Inviting Quotations

Capturing intimacy is pretty much the only thing I'm interested in. That's what excites me and what I find beautiful in movies personally - that almost obscene sense that we shouldn't be this close to these people. I find that very inviting and meaningful as an audience member.

Polo is the most inviting sport I've ever seen.

Our first phase was inviting all the women Ambassadors who were here from other countries and trying to get in touch with all the peace centers around the country in order to focus on increasing the volume and activity toward peace.

No one in my circle calls me 'Travis.' Even my family, at a young age started calling me 'Travie.' So I want people to feel comfortable calling me 'Travie.' It's almost like inviting people in.

The first two lessons, which we learned early in our efforts to be good member missionaries, have made sharing the Gospel much easier: We simply can't predict who will or won't be interested in the Gospel, and building a friendship is not a prerequisite to inviting people to learn about the Gospel.

The paradox is that when we model future designs on past successes, we are inviting failure down the line; when we take into account past failures and anticipate potential new ways in which failure can occur, we are more likely to produce successful designs.

In Las Vegas, the magnitude is impressive, but the humanity is gone. It feels like you're being intimidated out of your money instead of inviting you to come have this experience.

The Feeding the 5000 campaign is inviting food businesses to sign up to the principles of the Food Waste Pyramid tool, which illustrates a simple set of steps that any food business can take to avoid and reduce food waste.

We can't give the truth to someone as an object, we can only point to it, inviting inspection. It is in that spirit that we can hear or read a teaching and then look at our own lives, at our own experiences to see whether anything might have been revealed about them.

Indoor pools just don't seem as inviting to me.

When you make a TV show, they always say you're a guest in someone's home. Online, you're a guest in someone's face. So that's why I try to make it sound and look and feel very inviting and attractive, because I know that I'm in your face.

As a vulnerability researcher, the greatest barrier I see is our low tolerance for vulnerability. We're almost afraid to be happy. We feel like it's inviting disaster.

Inviting children as gospel learners to act and not merely be acted upon builds on reading and talking about the Book of Mormon and bearing testimony spontaneously in the home.

What is Twitter?! I don't know what Twitter is! Everyone keeps inviting me to Twitter and everyone's going on about twittering and tweeting and this whole thing, and I just don't understand it.

When you give your heart to inviting people to come unto Christ, your heart will be changed. You will be doing His work for Him. You will find that He keeps His promise to be one with you in your service. You will come to know Him. And in time you will come to be like Him and 'be perfected in him.'

Poems, for me, begin as a social engagement. I want to establish a kind of sociability or even hospitality at the beginning of a poem. The title and the first few lines are a kind of welcome mat where I am inviting the reader inside.

Perhaps McCain has opposed affirmative action for so long that he doesn't know it's about inviting more people to meet standards, not lowering them.

We're so excited to serve customers here in Fayetteville and the surrounding communities, ... With the store's updated design, great merchandise assortment, services and our remarkable team of associates, we will be able to provide an outstanding and even more convenient shopping experience for our customers. We're inviting everyone to come and celebrate with us.

When we begin to say to police officers that they're allowed to guess about who's dangerous, we're inviting the possibility of abuse.

We're inviting anybody who has ever had anything to do with the league. We've probably had 40,000 players over the years. If they all show up, we're in trouble.

Reading is untidy, discursive and perpetually inviting.

We want to stimulate, motivate and encourage the associations by inviting them to join the Charter, and then getting as much out of it as they can. UEFA will help them achieve their grassroots objectives.

This project fills a void in this part of Dallas by providing a village center -- an inviting environment and gathering spot for daytime office workers as well as residents near or visiting the Galleria area. As the name implies, Village on the Green will be a refreshing oasis for relaxation and retail and I predict it will become the new destination for after-hours dining and entertainment.

Lightning probably won't strike again. Jesse's undistinguished tenure as governor in Minnesota, coupled with Arnold's troubles in California, make it unlikely that celebrity candidates will ever have the inviting luster of novelty that they had a few years ago.

Lots and lots of decorative pillows piled on the bed will give in a warm and inviting feel. I like to prop four sleeping pillows upright to serve as the backdrop for all the decorative pillows.

