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“[T]he influence of the German school is most obvious in relation to the contract theory of the origin of the state and the idea of the function of the state. The theory that the state originates in an agreement between men was assailed by the German thinkers and the historical, organic, evolutionary idea substituted for it.”

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Author:Charles Edward Merriam

“Bills of attainder, ex-post facto laws and laws impairing the obligation of contracts are contrary to the first principles of the social compact, and to every principle of sound legislation.”

Firsts Law Social Sound Principles Bills Contrary Tyranny Obligation Posts Contracts Legislation Exes Compact

Book:The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788

Source: The Federalist, on the New Constitution, Written in the Year 1788

“Its objects are CONTRACTS with foreign nations which have the force of law, but derive it from the obligations of good faith.”

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Book:The federalist papers

Source: The federalist papers

“Marriage is treated by all civilized societies as a peculiar and favored contract. It is in its origin a contract of natural law . . . . It is the parent, and not the child of society; the source of civility and a sort of seminary of the republic.”

Children Law Parent Natural Family Source Treated Civilized Republic Contracts Peculiar Civility Natural Law Civilized Society Seminary

Author:Joseph Story

“I had been offered a Hollywood contract before my 18th birthday. It gave me the spark I needed.”

Needed Hollywood Birthday Contracts Sparks 18th Birthday

Author:Gene Tierney

“It shone on everyone, whether they had a contract or not. The most democratic thing I'd ever seen, that California sunshine.”

Democratic California Sunshine Contracts

Author:Angela Carter

“An easily accessible and transparent database of contract information will bring sunshine into the confusing and sometimes shadowy practice of government contracting.”

Sometimes Government Practice Information Sunshine Contracts Confusing Transparent Databases Contracting Happy Sunshine

Author:Tom Coburn

“In most cases, preferred supplier contracts contain volume commitments that, if not met, could jeopardize the entire contract and cost the company millions in lost discounts based on nonperformance. This is precisely why compliance with preferred vendors and contracted rates is critical.”

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Author:Jeff Pulver

“Now that I have confirmed that the Vikings have been seeking to trade me, I have asked for permission to speak to the interested teams. The Vikings have denied my request. If a trade does not happen, then I am asking the Vikings to terminate my contract as soon as possible.”

Ifs Doe Has Beens Happens Speak Team Asking Trade Seeking Contracts Denied Permission Request Vikings Trade Me

Author:Daunte Culpepper

“MSNBC has abruptly ended their relationship with Keith Olbermann, and according to his contract he's not allowed back on television for at least six months. Or as industry experts call it, The Conan.”

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Author:Conan O'Brien

“I have a contract but it's not a commitment in the ordinary sense. It's our ongoing conversation.”

Conversation Ordinary Commitment Contracts Ongoing

Author:Diane Sawyer

“I signed a $150,000 contract with TNA Wrestling for a year. I ended up 8 appearances for 40 minutes. Then I signed a second contract and they didn't use me. So, I'd like to thank them for $300,000 for 40 minutes' worth of work.”

Years Use Minutes Appearance Contracts Wrestling Using Me

Author:Jonny Fairplay

“Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.”

Men Friendship Friends Contracts Truthful Thyself

Author:Confucius

“Oh my God, no, no chance, no chance. That [kissing her co-stars]s not in my contract!”

Stars Chance Kissing Contracts Kissing Her

Author:Emma Watson

“I never go to a gym unless I have to for a role, a contract. I try to take care of myself as a human being, not because I have to be in front of the camera.”

Trying Humans Care Human Beings Roles Fronts Cameras Take Care Contracts Gym

Author:Elena Anaya

“By my third year of Law and Order, I was climbing the walls. But you don't leave a hit show, especially when you have a five-year contract.”

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Author:Chris Noth

“I don't believe in marriage. It's bloody impractical. 'To love, honor, and obey.' If it weren't, you wouldn't have to sign a contract.”

Ifs Believe Marriage Honor Don't Believe Contracts Bloody

Author:Katharine Hepburn

“The Yankees' Facebook page was hacked. The hacker was immediately purchased and signed to a 5 year contract with the Yankees.”

Years Pages Contracts Yankees Hackers Hacked Facebook Page

Author:Stephen Colbert

“I had been warned not to get on a motorcycle, sort of. I think there is a clause in most general basic contracts to keep yourself in one piece and not alter your looks without telling them first.”

