Famous Quotes & Sayings

Al Sharpton

I've never seen an effective boycott that didn't work.

Johannes Laitenberger

A boycott of Danish goods is by definition a boycott of European goods. We do not consider a boycott of any kind a good means to react.

Johannes Laitenberger

A boycott of Danish goods is by definition a boycott of European goods. A boycott hurts the economic interests of all parties.

Oliver Houston

This boycott is symbolic - one game is not going to cripple the club financially.

Abraham Foxman

It is shocking and ironic that this one-sided boycott effort comes at a time when Israel is making a series of dramatic steps toward peace, including the recent withdrawal from Gaza.

Khalil Dulaimi

After what happenedthe defense team was confronted with only one choice the boycott of a court that has no legitimacy, (is) unconstitutional and has already taken a prior decision to convict the President.

Leith Kubba

Defense lawyers have said they will boycott the next court hearing scheduled for November 28. The High Tribunal is the only one able to rule on this, and is free to appoint other lawyers or choose any other solution.

Peter Power

Any boycott of Danish goods would be seen as a boycott of European goods.

Louis Honore

This is a public uprising. This has spread through the region like wildfire. And the boycott has been practically 100 %.

Charlotte Simonsen

We have never marketed ourselves as a Danish product, we see ourselves as an international brand.

Goeran Persson

When we get to our referendum, nobody will be talking about the Danish referendum,

Niels Bohr

Prediction is very difficult, especially about the future. – Niels Bohr,1885-1962, Danish Physicist

Anders Rasmussen

We deeply respect all religions, including Islam, and it is important for me to tell you that the Danish people have no intention to offend Muslims.

Peder Tuborgh

Freedom of expression is an internal Danish issue, but this has a totally different dimension. This is about Denmark having offended millions of Muslims.

Amiruddin Saud

Starting today (Wednesday), we will halt imports of Danish goods as our way of protesting the publication of the cartoons.

Susanne Bier

A lot of people who live in Denmark will understand Danish but not necessarily speak it.

Amr Khaled

The Danish government should do a lot of things. The government should apologize.

Pierce Brosnan

The Danish filmmakers are a unique breed of filmmakers, with the Dogme films and Lars von Trier.

Chinua Achebe

In my definition I am a protest writer, with restraint.

M. Night Shyamalan

When you say 'fear of the unknown', that is the definition of fear; fear is the unknown, fear is what you do not know, and it's genetically within us so that we feel safe. We feel scared of the woods because we're not familiar with it, and that keeps you safe.

Nick Miller

We have to get everybody on the same page. Everybody had their own definition of what is appropriate and inappropriate.

Charles Sanders Peirce

The definition of definition is at bottom just what the maxim of pragmatism expresses.

The Edge

What a song is is a subjective thing. There's no one real definition for it.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

We define ourselves as intelligent. That's odd, because we're doing the definition - We're creating our own definition and saying, 'We are intelligent!'

Dennis Brown

But when you have to deal with notes, and to be able to make a full definition of what a sound is - if you are not around that environment, then you'll find you lose that feel, that momentum, you lose all that.

Bill Gates

The only definition by which Americas best days are behind it is on a purely relative basis.

Bill Joy

The standard definition of AI is that which we don't understand.

Ed Asner

I will always have enough money to last the rest of my life...as long as I don't buy anything.

Lou D'Ermilio

We acknowledge it's a valuable graphic enhancement. Unfortunately, in this economic climate, we've been forced to tighten our belt, and it's an expensive enhancement.

Stephen Leeb

We are probably on the verge of an economic recovery.

Mary Farrell

We are at a moment here in economic time that things are really going remarkably well on virtually all fronts and that's why you see the market at all-time highs.

Phil Pantano

We want everyone to understand what we've done and what we plan to do. We're talking about jobs, investment and economic opportunity.

Bill Maher

We survived the 1980's. Back then, the economic program was called 'trickle down.' That actually meant they were pissing on you. How the whole theory goes was this: 'We have all the money. If we drop some, it's yours. Go for it.'

