Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission. Votes: 3
Arnold BennettWhen under attack, no country is obligated to collect permission slips from allies to strike back. Votes: 2
Charles KrauthammerGive yourself permission to smile a lot today. In fact, why not make it a habit! Votes: 2
Iyanla VanzantAs we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. Votes: 2
Nelson MandelaI give myself permission to be all that I can be, and I deserve the very best in life. Votes: 2
Louise HayIt puts limits on criminals' rights to destroy unborn children without the permission of the woman. Votes: 1
Lindsey GrahamIf it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission. Votes: 1
Grace HopperYou have permission to release all loyalties to past mistakes. Votes: 0
LaShaun Middlebrooks CollierI'm reluctant to draw many conclusions from private correspondence leaked without permission. Votes: 0
John I. JenkinsAll business begins with the public permission and exists by public approval Votes: 0
Arthur W. PageDid Indira Gandhi ask for somebody's permission to carry out the test in 1974? Votes: 0
Atal Bihari VajpayeeThose wanting to improve democracy in their countries should not wait for permission. Votes: 0
Bulent EcevitChange isn't made by asking permission. Change is made by asking forgiveness, later. Votes: 0
Seth GodinI should've been very cross with Anubis. Kissing me without permission"the nerve! Votes: 0
Rick RiordanYou may have trouble getting permission to aero or lithobrake asteroids on Earth. Votes: 0
James NicollAsk forgiveness, not permission. But make sure you bring your results with you. Votes: 0
Amy Jo MartinNature does not ask permission. Blossom and birth whenever you feel like it. Votes: 0
Clarissa Pinkola EstesArmy requests immediate permission to surrender in order to save lives of remaining troops. Votes: 0
Friedrich PaulusAmerica will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people. Votes: 0
George W. BushI sought the advice and cooperation from all those around me- but not permission. Votes: 0
Muhammad AliSometimes to be creative you have to give yourself permission to not be outstanding. Votes: 0
James K. A. SmithPart of maintaining a thriving creative culture is giving people time and permission to play. Votes: 0
Tim BrownBut it's a poor fellow who can't take his pleasure without asking other people's permission. Votes: 0
Hermann HesseI do think a founder has special permission to make sweeping changes across an organization. Votes: 0
Michael DellI give permission for IBM, its customers, partners, and minions, to use JSLint for evil. Votes: 0
Douglas CrockfordThings happen to you they happen. They dont ask first. They dont require your permission. Votes: 0
Cormac McCarthyNobody on the face of the earth can make you feel inferior without your permission. Votes: 0
Zig ZiglarOnce you give an NFL player permission to have thoughts, you invite all kinds of mischief. Votes: 0
Matt TaibbiThey did not ask my permission for their mediocrity, why should I ask theirs for excellence? Votes: 0
Murad S. ShahHaving a talent is not enough: one must also have your permission to have it--right, my friends? Votes: 0
Friedrich NietzscheItâs not about finding your voice, itâs about giving yourself permission to use your voice. Votes: 0
Kris CarrGive people permission to be who they are and they will love, thank, and respect you forever. Votes: 0
Alan CohenMaybe the best thing we can do for our spouses is give them permission to forgive themselves. Votes: 0
Justin DavisI have permission to live off campus." She didn't say from whom, because it was primarily herself. Votes: 0
Rachel CaineIf I ever start talking to you about my 'craft', my 'instrument', you have permission to shoot me. Votes: 0
Drew BarrymoreIt may be easier to get forgiveness than permission, but trust is harder to get back than both. Votes: 0
Ingrid WeirIn some ways, blogging is like drinking - it gives a person permission to be a total asshole. Votes: 0
Augusten BurroughsFreedom is not the permission to do what you like. It's the power to do what you ought. Votes: 0
Os GuinnessYou need to get one thing done well, or else you don't have permission to do anything else. Votes: 0
Larry PageDo not smoke without asking permission or sit so near (as in a train) that the smoke might annoy. Votes: 0
Amy VanderbiltI spend a lot of my time looking into people's bags and handbags - with their permission, of course. Votes: 0
Jan ChipchaseWhen God saves you, he doesn't do it because you gave him permission. He did it because he's God. Votes: 0
Matt ChandlerI told him there was one city that they must not bomb without my permission and that was Kyoto. Votes: 0
Henry L. StimsonTo be famous is to stand on a pedestal and give the world permission to tell you all your flaws. Votes: 0
Chris ColferWe ought not to quit our post without the permission of Him who commands; the post of man is life. Votes: 0
PythagorasListen to me. They may control what you do, but no one can pee on your soul without your permission. Votes: 0
A.S. KingWe like what we like, we want what we want, and nobody needs to give us permission to feel that way! Votes: 0
Scott LynchIf a guy wants to take me out, he must seek my dad's permission first. That's just the way it works. Votes: 0
Shilpa ShettyGoing to the library was the one place we got to go without asking for permission. And they let us choose what we wanted to read. It was a feeling of having a book be mine entirely. Votes: 3 Rita Dove
It is often easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission. Votes: 2 Grace Hopper
You just need that opening, that moment, when you finally decide to give yourself permission to change. Votes: 5 Tosca Reno
I think it's important that people know what raising the debt ceiling is. It's Congress giving permission to the federal government to borrow more money that we don't have, and we borrow it for the purpose of spending it. Votes: 4 Michele Bachmann
Itâs not about finding your voice, itâs about giving yourself permission to use your voice. Votes: 3 Kris Carr
I don't have to ask anyone's permission to do anything. It's nice not have to get decisions out of three, sometimes four people, which can be like pulling teeth. So the amount of control that I have over what I'm doing is better for me as a solo artist. Votes: 1 Graham Nash