Ralph Dinicola

The president has made it clear we will enforce the no-fly zones vigorously. The Iraqi violations are at their own peril.

David Leavy

The company vigorously defends its intellectual property because it is the lifeblood of our research and development.

John Skalko

Well, let us hope, ... vigor.

Bob Bennett

For the man sound in body and serene of mind there is no such thing as bad weather; every sky has its beauty, and storms which whip the blood do but make it pulse more vigorously.

George Gissing

In a way, I've called for a symbolic show on the mall to try to mobilize a lot of people at home to contribute more vigorously - money, resources, things like that - to their local communities.

Ronald Walters

I intend to continue vigorously to defend the city's affirmative action program against any challenge in court.

Louise Renne

We have advised our client that in the light of the police investigation it would be quite inappropriate for him to make any statement at the present time, other than to state that he categorically denies the allegations and will be contesting them vigorously.

Peter Black

If our colleges and universities do not breed men who riot, who rebel, who attack life with all the youthful vim and vigor, then there is something wrong with our colleges. The more riots that come on college campuses, the better world for tomorrow.

William Allen White

She slapped him, she was very rough with him, ... She was dropping some toys on his head and watching them fall off. She shook him up and down very vigorously. I was hysterical. I mean, there is no way to explain how I was. I just wanted it to stop.

Jeffrey Katz

Microsoft has not given up its exclusionary policies...Indeed any settlement in fact validates the Commission's case. Since the Commission is not bound by any private settlement, ECIS therefore urges the Commission to vigorously defend its 2004 Decision.

Thomas Vinje

We will defend them vigorously.

Jay Jones

We do not believe that Ms. Nardi was a victim of unlawful sexual harassment and intend to defend this lawsuit vigorously.

Rebecca Marks

Corruption is a major cause of poverty as well as a barrier to overcoming it, ... The two scourges feed off each other, locking their populations in a cycle of misery. Corruption must be vigorously addressed if aid is to make a real difference in freeing people from poverty.

Peter Eigen

The legislators need to work on property tax relief as vigorously as they worked on their pay increase.

Vic Lawson

I continue to be concerned with the vigor with which Wes approaches trying to divest DAN from its insurance company.

Bill Lovin

We will defend ourselves vigorously against the allegations.

Jeff Prescott

Who will vigorously and zealously represent my First Amendment interests.

Marc Ecko

The sari's radiance, vigor and variety, produced by a single straight length of cloth, should give us in the West pause and make us think twice about the zipper, the dart and the shoulder pad.

Naveen Patnaik

This is merely a stake in the ground. There will be no arbitration. We'll have this resolved before then. We're moving very vigorously on several fronts to finalize this matter.

Mark Tuohey

We're going to fight that vigorously. If the company were to have its way, we would be looking at losing literally thousands of jobs to overseas labour. This is something that we have not seen at any other airline. United (Airlines) in its worst days has never tried to do this.

Bob Krabbe

We will have to vigorously play defense.

Chris Vance

He had a confidence, a vigor. And could Jose talk.

Cesar Odio

From social intercourse are derived some of the highest enjoyments of life; where there is a free interchange of sentiments the mind acquires new ideas, and by frequent exercise of its powers, the understanding gains fresh vigor.

Joseph Addison

Early on, the morale and vigor at the DEP was restored.

David Pringle

It's a transparent effort to pry money from our company even though we've always acted properly and the facts are on our side. We will vigorously defend ourselves in court if needed.

Nick Iammartino

For customers in Richmond, it's very important to know we haven't canceled service from LaGuardia. Delta will continue to compete vigorously in the New York market.

Gina Laughlin

Lawyers acting on behalf of the [Liberal] party have informed Mr. Harper in writing of our intention to defend the party vigorously against any false smears such as those he uttered yesterday under the protection of privilege.

Scott Reid

One thing I've learned in all my years at Roosevelt is teenagers have amazing vigor and spirit. And what I tried to do is let their spirit loose and let them win the game by themselves.

Bill Resler

Action is the highest perfection and drawing forth of the utmost power, vigor, and activity of man's nature.

Bishop Robert South

Exercise ferments the humors, casts them into their proper channels, throws off redundancies, and helps nature in those secret distributions, without which the body cannot subsist in its vigor, nor the soul act with cheerfulness.

Joseph Addison

Let men decide firmly what they will not do, and they will be free to do vigorously what they ought to do.

Mencius

Men must be decided on what they will not do, and then they are able to act with vigor in what they ought to do.

Mencius

Suffice it to say, we vigorously disagree with the allegations and will be ready when they get to court.

Neal Sonnett

I expect we will vigorously fight the charges.

Michael Zaslavsky

This case involves an extreme violation of a public trust. The vast majority of law enforcement officers serve and protect the public with distinction, but violations of the public trust will be vigorously prosecuted.

