Famous Quotes & Sayings

Abraham Lincoln

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views

I've been really pleased with the tone those two have set for the team this year. Those two show up everyday ready to work and get better. It's had an impact on the whole team. All of our girls have adopted the same work ethic.

The worldwide adoption rate of large-screen HDTV sets by consumers has increased significantly over the last year. There is now an enormous opportunity for consumer electronics manufacturers and Hollywood studios to supply consumers with high- definition media players and movies. As a result, we anticipate strong movie title and media player introductions in 2006.

They also receive all the resources that come with belonging here and there. ... Hopefully it will inspire some other gyms in the area to adopt one as well. I hope to extend the challenge to other facilities in the area.

The widespread adoption of broadband and the continued advances in personal computing technology are finally making it possible for the collective creation of an online world on a realistic scale.

The wireless stuff is pretty far out. It'll be a few years at least before there is widespread adoption of wireless search.

Jim Sinclair

The village would adopt impact arrangements and allocate some to the Fire Protection District.

What Congress did was much more symbolic than it was substantive. The law has not changed, because the law has always said that a signature is a symbol adopted with someone's intent to comply. It could be an X, a thumbprint, or even your company letterhead. The legal issue has always hinged on what you intend.

What Congress did was much more symbolic than it was substantive, ... The law has not changed, because the law has always said that a signature is a symbol adopted with someone's intent to comply. It could be an X, a thumbprint, or even your company letterhead. The legal issue has always hinged on what you intend.

We tease them that we're going to adopt more kids to continue going to basketball games. We don't want to think about there being no games to go to.

Bruce Willis

Too many children in foster care are falling through cracks. . . . Be a hero -- take the time learn about adoption today.

We tried to explain to him that it'll be OK, ... We have to make one trip to Russia for a visit before adoption and we're hoping to do that sometime this winter. Next spring we have to go there for court and we told him (through an interpreter) that maybe we can take him home with us then. It will definitely be a happy moment.

David Brown

We went into foster care knowing that if God brought someone to us to adopt that we would.

We will not become a no frills airline nor will we launch one, ... We will compete profitably and intelligently alongside them by adopting what they do well.

We understand even though the price of technology is coming down and incomes are rising, there are lots of non-economic obstacles to the adoption of our technology.

We at Hempstead Town want to make it easier for our residents to adopt one of our animal shelter's wonderful cats and dogs. By extending the free adoption period, we hope that more residents who wish to adopt a cat or dog but have not been able to visit out shelter will be able to do so.

We believe more clients will adopt the Roth 401(k) if EGTRRA provisions are made permanent, which may happen as part of pension reform legislation currently before Congress.

Bill Richardson

We believe it's a good strong text calling for an international arms embargo. It's moving forward. Hopefully, it will be adopted in the next few days.

Bruce Cameron

When we adopt a dog or any pet, we know it is going to end with us having to say goodbye, but we still do it. And we do it for a very good reason: They bring so much joy and optimism and happiness. They attack every moment of every day with that attitude.

Iris Chang

There is also an epidemic of infertility in this country. There are more women who have put off child-bearing in favor of their professional lives. For them, the only way they are going to have a family is to adopt from China.

With a spirit of consensus, we have overcome the most difficult issues, and we hope we'll adopt the final protocols on property rights and illegal exploitation of natural resources before the end of this preparatory meeting.

Alexander Dubcek

The program proclaimed a return to freedom of the press and proposed the adoption of a press law that would clearly exclude prepublication censorship.

There are seven other states that have adopted the contingent tax credit plan and, to date, there's no record of those states having to cash in those tax credits.

While we certainly have more work to do in the area of foster care and adoption, we already see a significant improvement in reducing the amount of time it takes to adopt a child in foster care.

While this decision making process is underway, as is fitting for the commission, we are assuming our responsibilities and we are adopting a policy of maximum prudence.

Tess Gerritsen

While the TV show 'Rizzoli & Isles' may have been inspired by my books, show runner Janet Tamaro has total control over where the TV characters go from there. As Janet once put it, I'm the birth mother, but she's the mother who adopted them, and now that Jane and Maura are living in her house, they have to do what she tells them to do.

While there are other initiatives that target increasing the adoption of the Linux desktop, the LSB subcommittee can bring to the table an industry effort with real meat that can further the technical capabilities of the Linux desktop. The more vendors that participate in this initiative the more successful this initiative will be.

Micky Adams

We had a real go. Everyone's done themselves a world of good. We mixed it up, adopting a style of play that suited us more than them. Teams don't like being turned round.

We've grown significantly these past couple of years, but haven't seen anything as dramatic as last year. By the end of 2005, we were placing or receiving almost 60 million calls per month on behalf of our customers. This alone is a testament to the adoption of the on-demand call center solution, but when taken with all of the other milestones we've accomplished is exceptional proof that businesses around the world are aware of the benefits of this solution, and the model is in great demand.

We also believe that the French government will adopt effective measures to control the present situation as quickly as possible and guarantee the safety of Chinese, French and people from other countries.

Melanne Verveer

Women are a dynamic economic force. We represent the largest consumer market in the world and are drivers of GDP. More and more companies recognize that when they support women as customers, employees, leaders, future investors and partners, they are adopting sound business strategies and advancing social progress.

To my knowledge nobody has ever said a negative word to Brittney about her mother. The fact is Brittney wants to be adopted and maintain her relationship with her mother.

We are undergoing an arduous self-imposed design process to ensure we adopt international best practices in areas like ecological conservation, energy use and waste management before we sign the final Implementation Agreement with the state government.