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When the people of a nation out of sincere ignorance, conscientious stupidity, and/or apathy cheer and support liars and murderers like Bush and Blair they are breeding contempt for the laws of the land. These people will find themselves, sooner rather than later, surrounded by incomprehensible evil wherever they go. They become more like fish in a barrel than people.

When women grow up surrounded by these values and surrounded by the thought that they can achieve, I think we will continue to be producing more and more female leaders in our country because of that.

The controversy that has surrounded this has really made history for them too. I don't think they knew what a huge effort they were involved in.

What it is, is hitting shots without fear. We all have fear in us, fear of pulling it left in the water or pushing it right in the trees. But when you're confident, it doesn't matter if the whole green is surrounded by water because you are not thinking about that. All you are thinking is putting the ball as close as you can to the flag. That's confidence.

We built it so the actors would be surrounded by the audience, so it would be more of a public forum. In our view, we are all implicated in some way in this story.

Well, I was very lucky. I was brought up west southwest coast of Scotland and my mother and father had a music shop, and so I was surrounded by pianos and drums and guitars, and music, of course.

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.

When I was growing up, we never had much money. My parents were divorced young, but I was always surrounded by loving individuals. They couldn't give us riches, but they gave us their stories, their hearts, and their time.

When I was growing up, Belfast City Hall was surrounded by security, and we had no access to it. But now, people come in and out of it all the time. On a nice day, office workers and students sit on the lawn outside and have lunch. It's great to see how Northern Ireland has changed. To be part of that is fantastic.

When I was five, we moved to Virginia and lived inside an old fort that was surrounded by a moat. So when I heard stories of American history, I felt as if those dramas were taking place right in my own backyard.

The rebels attacked us (NRA soldiers) at a place called Corner Kilak 20 miles South of Kitgum (Town). They came in while singing and shouting; our people (NRA) massacred those chaps. They approached our troops frontally. This gave us a very good chance because they exposed themselves; so on Sunday (January 24, 1987) we surrounded them and massacred them. We massacred them very badly.

Why not? We're surrounded (by states that have them).

To be jealous of a woman one doesn't love is the most ridiculous form of vanity, but Hardwick, surrounded by people whose livelihood depended on him, had no idea that he could be ridiculous.

This year's NRMCA Award is another outstanding example of our management team's commitment to raise the environmental standards at CEMEX. The Navigation facility is our highest production plant in Texas, and is surrounded by water, which makes this award that much more significant in light of the technical challenges continuously confronted at this site. We are very proud of our team.

With 'Palo Alto' as the catalyst, I've surrounded myself with people that have kind of created a world where I can feel like I'm not gonna be judged for doing something that I want to do.

There is no reason why they shouldn't have a good season next year. This team is surrounded by great players. I am in love with our players. If I were a coach, I would love the possibilities.

The parish is hoping to raise funds to have the icon of Christ painted at the apex of the dome above the altar, surrounded by Cherubim and the Prophets.

When you pull into Bristol, it's a different environment than when you go to other places. How you have to drive the racetrack is so intense and so aggressive. Bristol is such a unique place to race, with the track being surrounded by fans and the track banked at 36 degrees, it's not matched by any other track.

There are lots of brownfield sites in Stoke, but they are not suitable for building executive homes. It needs to be surrounded by fields. It needs to be on greenbelt land. That's what executives want.

We love this location in the heart of Fishers because it is along a busy 116th Street, but it also is surrounded by neighborhoods,

We were surrounded by great athletes from around the country and got to take part in the opening ceremony with athletes from all over the world.

Without sounding pretentious, it's nice to always be surrounded by creative people who inspire me and keep my levels of creativity charged.

Two special agents at the front door pulled me outside. By that time, they had already had the house surrounded with loaded weapons, machine guns, shotguns... about 25 federal agents.

