Dictating Quotes

Today was a long day because they were killing us out there. They were dictating the tempo and flow of the whole game on offense and defense. - Mike Minter

To teach a child an instrument without first giving him preparatory training and without developing singing, reading and dictating to the highest level along with the playing is to build upon sand. - Zoltan Kodaly

This injury is dictating the end of my career, whether that's this year, next year or whatever... I was able to rehab it and I want to find out if I can still play. Then when I retire I won't have to look back and think I could have had another year or two. I like playing the game, so if it means working hard and getting back in shape to play one more year, I think it's worth it. I know it's worth it. - Steve Yzerman

They're not telling Music Row how to record the songs. But I think more than ever before they're dictating the look and the feel of the genre. - David Bennett

They're dictating that you have to go to zone coverage because they spread you out so much. It's amazing how many empty backfields you see these days. - Corey Chavous

The purpose of No Child Left Behind was ... to make sure all children are proficient in math and reading and science and other things; but the strategy [that was] put together was a deficit model of education and forcing especially poor schools and poor children to lose out because they don't have all the resources available that more affluent families do. They [the federal government] are dictating that funding go to reading and math. - Roger Bordeaux

The president really shouldn't be involved in terms of dictating what course the investigation should take. - Janet Reno

The Post Office and the other companies can't manage the volume... They shouldn't be dictating; they should be negotiating. - Ron Carey

The person who decides is dictating why the costs are what they are. - Ed Bolen

The man has forgotten that being a President is being a servant of the people, not their master. It is the people to tell the President what to do, not the President dictating what should be done. - Dr Kizza Besigye