Famous Quotes & Sayings

Recall numbers vary from year to year, and they don't necessarily rise consecutively year after year, and they aren't in the case of Ford. This was a hit to our recall volumes, but the number of actions was down.

Recent movements in long-leading economic indicators and in raw material prices offer hope that an end to the spreading global downturn is in sight, ... Despite that, we continue to take actions necessary to emerge from these difficult times as a much stronger company.

Gerry Adams

Regrettably a small, unrepresentative group chose to ignore our appeal. Their actions were entirely wrong and reprehensible.

Boris Berezovsky

organizers of this provocation should be punished and answer for their actions in court.

Part of it, I think, was fate but it was also a different approach that helped. They were more motivated. What helped so much was their compassion and understanding, but they also made some overt actions to find a buyer.

Particularly with securities class actions, he will not let class actions go forward lightly.

Paul Martin's softwood strategy is backwards and is designed to spin the Canadian electorate rather than end the dispute. His long overdue call to President Bush is better late than never, however, I am concerned that his recent actions have threatened any potential progress in resolving the softwood dispute.

Peace begins with you by the actions you do every day and the way you live your life. Peace is a choice, and you promote peace wherever you go.

Part of the actions that we've decided to undertake include upgrading process control equipment.

Our organization has a long-held culture of caring and giving. The actions of our employees on the Ecstasy and Sensation reflect that. We are proud of our people, not only for their thoughtfulness in conducting the fundraising event, but for their tremendous efforts in general throughout the period these ships have been serving as housing in New Orleans.

Deborah Moggach

I am a great believer in having the power to end your life and knowing that, in extremis, you can. But I would not want to involve anybody else in my actions if it could imperil them.

James Nesbitt

I am in the public eye, and I accept that my actions may be open to question.

I believe the voice of the people is clear and yet our laws appear to accommodate the individuals with the largest bank account, ... The actions being displayed do not encourage confidence in our county government.

I am very concerned about the actions of USDA to close beef processing plants in Montana. The timing of this action is disturbing. We hope USDA is not taking this action in retribution for MCA, R-CALF USA and Governor Schweitzer's recent actions to protect the Montana cow herd from Canadian bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). Governor Schweitzer purchased a 4-H pig during the Lewis and Clark County Fair, and that carcass is hanging at the Butte plant targeted for closure by USDA.

I am very sorry and I deeply regret my actions on Sunday. In the heat of a tense game, I lost my head and made a bad decision. I'm not making excuses for my actions and I take full responsibility for what I did. I want to take this opportunity to apologize to Loren Stokes, who I have great respect for. I also want to say I'm sorry to Hofstra University's players, coaches and fans. They played a terrific game and that should not be overshadowed by what I did.

Certainly, the antitrust actions against Microsoft and Intel have raised the visibility of the industry substantially.

Certain comments and actions in the build-up to the England and Poland games have made my position within the Welsh squad untenable for the time being.

History will judge their actions and we, the families and the American people, will hold them personally accountable when, tragically, other families face a similar loss in the next attack.

Alan Greenspan

history cautions that investors' anticipations of the cumulative magnitude of policy actions and their timing under such circumstances are far from perfect.

Robert Hall

There aren't any agencies that I know that can take punitive actions against the city in regard to worker safety.

John Negroponte

We may find that our self-defense requires further actions with respect to other organizations and other states.

We must further discuss these positive actions and continue to create spaces for dialogue, discussion and mutual understanding.

We made known our differences at that time, and since then, through our determined and thus far successful legal actions against the department's regressive personnel rules.

It is a crisis of lost churches, lost funds and lost unity brought on by the actions of our national leadership.

Pete du Pont

It is clear that the Constitution's original intent was that the president had the authority to take undisclosed foreign actions to protect America.

There are so many negative myths about black male athletes, myths that I have personally committed myself to eradicating. But all of my actions will never carry the media clout or have the domino effect of one of Mike Tyson's misdeeds.

Jamal is accountable for his actions 100 percent and I condemn with all my heart what he has done, ... I will try to remember for my children's sake the Jamal I loved and raise them knowing their father was a man who truly loved them. But the day will come when I'll have to tell them what he did.

Jamal is accountable for his actions 100% and I condemn with all my heart what he has done,

The factors that contribute to cancer and the factors that help to prevent cancer and detect it early don't change overnight. This reflects that we have a great deal of knowledge about certain major causes of cancer and major preventative actions that people can take and these still need to take hold.

The expert analysis did not find mistakes in the actions of members of the crisis centre.

O. J. Simpson

We'll take whatever actions necessary up to and including termination.

That's what I've been preaching to them for the last eight years--that their job at the end of the day is not to gauge whether their actions are going to cause embarrassment or not, whether what we ask them to do is convenient, or consistent with safe decisions and smooth careers,

Janet Reno

If the truth shows what I believe to be the case -- that we tried to set up something that would bring the people out and give them a chance to come out in a safe and orderly way -- and that it was their determination and their judgment and their actions that brought that fire upon them, then I would use the experience we have here and figure out what we can do for the future.