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In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations, and epochs it is the rule.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.

Friedrich Nietzsche

The only charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception necessary for both parties.

Oscar Wilde

No man is allowed to be a judge in his own cause, because his interest would certainly bias his judgment, and, not improbably, corrupt his integrity. With equal, nay with greater reason, a body of men are unfit to be both judges and parties at the same time.

James Madison

Not one of these counties had active functioning Democratic parties. Our party will never be the reigning party again until we win the rural vote.

Sen. Dave Aronberg

No one party can fool all of the people all of the time; that's why we have two parties.

Bob Hope

I think Democrats might want to be a little bit careful before they start pointing fingers. This is something that has ensnared both parties.

Sean Spicer

He feels that it is important for the parties to move away from the contentious, acrimonious issues and explore areas where they can send positive signals to the other side.

Rauf Hakeem

With this overlap in mind, (takeover) interest from third parties may well be limited.

Morgan Stanley

Everything is non-toxic and easy to clean. And because of that we get a lot of birthday parties and both kids and adults coming in on dates.

Nate Morse

This kicks the issue to the next conference of CITES parties, when we'll hopefully have more info on poaching and the status of elephant populations.

Karen Steuer

Many parties have complained about a lack of legal certainty with regard to investment permits. We need more detailed and clearer regulations.

Sarwono Kusumaatmadja

Our preference was to resolve this amicably out of court. We don't enjoy going into federal court. It's very expensive for both parties.

Sue Phillips

I don't believe that an arbitration award will in this case necessarily serve the best interest of either the parties or the public.

Richard Curreri

The important point today is that the government of Ontario was a very effective catalyst in bringing the parties together.

Greg Sorbara

Hagen played in tournaments as though they were cocktail parties.

Charles Price

We are at a defining moment. The court is going to decide when political parties go too far in rigging electoral districts for their own advantage.

Nathaniel Persily

[Alicia Keys was quoted by USA Today as saying she was] disappointed that these things keep happening. ... there's hot parties every night, and you just had one minor incident.

Lil Jon

The business tends to double all the time. We try at every party to get another two ladies to book parties, so the business is just growing and growing all the time.

Jacqui Barham

Clearly, the BJP doesn't want to give much time to the opposition parties to regroup, ... But I think ... the earliest dates could be late April.

Mahesh Rangarajan

There are elements who would like to resume the war but those who support the peace process have won so far. There is a bad need to have a high-level meeting between the two parties.

Hagrup Haukland

That doesn't mean there are no efforts to influence the minority parties, but the principal efforts almost always involve the party in power, the party or the individuals from that party who can deliver results.

Fred Wertheimer

As with any constitution, all the parts have to work. Having big parties isn't any good as long as you don't have independent bodies to provide a check on power.

Michael Montesano

Even though we have a democratically controlled House, we have committee chairmen from both political parties in the Texas House of Representatives.

Harvey Kronberg

I think there will be a high rate of participation. Most parties appear to have decided to back the process and fight on the election battlefield.

Carina Perelli

Egyptians - the community at large, the opposition parties and the judiciary - have all agreed that they do not want anybody (else) to run their elections. Egypt is a proud country.

Ahmed Nazif

The test is the intent of the parties, ... And the intent of the parties in this case was always to treat it as a multiparty dwelling.

Daniel White

Our rule on this was to render an opinion as to whether the board has jurisdiction, ... There's two parties that remain in this at this time: the museum and the board. Either of those two parties can appeal to a court.

Charlie Crist

All political parties in Cape Town need now to commit themselves to taking the city forward, whether it be as part of government or as part of the opposition.

Ryan Coetzee

She was the obvious choice, the No. 1 choice of all parties. They recognized what kind of talent she would bring to the board.

Rodger Smith

We've already agreed (with the county) that we'll end it (our contract) at the end of this year. We both agreed on it. They're not paying me to move out, and I'm not going to stay and take care of my contract. We both agreed that this is the best thing for both parties.

Pat Thompson

I talked to A&B and HCDA, the two parties involved and they told me 'Ron, we will not move on this signing until the Legislature decides'.