OK. Think real person; confident, open, honest, informal, down to earth, approachable, believable, not stuffy, warm, soothing, inviting tone of voice. Play with your regional accent. You're a person, not a machine - it's you, Martine Brown, a person, which is why we want a regional accent.

Sir Beatle is inviting 300 people. They are all sworn to secrecy, lest this get in the papers.

Maybe we are not seeing the full effects today (of SS), but if we look forward unto tomorrow, we can actually avert an economic catastrophe, ... If we delay, hoping the problem will go away, we are simply inviting disaster.

Moroccan style isn't terribly popular around here, but I think it's just so beautiful and unique. Its nature also creates an inviting and relaxed atmosphere, which is important.

On the outside we have given the S80 a more, youthful and dynamic stance. Inside we have created an even more inviting atmosphere with refined materials and colors that blend smoothly with smart, user-friendly technology.

I was going to say thank you for inviting me but I already had my plane ticket.

I would have expected a much more inclusive process. If they are relying on inviting companies to participate in the process, how much diversity of opinion are they likely to achieve?

I am inviting you and all the young people who are listening to become a new generation of Mexicans taking control of public life.

Carol Chambers is still going to be working to set up a private foundation (for victim compensation) and is still inviting the participation of the victims' lawyers.

I hate to subject it to too much analysis, but one thing I have fun with is the rarity of things being shown from an adult's perspective. When Hobbes is a stuffed toy in one panel and alive in the next, I'm juxtaposing the ""grown-up"" version of reality with Calvin's version, and inviting the reader to decide which is truer. Most of the time, the strip is drawn simply from Calvin's perspective, and Hobbes is as real as anyone.

If a girl is not covered from head to toe, it does not mean she is inviting you to ogle at her. If we are interpreting it that way, it is not the girl, but our upbringing that is to be blamed. It is the thought process that needs to be changed.

I don't think it's going to happen, and I don't think baseball wants it to happen. I think baseball would be inviting congressional ? possibly severe congressional ? response to it. They also would have to negotiate the effects of contraction with the players union.

I get everything form what you might expect like a club date to the city of Boston inviting me to do a concert during the Tall Ships Ceremony.

What I have observed over the past 18 years is that the pace, the number of bills and the amount of time that legislators have is certainly less than what they used to have. So getting with them during the session is becoming increasingly difficult. And so you have to resort to other means. And other means includes inviting them to events, having them involved in annual meetings, things of that sort.

There is an unsaid promise to protect their families while they protect our freedom serving abroad. Inviting the veterans to dinner at our home is the least we can do to pay tribute.

Under law, we shall issue a depredation permit if you can prove that there is damage to your property or livestock. But you have to take reasonable steps to remove whatever is inviting that animal in.

Just wrestle under the name of 'wrestling' or pick some other creative name. Because as soon as you make it about the fact that it's people of short stature wrestling, that's when you're inviting the exploitation.

It brings in lower level, negative energy. These entities could be murderers and you're inviting them into your home.

It had become a dream for him, something God had been inviting him to do and preparing him for. It seemed to culminate a lot of pieces of who he was, his creativity, his passion for people, for the story and engaging in something larger than life. The sea is just huge, and it is what it is. Aaron was excited to be part of that.

It is key to inviting capital. If this project can bring some harmony to the judicial systems within each tribe, that's how you can get people to put coins on the table.

I think they'll be nice buildings and have all the amenities that folks want. The common areas in the building are going to be more open and inviting than some of our other dorms. My impression is that the living areas will have more of a Huntress type of feel. I think students are going to like these buildings. Everyone likes something new, there's no doubt about it.

I saw him (Robert) standing there, and I knew I had to say something. So I walked over and asked him where the baked beans were. We struck up a conversation, and I wound up inviting him to a dinner party we were having that night.

People are in their offices all day. They want to feel the sun, the fresh air. We've got a beautiful Square; it's not 200. It's a very inviting atmosphere.

Our future success depends primarily on our ability to attract, train, retain and develop the right people within our organization. We believe that 3D Systems offers a very unique employment value proposition. We are creating an open, friendly and inviting work environment within our state-of-the-art headquarters facility that is being constructed at the Waterford Industrial Park. Most importantly, we offer prospective employees the opportunity to join a company that is founded and grounded on a strong customer centric culture, clear priorities, sensible guiding principles and ethical values.

