“The West hasn't been naïve, it has been patronizing the South by imposing its own views on what should be done - ironically after having been so close and so supportive of dictators who were not respecting the people.” PeopleShouldHas BeensDoneViewsWestSouthDictatorSupportiveImposingPatronizing Author:Tariq Ramadan
“What I said was that I was at first supportive of Bernie [Sanders] when he came to Los Angeles for his first rally, I was there, I was supportive.” FirstsSaidLos AngelesSupportive Author:Tom Hayden
“Louis Brandeis never had the opportunity - or he never sought the opportunity I should say - to work closely with African American lawyers. He was also a Southern Democrat, you know, at a time when both parties were supportive of segregation.” KnowsShouldOpportunityPartyDemocratLawyerAfrican AmericanSouthernSupportiveSegregationLouis Brandeis Author:Jeffrey Rosen
“My kids make me laugh every day. And they're so supportive. As I get older, they understand those things I worried about - the guilt of being gone - in a way that's so healing for me, when they say, "Mom, we know you love what you do. We love to watch you do what you do."” KnowsWayKidsHealingWatchesLaughingGoneMomGuiltWorriedSupportiveMake Me Laugh Author:Reese Witherspoon
“My husband is my biggest supporter on earth. He encourages me to put myself out in the world in ways that feel scary, and he's like, "I'm always gonna catch you. I'm always gonna be there for you." My supportive mother and family. Honey, it's such a village.” WorldWayFeelsEarthMotherHusbandScaryMy HusbandVillageHoneySupporterSupportive Author:Reese Witherspoon
“I think a whole lot of stuff gets by people - I could name half a dozen groups that do songs that are openly supportive of experimentation with drugs, nobody ever said anything to them.” PeopleThinkingSaidWholeSongNamesStuffHalfGroupsDrugDozenSupportiveExperimentation Author:Gil Scott-Heron
“I want people to feel inspired to reach out and be inclusive and supportive of others in their community who might be facing any kind of challenge, whether it is a health issue or a disability.” PeopleWantFeelsKindMightCommunityChallengesIssuesInspiredDisabilityReach OutSupportiveHealth Issues Author:Avril Lavigne
“The environment itself was culturally a vacuum, in that there was simply nothing that would inspire me in the arts. But my parents were always very supportive of anything that I explored or wanted to do.” ArtWantedParentEnvironmentInspireSupportiveVacuums Author:Paul Smith
“I guess it could be seen as a form of rebellion, but (my dad) is pretty supportive. He's knows I'm just an idiot, so I think that softens it a little bit.” ThinkingKnowsLittlesFormBitsDadLittle BitMy DadIdiotRebellionSupportive Author:Daniel Tosh
“[Donald] Trump is where the Republicans are, and if you're going to be a Republican leader you should be supportive of that.” IfsShouldLeaderTrumpRepublicanSupportive Author:Jeff Sessions
“I would acknowledge that [Paul] Ryan has some really good ideas about things, and I think they'll get together, like taxes. Larry Kudlow, Stephen Moore, they've been supportive of Ryan's tax view and now they're very supportive of [Donald] Trump's. So I think that's got potential.” ThinkingIdeasTogetherViewsTrumpTaxesAcknowledgeGood IdeasSupportiveLarryGet Together Author:Jeff Sessions
“I have three kids. I was blessed with very supportive parents and some close friends, and the people closest to me are my inspiration.” PeopleInspirationKidsThreeParentBlessedClosestSupportiveClose FriendsSupportive Parents Author:Christopher Gorham
“I'm lucky to have so many supportive, inspirational people in my life.” PeopleLuckySupportive Author:Witney Carson
“Had I not worked on myself, put value in myself, I would not have the loving and supportive people that I have right now in my life, including my husband and children.” PeopleChildrenValuesRight NowHusbandIncludingMy HusbandSupportive Author:Andrea Navedo
