Famous Quotes & Sayings

George Will

Committed partisans are generally the most knowledgeable voters, independents the least. And the more political knowledge people have, the more apt they are to discuss politics with people who agree with, and reinforce, them.

The problem is that in order to publish a book in mainland China, you have to agree to be subject to censorship. That's the nature of the system. I don't challenge that system on its face. It's their system. But as an author, I have a choice to make whether I'll participate or I won't.

Elvis Costello

There was not a lot of rock n' roll in the house. Our parents didn't think it was very groovy, and I tend to agree with them. If you grew up with Charlie Parker, Bill Haley wasn't very hip.

Conor Oberst

If there's a criticism of 'Cassadaga' that I agreed with, it's that we left things in the oven too long, that songs were overstuffed, with too many ideas competing for space.

I've been around Congress long enough to know there are issues we may never see eye-to-eye from the opposite aisle, but we should all agree that our job is to move America forward and benefit the people.

Gary Johnson

I agree that the two-party system stomps on any kind of competition. A great first step is to open the presidential debates to all qualified candidates, including the Libertarians. If that happens, the Libertarian party will experience unprecedented growth.

Giorgio Moroder

In film, I was surprised when I first saw the movie 'Drive.' I said, 'Oh, God. It sounds great - I love it. Wow, this could be the soundtrack from 'American Gigolo' or 'Cat People.' But I'm surprised that the director would agree with a composer to write that kind of sound.

Gabrielle Giffords

Gun owners and non-gun owners alike agree on expanding background checks, making gun trafficking a serious crime with stiff penalties, making it illegal for all stalkers and all domestic abusers to buy guns, and expanding mental health resources so the mentally ill find it easier to receive treatment than to buy firearms.

We knew we could not be all things to all people, but with the sharing agreement we were able to do more and increase opportunities for students to learn. It was very beneficial for the students and school district.

Bill Williams

One of the things that I have learned since trying to bring in an interesting story in under 28 pages is that we already agree on great chunks of typical superhero stories.

My general sensibility is most certainly comedic. But when I signed with my manager, he said, 'I think you could do dramatic stuff as well.' So, rather than making the choice to do it, I sort of agreed and deferred. By no means does it feel close to home, but I was willing to explore it.

Dan Millman

If we agree on everything, only one of us is necessary.

Allison Tolman

I liked in television that you do some work, then you perform, then you stop and you have a break because they have to set up lights, and then you do some more work. I really liked the pace of it; it really agreed with me. I enjoyed it.

Andrae Crouch

I'm a pastor. I say, 'Let the church say amen,' and that settles it. Everything has been said, you know; it's like we have to agree with God.

Brendan Myers

The birthplace of 'Western' civilization is generally agreed to be Greece, and its birth date is generally agreed to be some time during the 6th century B.C.E. Obviously, there is not one single dramatic moment that definitively started the whole thing.

Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions.

Dan Glickman

This settlement culminates a four-year investigation, ... The plea agreement not only serves as punishment to the offenders, it also offers the opportunity to repay farmers who were financially damaged by these criminal acts.

There is no retreat on the fixed timetable of the declaration of the state. It will be declared at the fixed time, which is September 13, God willing, regardless of those who agree or disagree,

The party here that is trying to renege on their agreement is the county. Where's its obligation to support the cluster?

The parties have agreed to meet Thursday to review the status of bargaining and what options remain, if any, for resolution of the ongoing strike,

The parties all sat down, and at the end of the day we all agreed the best thing to do would be to position the event at a new venue.

Richard Boucher

The parties agreed to hold another round of talks by the second quarter of this year and to establish a working group to address, and attempt to resolve, detailed issues in between plenary sessions.

This regime will never agree to form a government of national unity to govern a transition. All we can do is bring our supporters together and go into the streets.

Jim Haslett

The players know how I feel, and I think they agree with me. If (quitting and not giving full effort) does happen with one or two players, we'll get them out of here.

There are a lot of students that don't agree with the policy. Not a lot of them are attending dances now.

Janet Fitch

When you have success, people think you know what you're doing, and you start to agree with them, you think you can conquer the world. But you go from grandiosity to panic.

Jan Egeland

There are issues we disagree on frankly, but we also agree on the importance of the international community to raise its profile in pursuing humanitarian principles.

(The plate) is clearly a program in which legislators agreed that providing practical assistance to women facing difficult pregnancies is both benevolent and appropriate.

Russ Feingold

This will allow more time to finally agree on a bill that protects our rights and freedoms while preserving important tools for fighting terrorism.

There comes a point where you have to be realistic. Even the most savvy of analysts would agree that fuel is something we just have to keep an eye.

There is a commercial agreement in place with Bernie for both races, with the agreement of nine of the 10 teams,

David Houston

There has been a joint agreement that the best method of prosecuting the case is in the juvenile system.

Lord Byron

Whenever I meet with anything agreeable in this world it surprises me so much -- and pleases me so much (when my passions are not interested in one way or the other) that I go on wondering for a week to come.