Ron Iwami

It is more about putting yourself in a context where both parties can be relaxed and both parties can get to know each other as people -- not just as business people.

Neil Payne

That can't be the goal of any of the major parties. The people would likely punish them at the ballots for not being able to overcome their inner-party conflicts and finally form a government. They're sick of it.

Gero Neugebauer

We're in dialogue with with the government of Chad, consortium members and other relevant parties.

Susan Reeves

Because of the relatively narrow margins that divide the parties, moderates can still broker deals that have a great moderating influence on issues form tax cuts to judicial fights.

Marshall Wittman

The government wants the parties to fall into its trap and also to show the international community that it is serious about elections.

Kunda Dixit

The government should hold a meeting of all parties immediately before the Parliament session, to explain the background of India's vote at the IAEA meeting on Saturday.

Prakash Javadekar

There's no basis for understanding between the parties on these issues. As far as power-sharing is concerned, it's not moving at all.

Ahmed Tugod

Not that people don't want to play you, but to settle on convenient dates for both parties.

Jim Gosz

All parties without exception, when they seek for power, are varieties of absolutism.

Pierre joseph Proudhon

[Illegal immigration] is an issue of growing concern and even anxiety at the grass roots, ... It's one of those issues where politicians of both parties are trying to catch up with the public.

Roberto Suro

I would love to do parties every day, seven days a week.

Sherry Jenkins

He expressed to me that the community, the city, everything about the team was a very important part of his life. But you have to have two parties in this, and I made every effort to get something done with them.

Brian Mackler

Microsoft fired the first salvo, if you will, in 2005, and the rest of the parties will join the battlefield in 2006.

Doug Lowenstein

They help moderate debate. Their role is to give voters a voice in elections that they may not get through the traditional parties.

Larry Harris

And we hope that the new assembly will invite those parties that have not taken part in the election in joining us in writing the constitution. This will pave the way for a far more inclusive election... at the end of this year.

Adnan Pachachi

The parties just decided to get on with their lives and put it behind them.

David Weeks

In this court the parties changed positions as nimbly as if dancing a quadrille.

Robert H. Jackson

[The writer] warns the heads of parties against believing their own lies.

John Arbuthnot

It?s like what a Solomon decision might do. The parties just felt so strongly about this issue that it was very difficult for them to give in, and that?s what judges are for.

Joe Duncan

I don't know how someone who has tried to make his entire career be based upon principles could turn around and switch parties overnight.

Tom Swan

[Enacting reform] has to be done step by step, ... All these reforms, you can make good arguments for them, but there are bigger fish to fry as far as both parties are concerned.

Bill Whalen

Political elites of both parties want to continue to allow this cheap labor to flow in because business is asking for it.

Rick Oltman

He can use the time to make covert manipulations. He can try to divide the parties, he can even use the army again.

Yubaraj Sangroula

After a long discussion with Mr. Holmes, we finally wound up with, I think, an agreement which will satisfy all parties.

Don Gibson

All appropriate parties are surveying the situation. I know they were to talk again (this) morning.

Russ Anderson

There is an option for students to have parties with alcohol outside. We offer the party class, and give the opportunity to register a party with a beer garden.

Lt. Toddnie Cherry

It was a consistent, ongoing negotiation regarding all aspects of the contract, and both parties kept the dialogue going.

Todd France

I think the 'Yes' parties have won. I think Mr. Trimble will be first minister.

David Mcnarry

It tends to happen more often in the heavily populated areas because that's where the parties tend to be more active. It's no longer unusual.

Allan Hoffenblum

We are very pleased with the trust that all parties have place in UNDP/PAPP to carry out this task.

Minna Tyrkk

We have been looking at this for a while, and we will take a decision once we consult all parties.

Vilasrao Deshmukh

We have been in discussions with a number of interested parties over the last several months, ... But this mornings news coverage has been much more extensive.

Bruce Lakefield

We recommend that all decisions of a children's court pertaining to custody, guardianship or access should be subject to High Court review - at least where there are opposing parties involved.

Dianne Hubbard

The event is becoming a tradition for people from all over. People have parties at their house during the day or get there early and camp out and then go downtown after the show.