“You're not insulting my character. Being a woman, especially in this business, it's so thrilling to get to do that. It's so rare, especially right now the way the film industry is. If you're a girl, the part you get to play these days...because there's so many less movies made...in a good movie, if there's a girl in it, there might be a handful of scenes, and your job is to be supportive to the guy who's messed up. Be the loving rock at home, or be the good mom, or be the attractive person.” IfsWayPersonsMadePlayCharacterHomeMightJobsFilmGuyGirlRocksMomIndustryRight NowSceneThese DaysAttractiveSupportiveThrillingHandfulInsultingBeing A WomanGood MovieFilm IndustryMessed UpGood Mom Author:Keri Russell
“America is governed by rules of law, and those are not ones that the President of the United States or anybody else can just set aside for the sake of expediency Even when we are deeply supportive of Turkish democracy, and even when we care deeply about any attempts to overthrow their government or any other illegal actions, we've got to go through a legal process.” StatesGovernmentCareActionAmericaLawProcessPresidentUnitedUnited StatesDemocracySakeIllegalSupportiveRule Of LawTurkishExpediency Author:Barack Obama
“The people I worked with were supportive, and I'm flattered that you would call what I did 'acting.'” PeopleActingSupportiveFlattered Author:Lou Dobbs
“I'm always surprised when you do something very different that people don't get behind you more, because you're always told, "Take chances! Stretch!" And when you do it, sometimes people get really supportive and excited, but sometimes people go at you because you've tossed out the formula.” PeopleDifferentSometimesChanceBehindsExcitedFormulasSupportiveTake A ChanceGet RealBehind You Author:Judd Apatow
“In the music industry, there's often a lot of egos and people aren't always very supportive, but we cheer each other on and we push each other to be better.” PeopleIndustryEgoCheerSupportiveMusic Industry Author:Camila Cabello
“I have long been in favor of states and cities within states making up their own minds whether or not they want to permit fracking. I have been supportive of that.” WantMindLongHas BeensStatesCitiesFavorsPermitSupportiveMaking UpFracking Author:Hillary Clinton
“Both of my parents were incredibly supportive of me being in any arts, because they were both in the arts. They weren't the typical story of, "Oh, get a real job. You need to make money." They basically said, "Yup, be an artist. You'll be broke your whole life but you'll be happy."” NeedsArtSaidRealWholeStoriesJobsArtistParentArt IsWhole LifeBrokeMaking MoneyTypicalSupportiveReal Jobs Author:Aya Cash
“In Canada, we have a very good structure of supporting film through a number of government-sponsored initiatives, such as the tax credit and other grants. The northern part of Ontario has started its own funding. They were really happy to sponsor us, so they've been very supportive and put up half the budget for this film. They'd like us to come back and do more films.” GovernmentFilmNumbersHalfTaxesStructureVery GoodCreditBudgetsCanadaGrantsInitiativeSupportiveFundingReally HappySponsorsOntario Author:Alfons Adetuyi
“I actually think if the American people understood what was going on instead of just being told tidbits by this administration, they would actually be a lot more supportive of the boots on the ground.” PeopleIfsThinkingUnderstoodAdministrationBootsJust BeingSupportive Author:John McCain
“My parents were very traditional Nigerians who wanted doctor, lawyer, teacher [children], but when I actually had a dream and I presented the dream to them, they were 100 percent supportive.” ChildrenDreamWantedParentTeacherPercentDoctorsLawyerTraditionalSupportive Author:Chukwudi Iwuji
“My family, they're not really that involved in what I do. Career-wise, they're very supportive. They're involved after the fact. I don't tell them anything usually until I'm finished filming it or mid-way through filming it.” WayFactsCareersWiseInvolvedMy FamilyFinishedSupportive Author:Mike Colter
“A good mother is protective but not over-protective. She's patient, she's affectionate, she's playful, but above all she is supportive.” MotherPatientSupportiveProtectiveAffectionateGood Mother Author:Jane Goodall
