Famous Quotes & Sayings

Al Sharpton

If O.J. had been accused of killing his black wife, you would not have seen the same passion stirred up.

The trial chamber has been advised of the death of the accused Slobodan Milosevic ... His death terminates these proceedings.

Kenneth Miller

All I know is that he was wrongly accused of some sort of sexual harassment, and that they were going to evict him from it, and that 18 other people signed a petition saying that he was very helpful there and a very nice guy, and that it was only a few who were trying to get him out of there, and I guess he just lost it,

The atrocities that were committed by myself and those who stand accused are unforgivable acts. The city of Los Angeles had, and has, a right -- among other things -- to a fair and just system of policing.

The negative effect of textile export quotas imposed by the US and Europe has been evident since August last year. Now China is again being accused of dumping iron products and shoes in the same countries, so new anti-dumping quotas may be imposed soon.

Stuart Levine is a guy who is accused of trying to bilk numerous state agencies and people seeking help from government agencies out of millions of dollars,

It will make more room for looters and anyone accused of a violent crime.

Paul Newman

I've been accused of being aloof. I'm not. I'm just wary.

Aristide created, inside the public administration, forces that were faithful to him. So Preval was accused of being weak. ... I think he was fearful of Aristide.

ARREST, v.t. Formally to detain one accused of unusualness.

This is about a private-property right and an unfair, narrow tax with a phony 'fee' label, ... We've been accused before of being in the pocket of the tobacco companies, from people who question your motives before they pay any attention to the argument.

The number of foreigners detained and accused of being, closely or distantly, linked to terrorist activities is 281.

There must be justice for the accuser as well as for the accused

It's a frustrating rule but necessary to ensure players do not get injured in the scrum, which has led to referees and clubs being taken to court accused of negligence.

Tom Daschle

When I was accused of being an obstructionist, there was a corresponding, a very significant increase in the number of issues that my family and I had to deal with. And I worry about that,

David Suchet

I suppose I could be accused of taking acting too seriously and losing the fun of it. I do take my work very seriously; I take on the responsibility of it.

Charlie Trotter

Sometimes I think I should have chosen a line of work where it was just me alone in the room, with the sun coming in, and God, insofar as he or she exists, smiling down upon me. Then I would have never been accused of being a tyrant, other than towards myself.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

I like to be human and not lose myself in becoming a mannequin, which people in showbiz are accused of.

Levi Woodbury

Presumptions of guilt or innocence may sometimes be strengthened or weakened by the place of birth and kind of education and associates a man has grown up with, and good character may at times interpose, and justly save, under suspicion, one who is accused of crime on slight circumstances.

Yuvraj Singh

I have been accused of things that I have never done. I have been called a perpetrator of incidents while I was actually a peacemaker. I really don't know why. Yuvraj Singh isn't a party animal; he is just singled out. I don't know why.

Andrew Vachss

Ask any experienced defense lawyer: the real risks are for an accused person who is innocent. A guilty defendant has many more options available.

Wesley Clark

I remember in the spring of 1971, a hundred thousand people converged on the Pentagon in June of 1971. They threw blood; I guess it was goat's blood or something, on the steps to the Pentagon. People were being accused of being murderers and baby killers. You just can't imagine the civic outrage.

Howard Finster

You know, I been accused - people call me crazy like they did Noah, you know. Some people think I'm insane, like, maybe a percentage like insane?

Chuck Grassley

When the Democrats were investigating the U.S. attorneys that were accused of responding to political pressure, that I joined Senator Leahy in efforts to get transparency of all of the documents.

Al Sharpton

Either we need to redefine what probable cause means and say that police are not subject to it, or we arrest officers right away just as we would with any other person accused of committing a crime. Either we write new laws or enforce existing ones; we cannot have it both ways.

David Henry Hwang

As Asian-Americans, the charge that is often lobbed against us is sort of the least original: the idea that somehow we're perpetual foreigners, that we can't be trusted, and that even my father, who was patriotic to the point that it was kind of a joke among his children, would be accused of being disloyal to America.

Eleanor Catton

I think the adverb is a much-maligned part of speech. It's always accused of being oppressive, even tyrannical, when in fact it's so supple and sly.

Andrew Weil

Whenever I write about mental health and integrative therapies, I am accused of being prejudiced against pharmaceuticals. So let me be clear - integrative medicine is the judicious application of both conventional and evidence-based natural therapies.

Clint Eastwood

I never sympathise with the accused unless there's a chance the accused is not guilty, but I certainly don't ever sympathise with the criminal.

Al Jourgensen

If I did all the stuff I've been accused of - or credited with - there's no way I could make all this music. I'd be drinking myself into the grave.

We've been accused of being one of the easiest states where anybody can come and get a driver's license, illegal or whatever,

The defense team has not yet been finalized. It will be made public when the accused (Saddam) gives his approval to the new team.

Alber Elbaz

In high fashion, we're always accused of doing things that are not very relevant, not the real world. I know that it's important sometimes to do fantasy, but I felt like touching people and going back to different women and men, especially the idea of different ages and body shapes.