Famous Quotes & Sayings

The actions of one individual have made many people's lives very difficult, in particular the children who were supposed to be moving in to new schools.

The actions of local officials affect us. Our own quality of life is determined on a local level.

The actions of Democrats ensured this victory for California families. The Democratic Party in California has displayed its strength by demonstrating its commitment to the family.

The actions of a small minority in operating slush funds and operating secret loans have overshadowed the work of many who are trying to clean the party up.

The actions of a few have reflected very, very badly on many of us, myself included. We are all injured by that, ... Lou Dobbs Tonight.

The actions India committed to undertake are difficult, complex and time consuming,

Jacques Chirac

The actions carried out by Milosevic will not triumph, ... Barbarism cannot have the last word. Justice must really win in the end, and the criminals will have to defend themselves.

The appropriate actions were taken. Some allegations are still under investigation,

Robert Zoellick

The American steel industry faces a turning point. We believe the actions the president is taking today can restore the strength and profitability of this very important American industry.

The Army leadership needs time to review the findings and recommendations. Comprehensive findings without corresponding actions do not serve the Army or the American people.

Cat Osterman

The athletes are still out competing the same as a Division I team, and I think we've done a good job of creating an atmosphere where they're responsible for their actions and their play.

Sathya Baba

That which happens physically on the outside in terms of actions is not of major importance. What is important is that which comes from inside.

We could not be more pleased with our investments in the Lexus and Toyota franchises in Manchester and Houston. These franchise and facility actions will support additional revenue and profit growth while leveraging our operational scale. The stock repurchase and franchise dispositions demonstrate our commitment to improve stockholder value and are consistent with our previously announced strategy.

We have worked to negotiate with them, and we're in the process of determining what our next steps might be, and that includes exploring what possible legal actions might be available for us.

We have urged both sides to exercise restraint and to avoid inflammatory actions that would heighten tensions and fuel a missile arms race. Missile tests would not be helpful to efforts to reduce tensions and build confidence through dialogue in South Asia.

Andrew Card

We have to work together with our allies around the world -- especially the Japanese, the South Koreans, the Russians and the Chinese -- to demonstrate that North Korea's actions are inappropriate, ... We don't want the Korean Peninsula to have any nuclear weapons on it.

types of actions may appear questionable, they are not themselves impermissible.

Today the peace process is in danger -- not because of the people of the region and not because they do not desire peace, but because leaders have failed to take the actions required to realize the possibilities of peace,

We have a great city with a great community, and the actions of a few stand out more than anything. We have a diverse community without unity.

We will review the incident, but at this point we believe the deputies' actions were appropriate.

We will react swiftly and firmly to any statements or actions suggesting sympathy with Nazi-era policies, or that express racism, xenophobia or anti-Semitism.

We've had many people suspended for actions we deemed harmful to Hollywood Foreign Press - we're trying to protect our image. Certainly none ended up in suicide. If Nick did take his life, which seems apparent, I don't think you can say there's a causal relationship between the two.

We have been warned that if we attempt to challenge the actions of the NIAA, there will be severe and dire consequences; however, I feel confident that once the school has a fair hearing, it will be vindicated.

We're taking these actions to better control retirement plan expenses, position the company for business growth and competitive strength, and preserve employees' earned retirement benefits. We also believe these are prudent and balanced steps at a time of uncertainty and conflicting legislative and regulatory directions about defined-benefit retirement plans in the United States.

We're taking these actions to better control retirement plan expenses.

Names are what people sometimes use to excuse their thoughts and actions towards you.

We have a long and difficult road ahead. By taking these actions now, Congress will send an important message that the hurricane victims will not be left behind and lay the groundwork for the arduous collective task before us.

Merck's actions were appropriate from beginning to end.

Merck must be held legally responsible for its actions, ... Those actions have put lives at risk and cost shareholders billions of dollars.

Robert Glaser

Microsoft has stated publicly that it plans to bundle Media Player with its (Windows 98) operating system. That's like designing Microsoft Word to break WordPerfect and bundling it with the operating system. Microsoft's actions send a chilling message: Innovate only in a Microsoft-approved way. What Microsoft is doing is wrong and must be stopped.

Hideo Kojima

'Metal Gear Solid' is, for the most part, an infiltration game. You go somewhere, you execute your mission, then you go back. Those are your actions as the player.

While the employee separations were difficult for everyone affected, these actions were a necessary response to the company's current economic challenges. The company adhered to the law in making these difficult decisions.

Ted Kulongoski

When the 2005 Rule was announced, I made it clear that the federal governments actions placed an unfair and unnecessary burden on states that would amount to a price tag of millions of dollars and result in piecemeal management of federal forest land.