Famous Quotes & Sayings

In view of the concerns raised by federal, state and local officials over this approval, the Port Authority must ensure that a full and comprehensive review of this matter is complete.

In those places where the Palestinian Authority fails to deal with terrorists, we will have to do it - and we can't wait.

'Into the Blizzard' follows the author as he traces the footsteps of the Newfoundland Regiment during the First World War: where they trained in Scotland, where they fought in Gallipoli and where they died at the Battle of the Somme in France.

Bryan Brown

I offered to do the legal work on that contract. The authority declined to have us do the work for them for free. So the first time I saw the contract it was a done deal.

In the past, I stayed with friends, a couple of bad friends. The (Metropolitan Regional Housing Authority) said they would contact me when something became available.

If you've written it yourself, it's more authority over the piece. I think this is one of the most valuable experiences they will have educationally.

Rod Smith

If you want to fix the schools, pay the teachers better, recruit the best and the brightest back into the classroom, give them the authority to run the classes, educate them so that we're doing something besides becoming just an FCAT test center.

Colin Channer

If you're an author and someone is booking you a flight, they should check with you before they buy the ticket to make sure when you want to arrive.

Robert Gottlieb

In my view, the ebook world for both established and new authors is a terrific new and exciting format. It is a format that will bring forth many new writers to publishing.

I have favorite authors from a lifetime of reading, so there are some I'll automatically read every time they have a new novel. Included in them: Robert Goddard, Jeffery Deaver, Sophie Kinsella, Katherine Neville, Greg Isle, Laurie King, Lee Child, Lisa Tucker, Susan Howatch, Paul Auster. Barry Eisler, David Hewson, Tracy Chevalier.

If the last balloon flight had gone smoothly, this would not have happened. We have delayed all approvals. Authorities now have to rethink the whole area.

If there was some authority in place to make sure that the designs were used properly then there would be a lot of opportunities for designers. For instance, most of these designs could be seen in Caribbean Fashion Week.

Julia Glass

I read reviews and consider myself pretty 'plugged in' to the literary cosmos, yet one of the things I love best about book-touring is the opportunity to compare notes with favorite booksellers around the country. I always come home with books by authors I'd never heard of - or books I've read about but didn't realize I might love.

Sara Sheridan

I realized early on that being an author is a hugely misunderstood job. Because there are no pay grades and very little structure, people make interesting assumptions about the profession.

Porter Goss

CIA will have the authority to set standards for the entire intelligence community on things relating to (human espionage),

Michael Howard

His authority has disappeared virtually to vanishing point. He is in office but not in power.

highly significant statement from someone of his authority and stature within republicanism.

By what lawful authority do you bring me to trial?

By turning to and leaning on authority figures around her,

Dan Gelber

By the majority resolution, we will be disenfranchising every voter who went to the polls in the state of Florida. This does nothing but jeopardize the process... and (we) declare ourselves the paramount authority just as the United States Supreme Court considers these very same issues.

Isaac Watts

Custom and authority are no sure evidence of truth.

Buy other authors' books when you go to their events. Even if you aren't going to read it. Even if you are going to give it away. Even if you aren't interested. Not just for the author but for the bookstore. It's karma and just plain good manners.

Home rule gave city and county councils the authority to redistrict themselves, but it did not do that for school boards. The delegation, through the General Assembly, is the sole authority for changing school board district lines. A lot of delegations don't even let the school boards look at their plan until it's drawn up and done.

He took the title of senior author but really didn't know what was going on with the data.

Galileo is made in Europe by Europeans. If the Americans want to scramble GPS, they can do it whenever they want . . . whereas our system is a civilian-based system run by a civilian authority and would be completely autonomous.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

I rejoice in the fact that Christ is not dead but risen from the grave! He lives and has returned to the earth to restore His authority and gospel to man. He has given us the perfect example of the kind of men and women we should be.

Oprah Winfrey

I love the printed word and have always appreciated the unique connection between author and reader. This magazine provides a different way for people to be informed and inspired.

William Shakespeare

I'll neverBe such a gosling to obey instinct, but standAs if a man were author of himselfAnd knew no other kin.

I'll tell you - there's no author that wants to give his mother an e-book of his new book. I think he wants to present her with - or she - wants to present her with something beautiful that he or she created.

I know one writer who has been subscribing authors without their permission and sending out what she thinks are helpful advice sheets, but they come off as if she's a know-it-all. She thinks she's marketing herself and her work. All she's really doing is turning readers off.

I know dozens of authors who have had a lot of books published by New York, and they won't ever take another Big 6 contract since they've gotten a taste of the freedom, control, and money self-publishing offers.

Julie Kenner

I know authors shouldn't play favorites with books, but 'Release Me' really is right up there for me. The characters truly came alive on the page and drove the story as much as I did from behind the scenes. It was a pleasure to write, and I'm so thrilled that it's the first of a trilogy because I get to spend more time with the characters.

I have to emphasize - and this is important - that they have not been in default of any obligation that they have to the authority from either a financial or construction perspective. Until that changes, nothing further is required by the authority. You can't punish someone in anticipation of them doing something inappropriate.