Famous Quotes & Sayings

Robert Kerr

Kenya is a multi-party democracy and a modern world which has a benefit of hundred years of experience and debate from around the world on the subject of free speech and the accumulated wisdom that a free press is the essence of democratic governance, which makes government action during the standard raid so mystifying.

Ira Loss

I suspect that this is a relatively isolated event. I don't think there's a crime wave under way in biology research. These actions usually come about because someone is under tremendous pressure to perform.

Tom Daschle

It again demonstrates why we have to address the infrastructure of our intelligence-gathering analysis and the actions that are taken as a result of that analysis, ... We've got a lot of work to do, and this is just the most recent reminder that we've got a problem here and it's got to be fixed and it's got to be done this year.

Kofi Annan

I think it is all right for one ambassador to come and push, but an ambassador always has to remember that there are 190 others who will have to be convinced, or a vast majority of them, for action to take place,

Jim Talent

I think Iran needs to know that that option is there, and then we can hope that, you know, Security Council action or negotiations of some kind will work. So yeah, I think it?s essential that it be an option.

Winston Churchill

It becomes still more difficult to reconcile Japanese action with prudence or even sanity. What kind of people do they think we are?

Art Larson

It appears to be highly subjective. This survey is giving more weight to words over action.

Richard Holbrooke

He was a communist opportunist and became an opportunistic nationalist. His actions led to the deaths of over 300,000 people, four wars, the instability in Europe, creation of criminal gangs ... he was never going to see daylight again and that was appropriate and now he's gone.

Ken McBride

He wanted to cover more ground and make more cases. He was a man of action.

Les King

A lot of people simply look at this committee as an ineffective advisory group with no teeth to get results.

Cindy Beavers

Right now we're getting the word out through the radio stations and of course we're sending an advisory to the television stations as well because all the 249 and 868 prefixes are affected. That basically covers Wrightwood, Phelan and Pinion Hills. Cell phones are also affected.

Jack Ringel

That's where Quincy can make a favorable impression. The thing about Quincy is he does great in his individual workouts, so whatever (the advisory committee) says, you have to consider that it's very early in the draft process.

Elliot Mincberg

You never want a situation where someone has a veto power, ... But having parents at the front end, serving on an advisory committee ... can be extremely useful and actually insulate districts against attacks on books because parents have been involved.

Claudia Corbin

Community support of our program is outstanding. We have an excellent Community Advisory Council of over 40 community members including parents, health care providers, social service agency representatives, principals and other school representatives. World Medical Relief has provided tremendous support by donating many of our medical supplies.

Carol Woods

We have a very strong parent advisory association. Parents are very much part of the students' success.

Michael Greene

That FDA advisory is one of my all-time pet peeves.

Mayor Mulder

My vision is to have an advisory board for everything that we as a commission defined as a priority. That way, we will really know that we are representing our citizenry when we implement a new ordinance or make a change. I think that's important.

Maurice Stilwell

The advisory boards let the companies understand some of the cultural aspects of doing business in those countries, the regulatory environment and the protocols. Within months we can help build networks and credibility that would otherwise take years to develop.

Floyd Reese

Kevin has been extremely durable just year after year. Kevin is one of those guys who understands what winning is and knows how to win and can help everybody along that way.

Lesley Garrett

Just walking along Shaftesbury Avenue gave me such a buzz - it still does - and communicating with an audience through music is still the biggest thrill in the world.

Rick Rubin

He is one of the few people who can get on a stage in an arena in front of any audience anywhere in the world and and play original songs for hours (that) everyone would be familiar with and sing along to. The list of people whose music has this power could be counted on one hand, tops.

Hasim Rahman

He knows when he fights me, along with the whipping comes a little trash-talking. I know one thing he won't be faking it November 12th.

