Behalf Quotes

What if I have it all upside down? What if I'm the one who knows nothing of God, and the people in the world are actually interceding on my behalf with their ordinary daily struggles

On behalf of my native Japan, I am grateful to the culinary community and hospitality industry for working together to raise much-needed funds to aid the tsunami and earthquake victims.

America cannot commit to go to war on behalf of 50 countries around the world because that is the formula that is one day going to break down and break out into war.

I'm in a privileged position and I'm going to do my utmost to use that privileged position on behalf of the U.K., its citizens, its businesses and people.

The bond was so strange at times. Jill was jealous on Adrian's behalf.

India is at the vanguard of figuring out how to exploit technology and innovation on behalf of democratic accountability.

The real sin of idolatry is always committed on behalf of something similar to the State.

Oh, I'm not English, I cannot talk on behalf of an English person. I'm French. I can say about French. They are quite emotional, though, and they talk about their emotions

Wisdom in groups is earned by gathering useful data, exploring diverse perspectives, respecting different viewpoints, and then shaped through critical reflection on behalf of tangible outcomes.

I think I can speak on behalf of women and say that every woman wants a man who just loves them and lusts after them.

So great is the compassion excited in Mary by our misery, and such is the love that she bears us, that she prays constantly, and relaxes not her efforts in our behalf.

"Proper work" usually involves performing a task you hate on behalf of people you'd gleefully club to death with a bull's knee if only it were legal to do so.

I want love to conquer all. But love can't conquer anything. It can't do anything on it's own. It relies on us to do the conquering on its behalf.

You have to have the service mentality in the sense that you subjugate your own ego, and you subjugate a large part of your own life to really helping other people, being successful on their behalf.

Our country doesn't depend on the heroism of every citizen. But all of us should be worthy of the sacrifices made on our behalf.

The basic issue is whether the financial elite or the government on behalf of the people should have the profit from creating money.

Those who base their lives on the belief that a loving God is acting in their behalf tend to see problems as opportunities for growth.

I plan to write more songs of my own, especially on behalf of the animals we needlessly raise for food, at their great expense, and at great expense to our precious, deteriorating planet.

It is vain for you to expect, it is impudent for you to ask of God forgiveness on your own behalf, if you refuse to exercise this forgiving temper with respect to others.

I am convinced that these heavenly beings exist and that they provide unseen aid on our behalf.

When you leave good people afraid to speak on behalf of justice, however awkwardly or insensitively, those unafraid to speak will rise to power.

I am here on behalf of all the patients that I have ever met, all the ones I haven't met. This is about letting patients play a more active role ... in fixing health care.

Economic stimulation that works through the increased outlays to the affluent has, inevitably, an aspect of soundness and sanity that is lacking in expenditure on behalf of the undeserving poor.

I am only speaking of my own behalf.

Missing from the national conversation are voices of pro-immigration reformers and civil rights leaders, who can speak on behalf of those who have no voice.

We shouldn’t have a bunch of politicians, a majority of whom are men, making health care decisions on behalf of women.

Obviously [my daughters] - and Michelle - have made a lot of sacrifices on behalf of my cockamamie ideas, the running for office and things.

My sister is a teacher, so I am a strong support of teachers, but I'm not going to be bound by just a certain way of talking about these things, in order for us to move forward on behalf of our kids.

On behalf of the American people, just let me say that we are proud to count Greece as one of our closest allies and one of our greatest friends.

It is not our task to secure the triumph of truth, but merely to fight on its behalf.

My mother was very involved with Cesar Chavez's work on behalf of the migrant farm workers in California.

Jace hated it when other people were worried on his behalf. It made him feel like maybe there really was something to worry about.

It is superfluous to be humble on one's own behalf; so many people are willing to do it for one.

I find it so funny how people that don't write the music, and have no involvement in it, can make such huge decisions on behalf of artists.

We leave it up to books and movies to talk about WWII on our behalf.

When we’re young nothing offends us, except adults telling us what should. Then when we become adults, nothing offends us, except we are offended on behalf of our young.

When the mind is silent and quiet, then inner energies wake up and work miracles on your behalf without any conscious effort on your part.

And my approach has always been to stand up and speak out on behalf of the economic rights of people.

Knowing cats, a lifetime of cats, what is left is a sediment of sorrow quite different from that due to humans: compounded of pain for their helplessness, of guilt on behalf of us all.

It's not unpatriotic to denounce an injustice committed on our behalf, perhaps it's the most patriotic thing we can do.

We should know at least the broad strokes of the powers that the government's claiming in our name, and using allegedly, on our behalf. And also against us as well.

What defines patriotism, for me, is the idea that one rises to act on behalf of one's country.

Loyalty and obedience to wisdom and justice are fine; but it is still finer to defy arbitrary power, unjustly and cruelly used--not on behalf of ourselves, but on behalf of others more helpless.

The worst service, I fancy, that anyone can do for truth, is to set silly people writing on its behalf.

So on behalf of a well-oiled unit of people who came together to serve something greater than themselves, congratulations.

Really proud of it. A great campaign. And I'm really pleased with the organization and the thousands of South Carolinians that worked on my behalf. And I'm very gracious and humbled.

The people must fight on behalf of the law as though for the city wall.

I want to - on behalf of myself, and I think on behalf of a majority of the American people, say that, you know, our word is good.

Rights give rise to legal claims. Ultimately, the more rights animals are granted, the greater the legal lien exercised on their behalf against the liberty and property of people.

The bravest soldiers aren't unafraid, but they're the ones who are able to harness their fear on behalf of courage.