Famous Quotes & Sayings

George A. Smith

We can't advocate for a conservation project that excludes sportsmen. Do it, but do it the right way.

We're very proud of the work she's done for this party and the work she's done for the DNC. We think she's a very forceful advocate for Latinos and her district. We had a place in the program for her to speak, but we respect her decision to decline. She may still change her mind, though it doesn't seem likely, and we're moving along with our program.

Most members have not decided yet. We will know better about the situation on the Hill by Friday after secretary of state Rice's testimony. She will be the most articulate and persuasive advocate of the agreement.

Brit Hume

You can go in there with the idea that you're going to be an aggressive and effective advocate of the policies of the president of the United States, or you can go in there with the attitude that you want to be the honest broker between the news media and the White House. It's a good question as to whether this will work.

John was an incredibly important writer, both in his own right, and as a leading advocate for writers and artists with disabilities. It's a terrible, terrible loss.

John was a brilliant playwright, a tireless advocate for the disabled, a profound thinker, and a warm and generous friend. His disability gave him a powerful understanding of how it requires a community to make us fully human.

Bobby Miller

Those who advocate secularism and honestly want separation of church and state can't fully appreciate Christopher Hitchens now, but their cause will be without the very best friend it'll ever know after he's gone. It'll truly be a day for mourning.

Hugh Evans

The Global Poverty Project's mission is to stand up for the world's poorest people. We fight for the full funding of Millennium Development Goals and advocate meaningful change to government and corporate policies that block progress and entrench injustice.

Tom Daschle

One of the responsibilities of his job is to increase the confidence in this country about the importance that our country is placing on homeland security, that we understand its complexities and the difficult challenges we face, ... But if he can't be an advocate before Congress, it's hard for me to understand how he can be an advocate before the country.

I would expect that the House will forcefully advocate for those provisions. I would say its prospects look fairly good.

Moe Berg

Basically, I've been wandering around without an advocate for a really long time and I think that's a lot of the reason why things haven't happened that probably would have happened. I just needed someone to present opportunities and work out the deals for me.

Amanda Hearst

I'm a really big advocate of ethical fashion. I actually have a travelling boutique called Maison de Mode, which is all about ethical fashion. I also like Maiyet from Paris. They're very Celine-esque in their silhouettes. I love their back story, too: they work with orphans in Colombia and India.

I'm an advocate of attacking soccer. Even when I met top European teams I always played without fear.

I'm an advocate for working families and senior citizens.

Sheryl Crow

I encourage all women everywhere to advocate for themselves and for their future - see your doctor and be proactive about your health.

For me, my mom wasn't actually a big advocate of allowing me to watch wrestling. However, my uncle, he was a huge wrestling fan and he got pay per views every month so he always had me over at his house to watch. I was just completely infatuated with the athleticism.

He's always been a strong advocate for tax relief and believes some of the surplus should be returned to taxpayer pockets.

Fabian Nunez

John Hall and I worked shoulder-to-shoulder for nearly a decade in the trenches of politics and public service. No one was more devoted to his craft and to working families. He was passionate about his profession, and particularly in helping young people. In his service on the Contractors State License Board, he was a staunch advocate for professional standards for his trade. We will miss him dearly.

I advocate that we look within. Leadership without deep roots in the community isn't as sympathetic to our wants and needs.

I advocate staying with a company you like and trying to get them to be nicer to you.

He was a forceful advocate for causes he believed in, ... Sometimes he regarded himself as the conscience of the University.

He is such an advocate for us in his everyday job and life. And he does that daily, continuously and with enthusiasm.

He was the strongest advocate for change on the NYSE board, ... he probably sets the right example.

He is an advocate for reducing the nearly two-decade delay in resolving capital appeals.

Brian Billick

I don't know that Johnny wasn't looking at pictures of his kids in that little booth. I'm still an advocate of instant replay, but I've long been an advocate of taking it off the field. Let's take it upstairs. With the current system, I've got to expend a timeout, embarrass the officials and throw a red flag out on the field, let him go in and look at God knows what on the Internet and come out and tell me I didn't get a definitive view to overrule it.

I don't know that has an effect whatsoever on David. I'm not an advocate of lifetime deals. David is 25. If he signs a five-year deal now, he's hoping to get another.

Jesse Ventura

I don't know why I'm being attracted to gambling considering I don't do it myself very often. Just because I personally don't partake so much doesn't mean that I can't be an advocate for it if people do indulge in it because it's entertainment.

Norm Coleman

I come as an advocate of a strong United Nations. If you believe in reform, it's going to be very hard if the guy leading the charge is stained.

I found Brad to be a zealous advocate for his client and also dedicated to reaching a reasonable settlement. They're lawyers of great integrity, and I think it's a great asset to have them involved on the plaintiff side.

From passing the city's first earned income tax credit to launching the structural unemployment initiative, Gifford has been a forceful advocate in getting results for the most vulnerable New Yorkers,

Alonzo Church

Veblen was a great advocate of getting together informally. His teas were in the same spirit. He believed in taking long walks through the woods to discuss mathematical research.

Lorraine Toussaint

I've become very fond of the law. I've always been an advocate for justice, which occasionally the law brings to light.

Ta-Nehisi Coates

I just think that if one is going to preach nonviolence and one is going to advocate for nonviolence, one's standard should be consistent.