Famous Quotes & Sayings

Sandra Day O'Connor

You have to answer the question, like it or not. And the questions deserve a valid legal response, even if the response isn't one that will be easily understood. You have an obligation as a member of the court to do what you are bound to do under federal law, even if it isn't an attractive resolution from a public standpoint.

John Greenleaf Whittier

Clothe with life the weak intent, Let me be the thing I meant ...

Ashleigh Brilliant

If you can't go around it, over it, or through it, you had better negotiate with it.

Karl Albrecht

Start out with an ideal and end up with a deal.

Benjamin Franklin

Increase in me that wisdom Which discovers my truest interest, Strengthen my resolution To perform that which wisdom dictates.

Anna Julia Cooper

Peace produced by suppression is neither natural nor desirable.

William Shakespeare

Who is so firm that can't be seduced?

Hillary Clinton

We need some leverage with the Russians, because they are not going to come to the negotiating table for a diplomatic resolution, unless there is some leverage over them.

E. Hicks

While we would like to have had some resolution today, we are willing to wait,

Tom Casey

We support the . . . efforts and the proposal they have put forward to find a diplomatic solution to this problem.

Ye Xiaowen

We can establish diplomatic relations with the Vatican very soon if the two principles are accepted. But it is very hard for us to do so if the two principles are violated.

Alexander Rumyantsev

I support diplomatic solutions to all issues at those talks.

Christopher Hill

Everybody has got an interest in solving this problem through diplomatic means. ... There will be a point at which we look at the deadline, but we are not at that point yet,

Larry Greer

There's no indication that they're hiding anything. We just need to wade through the diplomatic process to re-establish ties.

Elliott Abrams

The United States already has in place comprehensive trade sanctions against Sudan, imposed because of the regime's support for terrorism. While we maintain diplomatic relations, we do not staff our embassy there.

Daryl Kimball

What this suggests is that we need more of a robust and effective diplomatic strategy.

David Gross

We want to be very clear, and not necessarily fuzz things up with diplomatic language that may get us in trouble down the road.

Roger Daltrey

I'm not always the most diplomatic person.