Jason Dean

He jumped right in and helped us. Of course, we were doing everything; traffic patrol and trying to keep a high presence in the area when the power was out, he, along with all the men and women of the department did a real good job and I'm pleased with everybody. Being the new guy I thought he handled himself very well during the hurricane because there was a lot of hours worked and not a lot of sleep.

Bruce Bochy

Greenie's coming along faster than we thought. He's feeling pretty good with it, and he's got the OK to do just about everything.

Thorsten Fischer

Half of the refining industry's capacity is located alongside the Gulf of Mexico.

Bruce Gunter

We are going to miss this senior group. They were a pretty good group. We have some players coming along from a 14-4 junior varsity team, so we're not losing the cupboards so to speak.

Bob DuPuy

There are still some fundamental economic differences. We've said all along our goal is get a lease and we're going to continue to work on it. I don't think it'll be done Friday. We're probably looking at next week.

Ruth Rendell

I think we all fear appearing foolish in public. We don't want to be laughed at.

Lorraine Shinn

All of a sudden, all of these cashier's checks start appearing and money orders. To me, money orders equal cash.

Howard Sherman

A major film or TV star appearing on Broadway, or in any theater for that matter, brings with them a number of assets.

William Young

I see no basis for an attorney appearing on television for any reason in this case, ... This case is not going to be tried in the press.

J. J. Johnson

The whole world knows what Duncan told us because we released a summary prior to his appearing before the committee.

Peta Todd

I hope I helped change people's preconceptions about 'Page 3' girls by appearing on Newsnight and at the Oxford Union debate.

Amadeu Tardio

We expect that the difficulties that are appearing now can be resolved in the coming hours before the deadline.

Gregg Downer

The fact that we are appearing in two consecutive state finals is a tremendous accomplishment. Kobe will always be a part of our legacy. But I think we have proven there is some life after Kobe, and our kids are very proud of that.

Anthony Chan

Now, with the economic recovery appearing to be somewhat in place and the central bank not lowering rates, we see people trying to get in at the gates before rates start to rise.

Donald E. Graham

I was lucky to become a Facebook board member in late 2008. Restricted stock units granted me at the time have increased many times in value.

Bruce Nelson

Just walking on board brings up a lot of wonderful memories.

Mohamed ElBaradei

It also makes it very clear that should any serious failures come to light in the future, these will be taken by the board with the seriousness that it deserves.

Joan Maloney

I actually submitted several different designs, but the board unanimously voted for the photographic images.

Billy Donovan

I thought we played well on the defensive end to only be down at 11 at the half with the way we shot the ball. As well as we played defensively in the first half, we didn't do the things we needed to on the boards and on defense in the second half.

David Wasinger

It is a great honor and privilege to serve on the Board of Curators.

Carol Comeau

It is a lot of money for a school board election. But she must have felt, due to the competition, that it was necessary.

Steve Johnson

I think the job of the executive board is to support and elect Republicans, ... Instead, they've chosen to focus on the one issue that most divides us.

Suanne Sines

I think the qualifications are fine. I think you definitely need to have elected board members from the community. We need to get control of our public schools back into the hands of the public.

David Gordon

Historically, packaging has been one of the major delays for us in getting product out the door.

Thomas Gunderson

I think it's brilliant. The worst-case outcome for them is that they delay Johnson and force them to pay several million dollars more for Guidant, which weakens them as a competitor.

Jack Finn

He's going to be looking after a program that has been fraught with delay, faulty science, mismanagement and misdirection.

John Velazquez

We must have run over two or three geese. One of their feathers was in my foot. It was a delayed reaction. After she went through them, then she got scared.

Samuel Johnson

Life admits not of delays; when pleasure can be had, it is fit to catch it. Every hour takes away part of the things that please us, and perhaps part of our disposition to be pleased.

Barham Salih

Please do not delay -- the time to make firm commitments is now. Honor your pledges now.

Kevin Madden

I just think the support for Mr. Delay has been emphatic.