Julie Birrenkott

The mausoleum matter has been resolved to the satisfaction of all parties although we were disappointed. The goal of the litigation was an attempt to retrieve the missing ashes and we weren't able to do that.

Philip Hilder

After what he has said about the Left parties he should be recalled. We expect a response from the government.

Prakash Karat

I like to go to parties where I know everyone. How are you going to have fun with people you don't know?

Mary kate Olsen

We go the mall together, have birthday parties together. Because our families live so far away, we have an extended family within the group on and off the stage.

Leigh Cappillino

Regardless of how things are going, it's prudent for us to see what the market will bear. We've had a couple of calls to say other parties are interested in our rights.

Tim Schuldt

We decided let's put the challenge to them, ... These kids know what's going on at parties, and probably have much better ideas as to how they can get the message to their peers in a way that will make them think.

Karen Arnold

The parties have agreed that the planning of the infrastructure will be continued.

Irvin Khoza

The FSA is concerned about any instances where parties who are made insiders then use that information to trade in related securities.

David Cliffe

The governor did what she does best, bring all parties together in good faith to the negotiating table, and hammer out an agreement that's good for the people of Washington.

Dwight Pelz

We appreciate Judge Gropper giving the parties additional time to work out their differences.

Dean Breest

The secretary-general is very concerned about the increasing tensions in the country and appeals to all parties to uphold the 2003 ceasefire agreement.

Stephanie Dujarric

Bucks County is at the epicenter of America's political firestorm in 2006. Both parties have targeted this race.

Neil Samuels

This is significantly higher than the 2000 municipal elections. There is almost a 50% increase in the total number of candidates, from 30 477 to 45 179. Parties contesting the elections have also increased by 19%, from 79 to 97.

Brigalia Bam

The question of how we should deal at the political and legal levels with attempts to circumvent the national consensus banning religious parties is on the table.

Gamal Mubarak

The EWC has been in discussions with the joint proposal group to harmonize all the different technical points. There has been a lot of negotiating back and forth to find a solution that fits all parties.

Amy Martin

There's a pretty good representation of all parties that need to be involved. As well as landowners, federal officials are in step with us on this.

Bob Aldrich

I will take the case under advisement and will let both parties know of my decision by next Wednesday.

Charles Robinson

I used to hang out by the food table at parties because you don't have to talk to anybody. If you do then you can talk about the food.

Jennifer Jason Leigh

After reviewing the case, we felt it was appropriate to have all parties get together and discuss the charges. After we did that, we felt satisfied and no charges were filed against Mr. Stapp.

Frank Mateljan

Forcing the parties to compromise.

Abraham H. Foxman

We haven't made a decision yet. I think there's several options open to us and that's something work out with all the parties.

Alan Curry

We must have a negotiated result that all three parties can be happy with.

Kristin Halvorsen

Both of the parties' proposals fail to get at the heart of the problem, which is a complete lack of enforcement of the rules in Congress. Without credible enforcement, new rules are just more words.

Chellie Pingree

A husband should not insult his wife publicly, at parties. He should insult her in the privacy of the home.

James Thurber

For RIM ... no matter how good the solution, it will be disruptive to some degree to the company's operations. A reasonable payment is in both parties' best interests and the best way to resolve this matter.

Gus Papageorgiou

Our doors are opened... We are ready to sit at the negotiation table with all political parties.

Rinat Akhmetov

Needless to say, I'm out of the business. I only do it this time of year because a lot of guys don't like to go stag to Christmas parties.

Chenoa Inman

Asian institutions tend to be more conservative than their Western equivalents. And Asian high net worth individuals are much less likely to give their money to be managed by third parties.

Mike Coleman

We are discussing the sharing of preferences with the other political parties and our decision would be made final on April 18.

Ratu Epeli Ganilau

Our two parties were enemies in the past. Everyone knows this history. But history is in the past. We can't change it. But the future is in our hands and offers many opportunities.

Lien Chan

At the moment, we do not know who the responsible parties might be. The first consideration of any response is to get it out of the public domain.

