. . . I wrote a letter to Thomas Pynchon asking, Can I have your permission to try to make an [adaptation] of your book? And I had no idea that he would answer me, because he's pretty elusive. But he did send a letter back that said, Yes, you can do that - as long as the only instrument in the opera is a banjo. I thought, That's an interesting way of saying No.
Mozart's music gives us permission to live.
We like what we like, we want what we want, and nobody needs to give us permission to feel that way!
When under attack, no country is obligated to collect permission slips from allies to strike back.
What a strange thing - that musicians grant permission to places like Ubuweb, and then because it's free, it'll probably be listened to more often than something that is still wrestling with this idea of making a profit.
No man is above the law and no man is below it: nor do we ask any man's permission when we ask him to obey it.
If you decide that you cannot beat a temptation, what you are really doing is giving yourself permission to be irresponsible.
Linking without permission is stealing. Period, end of story.
The internet has opened the door for millions of businesses to do things differently, because there are other assets now, assets that can transcend location. Your permission to talk to customers, your reputation, your unique products-you can build a business around them online.
It was more exciting when I didn't know I had permission.
You are an adult, and you can dress up whenever you want to. You don't need permission anymore! If you wake up next tuesday, and you feel like being Batman, go for it! And then you go to work, and your boss will look up and go "who are you," and you can say: "I am Batman. That's who I am, who are you?"
Don't ask permission to be happy. Don't beg for forgiveness. Just do it.
To ask people's permission to take their pictures? Sometimes it feels right to ask, but I will not ask, unless it is essential to do so. If you asked all the time, you would miss everything. With the exception of portraits, it is generally bad news if people are looking at the camera.
You need to get one thing done well, or else you don't have permission to do anything else.
Who is this Renaissance? Where did he come from? Who gave him permission to cram the Republic with his execrable daubs?
Here's the way the licensing works. . . If you write a song, nobody can record your song before you do without your permission. But, once the song is recorded, they can get what's called a 'compulsory license', and they can record the tune, but they have to pay you royalties.
If there was one truth Evie had learned in her short life, it was that forgiveness was easier to seek than permission. She didn’t plan to ask for either one.
Give yourself permission to smile a lot today. In fact, why not make it a habit!
Permission marketing is marketing without interruptions.
Give yourself permission to make the story bigger.