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When Eve upon the first of Men The apple press'd with specious cant, Oh! what a thousand pities then That Adam was not Adamant! -- Thomas Hood
My father was adamant in his disapproval of my interest in show business. -- Paul Lynde
Luckily my parents were not against my ambition, they've always been very supportive. But they were adamant that I went to university first. -- Archie Panjabi
I was so adamant about proving myself for so long and I've gotten to the point where I don't have to do that as much. -- Michelle Branch
People are adamant learning is not just looking at a Google page. But it is. Learning is looking at Google pages. What is wrong with that? -- Sugata Mitra
I have to get a licence to drive a motorcycle to protect myself and the people around me. I am adamant there should be some sort of licensing required to have children. -- Tim Allen
Just because an individual in his 30s hasn't found true love and, yes, there are opportunities to date but it also forces you to be more particular. In so many ways, you become more adamant about finding that right person and not allowing yourself to open up to just anybody. -- Jeff Garcia
God help anyone who disobeys my recycling system. I have all the separated bins. I'm very adamant about it because I try to be a good citizen of the world, I really do. I even use eco-friendly cleaning products, but sometimes you just have to break open the disinfectant. Some jobs require it. -- Linda Evangelista
But who would force the soul tilts with a straw Against a champion cased in adamant -- William Wordsworth
And write whatever Time shall bring to pass With pens of adamant on plates of brass. -- John Dryden
I am very adamant about keeping my private life private. I don't prefer to talk about my family. -- Luis Miguel
This matter is in litigation. All of you know lawyers. They are adamant that you don't say anything. -- Connie Chung
Decided only to be undecided, resolved to be irresolute, adamant for drift, solid for fluidity, all-powerful to be impotent. -- Winston Churchill
Habits, soft and pliant at first, are like some coral stones, which are easily cut when first quarried, but soon become hard as adamant. -- Charles Spurgeon
See yonder rock from which the fountain gushes; is it less compact of adamant, though waters flow from it? Firm hearts have moister eyes. -- Walter Scott
O pity the dead that are dead, but cannot make the journey, still they moan and beat against the silvery adamant walls of life's exclusive city. -- D. H. Lawrence
Federal system is at the heart of Indian democracy but UPA is adamant to break the nation by breaking the federal structure for their vested interests. It's a conspiracy to grab power through the backdoor... -- Narendra Modi
If our children were to grow up truthful they much be taught by those who had a regard for truth; and not just a casual regard, a delicate regard. On this point we were adamant. -- Amy Carmichael
Adamant," Doren said proudly, handing over the shield. "We fished it out of the tar pit where we found the shirt of mail." "Probably all belonged to the same careless adventurer," Newel speculated. "Too much money, not enough talent. -- Brandon Mull
I dream of big things. I work for the small things. If you're going to dream, you might as well dream big. A lot of that came from my mother. She was adamant about the work ethic---about how you can't just dream things. -- Kevin Costner
My dad, in particular, was adamant that I should finish my education. He encouraged me to go to Oxford, for instance, and I rather doubt I'd have gone if he hadn't. I would have gone straight back to L.A. and tried to start my career. -- Alice Eve
Actually I'm pretty adamant about, you know, the whole God thing and it seems that skeptics are by and large atheists or something approaching that, which I strongly identify with. So it turned out to be a good thing and I have become enthusiastically part of it. -- Jamie Hyneman
Truth is a point, the subtlest and finest; harder than adamant; never to be broken, worn away, or blunted. Its only bad quality is, that it is sure to hurt those who touch it; and likely to draw blood, perhaps the life blood, of those who press earnestly upon it. -- Walter Savage Landor
Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the yielding overcome the forceful. Everyone knows this, but no one can do it. -- Laozi
There must be no fear, no begging, but demanding - demanding the Highest. The true devotees of the Mother are as hard, as adamant and as fearless as lions. They are not in the least upset if the whole universe suddenly crumbles into dust at their feet. Make Her listen to you. None of that cringing to Mother! Remember, She is all-powerful; She can make heroes out of stones. -- Swami Vivekananda
Einstein was adamant in rejecting all ideas of a personal god. -- Richard Dawkins
No design, no matter how common or seemingly insignificant, is without its adamant critics as well as its ardent admirers. -- Henry Petroski
Epic were adamant that I should carry on being me. They liked the way I look, my clothes, hats... nothing's changed really. -- Olly Murs
In 'The Hobbit,' there were British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand actors, and Peter Jackson was adamant that we would all sound like we were from Britain somewhere. -- Aidan Turner
Both of my parents graduated from high school, both attended college, both have government jobs now. They've always been very adamant about me finishing high school and finishing college. -- Chance The Rapper
I am not an insecure actor, and this reflects in the films I have done. Yes, there was a phase when I was adamant on solo hero roles, but that is over now. -- Randeep Hooda
Growing up, I was always adamant that I would never do 'Home and Away' or 'Neighbours,' because as an actor you want to set your path as that serious kind of actor. -- Brenton Thwaites
I'm kind of crazy with karma. I really believe that everything you do revisits you, so, I'm really adamant about the kids seeing the grandparents, so like, I can see my grandkids, you know what I mean? -- Joel Madden
