Famous Quotes & Sayings

Chris Garza

We're obviously very disappointed. We're hoping that Congress will see the importance of leaving the food aid budget as it is -- that 25 percent needs to stay in the U.S..

He was not out there when the initial fight started. He was coming to the aid of a friend.

Dambisa Moyo

I have dedicated many years to economic study, up to the Ph.D. level, to analyze and understand the inherent weaknesses of aid and why aid policies have consistently failed to deliver on economic growth and poverty alleviation.

Marty Markowitz

I'd like to see every Brooklyn organization raising funds for the relief effort, ... Brooklyn book clubs, sports teams, block associations, business and professional associations, schools, libraries, houses of worship, and any other forum where Brooklynites come together can all join in and make a difference.  I would also like to see all Brooklyn restaurants donate a percentage of their receipts for a week to the relief effort. Right now, donations of money are most urgently needed.  As the rescue and recovery progresses, there will be many other needs, and we will continue to respond as those needs become clear.  Brooklynites can be counted upon to come to the aid of our southern neighbors and we will be there for the long haul.

He has solid, above-average receiving skills and is above-average in handling a pitching staff. He'll be able to aid us in the development of Buck.

We can envision a scenario where elderly may be able to put their walkers or canes down because they've learned to make the same adjustments in their walking patterns. This research may aid in developing a way to teach those people how to walk more efficiently despite their side-to-side motion, to learn the same kind of stability as the penguin.

Really, we were six or seven years into the AIDS epidemic at that time, and I think it was a move that offered an acceptance. You know, sometimes movies are great because I think they can precondition society for acceptance, and I think when they do that we're really at the statesmanship level of film-making.

Jimmy Carter

Our nation must be fair to the poorest among us, so we will increase aid to needy Americans to cope with rising energy prices ... .

Donald Rumsfeld

Our military is making a significant difference in providing relief and aid and help and compassion for those who have suffered,

In total, China has financed US$15 million in aid for Fiji for this year alone.

In the reconstruction phase we will consider receiving aid from whatever quarters (gives it),

In addition, I would like to call on all countries engaged in bilateral aid efforts to steadily implement their projects,

If you know someone is going to punch you, should you close your eyes and pretend it's not going to happen? or should you be alert, eyes wide open, ready to defend yourself? I don't know about you, but I'd rather see the punch coming than get hit when I'm not looking. Will I be in pain either way? Yes, but I'll have the band aid ready.

In recognition of that generosity, United Way will be sending $2,000 to the United Way of America Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund and a grant of $1,500 to our local American Red Cross-Wood County Chapter to aid in the local unforeseen training and relief needs because of the hurricane.

In principle, it may be possible to deliver a higher amount of fiscal aid to state and local governments at a lower cost to the federal government if such aid is delivered as an outlay instead of as a tax preference.

John Wooden

Being selected for the McDonald's All American Games is one of the greatest accomplishments in a basketball player's career. Not only will these youth contribute to the list of the best basketball players of all-time, but they will aid in raising money for a very important cause.

Dave Heineman

I'm very, very concerned ultimately, as Medicaid costs increase in my state and most states, it's going to reduce funding for state aid to our public schools, to our higher education institution or higher taxes on the middle class that President Obama said he didn't want to do. And that's exactly where he's headed.

If paying $500,000 to a firm ... gets Texas $50 million in aid in one bill, that's a good return on our money.

If peace doesn't prevail, there will be some fall on the aid front and that will hit the currency. We could see inflation rising and interest rates coming under pressure.

Bobby Jones

I particularly regretted winning at the nineteenth hole by the aid of a stymie which was almost impossible to negotiate.

Andrew Natsios

If you don't have those other conditions, you can put huge amounts of money into aid programs and they'll be ineffective.

Pauline Hanson

In this financial year we will be spending at least $1.5 billion on foreign aid and we cannot be sure that this money will be properly spent, as corruption and mismanagement in many of the recipient countries are legend.

If Magic Johnson got a cure for AIDS / And all the broke (people) passed away. / You're telling me if my grandmother is in the NBA / right now she'd be OK, / but since she was just a secretary working for the church for 35 years, things gotta stop right here.

Mark Regev

If money to the budget of the PA is cut off, it's incumbent on all of us to make a maximum effort to beef up direct humanitarian aid to alleviate hardship.

Zbigniew Brzezinski

Indeed, it was July 3, 1979 that President Carter signed the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul.

Ryan Smith

I knew a second language would aid me in any career path I chose. I was fortunate enough to have a high school German teacher who made me fall in love with the language.

The international aid which is offered to our people is a humanitarian need for the Palestinian people who are still living under Israeli occupation.

Dambisa Moyo

The insidious aid culture has left African countries more debt-laden, more inflation-prone, more vulnerable to the vagaries of the currency markets and more unattractive to higher-quality investment.

The Fed is back to tightening, ... $200 billion in aid more than offsets any problems of Katrina on GDP.

Ben Bernanke

The Federal Reserve has always recognized the importance of allowing markets to work, and government oversight of financial firms will never be fully effective without the aid of strong market discipline.

E. B. White

I'm not so sure any kid of state aid will make a significant difference where they go.

Tom Harkin

The first Farm Aid concert helped tremendously to draw national attention to the many thousands of family farmers fighting for survival,

The financial aid is no different. The most important thing is to start planning early and meet your deadlines.