“I had this wonderful, supportive mother who didn't get mad because of all the earth mucking up my bed. She just said they'd die - they needed the earth.” SaidEarthMotherDiesWonderfulNeededBedMadSupportive Author:Jane Goodall
“I married my Japanese wife Mayumi who I'm so happy with, she's been so supportive. I live part time in Japan at her house, so I've been always very influenced by Japan. Since I guess the 70's or so. I've come to appreciate so much of their culture.” CultureHouseWifeMarriedAppreciateJapanSupportivePart Time Author:Terry Bozzio
“Organization and education, when they interact with each other, they strengthen each other, they are mutually supportive.” OrganizationSupportive Author:Noam Chomsky
“I had to cope with attitudes that were not supportive all along. I mean, you still have that.” MeanStillsAttitudeSupportive Author:Pauline Oliveros
“The great successes of the modern environmental movement in the '60s and '70s had laid the seeds of their failure in the early years of the 21st Century. They had built institutions filled with lawyers and scientists well suited to lobby policy makers who basically shared their world view. This worked well when liberals controlled the Congress and much of the federal bureaucracy, and when the politics of the time were more supportive of active government efforts to regulate the economy and clean up the environment.” WorldYearsWellsGovernmentViewsEffortEconomyEnvironmentModernCenturyPolicyMovementBuiltScientistInstitutionsFilledCleanEnvironmentalCongressActiveSeedsLawyerControlledMakers21st CenturyBureaucracySupportiveGreat SuccessWorld ViewPolicy Makers Author:Ted Nordhaus
“I think there's just a lot of apprehension in Australia about the Trump victory. It's not that there are - some people are supportive, of course, and some people are dismayed by it. I think one thing that draws most people together - maybe 80 percent of the people - is a very strong view of American leadership and the American alliance.” PeopleThinkingTogetherCoursesStrongViewsOne ThingTrumpVictoryDrawsPercentAustraliaVery StrongSupportiveAlliancesApprehensionDismayedAmerican Leadership Author:Richard Glover
“One could argue [Bob] Corker has been more supportive of [Donald] Trump`s foreign policy skepticism of the establishment than anybody else.” Has BeensPolicyTrumpArguingEstablishmentForeign PolicyBobSkepticismSupportive Author:Chuck Todd
“Steven's [Sebring] presence was not threatening; he told me that if I never wanted the footage to be seen by anyone, he would give it to me. So I had nothing to lose and everything to gain, and what I gained was his supportive energy and the supportive energy of his wife, who was sometimes the one schlepping the equipment or doing the sound.” IfsGivingSometimesWantedEnergySoundLosesWifeGainsThreateningEquipmentSupportiveNothing To Lose Author:Patti Smith
“In the Munich agreement in late 1938 [Franklin] Roosevelt sent his chief adviser Sumner Welles, who came back with a very supportive statement saying that Hitler was someone we could really do business with and so on.” LateStatementsChiefsAgreementSupportiveFranklinAdviserMunich Author:Noam Chomsky
“George Kennan is another extreme case. He was the American consul in Berlin until the war between Germany and the United States broke out in December 1941. And until then he was writing pretty supportive statements back stressing that we shouldn't be so hard on the Nazis if they were doing something we didn't agree with - basically repeating the idea that they were people we could do business with.” PeopleIfsWritingIdeasWarHardStatesUnitedCasesUnited StatesStressAgreeExtremesStatementsBrokeGermanyNaziSupportiveBerlinDecember Author:Noam Chomsky
“There had been a free and open election in Haiti in the early 1990s and president Jean-Bertrand Aristide won, a populist priest. A few months later came the expected military coup - a very vicious military junta took over, of which the United States was passively supportive. Not openly, of course, but Haitians started to flee from the terror and were sent back and on towards Guantanamo Bay. Of course, that is against International Law. But the United States pretended that they were "economic refugees."” StatesLawCoursesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesEconomicMilitaryMonthsElectionInternationalTerrorExpectedPriestsRefugeeSupportiveViciousHaitiInternational LawPopulistCoupsGuantanamoGuantanamo Bay Author:Noam Chomsky
