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Contact with reality is not an all-or-nothing condition. – Alexander Lowen	added by JokerGem 4 months ago
This is going to be an all or nothing event. If the debris from SW3 was traveling more than 220 miles per hour when it separated from the comet, we might see a nice meteor shower. If the debris had slower ejection speeds, then nothing will make it to Earth and there will be no meteors from this comet. – Bill Cooke	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
The difference here is in [ the Obamacare case ], the question was it was all or nothing for the states. – John Cogan	Found on CNN 2 years ago
And The Mediterranean diet's not an all-or-nothing set of rules, the Mediterranean diet doesn't have to be all day ; The Mediterranean diet doesn't have to be every week. – Michelle Dudash	Found on CNN 2 years ago
My life is like my mouth, i dont have any of my top teeth, while all the bottom ones are still there. I have always been like that, having it all, or nothing. – Jos Ribes	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I'm so sick of hearing Steve Mnuchin, and that Nancy Pelosi argue back and forth about the amount of money, you know, with Nancy Pelosi, it's all or nothing. With Steve Mnuchin, it's like, well, this is what the President said. And meanwhile, back at the ranch, all of us are sitting here trying to figure out how we're going to eat next week. – Clarence Cox	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I don't agree with the speaker's approach of we have to do all or nothing, we're continuing to negotiate a comprehensive bill, but we want to put money into the economy now. – Steven Mnuchin	Found on CNN 3 years ago
When we have an all-or-nothing approach to prevention, which is what we've been seeing in our public health messaging around the coronavirus, we tend to inadvertently stigmatize anything people do that's not 100 % risk reduction. – Julia Marcus	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I was very immature when I was young, and for me there was no balance. Everything was just all or nothing. – Mickey Rooney	added by regnumveritatis 4 years ago
I think (North Korea's) expectations were too high that the removal of Bolton would provide more flexibility on what the U.S. wants as initial steps, while certainly it removes some pressure for an all or nothing deal, it seems the gap between what the two sides want as a baseline and are willing to reciprocate still has not narrowed. – Jenny Town	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
After Biegun's Stanford speech, I had a strong impression that they're being realistic, but at the summit, they actually took an all-or-nothing position. – Moon Chung-in	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
To ensure that each team member is able to participate in the digital discussion effectively, I recommend instituting the' All or Nothing' rule, which says that if everyone can't be together in a room for a meeting, everybody has to individually call in to the video chat privately, this puts everyone on the same playing field and doesn't put the remote workers at a disadvantage because they aren't able to physically be in the room. – Greg Caplan	Found on CNN 5 years ago
It's either all or nothing. European leaders should encourage President Trump not just to stay in the nuclear deal, but more importantly to begin implementing President Trump part of the bargain in good faith. – Mohammad Javad Zarif	Found on CNN 6 years ago
Partial DNRs( Do Not Resuscitate orders) are helpful in allowing families to feel empowered and have some input, those staunchly ‘ all ’ or ‘ nothing ’ don’t understand subtleties in providing the most compassionate and appropriate care. By placing an unwanted tube, you steal their last opportunity to talk to their family, to tell them ‘ I love you. ’. – Patrick Cullinan	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
It turns out that certain opposition forces and those external forces which are their patrons are continuing to rely exclusively on achieving their own plans and clearly inflated ambitions, acting on the principle 'all or nothing'. – The Russian Foreign Ministry	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
In order to move that movement forward we need more people, and I don't think we're going to be successful in doing that if we're promoting an all or nothing message. – Brian Kateman	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We're at a place in society where very few people are vegan or vegetarian, in order to move that movement forward we need more people, and I don't think we're going to be successful in doing that if we're promoting an all or nothing message. – Brian Kateman	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's not like all or nothing. – Ben Hodges	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
This really is not a question of legal precedent, but more one of how far can people push the boundaries of asking for voluntary donations without really having a cohesive plan as to where the money will go, this is an ‘ all-or-nothing ’ campaign, so if he does not raise $ 1.6 billion, everyone gets refunded. But imagine if he received $ 10 million in donations, and did a ‘ flexible funding ’ campaign where he actually gets the money, even if he did not reach the goal ? What would happen then ? That is the real problem, is if some scam artist tried to take advantage of a situation like this. – Kendall Almerico	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
...The practicalities of hiring or moving 1,000-5,000 staff to comparatively small markets in Ireland, France or Germany were so spectacularly difficult, they couldn't envisage moving lock, stock and barrel, nOT ALL OR NOTHING. – Mat Oakley	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It is not do all or nothing to succeed, even if you targeted one, two of these behaviors, your chances improve significantly. – Andrea Kaye Chomistek	Found on CNN 9 years ago
My biggest worry was my wife had been ill for a while before she got pregnant, and had not fully recovered when she suddenly learned that she was pregnant with five babies, we inquired about the possibility of having the number reduced, but were told that it wasn't possible to abort some babies without putting all [at] risk, and so we decided it was all or nothing and to take the risk. It was my wife's choice, and I supported her. – Zhang Yongli	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
Imagine if you are driving across the country and there are only two or three pit stops to fuel up and get food and if you don't, it's all or nothing. Either you make it or you don't. – Eric Stiles	Found on FOX News 9 years ago
I guess it all depends on your nature. Some people can't stand being alone. I love solitude and silence. But when I come out of it, I'm a regular talking machine. It's all or nothing for me. – Celine Dion	added by anonymous 10 years ago

Contact with reality is not an all-or-nothing condition.

