Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mike Coll

What we have attempted to do in this draft is try to make Colonial Avenue much more of a local street - a local cul-de-sac, actually.

John Ashcroft

Today, I can report to you that our investigation has uncovered several individuals, including individuals who may have links to the hijackers, who fraudulently have obtained or attempted to obtain hazardous material transportation licenses,

Richard Brodhead

I am aware that police attempted to enter those rooms and I am now about to leave this news conference to learn the whole story.

Louis MacNeice

In writing 'A Portrait of Athens' I have attempted - rather impressionistically - to give a panorama of its present. But I have also brought in its past because I sincerely think that there is a continuity.

Thomas Jefferson

I never told my religion nor scrutinize that of another. I never attempted to make a convert nor wished to change another's creed. I have judged of others' religion by their lives...

Allen Stockberger

In 2004 we attempted to meet with the sheriff quarterly and that didn't happen. In 2005, cooperation did improve. ... He met with us monthly and I think that helped.

Patrick Guerriero

insulted by a campaign that has attempted to amend the Constitution, and in too many states we've seen discriminatory amendments that would deny hospital visitation and domestic partnership legislation.

Jim Dilling

If there is a tie at (7-6) they will then look at the overall misses throughout the entire meet. Moffat had cleared 7-5 on his first attempt, I attempted and missed, therefore if at the next height we both missed he would win based on having no misses I had to clear 7-6 no matter what if I wanted to win, so I was only given two attempts at the following height because of my decision to pass.

Joe Nolin

If we attempted to place sand on the beach now, it would be washed out rather quickly.

John Hall

Joe doesn't work with any candidate that contacts him. He picks and chooses. His confidence in my campaign is likely to extend to other people.

David Makovsky

He wants to demonstrate that under his leadership there will be no compromises over Jerusalem. If the Palestinians choose to confront him, he will use them essentially as props to say, like his campaign slogan, that he's a 'strong leader for a strong nation,'

Terry Holt

There are still a lot of questions about whether or not the Kerry campaign benefited from the information Berger took.

Gerry Adams

Here you see (Trimble) walking out of incomplete talks last week, orchestrating a campaign of mass intimidation and all that went with it, and then he walks back into the talks this morning.

James Browning

I think the issue of developers' influence is going to explode in the elections in Montgomery County next year, and our campaign finance laws have clearly failed to restrain their influence.

Roger Kay

I think the issue now is that growth may have stalled, and a campaign like this may be designed to reinvigorate it.

Tim Kane

I think that one of the funny things is, our economy has six or seven speedometers and six of those show acceleration and great robust speed but one of them doesn't. Well, you're perfectly suited for a political campaign because you get to pick the speedometer you want people to focus on,

Dick Gephardt

I think by even President Bush's own standards, the themes that he used in the campaign and after, he hasn't measured up,

Terry Christensen

I think it's out of hand. Just the sheer volume of initiatives and the confusing campaigns have subverted the original intent. We should be able to vote on fairly significant things and be able to figure out what we're voting on without three hours of study.

Kenneth Pollack

Having a good constitution is far more important than having an immediate constitution.

Su Chi

He knows that the constitution will not pass the Legislative Yuan.

George William Norris

The constitution ought to specifically state that every nation is left entirely independent and supreme in its internal affairs, such as regulating emigration and all other similar matters.

Corrine Brown

Historically, amendments to the Constitution have been utilized as a tool to protect or defend the rights and liberties of American citizens.

Taku Yamasaki

Today, a major step was taken toward the revision of the constitution.

John H. Reagan

I clung steadfastly to the hope that the democratic party would maintain its nationality and preserve the Constitution and the Union.

William O. Douglas

The court is really the keeper of the conscience, and the conscience is the Constitution.

William O. Douglas

The conscience of this nation is the Constitution.

Mahmoud Othman

Really, we are disappointed with that. It seems like the Americans want to have a constitution at any cost,

Nana Sutresna

In terms of denying the allegations - they used the words 'strongly deny' - they feel that this kind of measures has no foundation.

Melissa Frame

In some ways I'm a pioneer. I know my limitations -- I can't deny them -- but I really have great parents who try to let me do as much as possible, and I've had people encourage me throughout my life, so I've never let it stop me, at least in theater.

Alejandro Fernandez

Considering my upbringing and what I saw around me everyday, I can't deny that I didn't have some kind of an advantage, ... But at the same time I'd be lying if I said I've never felt any pressure.

Barham Salih

It's disappointing. I can't deny that. But I have to emphasize the significance of what we're doing. We are disagreeing. We are failing to reach compromises. But we are not killing each other.

