Quotes about override (16 Quotes)


    My actions . . . were wrong. They were foolish. I deeply regret them, and I have every day since. I let considerations of personal convenience override clear rules of handling classified material.

    No collective-bargaining agreement is going to override the economic burden of our arena deal, now or in the future, ... But at the end of 2010, our lease is over. It's not that long.

    Everything from parishes not willing to accept trailers at all, to local rules and ordinances that we don't have authority to override, or the delay in getting power hook-ups, all impact the pace of getting trailers on the ground and occupied. The supply of trailers is not the issue we have plenty of trailers.

    But there are a couple of places where it is clear to me that there should be no ambiguity of corporate responsibility - the environment and civil rights. As a corporation, you cannot let the desire for unanimity override your obligation for fairness.

    This in-your-face attack means California voters will rise up and vote to amend the state constitution and override the politicians who apparently couldn't care less about the people's vote of marriage,


    I always said that I would be back and told the fans that I would be back, and I always truly in my heart believed that, ... But sometimes your will, your passion, your competitiveness, kind of override what your body is going through, and I was strictly running off of those emotions and that will.

    Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals.


    The great lawyer who employs his talent and his learning in the highly emunerative task of enabling a very wealthy client to override or circumvent the law is doing all that in him lies to encourage the growth in the country of a spirit of dumb anger against all laws and of disbelief in their efficacy.

    The President, in talking about freedom and democracy, is sparking a wave of very positive democratic sentiment that might help us override both Islamic fundamentalism that has formed in that region, and also some of the hatred for our policies of invading Iraq.

    The company did not conduct a thorough explosion hazard analysis, did not ensure that a maintenance supervisor with the authority to override safety systems understood the potential dangers involved in the process, and did not have adequate engineering controls in place to prevent an explosion.



    Each of us -- and the Florida Supreme Court has said this -- has a right to control our own body. We have a fundamental right to make our own medical treatment choices, and the state doesn't have a right to override our wishes.





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