Wan J. Kim

His vigor and passion for Hollywood that's just so infectious and so important.

Johnny Grant

We're going to act quickly and aggressively to detect any kind of fraud and vigorously pursue it if we find it.

Alice Fisher

That is a phenomena we're going to have to work on, ... The collegiate model that Myles is talking about won't work if we don't get a renewed vigor on the part of the presidents to be engaged in the NCAA.

Robert Hemenway

Philippine authorities are currently investigating this crime and we shall pursue this matter with vigor and in accordance with our laws and treaty obligations.

Alberto Romulo

In the past 20 years and more since China embarked on the road of reform and opening up, we have moved steadfastly to promote political restructuring and vigorously build democratic politics under socialism.

Jinato Hu

Sony and its peers all face tremendous pressure in the marketplace, but we have a sense of urgency and we have a sense of purpose. We can and will compete vigorously.

Howard Stringer

The UK has adopted the American habit of credit with vigor, and consequently consumers are rapidly getting in over their heads.

Steve Rhode

We are, as we have for nearly 10 months, continuing our dialogue with the proper authorities to reach a mutually agreed upon means of hosting this event on August 24th as planned, ... I have retained legal counsel who will be vigorously and zealously pursuing my First Amendment interests….

Marc Ecko

We stand ready to vigorously defend the NAFTA and we will take all steps open to us to ensure it is respected.

Jim Peterson

Frank Carter has done nothing wrong, and the only thing that he can do is to protect and defend a client who hired him to represent him vigorously within the bounds of the law.

Charles Ogletree

The Anglo-Saxon has established himself in climates totally diverse - Canada, South Africa, and India - and, through several generations, has preserved his essential race characteristics. He is not, of course, superior to climatic influences; but even in warm climates, he is likely to retain his aggressive vigor long enough to supplant races already enfeebled.

Josiah Strong

Happy is the person who cherishes the precious lessons of the past and lives vigorously in the present.

Jerome Hines

Be brief, be pointed, let your matter stand lucid in order, solid and at hand; spend not your words on trifles but condense; strike with the mass of thought, not drops of sense; press to the close with vigor, once begun, and leave - how hard the task.

Joseph Story

The signal the market is getting from the governor is that yes, inflation will remain an enemy but attempts to bring it down have failed and that corruption is now a bigger animal that needs to be vigorously dealt with.

James Jowa

Had no involvement in the energy trade and is not charged concerning that transaction. He intends to vigorously defend the only charge against him.

Thomas Fitzpatrick

The Wisconsin Department of Justice vigorously enforces the No Call law and regularly seeks and wins judgments against violators.

Peg Lautenschlager

If we lose our heritage of health and vigor, all the beauty that has been achieved will be for naught!

Bill Munson

His pattern of conflicts of interest undermines citizen confidence and investor confidence in the operations of the SEC. Left unchecked this has the potential to undermine market confidence. Americans and investors deserve an SEC that will vigorously protect their interests and protect the openness and efficiency of our markets.

Scott Harshbarger

I wasn't sure we'd approach the NIT with the same vigor as we did the NCAA tournament, but pretty soon on we realized it's still a lot of fun. There's still something on the line to be proud of. It was an adjustment, but in the end we'll probably go further in the NIT than we would have in the NCAA.

Alex Loughton

Depressed parents should be treated vigorously ... the impact is not only on them but it's also on their children.

Myrna M. Weissman

The allegations are entirely without merit and will be defended vigorously.

Jennifer Glass

Mr. Milton will vigorously contest the charges at trial and is confident that he will be exonerated.

Ronald Ferguson

Baseball is the exponent of American Courage, Confidence, Combativeness, American Dash, Discipline, Determination, American Energy, Eagerness, Enthusiasm, American Pluck, Persistency, Performance, American Spirit, Sagacity, Success, American Vim, Vigor, Virility.

Al Spalding

The second half was perfect. Better combination, better shooting, more vigor. We knew the match would be tough, but it was even tougher than expected.

Karel Bruckner

The team vigorously participated in international rescue tasks and gave quick response and made remarkable achievements in the rescue work, fully illustrating China's important role in international humanitarian affairs and further demonstrated that China is a responsible country in the international society.

Hui Liangyu

We have filed an appeal to the Connecticut Appellate Court and intend to prosecute our appeal vigorously. We are confident in our position on this. We do not expect a final decision on the matter in 2006.

Joshua King

Whatever Ms. Brooks chose to do, she did completely on her own without my knowledge or approval. If the need arises, I will vigorously defend myself against any charges.

A. Alfred Taubman

This is a landmark CAS decision and one that the IAAF welcomes as it continues to pursue its anti-doping fight with the utmost vigor.