Part of the reason his music was so inviting to me is the amount of history in it.

I suppose they think me an old man and imagine it is nothing for one like me to resign a life so full of trials. But I am not old - at least in that sense; you know I am not. Oh, no man ever left the world with more inviting prospects, with brighter hopes, or warmer feelings - warmer feelings.

I think Leon told Mo (76ers coach Maurice Cheeks) that they weren't inviting me.

I would like to say how very pleased I am to be able to spend this day in North Carolina, ... I would like to thank the chairman for inviting me.

When I was 19, I thought I wanted to be an English civil servant. It was the most exotic thing at the time - can you imagine, in the middle of the IRA bombing campaigns? I saw an ad inviting Irish applicants for an induction course, so I signed up.

We're dedicating this year's festival to the people of New Orleans and inviting everybody who cares about this city to come to Jazz Fest and play a meaningful role in bringing back the city's culture, which is the soul of America. Jazz Fest 2006 will be a homecoming party for thousands of New Orleans musicians, Festival chefs and craftspeople, and we want the world to join us in welcoming them back as we present the celebration of a lifetime.

We are thrilled with the generosity of the Bakersfield community, ... We are grateful to the Condors for inviting us to participate in this event and for the amazing amount of food that we received.

We're really inviting people into this as a conversation,

We have not gotten a call inviting him back. We have no trips scheduled to go to Detroit.

Whereas Jeremy is just the opposite: always moving because he's never really thinking of anything and the kind of guy you'd worry inviting to a dinner party because he says what he thinks. He can be insulting at times but doesn't mean to be.

We are inviting the public to tell us what they think the priorities are for action.

We are inviting people to download and use the beta version to give us feedback about how we can enhance Earth Connector's functionality.

We afford ourselves the best chance of maintaining stability in the highly complex Pacific region by inviting China into the global system rather than keeping it out,

We were a family at war for a time. Now everyone is singing from the same hymn sheet. That's reflected in the boardroom as much as anywhere else. We're inviting people to the directors' box who are keen to support the club, whether they be potential investors or sponsors. On Saturday, we welcomed the actor, Ken Stott, as well as Gary Mackay, who had never been invited before.

We don't have to reinvent the wheel. The principal and teachers literally went door to door inviting parents to participate. They found most parents had no idea the school was so dependent on them.

We became good friends fast, ... She was so warm and so inviting that you couldn't help but love her.

Who would have thought 20, 10, five years ago, that Chile would elect a woman president? ... Thank you for inviting me to lead this voyage.

We were watching things unfold, surrounded by all that was going on in the news and pop culture. I wanted to say the most controversial (things) I could while still keeping the songs smart and articulate. And there's a sense of humor there, which makes it more inviting than if I were just pointing fingers.

This segment is about inviting the world to Canada. It's about making the world feel that they'll be welcome in Vancouver and in Canada, that we can't wait for people to come to our region and it's to give them a little bit of a glimpse of who we are.

This show is an exercise in faith. Most of all, I'd like to thank you (the audience) for having faith in us, for inviting us into your homes, watching the show, supporting the show, believing in the show.

The government that was elected through democratic process should rule by the law. It is a government inviting the wrath of the people.

We've heard of people inviting their friends over to see their new washer and dryer. Who would have ever thought of that happening?

We're very pleased to announce we have identified a spot. It's a vacant facility near the Pier One area. We will be inviting the groups that have been staying with the churches to come to this safe, secure place to sleep. It's an evening program.

Vince Vaughn is very personable. He was just so comfortable on stage improving, inviting students on stage and interacting with the audience.

We are very honored and happy to be playing the last few years in this event. Our kids look forward to it and I appreciate them inviting us.

Even though Milan's pool is only three years old, Monroe broke some very impressive pool records set by some very fast swimmers. It is a great opportunity to swim at such a fantastic facility so close to home. We really appreciate Milan for inviting us to swim at their pool.