Chris Lynch

There is no question that there is going to be an economic impact from the expansion in the short term. We're unsure at this point as to how great the impact will be.

Khalid Malik

There is no question that more can be done to mend the gap that so often triggers social unrest when economic growth on a national scale leaves the poor and disadvantaged behind.

Natalie Massenet

Even without an economic downturn, women sometimes want to keep their shopping habits to themselves.

Hamid-Reza Asefi

We regard the European proposals as an initial and not the final proposal.

James Monroe

In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, not does it comport with our policy so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defence.

Jason Winston George

American television tends to move faster than European or U.K. television.

Martin Winterkorn

Americans are as they are. We have to accept this. Lots of Europeans forget that.

Patrizio Pazzaglia

This (IPO) represents a test for the sector. We've been disappointed with results - and this isn't an Italian phenomenon, but a European one.

Gary Hanson

It's very different from a European tour. In Miami, our range of services will be the same as the range of services in Cleveland.

Brian Shea

For many of the European insurers, Katrina will likely push the full-year 2005 (earnings) to an above-average year with respect to large losses.

John Hutton

For many Europeans the next decade looks to be filled with threats rather than opportunities.

Pascal Lamy

It is the Europeans and the Americans that must budge,

Ricardo Garcia

We're going to do it a little different. We're going to trade goods for services.

Sir Jones

They represent a growing market for value-added goods that we can produce and deliver.

Junichi Makino

There is uncertainty over the trend of imports of IT (information technology) goods in the US, where IT investment is running at a historically high level,

Adrian Bowyer

People can start manufacturing goods at a low price,

Fred Williams

A number of pawn shops and sporting goods stores were hit,

Pat Buchanan

We'll keep your goods out unless you let our goods in.

John Berthoud

Every person in the U.S., including those here illegally, would help to pay for government whenever they purchase goods and services.

Evan Kohlmann

You have some from poor families, some jobless. You also have individuals that come from wealthy families, that come from a life of privilege and substance and material goods and material wealth.

Ron Paul

We have to restore confidence that the marketplace can deliver services as well as it can goods.

Robbie Earl

It's kind of a double-edged sword. In a way I didn't care, but it kind of hurts knowing the (numbers) you put up and not be respected that way.

Gary Giancola

They didn't outwork us, they didn't outplay us. That's what hurts so much.

Glen Mason

It really hurts. It hurts more than when you get killed.

Irwin Cotler

Do you know what hurts me? If you do not know what hurts me, then how can you love me?

Kevin Bardsley

That's why, when we hurt, I think he hurts too, because I think he always wanted us to be happy,

Drew Neitzel

You never want to lose to your rival. It hurts. But more importantly, it hurts in the Big Ten race. We're going to have to win out to have a chance.

Lindsay Bowen

We didn't want to go out this way. It hurts a lot right now.

Czech Proverb

Better a lie that soothes than a truth that hurts

Mike Getkin

This one hurts really bad. You can't take an out off, and you have to play all 21.

George Zoffinger

It is very important for interests to be disclosed. I support the new policy and I think it is a very positive thing.

Martha Stewart

This is what truly interests us, why we all come to work every day ... our passion is and always should be to make life better,

Doug Booher

It's a wide-open system because people have a lot of different interests ... we want to try to have something for everyone.

Dennis Woodward

Australia's trying to tread a tightrope between our various trading interests and our strategic alliances.

Andrew Wheat

The sky's the limit on what these interests will spend on this fight.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Special interests don't like me in Sacramento because I'm always kicking their butts.

Dan Shechtman

Select a subject that interests you and make an effort to become an expert in that field. I promise you, if you make the effort, and you become an expert, you will have a wonderful career.

Theodore Roosevelt

Public right comes first and private interests second.

Sen. Argenziano

The state will have a better procurement practice in safeguarding the interests of the state and the people.