Famous Quotes & Sayings

Lakhdar Brahimi

It also seems that the Afghans themselves want to avail themselves of this opportunity and all recognize that the UN is uniquely qualified to help bring them together.

Cindy Moore

It is in the best interest of Afghan people if the election is held in a peaceful environment. A peaceful election is a success of the Afghan people.

William T. Vollmann

'In the nineteenth century, we beat the British more than once,' Afghans often told me. 'In the twentieth century, we beat the Russians. In the twenty-first, if we have to, we'll beat the Americans!'

Lynsey Addario

The first time I visited Afghanistan in May 2000, I was 26 years old, and the country was under Taliban rule. I went there to document Afghan women and landmine victims.

David Edwards

The film observes these people in the course of their daily routines, and hears the stories they tell about their past and present lives and their concerns for the future. The film is about the ways in which foreigner and Afghan warily co-exist in the city, each relying on the other, but neither sure of the other's intentions.

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

The majority of Afghans do not see the Americans as foreign occupiers who must be defeated. Instead, they are hungry for the Americans to step up and help them make their country safer, their government cleaner and their economy stronger. They are disappointed because the international community has done too little, not too much.

Hamid Karzai

and not to forget the Muslim Afghan population who they assisted during their jihad against the Soviet occupation.

Anand Gopal

In 2012, I received a phone call from the family of Arsala Rahmani, the Afghan senator with whom I'd become friendly. That morning, a gunman had pulled up alongside Rahmani's vehicle, idling in a crowded intersection, and shot him point blank.

Anand Gopal

When US-led forces toppled the Taliban government in November 2001, Afghans celebrated the downfall of a reviled and discredited regime.

Douglas Porter

I suspect there will be enough positive news in other areas to persuade consumers there is a light at the end of the tunnel and that the economy is moving to better times, but it will be a gradual process, and confidence may be flat in the next couple of months.

John Eade

I think investors should be ready to buy on the dips, particularly in long-term focus areas like technology or health care.

Bruce Schneider

I think in general things are getting worse, not better. There are lots of little victories. Spam is one of our industries shining victories. But there are lots of areas where we aren't doing very well.

Nancy Bell

It can seem so complicated, but to me it's really not all that complicated, ... There are certain areas we would never want to see developed.

Alireza Jafarzadeh

It can carry a nuclear warhead and it allows the regime to reach areas in far distances,

Graeme Smith

He (Clark) was unbelievable. He got the ball in the right areas and got it to go both ways.

Maurice Luque

Having an engine dedicated to the valley is a step in the right direction so other units may remain in their respective areas for proper coverage.

Alex Honnold

I think it's great that so many people are enjoying climbing. I've always loved climbing; I don't see why other people wouldn't enjoy it just as much. As long as everyone does their best to respect the areas in which they're climbing, I don't see how the growth of the sport could be a bad thing.

Anibal Reluz

It could get better, but all in all, we did good. It's experience and it's the first time. We took care of all the areas we need to take care of.

Rich Lyons

This was a good ball game for us. I think the potential has always been there. We just came out and gave a team effort tonight. We attacked their pressure then came back down and played pretty solid defense.

Wendee Warg

I thought we played great in the first half. We moved the ball on offense and attacked the basket and played pretty good defense. We were playing with a lot of confidence.

Karl Rove

He (Gore) attacked Governor Bush as being unworthy of being president for having some of the same views that he now compliments his running mate for having. I guess it's risky if you are a Republican to have those views, but it's courageous if you are Joe Lieberman,

Jacques Martin

Our leaders stepped up. Olli got two goals. They had a strong game, his line. And I liked how we attacked in overtime. We didn't sit back.

Manu Ginobili

I played more aggressively tonight with more pace and that was helpful to our effort. We moved the ball very well and attacked the basket very hard. It was similar to Game 1, but we finished at the rim. They are playing great basketball and we really have to respect them going into the next game.

Geno Auriemma

In the second half, we really got inside them and really attacked and created a lot of those fouls.

Eddie Quick

In the second half, we attacked and got great contributions. At halftime, I told our guys we have to get them to go faster. You're taking a chance, but you can't sit back and let them play their offense.

Debby Wilson

If you were an enterprise that was attacked by this worm, the pain was very real. There was disruption of the network and a big investment in terms of getting everything back to a recovery state.

Joe Lieberman

In some sense, not just the Gulf Coast was attacked but America's self-confidence.

Harry Reid

Katrina makes it clear this government has failed, ... We must find out why immediately to make sure the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina never happens again.

Rem Murray

It caused my head to turn totally to the left, and it was frozen there for quite some time,

O. Singh

He is subject to no one else s rule, and the Lord, the King, causes everyone to fall at his feet.

Steve Sanford

There are a lot of species that come for landscaping, for pets, that don't cause problems. We didn't write a definition that would be bulletproof.

Bernard Baumohl

There are signs that indicate economic strength might strain the economy, which would cause inflation.

Carlos Larreategui

Having him back in Ecuador will cause a lot of noise, but it will not destabilize the government.

Doug Smith

I think it's cause for concern but not alarm.

Todd Alexander

I think it's an important process. We have to make sure our school environment stays conducive to learning, and unfortunately sometimes that means removing students who cause disruptions.

Walter Cunningham

I think it's important, because we have so many children, who are, more or less like latch-key children, or children who are on their own. They need a plan. This gives them a plan, rather than keeping all this to themselves, which festers and causes more problems internally. Now they know who to go to for help.

Yogi Berra

Nobody comes here anymore, its too crowded

W. Hull

We're long past the point where individual cities, especially in the crowded urban areas, can go it alone. It is now time to work together.

Shannon Lewis

The market out here has been incredible. We wanted to start out small, but we really need to expand already. It's just too crowded now, and we only have one dressing room.

Sen. Siplin

They have a right to march, but you can't yell fire in a crowded theater.

Jon Fisher

When we get to the waterfall, it could be crowded or empty. We never know.

James Blunt

You're beautifulIt's trueI saw your face In a crowded placeand I dont know what to docause I will never be with you

Stephen Wright

When I'm not in my right mind, my left mind gets pretty crowded

Travis Bradberry

Even in a crowded room, likable leaders make people feel like they're having a one-on-one conversation, as if they're the only person in the room that matters. And, for that moment, they are. Likable leaders communicate on a very personal, emotional level.

Marc Shmuger

There's only so much room. I think crowded is the fair term to describe the marketplace right now.

Donald Rumsfeld

It has to have forces which are not paper forces,

Jackie Williams

The hardship and inconvenience of traveling forces many people out.

Douglas Wood

The Iraqi forces did a very good job of saving me.

George Casey

The development of the Iraqi security forces is very much on track,

Dan Harel

All in all this is a victory for the security forces and for the settlers.

Eddie Compass

Once the voluntary evacuation has taken place, we will concentrate our resources and our forces on the mandatory evacuation.

Muqtada al Sadr

The U.S.-led forces have the money, weapons and huge numbers, but these things are not going to weaken our will because God is with us.

John Linder

The U.S. Forces are winning in Iraq. It is to be hoped that they will win at home also.

James Woolsey

They are looking hard for technology to get leverage with their conventional forces and to move more quickly than they have been able to in the past into the world of computers, electronics and so on.

Jim Cooper

Congress as a whole is less popular than it's been since polling was invented.

Mikhail Gorbachev

I don't think Russia is setting this as a goal; I don't think this should be Russia's goal. I think even the United States doesn't need to be a superpower. China doesn't need to be a superpower. It's a different world.

Pat Robertson

I've managed stations.