Tom Shipka

By his opting for a path of delay under the guise of studying the Panel report further, Mr. Sweet has repudiated the Panel report in an exhibition of cronyism that has no precedent in the modern history of this university to my knowledge.

Charles Schumer

If the President were to voluntarily institute the review and delay the contract, that would obviate the need for our legislation, but a simple cooling-off period will not allay our concerns.

Donald McDonald

He is what amounts to another union representative rather than representing the people who elected him.

Elliott Abrams

In Kuwait there is already a real, elected parliament with genuine power, but the prime minister is always a member of the ruling al-Sabah family. That must end.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Their voices have been heard. They elected me to be governor, and they sent me up here to do the job, ... That's what I'm here to do, and so that's why I'm concentrating on this right now.

Sandra Buckler

There's a natural pursuit of elected officials which I think is healthy and normal.

Cathy McMorris Rodgers

The American people, in their own families, they understand that you have to do that. You have to make the tough decisions. You have to get your budget. You have got to put it in order. And they expect their elected officials and their leaders to do likewise.

David Harsanyi

Few things trigger fear and misconception more than economic tribulation, and nothing prompts elected officials to react with more simplistic populism.

Rob Woodall

Do you think states' rights would have disappeared if state legislatures still elected our United States senators? Do you think our United States senators would be difficult to contact if they were named by our state legislatures?

Barbara Castle

Do you know one of the most interesting things is, when we lost office in '51 we did so on a higher vote that we'd been elected to in '45.

Donald Powell

I've talked to people in all walks of life, from elected officials ... to the guy who repaired my shoes.

Kristy Curry

We explained to all of them they were going to have to get their feet set, square their shoulders, be fundamental and knock three's down.

Donald Knuth

Any inaccuracies in this index may be explained by the fact that it has been sorted with the help of a computer.

Bob Woodruff

After I explained that, he recognized his statements don't apply,

Alexander Groschke

The share price can only be explained by takeover speculation.

Tom Heckert

We talked to him at the combine. We talked to him here. He explained everything. That's all I can say about that.

Janet Reno

I explained I was leaving the matter in Mr. Ashcroft's hands.

Greg Lewis

I explained how it worked. At that point in time, he said 'That's what I want to do.' I thought, 'We got six long years. He needs to go to high school, let his hair grow, be idealistic and that will fall by the wayside.' But it never did. He never wavered.

Dan Monnat

She laughed out loud and explained that was a sunflower.

Joseph Wong

I think I have explained many times that there is no alternative to legislation if we want to implement this year's pay reduction with certainty. And I think it is only incumbent on the government to proceed with this piece of legislation,

Zach Duke

I just had an aggravated spot and it's kind of limited my mobility more than I expected,

Marc Ganis

They are limited in the means by which they can spend money.

Bryan Pierce

It's typically not a 'no development' program, it's really a limited development program.

Sam Buell

A watered-down version of what the government's most persuasive witnesses have already said can only dilute the case, even if limited to rebuttal.

Arlen Specter

I understand that you were sent over in a very limited capacity, with perhaps the calculation that you didn't have this information,

Andy Reid

We limited his reps, but the reps he was in there, he did a nice job. He worked it today (Thursday) and we've got to see if the swelling stays out.

Paul LePage

We must protect our limited resources for those who are truly in need and who are doing all they can to be self-sufficient.

Michelle Duffourc

There's some activity, but it's very limited at this point.

Eric Brown

There's lots of competition, but there are limited spots to fill,

Robert Sullivan

Here's the data. This is not a political position, it's just scientific data.

Russell Brand

Total revolution of consciousness and our entire social, political and economic system is what interests me, but that's not on the ballot.

Rose Macaulay

The poet has to make a synthesis out of the moral life of our time, and this life is lived at this moment on a political plane.

Samuel P. Huntington

Certainly there are various trans-Islamic political movements, which try to appeal to Muslims in all societies

William F. Buckley, Jr.

What was wrong with communism wasn't aberrant leadership, it was communism.