Thinking Firsts Looks Pieces Contracts Motorcycle One Piece Clauses

Author:Charisma Carpenter

“I was under contract to Paramount. They wanted to make me into somebody which I was not. So I got so scared and rebelled, so they threw me out of the studio.”

Wanted Scared Studios Contracts Rebel Paramount

Author:Ursula Andress

“You get the part, sign the contract and start to realize millions of people follow this guy and know more about your character than you do”

People Knows Character Guy Realizing Millions Contracts This Guy

Author:Chris Hemsworth

“People like Shakira shouldnt have record contracts. She cant even speak English.”

People Speak Records Contracts Cant Speak English

Author:Avril Lavigne

“Still,[...] in all forms of comics the sequential artist relies upon the tacit cooperation of the reader. This cooperation is based upon the convention of reading and the common cognitive disciplines. Indeed, it is this very voluntary cooperation, so unique to comics, that underlies the contract between artist and audience.”

Stills Form Artist Reading Common Audience Reader Discipline Unique Rely Contracts Cooperation Conventions Cognitive Rely Upon Tacit

Book:Comics and Sequential Art: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist

Source: Comics and Sequential Art: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist

“This isn’t Kirk Cousins’ job to win. Right now this is Kirk Cousins’ job to lose…He’s putting together a profile right now, a resume of these next seven weeks that will make the decision easy for the Redskins: either they sign him to a contract or they’re still looking for the quarterback of the future.”

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Author:Bill Cowher

“First of all, it was in my contract. I knew I would be directing an episode.”

Firsts Would Be Contracts Episodes

Author:Anthony Michael Hall

“I quit after my seven-year contract with Universal was up. I quit for 33 years.”

Years Universal Seven Quitting Contracts Seven Years I Quit

Author:Gloria Stuart

“The type of contract between players and producers is, I feel, antiquated in form and abstract in concept. We have no privacies which producers cannot invade, they trade us like cattle, boss us like children.”

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Author:Teresa Wright

“We make a contract within ourselves as actors or directors or writers about how much of ourselves we let into projects. You can actually figure out before you work on something how much blood you will have to let emotionally.”

Actors Blood Figures Directors Projects Contracts

Author:Ajay Naidu

“Most of the contract people at MGM stayed and stayed and stayed. Why? Because the studio looked after them. Warner Brothers wouldn't - they were always spanking somebody or selling them down the river.”

People Brother Rivers Studios Selling Contracts Spanking Mgm Warner Brothers

Author:Ann Rutherford

“The concept of equal pay for equal work is not only an impossible task, it can only be accomplished with the total rejection of the idea of the voluntary contract... The idea that a businessman must hire anyone and is prevented from firing anyone for any reason he chooses, and in the name of rights, is a clear indication that the basic concept of a free society has been lost.”

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Author:Ron Paul

“When I attended the University, I daydreamed about being a movie star. I would do my dressing room in Early American and give lovely presents to my make-up man and hairdresser for making me look so lovely, and so on. When I got my contract at 20th I was in seventh heaven, but I found out that a movie career is mostly hard work laced with disappointments.”

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Author:Coleen Gray

“CMS has a track record of successfully overseeing the many contractors our programs depend on to function. Unfortunately, a subset of those contracts for HealthCare.gov have not met expectations.”

Records Depends Mets Expectations Program Function Track Contracts Healthcare Track Record Contractor Overseeing

Author:Marilyn Tavenner

“When I saw the others like Michael, Ross Brawn and Todt renewing their contracts, I always said that I was happy to do so.”

Said Saws Contracts

Author:Rubens Barrichello

“The best thing to break is a contract.”

Break Best Things Contracts

Author:W. C. Fields

“Bankers, nepotists, contracts and talkies: on four fingers one may count the leeches which have sucked a young and vigorous industry into paresis.”

May Young Four Industry Fingers Contracts Bankers Vigorous Leeches Talkies

Author:Dalton Trumbo

“A good businessman never makes a contract unless he's sure he can carry it through, yet every fool on earth is perfectly willing to sign a marriage contract without considering whether he can live up to it or not.”