Fans have grown weary of the complacency that surrounded the Cubs. I know from my buddy back home. He's 42 and he's been a Cubs fan all his life. He feels like he's going to have a coronary attack every time we lose. Cubs fans love this team. They're not front-runners. And now that the White Sox have won the World Series, the quest to win a championship is on the tip of (Cubs fans') brains.

Fans have grown weary of the complacency that surrounded the Cubs for years.

Fans have grown weary of the complacency that surrounded the Cubs for all these years. Cubs fans love this team. ... Now with the White Sox having won the World Series, their quest for this team to win the championship is on the tip of their brain.

The got a little rowdy at the offices. The cops surrounded the offices... they totally overreacted.

We were expecting to blow them out of the gym and send them home early. But we're surrounded by a lot of rookies, and this is their first time in an arena like this. They had to calm down and let the game come to them.

We're surrounded by violence, and we see so much of it on TV, especially the news programs. We almost become numb. And that forces filmmakers to try to outdo themselves... They say, 'Look what I can do,' and it becomes like a showoff thing. To me, that's ridiculous. Filmmaking isn't a contest!

There is nothing so subject to the inconstancy of fortune as war. Cervantes Every war has its own excuse. That's why they're all surrounded with ideals. That's why they're all crusades.

What is shocking these days? ... We are surrounded by appalling, shocking things; we are slightly inured to it. In the realm of things that can happen in a marriage, there are potentials which are horrible but you deal with it. But this is so far out there.

You have a center city surrounded by less dense communities. That's the place people go for employment, for major shopping. That's very likely going to continue.

You had a whole life's design, what motivated you when the negativity surrounded you?

We just seem to be surrounded on this anniversary show by all of our personal favorites. I have to say that in the first person, because they're my personal favorites.

We will not enter a new truce while our people are surrounded and are preparing for a new round of conflict.

We see European markets opening the week flat. A lot of interest has surrounded silver, which has opened the week at record highs.

We do often attract former teachers and other professionals who spend their lives around books and education. There is something very familiar to these employees about being surrounded by books, and their great life experiences often come into play when serving customers.

Both my parents are chefs... I grew up in a restaurant and was always surrounded by cooks. I love food.

Everything that surrounded the K Street Project and what flowed from it all of that is under intense pressure.

Bob has a terrific metabolism for that job, ... He may not have been the exciting choice, given all of the drama that surrounded the whole issue of succession. But I think he is absolutely the right choice. He knows that company inside and out.

Bill and Jerry have surrounded me with people I trust.

Every deed and every relationship is surrounded by an atmosphere of silence. Friendship needs no words -- it is solitude delivered from the anguish of loneliness.

Diamond, for all its great beauty, is not nearly as interesting as the hexagonal plane of graphite. It is not nearly as interesting because we live in a three-dimensional space, and in diamond, each atom is surrounded in all three directions in space by a full coordination.

Consistency is elusive for her. I think it's something she continues to strive for... but when you're surrounded by young players, that can be a difficult element.

Following in the footsteps of my mentor and Stunts Unlimited colleague Greg Barnett (2004 'Outstanding Stunt Coordination' Emmy Award winner for '24') was no easy task, ... On '24,' I was fortunate to have been surrounded by gifted actors who were also outstanding athletes. I try and do the very best job I can no matter what show I'm on. I'm humbled and honored to share this award with my brother and the team from Stunts Unlimited that devoted themselves tirelessly to making '24' the great success that it continues to be.

There was about three or four police cars, and then within about five minutes they had us surrounded with about 10 to 15 cars and guns were drawn.

There's a different attitude here, ... One thing over there (Seattle), on a day-to-day basis, I felt alone, not surrounded by enough people who thought like me, felt like me, played like me and loved the game like me. I've been in search of that from teammates, and I felt that here.

I've been surrounded by women my whole life, so obviously I love fashion... But I'd like to do my own thing and focus on what I love. If people accept it, they accept it. If they don't, they don't.

I've never had a diamond before, and now I've got a diamond surrounded by other diamonds and diamonds in places where, frankly, you don't need diamonds at all, and I would have been happy with a piece of twine.

