Famous Quotes & Sayings

That loss forced us to concentrate on the satellites. And from my perspective, the satellites are where the action is. That's where the big surprises came.

That man will get his season ticket back with no action taken because we understand that kind of passion.

It's much too early for the Fed to be thinking about hiking interest rates. It would be a very dangerous action on their part in this fragile initial stage of the recovery.

It's simply a precautionary step to check limitation periods. And we're confident there will be but one action and that will be in Ontario.

It's significant to me that this little whisper of an action could shake and rattle the country, ... We would have no excuse not to come.

It's sickening to think that a woman claiming to help other mums generate an income while looking after their children was also involved in spam campaigns that promoted adult pornographic websites. The US computer crime authorities are cracking down harder than ever on those responsible for sending spam, and they should be congratulated for bringing another culprit to justice. Firm action is required worldwide to send a strong message to spammers that their activities are simply unacceptable.

Alan Greenspan

That greater tendency toward self-correction has made the cyclical stability of the economy less dependent on the actions of macroeconomic policy makers, whose responses often have come too late or have been misguided.

Steve Erickson

That godfather of the modern action blockbuster, 'The Godfather,' is entirely character driven, propelled by the transformation of a crime lord's youngest son, who breaks bad when he evolves from white-sheep war hero to blood-soaked inheritor of his father's empire.

Rick Santorum

take affirmative action to identify and permanently locate an optimum number of C-130 aircraft as a detachment to the Pittsburgh Air Reserve Center.

Robert Redford

Talk is not enough. It has to go to action and that is where we are right now.

Talking the talk is a good first start. They are playing a very leading role as a corporate citizen and reacting to criticisms they have received. We're going to wait and see what they put in place and see how significant those actions prove to be.

Jack Straw

targeting was very careful and that action was proportionate.

Tao invariably takes no action, and yet there is nothing left undone.

Take off your U.S.-tinted glasses and look at the actions ordered by the ... administration. You would consider him a terrorist if he governed any other country.

Swift action must be taken to take care of the matter and set the facts straight,

Ken Stringfellow

Sweethearts of Rodeo Drive' is inspired by the fact that a lot of people are being killed on both sides in Iraq and the average person in the States that I run into is a lot more concerned with how big their TV is. That's pretty weird. I look at my granddad's meticulously clipped headlines from World War II almost daily and I see that every action in that war was a two-inch bold print headline even if it wasn't one of the biggest battles. It was all major news. The scale of this war is a lot smaller, but someone being killed or a group of people being killed might be Page 3 or Page 12 news in the U.S.

Taking action on indecency lets cable manage this issue, rather than potentially losing control of it in Congress.

Strong words now need to be backed by strong action. I therefore support the Commission's commitment to using the legal powers available to bring those energy companies engaging in anti-competitive practices into line with European policy.

James Foley

strong view that the ongoing Serb offensive and the unacceptable actions that have taken place in the context of that offensive only increase the chances of there being military action on the part of NATO.

Superman. Why else would I have his action figure?

William Shakespeare

Suit the action to the world, the world to the action, with this special observance, that you overstep not the modesty of nature.

It's January, and soon we'll be celebrating the life of Dr. King and remembering his dream. So, it's always hurtful to civil rights workers and for African-Americans in particular when we continue to be the target of these kinds of incidents. Racial segregation is still a problem, and this shows that there is still a need for affirmative action programs in Michigan.

It's important for people to realize that the quick identification of this and quick action to correct the problem has been shown to be very effective.

It's clear that the fees are not being imposed as they were designed to. This is an appropriate action.

It's clearly important to see action rather than just statements on this and we look forward to see what the government is coming up with.

Mark Richt

It's been good enough to make the play-action pass legitimate. We've done some good things. Our backs have done some good things overall. Not many people can line up and run over people down after down. We're more into having good balance.

It is the supporters who pay their hard-earned money for season tickets and who want a seat every week to see the team in action so we would obviously consult with them on this matter should it ever arise,

It's an extremely broad bill. When talking about political activity, it would prohibit us from talking to employees about government contracts and actions at the state, federal and local levels.

It's an action plan we've been working on. Basically, we're trying to be a highly-visible force out there.

It's great to be getting back into action again after the mid-season break, although it couldn't have come at a better time for us as it enabled John to make a complete recovery from the injuries he received from his two crashes in Germany. He is now back to full fitness and I'm sure he will be going all out at Brno to get the results that his performances this year have deserved.

It's hard news for Ed and his family and for us. On the other hand I'm sure he's relieved he can take some action now and have some timetable to get back and play for us.

It's disappointing. We had expected more action in terms of restructuring, such as outsourcing parts production or job cuts.

Felipe Alou

It was a big crowd, but I don't believe it was a big threat. There were some abusive actions and words, but I understand they were going to upgrade whatever they did (by closing the left-field area). We were told about that . . . and we appreciate it.