Earth Marriage Willing Fool Contracts Considering Businessman Good Business Marriage Contract

Author:Dalton Trumbo

“This blacklisting is going to collapse because it is rotten, immoral and illegal. I am one day going to be working openly in the motion picture industry. When that day comes, I swear to you that I will never sign a term contract with any major studio. I will, proudly and by preference, do at least one picture a year for King Brothers, and I will try to make it the best picture that I have it in me to do”

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Author:Dalton Trumbo

“I am one day going to be working openly in the motion picture industry. When that day comes, I swear to you that I will never sign a term contract with any major studio”

Term Industry One Day Majors Studios Contracts Swear Motion Pictures

Author:Dalton Trumbo

“A book is a product of a pact with the Devil that inverts the Faustian contract, he'd told Allie. Dr Faustus sacrificed eternity in return for two dozen years of power; the writer agrees to the ruination of his life, and gains (but only if he's lucky) maybe not eternity, but posterity, at least. Either way (this was Jumpy's point) it's the Devil who wins.”

Ifs Way Years Two Book Winning Products Return Lucky Devil Gains Eternity Agree Contracts Dozen Drs Posterity Pact Faustus Invert

Book:The Satanic Verses

Source: The Satanic Verses

“When you lose the title, that doesn't mean you lose the contract to what you had. Just like when you win the title, it doesn't mean you win brains, PhDs and MAs.”

Mean Winning Loses Brain Titles Boxing Contracts Phds

Author:Don King

“You sign an agreement; you make a contract, you live up to it. You never get what you deserve. You get what you negotiate. You got a right to say yay or nay.”

Business Deserve Boxing Agreement Contracts Negotiation Deserving Signing Promoters What You Deserve Deserve You Yay

Author:Don King

“It's a pretty sure thing that the player's bat is what speaks loudest when it's contract time, but there are moments when the glove has the last word.”

Moments Lasts Speak Player Baseball Contracts Bats Last Words Gloves Sure Thing

Author:Brooks Robinson

“Contract law is essentially a defensive scorched-earth battleground where the constant question is, "if my business partner was possessed by a brain-eating monster from beyond spacetime tomorrow, what is the worst thing they could do to me?"”

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Author:Charles Stross

“Justice has no independent existence; it results from mutual contracts, and establishes itself wherever there is a mutual engagement to guard against doing or sustaining mutual injury.”

Justice Results Existence Independent Injury Mutual Contracts Engagement Sustaining

Book:Stoic Six Pack 3: The Epicureans

Source: Stoic Six Pack 3: The Epicureans

“Our ages ranged from 22, down to 18, and we had a 6 month contract to go to Bogata, Columbia. And of course, it was during the depression, we were still with our parents, and things were still pretty tough on them back in the United States.”

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Author:Martin Denny

“I reject her [Ayn Rand's] philosophy. It's an atheist philosophy. It reduces human interactions down to mere contracts and it is antithetical to my worldview. If somebody is going to try to paste a person's view on epistemology to me, then give me Thomas Aquinas. Don't give me Ayn Rand.”

Ifs Giving Trying Humans Persons Philosophy Views Give Me Mere Atheist Rejects Contracts Interaction Worldview Epistemology

Author:Paul Ryan

“Love is not a contract between two narcissists.”

Two Love Is Contracts Narcissist

Author:Alain Badiou

“The test of friendship is assistance in adversity, and that too, unconditional assistance, Co-operation which needs consideration is as a commercial contract and not friendship. Conditional co-operation is like adulterated cement which does not bind.”

Needs Doe Tests Adversity Operations Consideration Contracts Assistance Unconditional Cement Conditional Not Friends

Book:Glorious Thoughts of Gandhi: Being a Treasury of about Ten Thousand Valuable and Inspiring Thougths of Mahatma Gandhi, Classified Under Four Hundred Subjects

Source: Glorious Thoughts of Gandhi: Being a Treasury of about Ten Thousand Valuable and Inspiring Thougths of Mahatma Gandhi, Classified Under Four Hundred Subjects

“Ever since I first visited New Orleans back in '89, I've been intrigued by the French Quarter. I always wanted to set something in the Quarter, whether it was historic or contemporary. Unfortunately, I was always tied up with previous commitments - earlier multiple contracts - and could not get a crack at it.”

Firsts Wanted Commitment Contemporary Cracks Contracts Quarters Tied Multiple Historic New Orleans Intrigued Tied Up French Quarter

Author:Robert Asprin

“I've had a five- or six-year down-spell as a writer, and now that most of the other contracts are cleared or down to the last book, I have a chance to do what I want to do - specifically, something set in New Orleans.”

Want Years Book Lasts Chance Five Six Contracts Spells New Orleans

Author:Robert Asprin