The water surrounded the houses, and they brought their portable generators inside.

The wireless Web technology, like all great Internet breakthroughs, is surrounded by hype. However, the reality is that the United States has a growing mobile work force that could turn the hype into solving real business issues, inasmuch as wireless creates a new paradigm that no longer restricts workers by physical boundaries or a tethered desktop PC system.

These are really kind of isolated pieces of forest. Most of our forests in East Texas are public land surrounded by private land.

It was an honor to perform at the Folly Theatre, surrounded by so many amazing dancers.

These seats are strong. They don't move around. You can see the head's surrounded when they take an impact. It's got a couple of inches of foam.

The stomach of the python still surrounded the head, shoulders, and forelimbs of the alligator.

The Strokes are probably having a beer surrounded by supermodels.

The survival of small islands of prosperity surrounded by seas of destitution is not viable, ... provokes conflicts which respect no borders, and it threatens peace and security at a regional and global level.

The thing that helps her is that she's surrounded by 10 girls that work really hard and just feed off each other in practice and push each other harder and harder. There's so much talent that they know that, if they don't do their best, they'll be passed by the next person and they all know that.

I've always surrounded myself with people who are driven. You can be gorgeous, but if you don't want to work for it, nothing is not going to happen.

I've always wanted to eat surrounded by my 'old friends' - books that I've read.

I've always felt lonely, even if I'm in a great relationship or surrounded by my friends and family.

Radio was the greatest training ground. You had to be very quick and you had to be very versatile... and you were surrounded by such wonderful actors.

Probably the biggest challenge for me as a director was to not show how scared I was. I was surrounded by some of the most talented people in the industry, and I had to pretend I knew what I was doing.

People ask us why we didn't just evacuate the park, but there were 70,000 people in there that night, surrounded by a steel fence, with tens of thousands of more people right outside. So there was no way to evacuate it quickly. Plus, we didn't know there was a bomb threat.

Officers surrounded the house, went inside and the suspect was in a bed, under the covers - he was arrested.

Admittedly, he was surrounded by a (great) cast. Well, now he's got a lesser cast and he went out and did the same things. I've noticed a real shift in opinion on him as we've moved through the year. And that shift is probably worth quite a lot of money.

The most vexing problem Israel faces is its relations with its neighbors. From the inception of the state until today, Israelis have felt besieged, surrounded by enemies who want to make them disappear.

Detroit was an island surrounded by prosperity this year. The big SUV sales collapsed and did a number on their profitability. Both GM and Ford will lose a little market share in 2006, but not at the rate of 2005.

Anthony and Lamont are surrounded by the right people. They have a manager in Shelly Finkel who has a long history of working with the best boxers in the business. A trainer and mentor in Barry Hunter who I believe is the best young trainer in the country today. And a promotional team like Prize Fight who is focused on making Anthony and Lamont world champions for a very long time. I expect 2006 to be a banner year for the best brother combination this sport has ever seen.

As highly successful and secure Americans, they could have lived a comfortable life surrounded by their family and their many friends,

As a kid, I loved being surrounded by mountains, creeks and animals, and volunteering with my mom on initiatives to help protect the environment. Being part of this contest is one important way I can help ensure we all get to experience the beauty and wonder of wildlife, such as the bald eagle, that enrich all our lives and make us proud to be Americans.

The bread which is taken, blessed, broken and shared out, is Christ, who is that ladder linking heaven and earth and on which angels ascend and descend. The place in which we celebrate becomes our Bethlehem, a house of bread in which we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, the living and the departed.

As I was getting older, my songwriting changed, so I moved to California because I wanted to be surrounded by the opportunity in and around it and to meet the right people.

You're probably not going to call him to you if he's surrounded by hens.

You're pretty much surrounded by sharp, poky things.

