Underrepresented employees already have to overcome discriminatory barriers in their careers; they shouldn't be expected to volunteer their time to help their companies do the same.
We have to overcome the practice of male domination - even though it's changing, and changing in Liberia quite drastically.
From Drew Barrymore to Robert Downey Jr., there's a long list of people who have faced their troubles, wildly overcome them, and succeeded.
A nail is driven out by another nail. Habit is overcome by habit.
When I was in the Maine Senate and proposed Maine RX - a plan to lower prescription drug costs by forcing the pharmaceutical companies to negotiate - I was told by many people that it was too big an idea, and we couldn't overcome opposition from the drug companies.
My faith helps me overcome such negative emotions and find my equilibrium.
Somebody will be able to overcome any encryption technique you use!
There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome; to be got over.
Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.
I'm interested in people who have to overcome obstacles, people who are not sheltered by the umbrella of the establishment, marginals.
Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.
I don't know how to overcome this perception that I'm extravagant.
The only force that can overcome an idea and a faith is another and better idea and faith, positively and fearlessly upheld.
Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.
We can overcome evil with greater good.
People who are underprivileged have more to grieve and have more to overcome.
The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in the world.
We needed 40 years to overcome East Germany. Sometimes in history, one has to be prepared for the long haul and not ask after four months if it still makes sense to keep up our demands.
To intoxicate the masses until they were heady with the wine of inspiration was all I lived for. To me, this was elixir... I wax lyrical. I literally am overcome, and this is transmitted to my listeners.
I replaced three joints in my hips and one in my knee. I'm hoping that other knee doesn't have to be done. It's one of the toughest things to overcome.