One of the things I'm adamant about as a bandleader is not micromanaging. I'm an advocate for the concept of allowing everyone to be fully vested in what they're doing, so everyone contributes whatever they're inspired to contribute. -- Stefon Harris
My fans kept asking where they could get clothes like 'Destiny's Child's', so it was only natural for us to do a clothing line. I was adamant about not putting my name on something that I didn't love. -- Beyonce Knowles
For the most part, I do a lot of my own stunts. On 'The Final Destination,' they kept pulling my stunt woman in, and I'd shoo her away. I'm a black belt in tae kwon do, so I was adamant about doing stuff myself. -- Haley Webb
I am an adamant feminist. It never occurred to me to take my husband's name when we married. I am a supporter of abortion rights, of equal pay for equal work, of the rights of women prisoners, of all the time-honored feminist causes, and then some. -- Ayelet Waldman
The evolution of social media into a robust mechanism for social transformation is already visible. Despite many adamant critics who insist that tools like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are little more than faddish distractions useful only to exchange trivial information, these critics are being proven wrong time and again. -- Simon Mainwaring
My father was a general manager with Hyatt, so we lived in the hotel so he would be close by if there were any problems. My mum was always adamant about us not abusing it. So I still had to clean my room. Housekeeping would never come and do it. -- Dianna Agron
I'm so adamant that being a really good parent does not mean you have to be there 24/7. I find that I'm never not thinking about where they are, but instead of it stressing me out, it comforts me to know that I'm completely aware of their schedule, and they're with someone I trust. -- Brooke Shields
I sort of ride the fence on that whole steroid era issue. I don't have a definite opinion like some of my fellow Hall of Famers. Some of the guys were very, very adamant about a person being associated with steroids: 'They'll never be in the Hall of Fame. If they are, I'll never come back.' -- Mike Schmidt
When Reg died and we first looked into getting a new dog, I was adamant we should pick up a mongrel from an animal-rescue shelter. It's not only that they're usually healthier and have better temperaments, they also fit with my world view - I prefer a ballpoint to a fountain pen, a barber to a hair stylist, and camping over glamping. -- Mark Barrowcliffe
I lived in Greece for about four years of my life, and living there had a huge impact on my life growing up. My father was very much adamant that we would learn about our culture. It's a very rich culture to be a part of since it has such a great history behind it. I definitely carry that in my job, and I am very passionate. -- Marina and the Diamonds
Truth is as hard as adamant and tender as a blossom. -- Mahatma Gandhi
terrorism is adamant. Fight against requires endurance, specific Counter-terrorism, Intelligence and swift operation -- Michael Harris PhD
I'm pretty adamant to do an American accent because you get it immediately. -- Cillian Murphy
Every successful person had experience failure but they overcome with courage and adamant hope -- Lailah Gifty Akita
In 1985 as a teenager in Kenya, I was an adamant member of the Muslim Brotherhood. -- Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Conservatives should be adamant about the need for the reappearance of Judeo-Christianity in the public square. -- William F. Buckley, Jr.
The stream of Time, which is continually washing the dissoluble fabrics of other poets, passes without injury by the adamant of Shakespeare. -- Samuel Johnson
I wasn't interested in fame or fortune. I was interested in being an actor and being creative. I was very adamant about that. -- Abbie Cornish
Warren [Beatty] was very adamant and very encouraging of me to direct. It's definitely something that I'd like to pursue more in the future. -- Alden Ehrenreich
To choose and be so adamant about this exact location just a block or two away from 9/11, again is that knife, it feels like. -- Sarah Palin
That the stars are adamant everyone understandsâ?? but I wonâ??t give up seeking joy on each blue wave or peace below every gray stone. -- Edith SÃ¶dergran
As true as steel, as plantage to the moon, As sun to day, at turtle to her mate, As iron to adamant, as earth to centre. -- William Shakespeare
There had to be a reason why they were not going to marry. They had both been so adamant about it. What the devil was the reason? -- Mary Balogh
My mom always wanted me be a ballerina, and I was just adamant that I wanted to be a track star. I wanted nothing to do with ballet. -- Emayatzy E. Corinealdi
I was very adamant about not being called a jazz singer, but now I've embraced it. The way I approach music is through jazz, so I'm a jazz singer. -- Dee Dee Bridgewater
When success is internalized, no situation, no matter how bad, can convince you that you will not be able to attain your goal. You become adamant and refuse to give up. -- Archibald Marwizi
I grew up in a very politically aware family. My mother always taught me to question everything, never believing anything simply at face value - especially the nicest, most adamant politicians. -- Dave Matthews
Your first draft is a petulant teenager, sure it knows best, adamant that its Mother is wrong. Your third draft has emerged from puberty, realising that its Mother was right about everything. -- Angeline Trevena
An adamant silence overcomes you when cross paths with the person that kisses your heart the second that you meet them. It balances on the edge of an indefinable unknown, unconsciously desired. -- Carl Henegan
You draw me, you hard-hearted adamant; But yet you draw not iron, for my heart Is true as steel: leave you your power to draw, And I shall have no power to follow you. -- William Shakespeare
Well they're pissed off and they're hungry. I was kind of busy trying not to get my brains eaten. They seemed pretty adamant about the brain-eating thing. Then they're going to IKEA, I guess -- Christopher Moore

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