Famous Quotes & Sayings

It is therefore high time that we learned from past mistakes and used our considerable moral authority on the question of nuclear disarmament for the greater good of international peace and stability, rather than simply protecting at any cost an increasingly dangerous actor on the international stage.

It is the position of the university that any such offers cannot be valid without the express authority and consent of the university as the current legal owner of the Circleville Farm property.

It should release detainees it has no legal authority to hold. It should provide trials to detainees believed to have committed crimes and it should investigate and prosecute US officials responsible for the torture of detainees.

It's the Constitution of the United States. It's the recognized authority both of the national government and of the state governments, creating a dual chain of command.

It's tantamount to devaluation. We'll have to see whether the authorities can keep the devaluation controlled or not.

It's the most expansive vision of the executive power of a president in our lifetime. To suggest that (Congress has) given him a blanket authority to do what he has done is a vast stretch.

Ryan Smith

It's like bouncing my head off the wall. Something has to be done where (authority members) work closer with the people.

It is very seldom that the NTC has used its power and authority to close down radio stations and TV stations, only when the situation calls for it.

Richard Holbrooke

in no way infringes on sovereignty (or) authority of countries, but shows the collective will of the Security Council.

In principle, one authority such as EASA is desirable. But this only delivers benefits if the national authorities scale back their activities, and provided that everybody is clear on who is doing what. In that respect there is still some work to be done.

Bill Richardson

I need full authority. I don't care what is holding it up. We just need to get it done -- this is for the national interest. I'm just stating a fact. It's not authorized,

Ron Kind

In America, however, the authority to grant legal status to a marriage has been a function reserved for the states, and different states have different laws regarding issues ranging from blood-testing to waiting periods before marriage.

Fred Thompson

I'm talking about using the authority of your office to encourage them to do the right thing. I would call on you to do, as you've done before, and call on an independent counsel yourself,

Marco Rubio

I'm theologically in line with the Roman Catholic Church. I believe in the authority of the church, but I also have tremendous respect for my brothers and sisters in other Christian faiths.

I'm hoping that the public and the system will learn how unprepared the City of New York and the Port Authority were on that day.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.