Famous Quotes & Sayings

We urge the Albanian government to immediately draw up a plan of action that includes protection mechanisms for women who suffer from violence, and to prosecute and punish the perpetrators, including by making domestic violence an offence under the Criminal Code.

We should point out that significant legal hurdles face the plaintiffs before they could prevail in these cases. Many of the agreements between the managed care companies and the physicians require arbitration and this could defuse the class actions ... However, we believe current HMO valuations assume these lawsuits will be dismissed out of hand. This is unlikely.

We should often be ashamed of our finest actions if the world understood all the motives behind them.

We need a mobilized and active civil society using its purchasing power to demand sustainable products and practices. It is also essential that governments commit to the future, creating fiscal and regulatory conditions for sustainable policies to thrive.

Amish Tripathi

In the India I was growing up in, history wasn't really a wise career option. People would joke and say, 'History's okay, but what's your actual job?' I didn't come from a privileged background and couldn't afford to be irresponsible, so I did the pragmatic thing and did a MBA.

Amy Bloom

My sister and I used to act as maids and waitresses at my great aunt and uncle's cocktail parties, which were very much sort of retired, minor stars of the Yiddish theater and the Yiddish opera.

Amy Bloom

Actual happiness is sometimes confused with the pursuit of it; and the most mindless and crass how-tos can get jumbled in with the modestly useful, the appealingly personal, and the genuinely interesting.

Allison Tolman

I'm from Texas, and Texas has a reputation that far precedes actual Texas, and it is irritating sometimes.

Ansel Elgort

My dad was always taking photos of us at home, and even on set - he'd bring us along and stick us in the photos in the background. It was almost the beginning of acting for me, like, 'Hey, you go over there and play basketball in the background, and don't even think about the camera.'

Arlie Russell Hochschild

We think we're saving time with microwaves, cell phones, beepers, computers and voice mail, but often these things help us create the illusion of getting somewhere - and they foster a chain of constant activity. We're really just squeezing extra activity into every minute that we gain.

Ai Weiwei

People are always wondering if I am an artist or political activist or politician. Maybe I'll just clearly tell you: Whatever I do is not art. Let's say it is just objects or materials, movies or writing, but not art, OK?

Adam McKay

Every time a pundit or elected official is on any TV news program, it should be a polite formality to mention that GE has made such and such billions off the war in Iraq by selling arms or that Murdoch is a right-wing activist with a clear stake in who wins and who taxes his profits the least.

Zig Ziglar

Reading has been the fuel of my motivation: it has changed the direction in which I have traveled, and it has enhanced my creative imagination more than any other activity I have ever pursued.

William Blake

Energy is an eternal delight, and he who desires, but acts not, breeds pestilence.

Ariel Pink

I had a very active inner life as a kid. There's a good album or two worth of stuff that I can bring out on a rainy day if I have a loss for inspiration or whatever - even now.

Ellen Johnson

We have shattered the glass ceiling theory, and I hope women will seize the moment to become active in civil and political affairs,

We have serious concerns over the actions of this particular N.G.B..

We have seen this before. There has to be action that follows this, ... There is always a caveat or detail or it is conditional upon something else.

This will give us the will and the tools to take the actions that will allow them to survive,

There is reason to feel optimistic about many of the trends in risk behavior among our young people. However, we have much left to do. Too many of our children are still engaging in activities that put them at risk for health problems now and into adulthood.

There is reasonable optimism still in investors' minds. We are still seeing good support coming through from corporate earnings and there are plenty of mergers and acquisitions rumors and actual which get investors excited.

There is plenty of work to go around. One key to success is that intelligence activities in a given country be coordinated, a process in which the (CIA) chief of station plays a crucial role.

Ehud Barak

There is only one poll that is important. That is the actual casting of votes.

The past four years have been filled with joy, sadness and hard work. Sometime we wanted to quit and other times we were spurred to action as we watched God work!

Arlen Specter

The passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93, ... recognizing the potential danger that the aircraft they were aboard posed to large numbers of innocent Americans, American institutions, and the symbols of American democracy, took heroic and noble action to ensure that the aircraft they were aboard could not be used as a weapon.

The parents want to see some action by the school board.

There are a number of retailers that are pushing their suppliers to expand the use of RFID. Additionally, the military's use of active RFID tags on containers continues to expand. There are hundreds of other pilot projects taking place, too.

Steve Ross

This relates to a matter which is under active investigation and we're not going to be commenting.

This shows they are going to want to see signs financial dislocation is being transmitted to companies. The next action is likely to come only when we really see a sign of slowing in the economy.

This shows them the reality of what their actions can do.

This shows that we are actively going after the network. We've taken down the number two in the network and that is going to have an impact,

J. Taylor

To celebrate this momentous occasion and thank our customers, we wanted to put together an entertainment package that went beyond our daily Jet 7 offering. We have prepared special activities that will have everyone in the mood to party!

Ian Fleming

To celebrate the centenary of Ian Fleming's birth in 2008 we are looking at a wide range of different activities and one of those is a new adult Bond novel ... We are still in the planning stages, but at the moment the idea would be to have it done by an established author - potentially a big name.