Famous Quotes & Sayings

All the agencies knew it would be bad enough that they should have planned better and responded quicker.

All these agencies have carefully written plans. So we need to give them the chance to practice it, to see what works and what doesn't.

As we pursued the funding, we brought a number of service providers to the table to discuss the needs. The support of the different agencies from around the county was very high.

Peter Bergen

It's extraordinary that the chain of custody of these tapes has not been traced back. After all, they're releasing these tapes very frequently, on average once every six weeks, yet it seems that American intelligence agencies or other intelligence agencies are not capable of tracing back the source of these tapes.

It's a situation where each of the agencies brings their particular areas of expertise to bear on this case,

A lot of defense agencies thought they were exempt back in the 1980s. But practicing NEPA and caring for the environment has become a way of life now.

A lot of our Red Cross people are down there that were sent immediately and so we're just short. All agencies that do relief operations are short and we're just trying to work together.

Charles Jenkins

A lot of agencies like to bring us in because of our expertise in financial crimes. It's about following the money. And that's what most crimes are about -- the money.

This catastrophe resulted from the coming together of many elements, but one of them certainly is the Bush administration's failure to meet the needs of urban areas and to support agencies that respond to such crises.

This case raises questions about doctors' 'rush to judgment' in declaring people with brain injury permanently unconscious and about the state's ? through the courts and its agencies ? eagerness to withhold treatment and end their lives.

Dennis Hastert

This bill lets our nation fight back by renewing important provisions that allow information sharing among government agencies and increased penalties for those who commit terrorist crimes. It strikes the right balance between protecting lives and liberty,

This administration is reaching out to companies of all sizes, especially minority-owned enterprises, to guarantee that those seeking to join the rebuilding efforts can navigate federal agencies and bid for contracts with ease,

This is a demonstration of cooperation between law enforcement agencies and the security protocols we have in place.

Al Gore

This happened in the previous administration and the law enforcement agencies have pressed it and pursued it aggressively with our full support, ... Late Edition Primetime.

Elizabeth Warren

They turned the bankruptcy courts into collection agencies for credit card companies. That means there's less protection for victims of Katrina.

They tend to beat to their own drum. And that's stupid when other resources and agencies are willing to help. We want people to get what they're really entitled to.

It's troubling. It means the public and environmental protection agencies like us will have less information about toxic substances being released into our environment.

This poll tells us that most small business owners are in the dark when it comes to knowing which agencies can help their business and what they can offer. The irony is that the owners who had received federal assistance were quite pleased with the results.

This mission will be the longest NEEMO and Aquarius (pictured) mission. Our partnerships with other agencies and countries should provide a treasure chest of useful medical and exploration operations knowledge,

There wasn't really litigation threatened. We sent them (the Scouts) a letter saying that we'd noticed the number of these arrangements with government agencies and we were concerned. And they've responded by informing us they will go ahead and alter those arrangements on their own.

Mary Stewart

There will always be the agencies out there, ... The trick is letting the people know about them.

Tom Logan

There were some larger agencies that were drilling deep wells, but the problem was that when they would break no one in the village would know how to fix them, ... Our projects are aimed at self sufficiency. The goal is the wells are built hand-in-hand with the villagers, and then someone in the village, someone who the villagers choose, is trained to become the maintenance person, and he is paid in vegetables or a chicken for the work he does maintaining the well.

Jerry Brown

It is profoundly important because it is a major step forward in holding these agencies to a rule of law, in this instance a rule of environmental law,

E. O. Wilson

It's a good example of what can happen when law enforcement and regulatory agencies throughout the country work together toward a common goal.

It wasn't just the FWC that got this done. It was a cooperative effort that involved the work of a bunch of agencies and landowners. What's amazing is that this place used to be a mine. Now it's one of the best recreational lands in the state.

It was good police work by multiple agencies to get these suspects in custody as fast as they did,

It was decided this morning to change the meeting place, because there are more than 100 officials from various agencies coming. Going to Government House might be inconvenient for them.

Caitlin Kittredge

I was reading about all of these medical and psychological experimental programs that the government and various intelligence agencies had run throughout the 20th century. Any book you can read on that, there's some really horrifying and fascinating stuff that goes on there.

Thad Cochran

We're in preliminary discussions already with the administration on when that money will be needed, when will it be considered by the Senate, when the request will be submitted, ... These are issues that we are working hard to resolve to be sure that federal agencies, agencies that have the responsibility of responding to this disaster, have the funds they need to do it and do it right and to do it quickly.

David Rose

Whether we like it or not, all three of the rating agencies have a view of overlapping debt. They are going to have that when they calculate our debt.

On Wednesday, the emergency response capabilities of Baxter County agencies will be put to the test. A full-scale training exercise simulating a terrorist attack at a local facility will be conducted at the Baxter County Fairgrounds.

Michael Scott

Our covering ministry is Challenge for Christ ministries, and Travel the Road was solely our mission arm, designed to expose people to what missions are, then connect them with agencies that send people out.

G. H. Hardy

The pilot project will provide for the coordination of the lead and cooperating agencies through the permit process. This will provide better coordination and improved use of resources for both the Rawlins and Buffalo offices and the related agencies...