Chris Nelson

I try not to think about all of that and put it behind, but I can't deny this has been a season of major ups and downs for me,

Denis Conroy

It was a game of runs. What they did a really good job of was denying the other players, other than Sam. They're like a glacier ? they wear you down.

N. Robert Hammer

There is no denying that downsizing can happen when a company receives private equity funding. It is unfortunate and hard on everyone who is affected.

Noam Chomsky

Capitalism denies the right to live. You have only the right to remain on the labour market.

John Burnside

A man was defined, in my father's circles, by what he could bear, the pain he could shrug off, the warmth or comfort he could deny himself.

Thomas Piketty

I am afraid that if you don't find peaceful domestic solutions to our inequality and social problems, then it's always tempting to find other people responsible for our problems.

John Snow

Rebuilding efforts will give GDP (gross domestic product), jobs and our overall economy a lift by the first quarter of next year,

Thomas Delare

Ordinary Iraqis, domestic entrepreneurs and foreign investors have all been waiting for stability, predictability and greater security.

Charles Prince

International GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is expected to grow substantially more than U.S. GDP over the next few years.

Corey Stoll

In terms of my free time, I really don't have much. The time I do have, I enjoy being domestic and spending time with my girlfriend, hiking and playing tennis.

John Pomfret

In some ways the domestic reporting is a lot easier because Americans will talk to you about anything.

Stephane Deo

I'm not talking about a massive acceleration, but little by little you can have more support from the domestic side of the economy in Europe.

Jack Greenberg

I remain very optimistic about our long-term opportunities to grow profitably in the domestic marketplace.

Liu Xiang

I had thought the year following the 2004 Olympics would not be so busy. But it turned out to be very busy. I competed in Golden League races and world championships and quite a few domestic races.

Kimberly Fisher

I was in the hospital writing my book.

Bobby Cox

He's been inside a hospital room the whole time. He's going to need to do a lot of exercising.

Peter Berger

He went into the hospital to seek treatment.

Zubin Mehta

Indian hotels are doing well globally because they understand hospitality.

Zhong Nanshan

The hospital should treat those patients without pre-payment.

John Glenn

taking part in some research in a hospital someplace.

Jim Barrett

They can go to their offices and go back to the hospital for their rounds,

Michael Jacobson

It looks to us as though hospitals hadn't been thinking about how they've been preparing foods.

Maria Edgeworth

Sir Patrick Rackrent lived and died a monument of old Irish hospitality.

Nick Rhodes

Intelligence can't be insulted.

Johannes Brahms

If there is anyone here whom I have not insulted, I beg his pardon.

Connie Kelliher

This illustrates why workers are insulted by their take-away contract. Our members generated that profit he's being rewarded for.

Sparky Anderson

They're loyal Royal all the way. But, they're not tough fans, a player does not have to worry about being insulted there.

Patrick O'Brian

In a day when, if you insulted a man it might cost you your life, you were probably more civil.

Glen Mason

Just when you think you've seen it all, here comes something else in football,

Ronnie Arnold

Just when you think you've seen it all.

Joe White

He didn't put them anyplace that they could be seen by children.

John DeLuca

There are so many other things for us to talk about that it just hasn't come up, ... We'll say 'How's it going?' and that's about it. By the end of the day, we've usually seen each other's work, anyway.

Naveen Chopra

What we've seen today is shocking. Ultimately it's down to how we keep strengthening our system to make it more stringent.

Tony Plath

What we've seen is a lot of pent-up demand.

Dave Leitao

He's having not only a career, but particularly this season, a year for the ages. I've watched it, I've studied it on film and now I've seen it in person.

Warwick McKibbin

I think it's pretty much a continuation of what we've seen but probably a slightly different style.

Tim Dicus

He was really aggressive, ... I've been here a long time and I've never seen a shark get that aggressive.

Kate Saunders

It is not unprecedented that the two will be in the United States at the same time.

Will Durant

A statesman cannot afford to be a moralist.

Willy Brandt

Peace, like freedom, is no original state which existed from the start; we shall have to make it, in the truest sense of the word.

Steve Lyle

Other states have called us, and are taking a look at it.

Anne Patterson

In our opinion, there is no international support for this idea. I don't think this idea is going to work in the future, and the United States will not support this.

Friedrich Engels

The state is not abolished, it withers away.

Oriana Fallaci

You belong neither to God nor the state nor me. You belong to yourself and no one else.

Jules Verne

I looked on, I thought, I reflected, I admired, in a state of stupefaction not altogether unmingled with fear!

Milton Friedman

If you cannot state a proposition clearly and unambiguously, you do not understand it.