Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ashish Jha

For more than 20 years we have known that black Americans receive a different level of care than whites. Despite concerted efforts to address these disparities, this study shows that black seniors continue to receive fewer surgical procedures than whites. On a fundamental level, these differences in care are not acceptable.

Janet Reno

It is addressing situations where the state cannot or will not take action, or where there may be an evidentiary law in the state that makes it more propitious to handle the case in federal court,

Margaret Beckett

The public utilities and the public services are among the people who have done the most preparatory work.

Wolfgang Bernhard

We are delighted to be supporting an important event such as the World Youth Day, ... The young people coming together in Cologne are our future. The message of tolerance, optimism and understanding among nations they are sending all over the world comes from Germany this year, in many ways a valuable sign in itself.

Marc Ganis

Based on these numbers, the Jets and Giants would be among the top three or four most profitable clubs in the National Football League.

Zhiwu Chen

China?s economy is among the most open in the world right now. But I?d like to see more openness politically and legally. I?d like to see more free speech.

Jun Fukashiro

Muto's comment reversed sentiment among investors and it is a reason to sell bonds. They're now thinking the economy is still recovering and yields won't keep on falling.

Richard Jefferson

More than anything, he just got comfortable. He struggled through the first half and didn't get into the flow. But once he gets hot, he's among the best. He's very tough to stop.

Minoru Shioiri

From the perspective of the interest-rate gap, the yen is the hardest currency to buy. Japan is far away from raising its interest rate. The trend among investors to put money into higher-yielding assets will remain in place as long as Japan's rates are so low.

Dave Ogrean

If we were having this call 15 or 20 years ago, we wouldn't be talking about making choices among so many qualified people who are Americans.

Carl Banks

He was a man among boys. He was the guy who set the tone for toughness for our defense.

Bobby Shelton

They can contact our traffic management division at 455-6100. We'd take their concerns and issues and put it on a list to study.

Tom Schatz

Large contractors give lots of money to these members of Congress. They always have. That's the way things are done.

Eric Fehrnstrom

If Congress and the President impose new requirements on the project, we'll follow the procedures and guidelines set out in the law.

John Walsh

Houstonians want to help, ... Obviously, if you have vacant units and you want to rent them, there's a financial incentive.

Bobby Knight

I just love the game of basketball so much. The game! I don't need the 18,000 people screaming and all the peripheral things. To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation.

Dave Barry

When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.

Charles Stanley

God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us.

Alan Autry

Leadership requires the courage to make decisions that will benefit the next generation.

Al Oerter

So what if I never win my fifth gold medal; It's only one end of the string. It's competing that matters. It's proving that there is a place for guys like me in sports. It's a persona challenge to extend myself.

Al McGuire

Winning is overrated. The only time it is really important is in surgery and war.

Al McGuire

I believe in a business boarding up early. If you make a mistake, you put the boards in the window of the store and say, "Hey, I made a mistake." Let me take two shots in the arm and a punch on the nose and let me get on to the next thing. I don't believe in worrying over failures. I worry about successes. This is opposite from most people. Most people zero in on their failures. I try to keep all my attention on a pyramid type philosophy rather than the averaging-down philosophy.

Aiden Wilson Tozer

The ideal leader is one who hears the voice of God, and beckons on as the voice calls him and them.

Chris Christie

I would rather die than be in the United States Senate. I would be bored to death. Could you imagine me, banging around that chamber with 99 other people, asking for a motion on the amendment in the subcommittee? Forget it...You'd watch me just walk out and walk right into the Potomac River and drown. That would be it.