Famous Quotes & Sayings

Global actions require local and national participation. International cooperation and action requires community perspectives and legitimacy if it is to be effective.

Hilary Mantel

Novels teach you that actions have consequences. They help you grow up.

Shane Robinson

We like to force the action ... and I thought we played our game.

David Gemmell

You do not convince me. You rationalize your actions and because the result is favorable you become right.

Charles Spurgeon

The exercise of benevolence is joy to loving hearts: the more pain it costs, the more joy it is. Kind actions make us happy, and in such joy we find communion with the great heart of Jesus.

The governor took the action she felt was appropriate based on the violation of her own policy and has said on numerous occasions that if any further action is warranted, she'll take it once the investigations are completed.

The governor still believes it's appropriate for the federal government to take action but inaction by the president forced us to seek a minimum wage increase.

We assume Microsoft has its own interest at heart and it wants to launch another product without having to worry about the Commission instituting various actions under antitrust law because of this product.

Jules Verne

Dost thou know what life is, my child? Hast thou comprehended the action of those springs which produce existence? Hast thou examined thyself?

Yet when the three principal fund-raisers involved whose actions have, I think, tainted the process do have Asian surnames, it creates a linkage that unfairly treats an entire community and that's deeply regrettable.

Herbie Hancock

My hope is that the music will serve as a metaphor for the actions taken by the inhabitants of this wonderful planet as a call for world harmony on all levels.

Steve-O

Rather than wait to be discovered, discover yourself. Whatever it is that you intend to do later, start doing it now, get good at it, and show people what you've done. Actions speak louder than words.

Lynda Barry

'Good Times' is a story about the loss of innocence, how adults are responsible for their actions but children aren't.

James Joyce

The actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts.

Jack Straw

We left the door open for further diplomatic action with Iran. And I hope they take this opportunity,

We have concluded that the best course of action is to move on.

John Dryden

Time, place, and action may with pains be wrought, But Genius must be born; and never can be taught

Clarence Thomas

So many of our conversations (about affirmative action) have been dishonest

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 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.

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.

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.

The PPT gives poker fans non-stop action with the biggest names in the game, ... We believe the success we have had selling the WPT into 116 countries and territories is only the tip of the iceberg. The PPT lets us hold a great pair and gives our TV partners a winning hand, too.

The president wants responsible action on global climate change, and he is ready to take responsible action.

Rodrigo Rato

There are actions governments and central banks can take to reduce the risks of that outbreak, and we are making sure that all partners in this respect are aware of what they can do.

The players are talked to in spring training and shown video about what actions are appropriate.

This restoration plan comes just in time. The Great Lakes are sick. Their immune system is damaged. If we quickly take the actions in this plan we can heal the lakes.

Those actions which are performed in the love of duality, cause only pain to the body.

We view any actions by the KLA -- or any other armed bands of paramilitaries or armed groups that cause friction or raise tensions -- as being entirely unacceptable.

Mahmoud Abbas

We condemn such actions and demand the Israelis stop these acts especially given the fact that all the factions here have recommitted to calm and to ending displays of weaponry in the streets,