Famous Quotes & Sayings

William Graham Sumner

We are to see the development of the country pushed forward at an unprecedented rate by an aggregation of capital, and a systematic application of it under the direction of competent men.

Zalmay Khalilzad

It is critical that the newly elected leaders of Iraq do their part by forming a government of national unity with a good program and competent ministers as soon as possible.

Gerhard Schroeder

We have a very competent parliament, a council and presidency, ... Europe is not without leadership, and that will become clear.

John Tory

Were all the protests really necessary? People have the right to expect better and more competent leadership than that.

Robert Edmunds

We don't have to do this to get accredited, but when (North Central) reviews the materials they look for how we are sure students are competent in areas. Every university is faced with accountability.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

We are right now going through the process, and it is -- as you know, it's always very important that we appoint the right person and the most competent person, the person that really is skilled and has the experience,

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

I would rather have five energetic and competent enemies than one fool friend.

Carlos Fernandez

He loves to fly and, from what I understand, flies very well and is a very competent pilot.

Jeff Davidson

We've entered an era when very good, competent people aren't getting jobs. One remedy is to stand out, to self-promote. If you do, you're going to get the nod over some co-worker.

Xavier Becerra

Today, we have a trade regime which has led to the largest trade deficits this country has ever experienced.

Timothy Noah

Economic inequality is less troubling if you live in a country where any child, no matter how humble his or her origins, can grow up to be president.

Giles Foden

I can't think of a specific meal, but my favourite country for food has got to be France. I love those restaurants in the middle of the village squares.

Gilbert White

You may depend on it that the bunting, emberiza miliaria, does not leave this country in the winter.

Donald Trump

Obamacare is, number one and maybe least importantly, it's costing the country a fortune.

William Shatner

I've never been without a dog. I've made trips across the country with a dog.

William Whitelaw

Harold Wilson is going around the country stirring up apathy.

William John Wills

This country is undergoing great changes for the better.

Valerie June

I'm not really into alternative country - I'm into Patsy Cline, who lived down the street from where I lived, and old Dolly Parton records, Kitty Wells and that old stuff. I like country music. I also like Eric Church, who has a great new sound but also holds onto that old sound.

Malik Rose

We pushed it and got up the floor. Now we just have to get into something.

Albert Young

When you saw us getting pushed back over things that were non-existent ... come on. I don't know what to say about that.

Ted Ligety

My parents never pushed me to ski race. It was my choice and something I really wanted to do. I would have rebelled if they had pushed me, and I wouldn't have had the same passion.

Ricky Ford

Sri Lanka pushed us all the way. We've been tested and bounced back stronger every time.

Gordon Richards

But that's not to say they're not here - they just got pushed over the sides,

Jake Eakin

I got up to try to stop him, and he just pushed me.

Stansfield Turner

I think he's being pushed out or made a scapegoat,

Andre Patterson

I'm not getting pushed around as much, and I still have the quickness I've always had.

Chris Bostic

That pushed me to go in -- do something for my country.

Yoshihiko Noda

There's a tendency for the yen to strengthen because it's rated highly, but I don't think that accurately reflects Japan's economic performance.

Elizabeth Warren

Homeowners refinance their loans when interest rates go down. Businesses refinance their loans.

Juergen Michels

That will probably keep the ECB waiting until September, rather than going for a rate rise, as a done deal, every quarter.

Glenn Thomas

We'll probably have to look at some rate increases.

Day One

We get rated down by homeowners associations because we have no slums.

Jill Dougherty

I think one of the misconceptions is that it is fatal. If it's detected early, the five-year survival rate is 95%.

Judy Garland

Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else

Astro Teller

Going from an error rate of 25 meters in GPS to 2.5 meters is huge. Going to 25 centimeters is going to matter just as much.

Alan Watts

But at any rate, the point is that God is what nobody admits to being, and everybody really is.

Ashley Montagu

The family unit is the institution for the systematic production of mental illness.

R. C. Sproul

Satan could make an "A" in my Systematic Theology course. He knows the information and knows that the information is true.

Murray Rothbard

The State provides a legal, orderly, systematic channel for predation on the property of the producers.

Patrick O'Brian

There is a systematic flocci-nauci-nihili-pilification of all other aspects of existence that angers me.

Kevin Kelly

Much of outcomes research is a systematic attempt to exploit what is known and make it better.

Mary Douglas

Where there is dirt there is system. Dirt is the byproduct of a systematic ordering and classification of matter.