– Alexander Lowen

added by JokerGem
4 months ago

This is going to be an all or nothing event. If the debris from SW3 was traveling more than 220 miles per hour when it separated from the comet, we might see a nice meteor shower. If the debris had slower ejection speeds, then nothing will make it to Earth and there will be no meteors from this comet.

– Bill Cooke

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

The difference here is in [ the Obamacare case ], the question was it was all or nothing for the states.

– John Cogan

Found on CNN
2 years ago

And The Mediterranean diet's not an all-or-nothing set of rules, the Mediterranean diet doesn't have to be all day ; The Mediterranean diet doesn't have to be every week.

– Michelle Dudash

Found on CNN
2 years ago

My life is like my mouth, i dont have any of my top teeth, while all the bottom ones are still there. I have always been like that, having it all, or nothing.

– Jos Ribes

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I'm so sick of hearing Steve Mnuchin, and that Nancy Pelosi argue back and forth about the amount of money, you know, with Nancy Pelosi, it's all or nothing. With Steve Mnuchin, it's like, well, this is what the President said. And meanwhile, back at the ranch, all of us are sitting here trying to figure out how we're going to eat next week.

– Clarence Cox

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I don't agree with the speaker's approach of we have to do all or nothing, we're continuing to negotiate a comprehensive bill, but we want to put money into the economy now.

– Steven Mnuchin

Found on CNN
3 years ago

When we have an all-or-nothing approach to prevention, which is what we've been seeing in our public health messaging around the coronavirus, we tend to inadvertently stigmatize anything people do that's not 100 % risk reduction.

– Julia Marcus

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I was very immature when I was young, and for me there was no balance. Everything was just all or nothing.

– Mickey Rooney

added by regnumveritatis
4 years ago

I think (North Korea's) expectations were too high that the removal of Bolton would provide more flexibility on what the U.S. wants as initial steps, while certainly it removes some pressure for an all or nothing deal, it seems the gap between what the two sides want as a baseline and are willing to reciprocate still has not narrowed.

– Jenny Town

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

After Biegun's Stanford speech, I had a strong impression that they're being realistic, but at the summit, they actually took an all-or-nothing position.

– Moon Chung-in

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

To ensure that each team member is able to participate in the digital discussion effectively, I recommend instituting the' All or Nothing' rule, which says that if everyone can't be together in a room for a meeting, everybody has to individually call in to the video chat privately, this puts everyone on the same playing field and doesn't put the remote workers at a disadvantage because they aren't able to physically be in the room.

– Greg Caplan

Found on CNN
5 years ago

It's either all or nothing. European leaders should encourage President Trump not just to stay in the nuclear deal, but more importantly to begin implementing President Trump part of the bargain in good faith.

– Mohammad Javad Zarif

Found on CNN
6 years ago

Partial DNRs( Do Not Resuscitate orders) are helpful in allowing families to feel empowered and have some input, those staunchly ‘ all ’ or ‘ nothing ’ don’t understand subtleties in providing the most compassionate and appropriate care. By placing an unwanted tube, you steal their last opportunity to talk to their family, to tell them ‘ I love you. ’.

– Patrick Cullinan

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

It turns out that certain opposition forces and those external forces which are their patrons are continuing to rely exclusively on achieving their own plans and clearly inflated ambitions, acting on the principle 'all or nothing'.

– The Russian Foreign Ministry

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

In order to move that movement forward we need more people, and I don't think we're going to be successful in doing that if we're promoting an all or nothing message.

– Brian Kateman

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We're at a place in society where very few people are vegan or vegetarian, in order to move that movement forward we need more people, and I don't think we're going to be successful in doing that if we're promoting an all or nothing message.

– Brian Kateman

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It's not like all or nothing.

– Ben Hodges

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

This really is not a question of legal precedent, but more one of how far can people push the boundaries of asking for voluntary donations without really having a cohesive plan as to where the money will go, this is an ‘ all-or-nothing ’ campaign, so if he does not raise $ 1.6 billion, everyone gets refunded. But imagine if he received $ 10 million in donations, and did a ‘ flexible funding ’ campaign where he actually gets the money, even if he did not reach the goal ? What would happen then ? That is the real problem, is if some scam artist tried to take advantage of a situation like this.

– Kendall Almerico

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

...The practicalities of hiring or moving 1,000-5,000 staff to comparatively small markets in Ireland, France or Germany were so spectacularly difficult, they couldn't envisage moving lock, stock and barrel, nOT ALL OR NOTHING.

– Mat Oakley

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It is not do all or nothing to succeed, even if you targeted one, two of these behaviors, your chances improve significantly.

– Andrea Kaye Chomistek

Found on CNN
9 years ago

My biggest worry was my wife had been ill for a while before she got pregnant, and had not fully recovered when she suddenly learned that she was pregnant with five babies, we inquired about the possibility of having the number reduced, but were told that it wasn't possible to abort some babies without putting all [at] risk, and so we decided it was all or nothing and to take the risk. It was my wife's choice, and I supported her.

– Zhang Yongli

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

Imagine if you are driving across the country and there are only two or three pit stops to fuel up and get food and if you don't, it's all or nothing. Either you make it or you don't.

– Eric Stiles

Found on FOX News
9 years ago

I guess it all depends on your nature. Some people can't stand being alone. I love solitude and silence. But when I come out of it, I'm a regular talking machine. It's all or nothing for me.

– Celine Dion

added by anonymous
10 years ago

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