Famous Quotes & Sayings

Erich Fromm

Authority is not a quality one person ''has,'' in the sense that he has property or physical qualities. Authority refers to an interpersonal relation in which one person looks upon another as somebody superior to him.

Jay Rosen

Authority in an interactive world comes from communicating, not from avoiding communication. Explaining yourself is not navel-gazing. It's a part of democracy.

Authority founded on injustice is never of long duration.

Authorities from both sides involved are currently pursuing the matter with a view of reaching peaceful settlement.

Authorities are also putting more X-ray equipment to carry out thorough searches on vehicles,

Tariq Aziz

available as long as it is necessary for the Iraqi authorities to continue this dialogue.

Jim Leach

As long as it's laying dormant, there are no disturbed fibers loose in the air, we don't have any authority over it,

Henry Hyde

As it stands, the situation is both strange and unusual in that the Indian authorities know more about this important proposal than we in Congress.

Bill Clinton

The mistake that they made is that when they kicked out Saddam, they decided to dismantle the whole authority structure of Iraq. ... We never sent enough troops and didn't have enough troops to control or seal the borders,

Zoning is another big one. They have authority to implement land use regulations if they felt it was necessary.

This is a big deal for the authority. It opens the door for them to get moving on the $120 million expansion down there that they need really bad.

They should rethink the entire flood protection system of New Orleans. It is a real hodgepodge of authority. If there was a coordinated effort, more could be done with less money.

Yulia Tymoshenko

They think they can destroy my authority and credibility with the people, their trust in me,

James McCann

A lot of different things go into the mix when determining whether or not Roberts is confirmed. The Senate exerts a little more authority when dealing with judges, and the stakes will be higher.

This is a tough response, when you tell a contractor they no longer have the authority to submit work they are contractually required to submit because they are not following procedure.

Phil Angelides

This is the foot in the door, ... I can see the authority is getting a whole new wave of dairy applications.

This is not an example of a president repealing a provision of a law that Congress has enacted ... but exercising a discretionary authority that Congress has given him,

The university authority often conduct survey in the Hall, but that is all. We are forced to live in the Hall risking our lives.

The United States must release detainees it has no authority to hold, provide trials to detainees believed to have committed crimes, and prosecute those involved in the torture and mistreatment of captives.

Stephen Harper

This government has lost the moral authority to run this country because it has been named in a judicial inquiry on corruption.

Francois Bayrou

This gives a real idea of the toughness of the society we live in, so the authorities should fulfil the undertakings it has made.

Sathya Baba

This day, the Government has no authority to reform the people; and the people have no authority the reform the Government.

There was never any question of our authority. BP was cooperative throughout the process. If in the future a company is not as cooperative, this rule would provide the board with an important tool.

John Ensign

There were many proposals that violated environmental laws. Things the president was trying to do to speed up the process. Yucca Mountain is in trouble by itself. The good thing about this legislation is that they don't have any fast track authority to move it through the congress.

There's a level of authority that's already available in the case of a public health emergency, but this would expand (the state's) authority.

There may be 11, but I don't know. Whatever number (there is) has been shared with the Mundelein authorities.

This many deaths scream (for) investigation by everyone with authority to do so.

Anything that we are able legally and morally to share with a prosecutor or authority of any country, we will be more than willing to do that,

As authority is transferred back to an Iraqi administration in mid-2004, the reconstruction of vital oil installations will provide jobs, skills and technology to the Iraq people.

As a foreign minister, I have to respect the authority to look after the best interest of the child is, as always, in my country like in India, with the parents and the family. But in extreme cases, the situation is open for the child protection authority to intervene.

As a concept, I support a downtown arena, ... Unlike the last deal, this one should be totally financed by the sports authority and venue users unless the city will be receiving a meaningful piece of the revenue stream.

George W. Bush

As a mark of respect for the memory of Rosa Parks, I hereby order, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, that on the day of her interment, the flag of the United States shall be flown at half-staff,

The Broadband Development Authority needs to fulfill its fiduciary responsibilities.