Lamine Diack

If necessary, however, Boeing is prepared to defend its positions vigorously, and believes it will ultimately prevail.

Peter Conte

It's our policy not to comment on pending litigation. We will continue to defend our position vigorously.

Daniel Francisco

We have every intention, once PennDOT gives final approval, that we're going to have the police vigorously enforce that, ... We're very interested in protecting our children.

David Cowan

There was going to be no more poverty, no more ignorance, no more disease. Art Deco reflected that confidence, vigor and optimism by using symbols of progress, speed and power.

Robert Mcgregor

We will investigate this vigorously to see how this could have been prevented, if at all.

Frank Penela

CSFB will be vigorously contesting the claim.

Credit Suisse First Boston

We will study the order when it is issued, we will work vigorously to fulfill any remaining requirements and then we'll re-file to offer long distance in Michigan as well as four other states we serve.

Richard Notebaert

Have a chilling effect on the willingness of competent lawyers to vigorously defend the accused in these cases.

Richard Dicker

When you have someone selling himself so vigorously, you will provoke a reaction, even personal animosity. If all you see when you walk around is someone's cheerful grin saying everything is really ok, well, you're going to get annoyed.

James Walston

Don't be disquieted in time of adversity. Be firm with dignity and self-reliant with vigor.

Madame Chiang Kai shek

Where the report has found evidence of market abuse, we welcome the Commission's commitment to pursue such cases urgently and vigorously.

John Mogg

The NAACP and everyone else can be assured that we will prosecute this case as diligently and as vigorously as we prosecuted the Lionel Tate case and every other serious case of this nature.

Ron Ishoy

The proceedings must be fair and be seen to be fair, and that means ensuing that the accused can vigorously defend themselves.

Richard Dicker

These proceedings will be vigorously and actively pursued.

Graham Shear

Telstra acted completely appropriately and within the law, and will vigorously defend any subsequent action by the ACCC. Critics who argue they can't make a profit on this product risk deliberately misleading the public.

Tony Warren

The views of the European Union are fully reflected in this text, particularly the key objective of the EU, namely vigorously to address the disarmament of Iraq and to do so within the framework of the UN Security Council.

Javier Solana

The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.

Pierre joseph Proudhon

African leaders owe it to their people to work vigorously with President Obasanjo to see that Taylor faces trial expeditiously.

Kolawole Olaniyan

We've said all along that if rules regarding Love Field were changed, we would shift flights from D/FW Airport and vigorously compete for every customer at Love Field.

Dan Garton

They'll have to shrink their operations and vigorously sell whatever they can.

C. David Butler

Obviously we will vigorously defend any lawsuit against Mr. Bennett.

Gary Naftalis

This battle will be fought tenaciously and vigorously with every ounce of energy that we have.

Richard Blumenthal

Did nothing wrong, he intends to fight these charges vigorously, and he will be fully vindicated at trial.

Richard Strassberg

The suit is without merit, and we will vigorously defend ourselves. Beyond that, we will not comment on ongoing litigation.

Mark Fredrickson

Human beings can always be relied upon to exert, with vigor, their God-given right to be stupid.

Dean Koontz

Self-acceptance comes from meeting life's challenges vigorously. Don't numb yourself to your trials and difficulties, nor build mental walls to exclude pain from your life. You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory.

J. Donald Walters

If we're going to be involved in leadership work, we not only have to teach, we have to learn. And we need to work vigorously to remove the reasons that gangs exist.

Greg Owens

We will pursue that with vigor to determine whether or not there is a signal problem or in fact we have a driver problem.

John Goglia

They'll notice more energy less stress, more vigor and when they go for their checkup, they will probably be told, over time, that their blood pressure is lower and their cholesterol is lower.

Dr. Harvey Simon

To ensure the integrity of the SENTRI program, we will vigorously pursue prosecution of any participant who attempts to smuggle through the SENTRI lanes.

Adele Fasano

I am not going to continue the publicity mill that surrounds this case. I'm going to vigorously, successfully defend Mr. Entwistle in the only arena that counts, the courtroom.

Elliot M. Weinstein

We intend to vigorously defend ourselves against these claims.

Elizabeth Hoff

People who prepare false or fraudulent tax returns unfairly shift the tax burden to honest taxpayers. The Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service are working vigorously to stop systematic abuses of the tax system.

Eileen J. O'connor

The Justice Department is working vigorously to stop the preparation and filing of the false or fraudulent returns that unfairly shift the tax burden to honest American taxpayers. People who hire others to prepare their returns should review their returns carefully to make sure that they are true, correct, and complete.

Eileen J. O'connor

The horses are still galloping and galloping more vigorously.

Zeng Qinghong

If I were the defense attorney, I would deny it too -- with vigor.

Zulima Farber