Easter is not a time for groping through dusty, musty tomes or tombs to disprove spontaneous generation or even to prove life eternal. It is a day to fan the ashes of dead hope, a day to banish doubts and seek the slopes where the sun is rising, to revel in the faith which transports us out of ourselves and the dead past into the vast and inviting unknown.

As soon as we got here, people were inviting us over to their houses for dinner. In Memphis, we never got invited over to anybody's house to eat.

The .travel Registry is now open and we are inviting all the world's travel-related businesses to claim their space on the Internet.

The training in Finland developed a lot of our skiing skills. But that short period of training is not enough. Inviting a foreign coach to stay with us for a long period of time is the key way for us to understand their real concepts in training.

I've been searching for a way that we might have President Clinton's side of the matter in a professional way, and I'm continuing to explore that. The committee is not disposed to inviting him because of the sensitivity of inviting a former president and the potential for a circus-like atmosphere,

These are all nice features when you're actually showing it. You want to create a cozy, inviting atmosphere.

These benefits add up to an inviting package for many car buyers who are willing to pay a premium for a hybrid.

The sure foundations of the state are laid in knowledge, not in ignorance; and every sneer at education, at culture, at book learning, which is the recorded wisdom of the experience of mankind, is the demagogue's sneer at intelligent liberty, inviting national degeneracy and ruin.

Thank you so much for including me in this year's It List. I couldn't believe it when I found out! I was so excited. Thank you for inviting me to the It List party in New York. I wanted to come so bad, but I was filming in Mexico City. I love reading ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY!

Thank you for inviting me here for Mark Messier night, sponsored by Kleenex.

A down comforter is one of the most inviting things you can add to a bedroom. I like to fold a down comforter at the end of the bed so it is plump in the middle. It adds a warm and cozy look.

This is an attempt by Indonesia to try and supplement their oil output because they have not been very successful in inviting foreign investment into their country to boost domestic production.

This is a magical city for our nation. We knew that Harrah's coming back, employing 1500 people, reaching out to our customers throughout the nation, and inviting them into New Orleans, was going to be crucial to restarting the city.

There was no attempt to determine who was accountable on the 9/11 Commission. This time, there's got to be accountability. If you're an elected official, you should be inviting accountability for yourself.

It reminds me to say that staying local should never be about looking at the world through a closed window, but about making a home then throwing the doors open and inviting the world in.

The number one entry point is the front door because the burglar simply walks up to the door and see if it's unlocked, and in a lot of cases it is. It's like inviting a crook into your home.

It's an incredibly inviting place to be. It's comfortable, clean, new, vibrant, and bright. At Crawford it was hard for us to develop a home. It was more of a place we went to practice and then got out of there. I really appreciate that my office is right here. It makes a big difference. We can train long course, which is really a big plus. We have a nice locker room. It has been great for the team. They feel like big-time athletes.

It's our way of inviting the world. It doesn't mean we won't compete as hard as we can.

Doing a talk show is the equivalent of the viewers inviting the hosts into their living rooms. I'd like to think that Middle America would enjoy having Kathie Lee and me drop by for a visit each weekday.

It's like inviting an assassin to a gathering of living presidents. You know he can score a zillion points. I have the utmost respect for Kobe Bryant. He competes at the highest of the highest echelon.

It'll be difficult for anyone in the game not to think about it, but I'm hoping we use it as a motivating factor. It'll be nice to be at home and we're hoping for a big vocal crowd. We're inviting the three schools that made the finals of the elementary contest. They really gave us a lift this year.

It'll be the storefront of our hatchery. We want to make it appealing and inviting and educational. We want to create a learning environment within our hatchery.

It's cool to have a well run, comfortable and inviting home. There's no getting away from it: you have to clean.

I've had mostly book parties, where I get very focused on inviting everyone and not forgetting anyone, although of course one always does, and being worried no one will show up, but mostly the book comes from going to parties and feeling very, for lack of a better word, anxious.

It was a dream come true, ... Ewan inviting us to perform and then playing on the set of the new Star Wars movie was something I could not comprehend. They built us a stage in the Theed Hanger and we got to play in front of all the cast and crew. When we played 'Cantina Band' we got a massive cheer from everyone including George, Peter Mayhew and Liam Neeson .