Mike Cripps

Hopefully we are giving the message to people that this kind of conduct -- parties, serving alcohol to minors -- will be investigated thoroughly.

Bob Larson

Most Oscar parties are pretty silly. They're really for people who like to schmooze.

Daryl Hannah

We are disappointed that members of AMFA have declined ratification of the company's latest contract proposal. A ratified agreement would have ended the mechanics' strike and allowed both parties to move forward.

Northwest Airlines

Risk to civilian life has been undermined and ignored by both parties in the name of military necessity. They have to be watchful of the potential harm their negligence can do to the civilians.

Kundan Aryal

We are still investigating the case with the full cooperation of both parties and we are still establishing the facts.

Faye Belnis

We found it in the best interest of all parties if we separate parking on these two sites.

Dwight Kroll

Nothing has changed. We would hope to be able, if it all works out -- it's got to be all parties involved -- to have an opportunity to re-sign Rudi.

Rudi Johnson

He's really tried to help me any way he can, making introductions, taking me to parties.

Tony Desare

Same-sex divides all parties, Liberals included, and a better bet for the Tories would be to come out with something that mobilizes their base.

Gerry Nicholls

In light of the substantial and constructive proposals made by all the defendants, all parties have agreed to seek adjournment of the federal court proceedings ... in order to conduct negotiations.

Richard Parker

There is increasingly a window of opportunity opening due to the disenchantment with the dominant parties.

Bill Patterson

The parties are a lot of fun because you get to try a lot of different things. It gives you a chance to do something different but not complicated.

Libby Smith

It is not for the parties in the Ivory Coast to determine when the mediation will end.

Mosiuoa Lekota

I expect the ruling and opposition parties to work together for the future of Taiwan.

Chen Shui bian

Minimum wage issues have been a historic source of difference between the parties.

Paul Beck

We have been informed of this by both parties. It's a welcome development, and we'll be looking for full compliance by both sides.

Pj Crowley

I call on all parties to accept the verdict of the ballot box and to refrain from rhetoric which may fuel division in Ukraine.

Terry Davis

The congressman was pleased that the commission was able to clarify important distinctions and common practices of former committee chairs like himself from both parties.

Glenn Campbell

Memorial services are the cocktail parties of the geriatric set.

Harold Macmillan

We took to the streets because all other methods had failed. All political parties failed us miserably on this issue.

Praveen Khandelwal

The Democrats and Republicans are not putting up any decent candidates, We need a breath of fresh air in Austin, not just someone who will march in lockstep with the national parties.

Herman Morris

Overall, over the last year or two, most parties have down-sized and people are being more modest in selection of food.

Roger Parker

We've hosted a couple of parties and have requests for some more. We hope to have everything open by mid-week.

Cathy Pernock

The quality is great if you have a headset, especially if both parties have a broadband connection.

John Pavlik

The rule of law should be upheld by all political parties. They should neither advise others to break the law, nor encourage others to do so even when they strongly disagree with the legislation put forward by the government of the day.

Jim Callaghan

We have done a deal for the UK and both parties have agreed to make a formal statement on Thursday morning.

Harish Thawani

We're here today to get parties involved and hear both sides from business owners and town citizens alike.

Philip Jones

We've had so many events where it's the four parties -- not the six. Most electors are familiar with four parties, not too many are familiar with the Marxist-Leninists or the Progressive Canadians. People in Ottawa-Vanier know what the options are.

Paul Benoit

We are early in the process but there is a high level of interest from a number of parties.

Paul Fitzhenry

We're cooperating fully with the investigating parties.

Sharon Weber

With the number of tourists increasing between Korea and Japan, this agreement will be a win-win situation for both parties.

Masaaki Toi

They began to see some advantages to federalism - one of them being that the parties would control the resources.

Juan Cole

The ANC will obviously be the biggest winner in this situation ... what this does is it plays havoc with the smaller parties.

Stephen Friedman

They are not parties in the Western sense, they are creations of the regime.

Hugh Roberts

We are aware that the prospective buyer has stepped down. But there are other parties who are interested in the property. We are very confident that we will have one shortly.