“While I wanted to be supportive of Kanye [west] on the phone call, you cannot 'approve' a song you haven't heard. Being falsely painted as a liar when I was never given the full story or played any part of the song is character assassination.” CharacterStoriesWantedSongGivenHeardHavensWestPhonesLiarsSupportivePhone CallsAssassinationCharacter Assassination Author:Taylor Swift
“My father and I were really like a team. I mean, he was very supportive. He'd come to every single one of my live shows.” MeanShowsFatherTeamSupportive Author:Billy Eichner
“[Trust Me] was TNT, and they were really supportive of the show, but in the end they just didn't feel it was their audience. I never really understood why we didn't get a longer run at it, because it was Griffin Dunne and Monica Potter. Just a really strong cast.” FeelsEndsShowsRunningStrongAudienceUnderstoodCastsSupportiveTrust MePottersMonica Author:Eric McCormack
“I've been very lucky to have had a supportive family, a great education, enormous opportunity and challenge.” OpportunityChallengesLuckyEnormousSupportiveGreat EducationSupportive FamilyOpportunities And Challenges Author:Susan Rice
“I am not supportive of large multi-national corporations that made billions a year in profit and don't pay a nickel in taxes, nor am I supportive of those corporations who throw American workers out on the street and then move to China or Mexico.” YearsMadeMovingPayStreetsTaxesWorkersProfitChinaBillionsCorporationsMexicoSupportiveNickelsAmerican Workers Author:Bernie Sanders
“I just want to remind people that the task of those who support reproductive rights and reproductive justice didn't change based on who is in the White House. We have leadership that is not supportive of what we're trying to do, but the demand for justice shouldn't be modulated.” PeopleWantTryingHouseJusticeWhiteSupportRightsDemandTasksWhite HouseSupportiveReproductive Rights Author:Willie Parker
“I have two wonderful, supportive and very practical parents who were like, you're really talented and really creative. You should be a lawyer because there's a safe path there. And I knew that I was never going to be a lawyer. And I knew that I wanted to make movies, and I wanted to write shows.” ShouldWritingTwoShowsWantedParentCreativePathWonderfulLike YouSafeLawyerPracticalsSupportive Author:Lin-Manuel Miranda
“We were really fortunate to work [on Pineapple Express] with a studio that was really supportive of these guys. It was before Superbad and Knocked Up had even come out, but everyone just felt really great about them and the energy surrounding Seth [Rogen] and Evan [Goldberg] and Judd [Apatow] - all of these guys - and the idea of getting Franco back into comedy as well.” WellsIdeasGuyEnergyFeltComedyStudiosFortunateReally GreatSupportiveFrancoPineapplesKnocked Up Author:Seth Rogen
“I was looking to do a comedy and found a group of guys that were really supportive of my interests in it, though it was a little outside of my wheel house. Strangely, I visited the set of Knocked Up and met Seth [Rogen] and Evan [Goldberg] and Judd[Apatow] and Shauna [Robertson].” LittlesGuyFoundHouseInterestComedyGroupsMetsWheelsSupportiveKnocked Up Author:Seth Rogen
“Well there's nobody who has a more supportive husband than I do, and he has a business that he runs, and it's his own business, so he has work to do, my kids have school to do, I mean, people have - there are other things in life besides politics.” PeopleWellsMeanRunningKidsSchoolHusbandThings In LifeSupportiveOwn BusinessMean People Author:Caroline Kennedy
“Steve [King] has been incredibly supportive. He's also really good about getting back to me when I have questions about plot or characterization.” Has BeensKingsPlotSupportiveCharacterization Author:Robin Furth
“Surround yourself with supportive people. All the negative people, man you have to push them aside.” PeopleMenNegativeSurroundSupportiveNegative PeopleSurround Yourself Author:Gabriel Iglesias