Famous Quotes & Sayings

Richard Barnes

Jackson was the worst. That should have closed it. That should have thrown the whole thing out.

Brendan Fay

What we will maybe remember most as representative of the cardinal's stance toward our community is the closed doors of the cathedral. And that's sad in some way.

Gareth Williams

There is a flaw in the system that needs to be closed in the future.

Ed Bailey

We may have actually closed it early than it needed to be, but we picked a date that we knew would not be interrupted. We planned events all the way through to the end with a large plan for the last run up to the closing.

Larry Wachtel

The Microsoft delay has hurt the Nasdaq and will reverberate throughout all of technology. That will be today's big headline. We closed ragged yesterday, so we're going to have a tired market to start.

Lorna Ho

The district is in a situation now were after having closed several schools where we can't offer any more money than we have already. However, we do feel that employees have a right to express their opinion in front of the board.

Toledo Blade

A great many open minds should be closed for repairs.

Pranab Mukherjee

The door for discussions is still open. Only you can say whether it (possibilities of a grand alliance) is a closed chapter.

Gerald Johnson

The closed mind, if closed long enough, can be opened by nothing short of dynamite.

Jose Barroso

I welcome the speed with which the commission and member states have been able to respond to the urgent request for help.

Harvey Pitt

Our commission has been subject to extremely high attrition, ... with the principle reason being the fact that our employees earn substantially less than their counterparts in the other financial service regulatory agencies.

Jimmy Carter

In 1988, there was no doubt that the election was shot through with fraud. In 1994, there was tremendous improvement. In 1996, the major parties got together and helped to evolve a new electoral law that made an independent commission to conduct the whole election,

Paul Donovan

The issues that we addressed in our commitments were not material ones. At the request of the commission we made a number of commitments in order to resolve potential antitrust issues, as did Abbott.

Peter Power

The Commission is confident in the objectivity and thoroughness of its investigative procedures, which presuppose no outcome to this case. This investigation continues.

Johannes Laitenberger

The commission has noted the decree with concern.

Thomas Vinje

The commission has a very strong case, I think the strongest it's ever had.

David Fiske

The commission has always taken its responsibilities to enforce the laws seriously.

Ken Ford

The commission had no alternative than to let the textiles through the ports. As the commissioner said - who would pay for the mountains of trousers and pullovers if we sent them back to China? But this situation should have been anticipated and avoided.

Bruce Johnson

It could have been Peggy, or it could have been me, or it could have been the grandbabies. The county needs to do something about this dog business. I think they should have put those dogs down.

Jeff Leitner

We may not be able to depend on having all our employees. The county tells us that as many as 30 percent of employees may not show up for work.

Scott Young

Huge. County championship. Oughtta be another big one.

Bill Dodd

If there is a legitimate criticism, it is that the county should have done a better job of looking at all their alternatives earlier. For that I take full responsibility.

Gary Black

I just don't think it holds water. I think we'll be spending more. As a county judge, I know we need revenue, but we don't need it that bad.

Billy Baldwin

Industry that is looking to move to the county wants zoning,

Johnny Johnson

I look at Inboden different, ... He's a resident of the county and elected by the county.

Steve Darimont

I'm proud to have the opportunity to serve the people of Coles County for 30 years.

Mark Loretta

I'm looking forward to that. I played many years in County Stadium where we had six or eight thousand in a 60,000-seat stadium. It helps. It helps your energy level. It's a long season. It's a grind, and that energy and that excitement can only help you stay focused and stay alert.

Tony Crescenzi

Greenspan opened the door to 50-basis-point rate hikes,

Mike Ryan

I think what the Fed really did today is they kept the door open for further cuts.

Jim Messina

I think it was just the right moment, ... Kenny was open to it and wanted to embrace old friendships. The door was open.

Rolando Rios

It is not a very idealistic remedy. I suppose it might be an open door for fraud.

Jody Conradt

I think (Texas Western coach) Don Haskins probably opened a lot of doors for a lot of people. I can't identify totally with the African-American players, but I can identify as a woman doing things you're not supposed to do. That has been in my thoughts.

Carlos Mencia

It is never okay to use the toilet with the door open...I never want to know what comes out of there because sometimes I eat at that resturant.

Bill Stetson

I was waiting at the door when they opened at 9. I was the first customer.

John Grogan

He was locked in here. The wood door frame was totally gone to the studs.

Manmohan Singh

I have extended a hand of friendship to Pakistan, our doors are open to everyone who wants to talk to me calmly,

Cam McLeay

Having listened to family, friends, and everyone else, without exception everyone encouraged us to continue.

Paul Vasconi

I have to admit, I wasn't encouraged at first.

Robert Towne

I'm excited and encouraged to see people getting involved with their public lands and forests. We really need the public's help to repair these heavily used recreation sites.

Joe Morford

The underlying trends look positive, and I'm encouraged by stability in the margin and strength in loan growth.

Princeton Lyman

You've got the general problem of poverty and lack of government capacity. In Africa, everyone is encouraged to privatize, but there is a very important role of the state, strengthening oversight and regulatory mechanisms as you open up the economy. We've gone far in one way, but not the other.

Mike Riley

It's been a long time since he's competed, but I'm very encouraged by it. Marcel had a good feel for it from the minute he walked in here, and he still has it.

Rachel Friedman

Where has the peace movement gone? Here it is. You see that people are standing up and they want to make their voices heard and get encouraged by us and join us.

Martha Stewart

They have a lot of time to think and plan for the future, and they should be encouraged to,

Paul Singer

It's true that monetary policy was too lax for too long, and the government encouraged lending to people who were unlikely to repay their loans.