Mayor Perry Barse

If they do put it on the ballot, other parties may want to file a lawsuit. After the initiative wins, there's certainly likely to be litigation.

Chris Fitz

What it means is the most important element in all this is going to be organizational effort on the part of all the parties in each of the ridings across the province.

Mark Marissen

The Government wants to kill democracy by registering more parties while it has failed to contain hunger and insecurity.

William Ruto

The situation could have spun out of control and the international community is working very hard to convince both parties that war is not an option.

Helen Olafsdottir

I do Christmas parties, and I've been a leprechaun.

Felix Silla

There have been incidents today, and we just need to encourage (and) press the parties to do everything to try to bring this under control.

Sandy Berger

What we have in front of the committee is agreement with all the parties, and that's a good thing.

Rep. Kathleen Curry

There are probably parties out there interested in pieces of Sea-Land, but not interested in taking over the whole group of businesses.

Jim Winchester

County parties tend to do better when a governor's in power. There's more of a fundraising base, having established relationships on an ongoing basis.

Brian Rothenberg

Let the investigation go forward, ... The investigation has to be comprehensive, all the evidence has to come out, there has to be full cooperation with the investigation by all parties.

John C. Danforth

[Miami] is just the perfect city. The good thing is you can go to two or three parties a night.

Lil Jon

The Jordanian government is following up on this incident with the concerned parties in Iraq.

Nasser Jawdeh

The reality is that in LTTE areas, non-Tiger parties will not be able to campaign.

Kethesh Loganathan

A Republic without parties is a complete anomaly. The histories of all popular governments show absurd is the idea of their attempting to exist without parties.

Franklin Pierce

If Delphi and its union collective bargain group have negotiate something that is represented to the judge by Delphi and the union, who are actually the parties involved, that is acceptable to them and is in the best interest of Delphi getting out of Chapter Eleven and rehabilitating itself, the judge is going to be hard pressed to not accept that.

James Mctevia

If concessions are made to the Sunnis to make additions to the constitution, then the other parties want a guarantee from the Sunnis that they will vote back the constitution at the referendum. But there are no guarantees.

Mahmoud Othman

Stand-up has got harder. Now it's all pissed-up hen parties who don't give a monkey's about your routine on the IMF. In the Eighties, comedy really felt like an agent of the revolution.

Alexei Sayle

This is a great venue to get a further understanding of the issues, the candidates and their parties' position on the issues of today.

Bob Cameron

The big question is whether the formal parties to a lawsuit can reach an agreement that has the effect of silencing other individuals from speaking and communicating on the Internet.

David Sobel

I don't come to tournaments to make friends, to go to parties, to hold conversations. I come to be the best, and I'm not mean and cruel and dirty.

Venus Williams

Muslims come from all political parties, ranging from the Bloc and the NDP (to) the Liberal party. They make up their minds based on what is good for Canada, not necessarily is good for the Canadian Islamic Congress.

Tarek Fatah

At the core, we are dealing with two parties that have fundamentally different views of the world.

Karl Rove

Relevant departments of the two parties will continue with their communications and launch other exchange activities at a proper time in the future.

Li Weiyi

They weren't really weddings, just long costume parties. (on three of her weddings).

Peggy Lee

I unequivocally state the wish that the Communist Party should become two parties.

He Weifang

Our appeal is to all parties. There can be no cease-fire with one side.

Benon Sevan

I would sit back and still keep up with parties, but for the most part, the plan is for this to be a great source of passive income for me.

Cynthia Koenig

In Cairo this requirement fortunately does not apply, but it is perplexing and penalizes candidates from small parties.

Hisham Kassem

[Mindfulness meditation] can really make us more effective lawyers, ... When you're able to . . . gain some distance from your own emotions about what is going on in the room around you . . . then you can deal more skillfully with opposing parties and with clients in a mediation room.

Susan Green

There are a lot of stereotypes from non-Greeks. I think they see movies like 'Animal House' and think it's all parties and poor academics.

Justin Mason

We have security up there on the weekends, but it's 17 acres and a lot of it's invisible from the streets. We see signs of beer parties up there frequently.

