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There is no hopelessness, there is ignorance. There are no unsolvable problems in this life, there are only people who do not know how to fight and endure, and look for a way out. There is no way out except from the grave. But “No, I have a special case,” “God forbid, it’s easy to say.” – Narsha Bulgakbaev	added by nbulgakbaev 1 year ago
I think the village of Huwara needs to be erased, i think the State of Israel needs to do this, and not – God forbid – private citizens. – Bezalel Smotrich	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I would say that regardless of your politics, Republican or Democrat, this is a serious problem for New Yorkers and a problem you must deal with before, God forbid, your phone rings, much of the conversation around bail reform has become nothing more than a boxing match over which elections are being decided. – Ethan Williams	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
For the first time in my life – even in the late ‘80s and ’90s when the crime rate was killing 2,000 people a year – I never felt as unsafe as I do now just walking around and God forbid, sometimes we take the subway home from WABC, and you’re hearing about an assault on the subway almost every other day. – David Paterson	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight, even at the ruler's bidding. – Sun Tzu	added by TF2Soldier 2 years ago
He should be soundly defeated, it should start in the Republican Party - grow a backbone ! Stand up to this guy ! And heaven forbid if he gets the nomination, he needs to be defeated roundly and sent back to Mar-a-Lago. – Hillary Clinton	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I see this approval from the Biden administration as being an insurance policy on their part, it's a way to allow people to get Moderna COVID-19 vaccine or the additional booster. But it also provides them with the flexibility so that should BA.2 be worse than we're expecting, they can then quickly roll it out. or God forbid, should there be another variant in the next couple of months that requires another booster they can quickly roll it out. So I'm reading it that way. – Megan Ranney	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It's a way to allow people to get Moderna COVID-19 vaccine or the additional booster. But it also provides them with the flexibility so that should BA.2 be worse than we're expecting, they can then quickly roll it out. or God forbid, should there be another variant in the next couple of months that requires another booster they can quickly roll it out. So I'm reading it that way. – Megan Ranney	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It’s all social media drama, kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson is high-profiled where, God forbid, if something did happen, who do you think Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson’re going to point fingers to ? As much street clout Kanye has, or whatever you want to call it, he’s not stupid … And Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson is certainly not Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson the Plumber who might have more to worry about [ in terms of security ]. I think it’s all social media drama, absolutely. – Steve Stanulis	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
We're very, very concerned that one of these is going to jump to a building, and God forbid it jumps to a building that has people living in it, a lot of these second stories here are all apartments, and many of them are old, wooden structures. – Mark Ryavec	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
At that time, frankly, I didn't even know I was protesting. I thought I was doing what's right, i was just doing what I would have wanted someone to do for me if that happened to me, god forbid, or someone that I loved. – Nupol Kiazolu	Found on CNN 2 years ago
God forbid Gov. Elder should replace Dianne Feinstein, they are afraid I am going to replace Dianne Feinstein with a Republican, which I most certainly would do. And Mark Levin radio show would be an earthquake in Washington, D.C. – Larry Elder	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Shame on us if we sit here in July and don’t do something to increase the vaccination rates and then we can’t open schools or have a situation where, God forbid, the economy takes another hit because businesses have to shut back down. – Kathleen Sebelius	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
At the end of the day, cruise ships have motors, propellers and rudders, and God forbid we can't operate in the state of Florida for whatever reason, then there are other states that we do operate from, and we can operate from Royal Caribbean for a ship that otherwise would have gone to Florida. – Del Rio	Found on CNN 3 years ago
At the end of the day, cruise ships have General Motors, propellers and rudders, and God forbid we can't operate in the state of Florida for whatever reason, then there are other states that we do operate from, and we can operate from Royal Caribbean for a ship that otherwise would have gone to Florida. – Del Rio	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I just felt it's my responsibility to find some way of protecting my family if God forbid something worse happens when I'm not at home. – Scott Kane	Found on CNN 3 years ago
My wife was shaken up, my daughter was in tears, i just felt it's my responsibility to find some way of protecting my family if God forbid something worse happens when I'm not at home. – Scott Kane	Found on CNN 3 years ago
What can we do ? We can't forbid people from buying it. – Frederic Rouzaud	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I owe Ben Moor a debt of gratitude because, if heaven forbid something had happened to my husband, I would never have talked to him again, and Ben Moor was that person who allowed me to speak to him. – Kerri Hurley	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I was going into a place where people had guns and God forbid somebody brought a gun to me and decided to shoot me. Like, I wanted to be protected which I ended up having to protect Kyle Rittenhouse. – Kyle Rittenhouse	Found on CNN 4 years ago
God forbid we get great data and it comes out of the Data and Safety Monitoring Board and the FDA finds that it meets their standards, and we aren't ready to distribute, we need to be ready for all contingencies and that's why the CDC is doing this. – Alex Azar	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Laws which prescribe what everyone must believe, and forbid men to say or write anything against this or that opinion, are often passed to gratify, or rather to appease the anger of those who cannot abide independent minds. – Baruch Spinoza	added by Normando 4 years ago
We don't want any test that might tell somebody that they're fine to reenter society and their workplace and then be wrong. That would carry a risk that that person could get sick, or God forbid, even die from this disease. – Ania Wajnberg	Found on CNN 4 years ago
It's rough. But today is about pushing so some of this doesn't happen again to her or God forbid anybody else. – Brandon Waltman	Found on CNN 4 years ago

There is no hopelessness, there is ignorance. There are no unsolvable problems in this life, there are only people who do not know how to fight and endure, and look for a way out. There is no way out except from the grave. But “No, I have a special case,” “God forbid, it’s easy to say.”