This is a reflection of my coaches, teammates, my family ? people who have all had influence on me, obviously. It's me being surrounded by wonderful people and trying to emulate that ... uphold that standard. It's a big honor. It leaves me without words. Very, very humbling.

This is how to understand America. So having the Museum of African American History and Culture on the mall, surrounded by the other museums, will make African-American culture central to all Americans.

This is still about a little boy who lost his mother at sea, trying to get to freedom. That's all that matters. He's being used as a trophy in Cuba. He's constantly surrounded by bodyguards and lives in a secluded neighborhood. That's not healthy for any child.

This award is a great honor but I was surrounded by a lot of people on the Washington team and the whole organization helped me to attain this accomplishment. I'm thankful, I'm blessed, I'm nervous. I'm so appreciative of it all.

They (SWAT) surrounded the house and fired flash grenades into the courtyard. He came out with his hands up and we took him into custody.

They didn't know what they were doing. It was basically three days of queuing. Three days with no privacy surrounded by the noise of everyone else there.

The years of space flight since the orbiting of Sputnik I back in 1957 had produced many fascinating results, but they had also brought a realization of the many problems that surrounded the use of rockets for space flight.

There was the joke about Switzerland being an island surrounded by land. This was never true.

There were some very intense and very detailed discussions about creating a land use plan and financial plan and a number of issues that surrounded that.

At least Jacob is prepared and armed and surrounded by guys who are there to protect him. Which a lot more than we are just walking down the street.

A swimming program for kids in a place surrounded by water is essential.

It seems that when I was younger, everyone talked about going to school out of the area and getting outside of the valley. But sometimes you don't appreciate your surroundings until you're out of them for a bit. I found the city claustrophobic, and I did not take well to being pent up in a small apartment surrounded by buildings. It was fun for a time, to be there, and I don't mind visiting.

It's easier to sell 10,000 seats if you're in Philadelphia as opposed to 10,000 seats in Grand Forks because you're surrounded by millions of people.

It's a big change for me. I'm living with my four sons, my husband, my father and a male dog that's not fixed. Basically I'm surrounded by testosterone.

It was a very idyllic childhood, surrounded by utterly beautiful landscapes that I got very, very bored of when I hit my teens. But being on your own a lot and being bored is good for your imagination. It makes it stretch.

It's awesome being surrounded by a group of guys who are so dedicated. There are a lot of young guys who are really motivated. If they have a problem, they're not going to just brush it off. They're going to work to get better.

It's a wide, wide world and you are surrounded by in large, even in the harried times in which we live, you are surrounded by nature. And guess what? We are not we are certainly different than the eagles but in fact, we are as dependant on mother earth as are they.

It is our view and the collective view of all the advisors that we surrounded ourselves with that this speaks of more financial engineering,

It's a good move for him, ... He'll be surrounded by good players and good coaches on a good football team. No disrespect to the 49ers, but Tampa is 5-1 and the 49ers are 1-4.

I told him I had him for a triple-double: 11, 11 and 11. The statistician, when you throw that bad pass to the guy who's surrounded by three people, gives it (turnover) to the guy who drops it. I don't.

It's an interesting thing. You get yourself into a zone. You only stop to fill the tank or empty the bladder. You're aware of everything. That's the difference between a car and a cycle. With a car, you're in a cage. Surrounded by an unchanging environment. On the bike, you're aware of everything. You're part of everything.

It's an honor considering the guys that didn't make it. I feel fortunate that I've been surrounded by people that have given us success. Not to be too modest, but I feel better for both of them.

It's a real honor and a humbling thing to reach that goal. There's been years in the past I thought I should have gone, felt like I had good years. Part of it is being on a good team and being surrounded by good guys. ... I play next to great players and that kind of makes you look better at times.

It's a huge move for me to be going solo, but I'm looking forward to the challenge. It's also quite nerve-racking having been surrounded by six friends for four years, but I love the new single and other material I've been working on and we're all very supportive of each other.

For her, academics has always come first. She's going to be surrounded by players with the same focus.