Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kenneth Langone

When then-New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sued me in 2003 over my stewardship as a director of the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE's legal expenses were more than $100 million, which made it perhaps the priciest litigation in the state's history.

Sen Hooser

We need both. I think you need the cooperation of the attorney general.

Tom Hildebrand

I believe the (Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission) expects me to express remorse, but I don?t see where there was even a conflict.

Pat Leahy

I am sorry that they had to go in after him this way, but I don't know what choice the attorney general had. The father actually had custody, legal custody of this child for the last nine days. The relatives in Miami would not give him up.

Jerry Berman

but there is potential serious collateral damage to our Constitution and civil liberties in the attorney general's bill.

Lara Ramsburg

Based upon parameters that are dictated by a court settlement, the attorney general often consults with the governor, but the final determination as to how the monies are returned to the people of the state lies with the Attorney General's Office, again, based upon the parameters that are dictated by the court.

John Cousins

Basically all we can do is get a bankruptcy attorney and get in line.

John Schmidt

One would have thought that a former attorney general wouldn't be doing that.

Mark Cooper

One wonders whether the government showed up with a court order or an opinion letter from the attorney general. The Bells should at the very least inquire about the law that governs their situation. I hope a conversation ensued after the government made the request.

Edward Bastian

These losses emphasize the need for the urgency with which we have to pursue route network and revenue improvements and the use of the bankruptcy process to reduce the cost and complexity of our business.

E. Hicks

We're a company in bankruptcy and have been operating on borrowed money.

Jim Donahue

Credit card companies, credit unions, many retailers, as well as the American people, have lobbied for bankruptcy reform for years.

Bradley Belt

nothing in the bankruptcy code requires companies to skip their pension funding payments.

Jerry Weller

Restrict bankruptcy rules.

Michael Ward

I don't think it gets them out of their obligations. They have to find solutions and I do not believe bankruptcy is an option.

Howard Davidowitz

Kmart went into bankruptcy a cadaver and it'll come out of it a cadaver,

Bill Dreher

I really would be surprised if they filed. The part of the equation that is missing in a typical bankruptcy situation is that vendors are not clamping down on them. Vendors are not limiting the distribution of merchandise.

Alan Martin

The cost will be borne by the bankruptcy estate. It is not completely clear how broad the scope will be. All of these administrative expenses must be paid at the time the repayment plan is implemented. That is a big deal.

Michael Baird

The bottom line is, even if the player was unaware they've been given the drug, the test doesn't require intent. The standard is so strict, if the NFL wants to enforce it strictly, you're basically sunk.

Frederick Moran

The cable division came in with 13 percent cash-flow growth, which is basically the strongest we're going to see out of the whole cable industry this quarter, ... They're showing some real power.

Bill Richardson

And the president is basically saying, on Social Security, 'This is my issue. This is my proposal. Take it or leave it.'

Bob Hill

I've basically just played since I moved to The Villages. I had played in maybe 20 or 30 games before that.

Majel Barrett

So we all got basically what we wanted, and as far as the women are concerned, he figured that 30 good women could handle a crew of 300 anyway. So that's how we ended up with our crew.

John Perkins

So we make this big loan, most of it comes back to the United States, the country is left with the debt plus lots of interest, and they basically become our servants, our slaves. It's an empire. There's no two ways about it. It's a huge empire. It's been extremely successful.

Nick Saban

So that was basically the end of that.

David Greenwald

So you pick out a small lesion in the lung and really focus on it, pinpoint the treatment as opposed to treating a larger area, ... It reduces toxicity and allows you to deliver a very high dose. That's basically where radiation is evolving.

Dennis Curtin

So you have a person who is basically on vacation in Las Vegas for a week and is being paid and not taking vacation time.