– Narsha Bulgakbaev

added by nbulgakbaev
1 year ago

I think the village of Huwara needs to be erased, i think the State of Israel needs to do this, and not – God forbid – private citizens.

– Bezalel Smotrich

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I would say that regardless of your politics, Republican or Democrat, this is a serious problem for New Yorkers and a problem you must deal with before, God forbid, your phone rings, much of the conversation around bail reform has become nothing more than a boxing match over which elections are being decided.

– Ethan Williams

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

For the first time in my life – even in the late ‘80s and ’90s when the crime rate was killing 2,000 people a year – I never felt as unsafe as I do now just walking around and God forbid, sometimes we take the subway home from WABC, and you’re hearing about an assault on the subway almost every other day.

– David Paterson

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

If fighting is sure to result in victory, then you must fight, even though the ruler forbid it; if fighting will not result in victory, then you must not fight, even at the ruler's bidding.

– Sun Tzu

added by TF2Soldier
2 years ago

He should be soundly defeated, it should start in the Republican Party - grow a backbone ! Stand up to this guy ! And heaven forbid if he gets the nomination, he needs to be defeated roundly and sent back to Mar-a-Lago.

– Hillary Clinton

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I see this approval from the Biden administration as being an insurance policy on their part, it's a way to allow people to get Moderna COVID-19 vaccine or the additional booster. But it also provides them with the flexibility so that should BA.2 be worse than we're expecting, they can then quickly roll it out. or God forbid, should there be another variant in the next couple of months that requires another booster they can quickly roll it out. So I'm reading it that way.

– Megan Ranney

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It's a way to allow people to get Moderna COVID-19 vaccine or the additional booster. But it also provides them with the flexibility so that should BA.2 be worse than we're expecting, they can then quickly roll it out. or God forbid, should there be another variant in the next couple of months that requires another booster they can quickly roll it out. So I'm reading it that way.

– Megan Ranney

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It’s all social media drama, kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson is high-profiled where, God forbid, if something did happen, who do you think Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson’re going to point fingers to ? As much street clout Kanye has, or whatever you want to call it, he’s not stupid … And Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson is certainly not Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson the Plumber who might have more to worry about [ in terms of security ]. I think it’s all social media drama, absolutely.

– Steve Stanulis

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We're very, very concerned that one of these is going to jump to a building, and God forbid it jumps to a building that has people living in it, a lot of these second stories here are all apartments, and many of them are old, wooden structures.

– Mark Ryavec

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

At that time, frankly, I didn't even know I was protesting. I thought I was doing what's right, i was just doing what I would have wanted someone to do for me if that happened to me, god forbid, or someone that I loved.

– Nupol Kiazolu

Found on CNN
2 years ago

God forbid Gov. Elder should replace Dianne Feinstein, they are afraid I am going to replace Dianne Feinstein with a Republican, which I most certainly would do. And Mark Levin radio show would be an earthquake in Washington, D.C.

– Larry Elder

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Shame on us if we sit here in July and don’t do something to increase the vaccination rates and then we can’t open schools or have a situation where, God forbid, the economy takes another hit because businesses have to shut back down.

– Kathleen Sebelius

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

At the end of the day, cruise ships have motors, propellers and rudders, and God forbid we can't operate in the state of Florida for whatever reason, then there are other states that we do operate from, and we can operate from Royal Caribbean for a ship that otherwise would have gone to Florida.

– Del Rio

Found on CNN
3 years ago

At the end of the day, cruise ships have General Motors, propellers and rudders, and God forbid we can't operate in the state of Florida for whatever reason, then there are other states that we do operate from, and we can operate from Royal Caribbean for a ship that otherwise would have gone to Florida.

– Del Rio

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I just felt it's my responsibility to find some way of protecting my family if God forbid something worse happens when I'm not at home.

– Scott Kane

Found on CNN
3 years ago

My wife was shaken up, my daughter was in tears, i just felt it's my responsibility to find some way of protecting my family if God forbid something worse happens when I'm not at home.

– Scott Kane

Found on CNN
3 years ago

What can we do ? We can't forbid people from buying it.

– Frederic Rouzaud

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I owe Ben Moor a debt of gratitude because, if heaven forbid something had happened to my husband, I would never have talked to him again, and Ben Moor was that person who allowed me to speak to him.

– Kerri Hurley

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I was going into a place where people had guns and God forbid somebody brought a gun to me and decided to shoot me. Like, I wanted to be protected which I ended up having to protect Kyle Rittenhouse.

– Kyle Rittenhouse

Found on CNN
4 years ago

God forbid we get great data and it comes out of the Data and Safety Monitoring Board and the FDA finds that it meets their standards, and we aren't ready to distribute, we need to be ready for all contingencies and that's why the CDC is doing this.

– Alex Azar

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Laws which prescribe what everyone must believe, and forbid men to say or write anything against this or that opinion, are often passed to gratify, or rather to appease the anger of those who cannot abide independent minds.

– Baruch Spinoza

added by Normando
4 years ago

We don't want any test that might tell somebody that they're fine to reenter society and their workplace and then be wrong. That would carry a risk that that person could get sick, or God forbid, even die from this disease.

– Ania Wajnberg

Found on CNN
4 years ago

It's rough. But today is about pushing so some of this doesn't happen again to her or God forbid anybody else.

– Brandon Waltman

Found on CNN
4 years ago

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