Richard M. Nixon

Where the hell is Chad?

Richard M. Nixon

I have impeached myself by resigning.

Rich Lowry

Almost all political campaigns involve falsity and playacting.

Robert Caro

Herman Brown was a businessman who wanted value for money spent. His relationships with politicians were measured by that criterion.

Sonny Rollins

What I can say is that for may years jazz musicians had to go to Europe, for instance, to be respected and to be sort of treated not in a discriminatory way. I don't think there is anything controversial about me saying that. This is just a fact.

Tupac Shakur

America wants its respect.

William Blake

The inquiry in England is not whether a man has talents and genius, but whether he is passive and polite and a virtuous ass and obedient to noblemen's opinions in art and science. If he is, he is a good man. If not, he must be starved.

Waylon Jennings

I love Johnny Cash, and I respect Johnny Cash. He's the biggest. He's like an Elvis in this business, but no, he's never been the rebel.

Winston Churchill

If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.

Samuel Johnson

Treating your adversary with respect is giving him an advantage to which he is not entitled.

Samuel Johnson

A mere literary man is a dull man; a man who is solely a man of business is a selfish man; but when literature and commerce are united, they make a respectable man.

Sachin Tendulkar

From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.

Wendell Berry

Reverence makes it possible to be whole, though ignorant. It is the wholeness of understanding.

Shane Victorino

Whatever my role is, I'm going to do my best. It's all I ever wanted.

Philip Ruddock

I don't know that there is a role to look at departmental matters.

Richard Schiff

I've been very lucky not to have turned down too many roles that I've later regretted.

Robert Mueller

In planning an attack, persons have various roles.

Ryan Reynolds

'Green Lantern' I screen-tested for twice. I fought for the role. And I'm glad I did, because I felt like I earned it.

Sandra Bullock

I was always longing to do, emotionally and physically, what my male counterparts always got to do. I just felt envious, every time I saw a movie that I was in awe of, and it was usually a male lead. And those kinds of roles weren't available. They just weren't being written.

Mike Ferguson

Their role on the world stage is huge.

John Tortorella

They care. Let me make sure you understand that. If we're going to get points, they have to be on that (score) sheet. They know what their role should be. They're just not getting it done right now.

Matt Bomer

As actors you're always going to take certain roles that are in your comfort zone and take ones that aren't.

Alan McCoy

This is not chest-thumping. This is not done to intimidate. It is about serving our customers." ()

Clarence Fountain

And when you are serving the Lord, you go where he takes you without fear.

Bob Woods

We always want to work on our serving and serve-receiving.

George H. W. Bush

Karyn is with us. A West Texas girl, just like me.

William H. Wharton

In addition to the dread of Indians, Texas held out no inducements for Mexican emigrants.

Jon Meacham

The attacks of September 11 - and subsequent acts of terror from London to Madrid to Fort Hood, Texas - embody the most repulsive of human instincts, the will to power at the price of the lives of others.

Molly Ivins

the more a body tries to explode all the foolish myths that have grown up about Texas by telling the truth, the more a body will wind up adding to the mythology.

Molly Ivins

As they say around the Texas Legislature, if you can't drink their whiskey, screw their women, take their money, and vote against 'em anyway, you don't belong in office.

Molly Ivins

I dearly love the state of Texas, but I consider that a harmless perversion on my part, and discuss it only with consenting adults.

Molly Ivins

Good thing we've still got politics in Texas - finest form of free entertainment ever invented.

Molly Ivins

In Texas, we do not hold high expectations for the [governor's] office; it's mostly been occupied by crooks, dorks and the comatose.

Krista Allen

I basically left Texas with no money. I was making $3.50 working in some mall, so I didn't have a lot of cash. I took $1,000 and headed to California. Along the way I stopped in Vegas because I had always wanted to see Caesar's Palace. So I stopped there and won $2,500 on a slot machine! It was amazing.