Quotes about convention
convention elected great mccain slate
We had a great convention. ... We elected a great slate of McCain delegates for the convention in Philadelphia.
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I once went to a 'Star Trek' convention by mistake - I thought I was going to a 'Doctor Who' one. Sylvester McCoy
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I think metal and horror definitely go hand in hand. Even when you go to a horror convention and meet the fans, nine out of 10 times if they're not wearing some sort of horror shirt, they're wearing a shirt with a metal band on it. Adam Green
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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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This is going to be another significant area. It's probably a continuation of the convention center.
convention dome given indiana places rca
There were other places we could have done it, but (the RCA Dome and Indiana Convention Center) have always given us the dates.
convention happens
There may be a brawl on the convention floor. It's a real possibility. That's what happens when you let the 'brown shirts' into your party.
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A political convention is not a place where you can come away with any trace of faith in human nature. Murray Kempton
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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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You don't have to follow anybody's conventions. James Frey
conventions enjoyable variety
All conventions are very enjoyable. The more variety you do, the better. Jeremy Bulloch
convention emphasis felt group strong
I felt there was a very strong need to put more emphasis on group and convention sales.
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I don't see a demand for more luxury rooms near the convention center. Three, four or five years from now that might change.
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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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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
convention mission moved secure
We moved in first to secure the Superdome. Now our mission is to secure the convention center.
convention handle knew successful
We had such a successful convention in 2000, we knew Philadelphia could handle it.
convention fund host million pleased secured
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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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?
convention held next spencer
If our party's convention was held next week, I think Spencer would be the choice.
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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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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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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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This fits into the ICVA's strategy of going after the size of events that would fit into a single hotel with convention space. We would welcome the opportunity to work with the IMS on sales and marketing.
conventional-wisdom conventional
The conventional wisdom is often wrong. Steven Levitt
convention created culture equal great help law surely
The great law of culture - and surely this convention before us now is a great law of culture - is: let each person become all that he was created equal of being. That is what this convention will help to achieve. Thomas Carlyle
conventional-wisdom conventional knows
I've always shied away from conventional wisdom, though I know the power of it. Peter Jennings
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You don't have to be a huge convention to meet there.
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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 first national convention of any political party was the anti-Masonic party.