Famous Quotes & Sayings

There is no basis for that. Mr. Monica went to Baton Rouge twice to request aid from FEMA.

The purpose of the index was to create a conversation in rich countries about what it means to be a global citizen. We are not just talking about aid volumes; we are also asking questions about whether this aid is going to tyrants and corrupt dictators.

We're in the middle, almost the end of the senior year. They've done all their hard work; they've finally been admitted. Now Mr. Financial Aid comes along and asks, 'How are you going to pay for this adventure?' and it becomes another round of hard work.

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..

Hurricane Barton has gone from a Category 5 to a Category 3. But it is still a disaster, ... weaken environmental laws, interfere with states' prerogatives and give undue aid to oil companies.

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

Tom DeLay

He vetoed the foreign aid bill because he wanted to increase foreign aid by 30 percent, and he wanted to take it out of the Social Security surplus,

Greeley always comes to the aid when there is a need.

Anthony Kennedy

has become a leading proponent of one of the most cosmopolitan, and controversial, trends in constitutional law: using foreign and international law as an aid in interpreting the U.S. Constitution.

Keith Boykin

He was unusually committed to exposing the truth about AIDS in the black community, and he was unafraid to challenge conventional wisdom.

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.

If this is true, we condemn it and we urge that the looting of food aid cease immediately.

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.

Quincy Jones

I am committing myself to doing everything possible to pull the resources together to aid the children of not only Cambodia, but the children of all the countries in the world.

If India gives us aid we would welcome it.

Given the media's focus on Katrina's destruction and on government's poor performance in the hurricane's aftermath, it's not surprising that confidence would fall. But, with aid now flowing and fatalities fewer than expected, that could reverse.

Getting another chance to make our case for more aid is huge, just the fact that the federal government is willing to revisit the issue is a positive thing. And it would be a huge thing if they included the damage in Enfield; a turnaround like that does not happen every day.

Steve Johnson

From a legal standpoint, there's really no consequence that Boney was convicted. When you've got two people involved in a murder and they aid each other, each is equally responsible.

We have mutual aid right now with the Richland County health department, so we could call on the county as needed for inspections.

Charlize Theron

I want to be part of the generation that stops AIDS.

Atifete Jahjaga

There’s no copy-and- paste system in foreign aid.

Michael Specter

I have covered wars, before the epidemic began and since. They are all ugly and painful and unjust, but for me, nothing has matched the dread I felt while walking through the Castro, the Village, or Dupont Circle at the height of the AIDS epidemic.

George Clooney

We are a little bit out-of-touch in Hollywood. I think that?s probably a good thing. We are the ones who talked about AIDS when it was only being whispered ... We talked about civil rights ... I?m proud to be part of this Academy, proud to be part of this community.

George Clooney

We are a little bit out of touch in Hollywood every once in a while. I think it's probably a good thing. We're the ones who talk about AIDS when it was just being whispered, and we talked about civil rights when it wasn't really popular. This Academy, this group of people gave Hattie McDaniel an Oscar in 1939 when blacks were still sitting in the backs of theaters. I'm proud to be a part of this Academy.

Richard Boucher

We strongly condemn the rebel group ... for endangering the civilian population and ... making it difficult, if not impossible, for aid workers.

We're interested in investigating the use of this technology as a navigation aid for military divers in murky waters where visibility is extremely limited.

AIDS is a complex situation that's sure to bring out the best and the worst in people.

Until we have a clearer picture ... there won't be a situation where new aid would be given.

Max Heindel

If you are a parent, the horoscope will aid you to detect the evil latent in your child and teach you how to apply the ounce of prevention. It will show you the good points also, that you may make a better man or woman of the soul entrusted to your care.

Craig Fugate

We're slowing the process down. A large-scale disaster will occur and there will be another hue and cry about why we were not able to get the aid faster.

Mark E. Smith

What we're more focused on is continuing to get the aid and necessary supplies to those in need.

What has happened is, not only has CEIFA not really worked as far as the formula goes, but it hasn't been funded to the levels that were promised in it. Consequently, the state aid has remained pretty much flat for the last three or four years.