Bill Montgomery

We are closer than we were last week. We are not yet to a perfect bill, There's always the opportunity for parties to enter from left field and disrupt the negotiations. We hope that will not happen.

Bill Herrle

The King turned a deaf ear to friendly countries' calls for rapprochement with political parties.

Mahesh Acharya

We are very much enjoying it. We designed it to have people over and to have parties.

Vivian Cammick

I do agree that additional negotiations are in order and am glad to hear that both parties are in agreement on that.

Judge Allan Gropper

Because of the potential conflicts of interest, both real and perceived, it is essential that we have an independent investigation so that the community is confident that all actions by all parties involved are thoroughly and impartially investigated.

Sen Gary Hooser

However, it takes two parties to negotiate and we need Northwest Airlines to come to the table with decision-makers that have the authority to make a deal.

Paul Omodt

Even though the parties are far apart rhetorically on this issue, they turn out not to be that far apart when it comes to the practicalities.

Paul Beck

The parties have entered into a private agreement that resolves all issues to their mutual satisfaction.

David Drummond

Deep breaths are very helpful at shallow parties.

Barbara Walters

It surprised all parties that we were really at the same place. I think everyone was looking for the same goals.

Julie Johnson

We're getting some interest, but I can't comment on how sincere the interest is, ... We're waiting to see whether people graduate from tire kickers to legitimate interested parties.

Mark Sauer

Both parties have been gearing up for this. It will be a very competitive year.

Katy Atkinson

I think the parties are talking.

April Horace

If it's in the best interest of both parties, that in some cases can reduce the amount of reserves the bureau needs to hold back.

Tony Fiore

The teachers here are way cool, ... If you obey the rules and turn in your assignments, you get parties.

Alex Brown

Because we are not the only parties in this meeting, we can't predict the outcome.

Ahmed Hussein

I'm not aware of any legal basis for a third party to participate when the two parties to the [arbitration] agreement don't want it.

Nick Wagner

Security cannot be achieved through force - through the use of force - but through the creation of the an environment that is helpful to create confidence between the parties.

Ahmed Qorei

I really like playing for my community, and I don't think I could have left. I think it was a great decision for both parties. Anytime you have players leaving the community, it hurts.

Chelsey Jones

The parties were all pleased with the outcome. This is a sad case with the loss of a great fellow.

Charles Thompson

I call on all the parties in parliament and outside to reconcile and take the country out of the crisis.

Vladimir Voronin

I would like to urge both parties to show maximum restraint, to desist from acts of violence, the use of force and cease all offensive operations.

Pieter Feith

The mass movement that was called by the political parties is being led by political leaders.

Gopal Man Shrestha

Sex education classes are like in-home sales parties for abortions.

Phyllis Schlafly

I hope Japan's ruling and opposition parties can emerge from the shadow of history from now on.

Annette Lu

Once that happened, the disputes were resolved and both parties are able to move on.

Bob Mccann

This is a political action, a political sentence. Leaders of leading political parties are behind bars.

Aleksandr Milinkevich

From what I have observed from the meetings of the leaders and their attitudes, we have reason to believe that the meeting will be held as scheduled and will achieve positive results with all parties' efforts.

Wang Jiarui

Private parties will be forced to pay for the cleanup of environmental damage caused by the federal government unless the courts step in.

Robin Conrad

It's an appropriate result for both parties.

Juergen Peters

Some people leave in the middle of prom and go to their parties. Basically, everyone else heads to an after party after prom.

Justin Brewster

Patent litigation has been amicably resolved and the parties have agreed to dismiss the patent claims.

Jennifer Smoter

All the parties have come together.

Cynthia Johnson

We want to help educate communities as to what to expect when production companies come to their community and how to deal with it and have to be a real positive experience for both parties.

Bob Hudgins

Only three parties know what is in it - the President, the LTTE and the Norwegian embassy.

Somawansa Amerasinghe

We are waiting on various parties to get back to us on a variety of options and proposals.

Ryan Coetzee

I do not believe that all of the conditions imposed today are necessary, ... Nevertheless, the parties involved have chosen to make these commitments now in order to obtain the certainty of immediate commission approval.

Kevin Martin