Throughout American history many of our social gains and much of our progress toward democracy were made possible by the active intervention of the federal government.
The particular ballet was not so important as the fact that I was physically healthy, and capable of getting out there and dancing as often as possible.
As soon as I went to painting school in New York, I took an experimental film course, and everything clicked and came together. I realized my love of music and drama and the visual arts all came together. This happened in 1989. Since then, it's been a long road of educating myself in every possible way.
As a parent I provide all I can, but I think in the best possible scenario you need to have a man.
I think that has to do with my awareness that in a sense we all have a certain measure of responsibility to those who have made it possible for us to take advantage of the opportunities.
I've given everything I can possible to the game, on and off the field.
I believe that I will represent this sport in the best light possible. I won't mess it up. I won't get myself in any trouble.
If very fundamental reforms take place, especially when it comes to factors of production like land, labour, then a higher growth rate is possible.
Man, so long as he remains free, has no more constant and agonizing anxiety than find as quickly as possible someone to worship.
Technological innovation has dramatically lowered the cost of computing, making it possible for large numbers of consumers to own powerful new technologies at reasonably low prices.
The quality of his being one with the people, of having no artificial or natural barriers between him and them, made it possible for him to be a leader without ever being or thinking of being a dictator.
Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible.
Going from someone playing 15-people venues to performing at the Grammys, it was this giant leap and sort of showed me it was possible with what I wanted to do and the kind of music I wanted to write and artist I want to be to impact a lot of people.
I look at smoking as a crutch, and as an actor I would like strip away as many crutches as possible.
I have a treadmill, and I work out with my trainer, Julie Diamond, as often as possible. She's so positive.
Being Peruvian means to come from the farthest place possible to get to Europe. Peru is the land of the Incas. It was the capital of South America; it was where the Spanish founded their empire and took over the Inca Empire and made it into a colony of Spain.
There's a long list of technologies that have now made it possible to carry out very precise search efforts in the deep sea.
I've just finished my next collection, Possible Side Effects, and I'm now working on a collection of holiday stories as well as a memoir about my relationship with my father.
The basic thing is that I want to do the best work possible, and I can only do that if I'm relaxed and have a lot of energy. And that can only come from taking time off.
I'm developing some other things in other genres, including one dramatic piece. So, anything's possible.
My undergraduate education, at the City College in New York, was made possible only by the existence of that excellent free institution and the financial sacrifices of my parents.
Do not seek to find a reason why elections are not possible. Seek to make them possible, and they will be possible.
The bottom line in my view is that America's mothers and fathers deserve to have confidence in law enforcement's ability to ensure that their children are being raised in the safest possible environment.
The cat is such a perfect symbol of beauty and superiority that it seems scarcely possible for any true aesthete and civilised cynic to do other than worship it.
As this body of knowledge has evolved, a much more critical job for researchers and scientists has evolved into explaining and educating policy makers and the public to the risks of global warming and the possible consequences of action or of no action.
Oscar Wilde always makes me smile - with respect and admiration. His short stories prove that it is possible to be both sarcastic, even cynical, but deeply compassionate. Just seeing the cover of one of Wilde's books in a bookshop makes me smile.
I think there's a great homogenizing force that software imposes on people and limits the way they think about what's possible on the computer. Of course, it's also a great liberating force that makes possible, you know, publishing and so forth, and standards, and so on.
We need to learn how to capture and kill wild fish humanely - or, if that is not possible, to find less cruel and more sustainable alternatives to eating them.
When playing music, it is possible to achieve a unique sense of peace.
I want to reach as many people as possible with the message of music, of wonderful opera.
It is always possible to argue against an interpretation, to confront interpretations, to arbitrate between them and to seek for an agreement, even if this agreement remains beyond our reach.
I try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try.
I really want as many people as possible to relate to something, without compromising or dumbing down.
I have always advocated doing everything possible to pay off credit card balances; it's good financial management and the ticket to a strong FICO credit score.
It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill.
I use a lot of spices, fresh veggies and fruit, extra virgin olive oil, nuts, avocado, soybeans and organic ingredients as often as possible. We need fat in our diets and using the healthier fats is key.