Quotes about convention
convention forward great
We look forward to having a great convention center,
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In 2012, the Liberal Party affirmed overwhelmingly at the policy convention that we are a pro-choice party. It means that we are a party that defends women's rights, and therefore, it would be inconsistent for any Liberal MP to be able to vote to take away women's rights. Justin Trudeau
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If our party's convention was held next week, I think Spencer would be the choice.
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I'm not planning on going back. I was renting. I spent time in the (New Orleans) Convention Center. With all the lies we've had to deal with from that point until now, I'm not going back.
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The first show I ever played was the International Pop Underground Convention in Olympia, Washington. It was girl night, and I was in Heavens To Betsy. I had just turned 18. Corin Tucker
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The Pentagon said that these prisoners were kept in accordance with the Geneva Convention, and of course I was not reassured by that, but I couldn't prove that that was wrong; so we're clearer about that. Peter Singer
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I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it. Peter Jennings
conventional conventional-life
I lead a very conventional life. Joan Didion
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We're pleased to see that SDCA members have turned out in force thanks to nice weather and the proximity of the convention this year. Having our members participate in the policy-development process is key to setting the direction we want for NCBA. Scott Jones
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A short exposure to the convention convinced me that the Internet may save the Democracy in that it is a way for the people, for the citizens, to have some direct influence on the government. John Jay Hooker
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So that was a mistake? ...So Eleanor, you tonight are holding Governor Blanco accountable for trying to starve out evacuees last week from the Super Dome and the convention center? For the record, you're holding her accountable? Rich Lowry
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Scientific whaling is only legal because the provisions in the international convention on the regulation of whaling are out of step with modern conservation approaches. New Zealand is working to remedy this. Chris Carter
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Right now, they're going to stop $50 meals, but they are still able to throw these elaborate convention parties that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in honor of a congressman.
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I've been to a few conventions, you know, when the tax man knocks at the door and the 'Star Wars' convention people say: 'Do you want to come and sign some autographs?' Ralph Brown
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What we really need to do is hang together, as we have in this convention through this difficult time, and find a way through this.
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I think we've established a convention on the show that allows us to do pretty much anything we want to. Thayer David
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We had a very nice rally, primarily due to the fact that we had oil down, and there was some relief that the convention passed without incident.
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As I discovered, even the governor of a major state who holds pro-life views can be denied a hearing at his party's convention without the national media protesting it. Robert Casey
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Could it be that my indictment -- curiously issued two weeks before the Democratic National Convention -- is largely political?
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Tonight, I am pleased to announce that I have secured $1 million from the Convention Host Committee to fund the beautification of Boston's neighborhoods. Thomas Menino
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We had a great convention. ... We elected a great slate of McCain delegates for the convention in Philadelphia.
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Female physicists, astronomers and mathematicians are up against more than 2,000 years of convention that has long portrayed these fields as inherently male. Margaret Wertheim
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I stayed up last night and watched the Republican Convention all night long. I watched all of them talk, and listened to them and seen them and I'm not interested in politics. If you watch them and listen to them you can find out why. Casey Stengel
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We moved in first to secure the Superdome. Now our mission is to secure the convention center.
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We had such a successful convention in 2000, we knew Philadelphia could handle it.
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I look forward to their convention and look forward to hearing the President talk about what he will do for the next four years. He hasn't done it up to this point. Harold Ford, Jr.
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We need to be able to increase our efforts and the efforts of the CVB to sell the Convention Center. This is a huge investment for the state, and we need to make sure it pays off.
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I reject most conventional wisdom. Rush Limbaugh
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The conventional wisdom is often wrong. Steven Levitt
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Obviously, that's where the opportunity is for Denver, given the new convention center. It catapults Denver into the national spotlight. I'd hit the accelerator hard on that.
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Bureaus provide services to convention groups; they provide education through sponsorship dollars at meetings like this. But isn't it interesting. Bureaus are under attack, but we're not doing anything about it.
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New Orleans routinely has hosted conventions of 20, 30, 40, 60,000 people. This is a convention town unlike anything you've ever seen. So they've got to get that back. That fuels the economy.
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I was still working on my last entry on Wednesday night before the convention opened on Thursday. So, it was a long, hard struggle to get where I was.