The first thing to say is that the ordinary criminal law in this country, the Human Rights Act, the Children's Act, all of the laws of the country take precedence, but what I'm also saying is that within the context of a secular country, which Britain now kind of is, or at least a country which purports to be relatively equal between religions, there should be some scope for allowing faith communities to govern themselves - subject to it being consensual and subject to everyone's human rights being observed.
Never let your heart take precedence over reason, otherwise you will have problems.
Journalism has become a sort of competitive screeching: what is trivial but noisy and immediate takes precedence over important matters that develop over time.
One may desire a spurious respect and precedence among one's fellow monks, and the veneration of outsiders. "Both monks and laity should think it was my doing. They should accept my authority in all matters great or small. " This is a fool's way of thinking. His self-seeking and conceit just increase.
Unless I understand the Cross, I cannot understand why my commitment to what is right must be precedence over what I prefer.
. . . the desire for truth must take precedence over all other desires.
Kylie Minogue is the greatest thing that has happened to Australian music.
A profound political question is suddenly on the table: Must the country continue to give precedence to private financial gain and market determinism over human lives and broad public values?
Interfaith dialogue is a must today, and the first step in establishing it is forgetting the past, ignoring polemical arguments, and giving precedence to common points, which far outnumber polemical ones.
It has been surprising to me that so few conservatives have voiced concern over the precedence that are being set in favor of suppression by this so-called conservative administration.
As is always the case when peace takes precedence over liberty, neither is achieved.
In all things, the heart must take precedence. The heart rules over all things, and all things come from the heart.
Beware of those who would pit the dead prophets against the living prophets, for the living prophets always take precedence.
If you let social activities take precedence over your academic activities, then you will soon lose your basketball activities.
Principles of motion take precedence over sequence of motion.
The French want to regain control of their own country. They want to determine the course of their own economy and their immigration policies. They want their own laws to take precedence over those of the European Union.
There's no precedent for women philosophers and there's no precedence for most of the things I did.
If any earthly institution or custom conflicts with God's will, it is your Christian duty to oppose it. You must never allow the transitory, evanescent demands of man-made institutions to take precedence over the eternal demands of the Almighty God.
We've lost touch and allowed technology to take precedence over organic nature. But let's not forget that those microchips in our computers came from elements of the earth.
That's been my main interest for the last 15 years, is to really make sure the story and the characters take precedence over everything else, and that I give them everything I can to make them exist as actual people.
