Famous Quotes & Sayings

William Harvey

There is a lust in man no charm can tame: Of loudly publishing his neighbor's shame: On eagles wings immortal scandals fly, while virtuous actions are born and die.

Yehuda Berg

In the not so distant past, we were close enough to our community to physically see how our actions impacted the group overall. Now it's just too easy to look the other way, or turn off the TV or computer and detach ourselves from the others.

Doc Hastings

Unfortunately, actions taken by the Senate ensured that relief from the death tax would only be temporary and that it would come back to life at the full rate again in 2011.

Mark Cuban

The policies and actions of Senator Hatch are very concerning to me from what I read and from my personal interactions with him,

The police officer was protecting himself and the customers in the shop, ... His actions could very well have saved lives today.

I am prepared to vote in support of a new military authorization that specifically authorizes U.S. military actions against ISIS. We must stand up against this vile enemy and protect United States citizens both at home and abroad.

All governments in all wars have used all the means at their disposal to put their own motives, decisions and actions, and the actions of their military forces, in the best possible light.

Victoria Osteen

If you focus on the actions of others and allow them to constantly upset you, then you are handing your peace over to them and giving away your power.

Barack Obama

I know my country has not perfected itself. At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.

Ramana Maharshi

Actions yield result by the ordinance of God as He wills.

Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life. Too many of us divide and dissipate our energies in debating actions which should be taken for granted.

Nathaniel Branden

I cannot remember a time when the question of why people behave as they do was not intensely interesting to me. The desire to understand was very important. When I was young, I was aware of the fact that much of the time, the reasons a person gave for his actions were not the actual reasons.

Frank Macfarlane Burnet

Today and always, there will be an obligation to pass on to the new generation the tradition of liberal scholarship - scientific or in the humanities - and to bring the understanding of things and human actions to everyone.

The AC-3 system makes a basic assumption that audio dynamic range and program loudness are separable and can be controlled independently. This is a dramatic departure from the actions of legacy broadcast dynamic range processors installed at so many broadcast stations and networks.

The ad simply talks about President Bush's optimism and how democracy has triumphed over terror. Twenty-five million people in Iraq are free as a result of the actions of the coalition.

The actions were wrong and contrary to explicit company policy.

The actions we have taken, and those we will take over the next year, demonstrate clearly the degree to which ITT Industries is committed to increasing shareholder value,

The actions we are announcing today are an important step in positioning Merck to meet the challenges the company faces now and in the future,

The actions we are announcing today are an important first step in positioning Merck to meet the challenges the company faces now and in the future,

The actions we announced today are being taken to ensure that we're in a strong position to navigate through what we expect to be a longer period of economic weakness,

John Reed

The actions to standardize and consolidate our operations and technology platforms and improve our efficiency will take place over the next 12 to 18 months, ... We believe we can manage the dynamics we confront while improving our growth opportunities.

John O. Brennan

The actions that we take on the counterterrorism front, again, are to take actions against individuals where we believe that the intelligence base is so strong and the nature of the threat is so grave and serious, as well as imminent, that we have no recourse except to take this action that may involve a lethal strike.

Robert Burns

The actions that were taken have affected many more people than the two people involved.

The actions that we have taken are all we can do at this time?there's no guarantee that placing over 100 officers in the area would fix anything. There's no guarantee in life.

David Jones

The actions taken in 2005 leave the group well placed for the coming year and this is supported by the performance in the final quarter of 2005 and the first weeks of 2006.

Jon Kyl

The actions taken by the family of nations are a just and essential step in ridding the world of the global threat of terrorism and bringing to justice those who plot the destruction of peaceful and innocent people. I fully support the president's actions.

Ben Bernanke

The actions taken by central banks and other authorities to stabilize a panic in the short run can work against stability in the long run if investors and firms infer from those actions that they will never bear the full consequences of excessive risk-taking.

The actions should never have happened. They are forgiven, but they are not forgotten.

Peter Hain

The actions of the UVF in respect of the ongoing feud, taken together with the very serious attacks against the security forces over the course of 10 and 11 September amounted to a breakdown in their cease-fire,

The actions of the South Dakota Legislature to silence the voice of Native American voters have been shameful. We are pleased that the Supreme Court has put this matter to rest, but we are saddened that state officials would rather file costly appeals than obey the law and protect the rights of all South Dakota citizens.

Nancy Keenan

The actions of the South Dakota legislature are a chilling reminder of the lengths to which anti-choice lawmakers will go to interfere in our most difficult and personal decisions. This bill contains an inadequate exception to protect a woman's life and no other exceptions -- not for rape, not for incest, not even to protect the woman's health. Clearly emboldened by President Bush's judicial appointments, South Dakota has passed dangerous and unconstitutional legislation that its supporters admit is a direct attack on Roe v. Wade. Rather than continuing these unconstitutional assaults that threaten to endanger women's lives and imprison doctors, these legislators should commit to enacting commonsense legislation to prevent unintended pregnancy.

The actions of the security forces in shooting their own people cannot be condoned.

The actions of the players at the commencement of the game were most concerning and not consistent with the expectation the League has established.