Famous Quotes & Sayings

Sathya Baba

If one loses wealth, he may regain it by some means or other. If he loses health, some doctor might prescribe a tonic to win it back. If one loses status and authority he may, by sheer luck, gain them back. If Virtue is lost, it is lost forever; nothing can restore the pristine purity. So one has to be ever vigilant and should never slacken.

I'm sure we'll continue to be in contact with the authorities as they deal with a very difficult situation. The meeting yesterday was in a sense a six-month review. I think the operative note is that the board decided not to restore Zimbabwe's voting and related rights and not return any signing eligibility to use the resources of the Fund.

In a world where 50 percent of the budget of a film actually goes on promotion, as opposed to what you see on screen, the idea that we have a worlds where the consumer can exercise authority and sovereignty is absurd,

I hope the sports authority doesn't take it for granted that when they run this deal up the flagpole we're all going to salute,

Ariel Sharon

I have outlined to Gen. Powell the steps I will take if calm is restored in order to ease the economic conditions of the Palestinian population in the Palestinian Authority territories, ... One thing will be clear. Israel will not be negotiating under the pressure of terror and violence.

Louise Arbour

The Chinese authorities indicated that they want to ratify the covenant as early as possible.

The case has been deferred till May 2006 while there are ongoing discussions between the Civil Aviation Authority and the Federal Aviation Administration into the matter.

The finance committee has been given authority to determine what to do as far as do we tap the reserves or make uniform proportionate cuts. We are looking at tapping the reserve as part of a possible solution.

The Commission should be welcomed for acknowledging a problem with their food safety authority, but it needs to go further.

The concept is to be able to help the Palestinian people, to be able to help the Palestinian Authority during this transition period.

Keith Waterhouse

A consultation process is what some authority sets in motion preparatory to doing what it intended all along.

the elegance, power and authority to make it a valuable contribution to the scholarship of this country.

The entire case, what this has always been about, is authority, ... Pfc. England's blind compliance toward authority and her lack of authority in any context.

Ryan Holmes

The growing role of enterprise social media, plus the growing budgets and authority of CMOs entrusted with choosing the best platforms, translates into an exciting future for apps that harness social potential for large companies.

The impervious cover question somehow brings out the challenge to our water quality authority.

The impulse to form independent authorities is profoundly undemocratic.

Jacques Maritain

Power without authority is tyranny.

John C. Maxwell

I want to always be viewed by my readers as a friend and not as an authority or an expert.

The judicial authorities are imposing a grim ordeal on three journalists under pressure from the governor of an unstable state. The Nigerian press is still in the grip of harsh legislation, a brutal police force and authoritarian governors. On this New Year's Eve, we call for their release and we reiterate our commitment to the independent press and, in particular, to the three Port Harcourt prisoners who are exposed to dangerous challenges.

The court must ensure a fair and open process, and authorities need to substantiate their case. So far, the handling of this case has been alarming. It's unacceptable that Hussein was held without charge or due process for so long.

The focus in Singapore has always been on keeping competitiveness in the economy and the Singaporean authorities have been task-masters in doing exactly that.

We are cooperating fully and extensively with the authorities on this matter.

The board cannot be expected to surrender its authority to another branch of government; there is a fundamental issue of separation of powers here.

Nothing ruins a perfectly pleasant trip like a position of authority.

Viktor Yushchenko

The authorities ... used the talks to cheat,

These people are comfortable with authority from above,

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.

You think you can circumvent our authority and our powers. You can't.

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.

I view this as a step up. I feel I have more authority, more responsibility, more power with the Orioles. If I thought it was a lateral move, I wouldn't be coming down there.

I try to make everyone in authority aware of the problem here, but I guess no one is going to take us seriously until a child is attacked.

Lindsay Davenport

(It) took me about the middle of the first set till I really felt like I was hitting the ball with more authority and moving forward,

It took cutting through a lot of red tape to get the permission to build from the local authorities. There was no land available for building the village.