Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

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.

Ted Cruz

We need to make clear the federal government does not have authority to indefinitely detain U.S. citizens without due process or, for that matter, to use lethal force on U.S. citizens on U.S. soil if they don't pose imminent threats.

Sharon Salzberg

I think so many people tend to think of faith as blind adherence to a dogma or unquestioned surrender to an authority figure, and the result is losing self-respect and losing our own sense of what is true. And I don't think of faith in those terms at all.

Aristotle

Authority is no source for Truth.

Michael Chertoff

Completing the Border Infrastructure System will strengthen our efforts to reduce illegal entry to the United States. Congress provided us the authority to ensure this project is completed, and I intend to use it,

Edward Kennedy

Do you believe that we have the authority and the power to pass legislation to free ourselves from the stains of racial discrimination?

EPA does not have authority to pay MRC for money owed by Asarco.

Environmental groups today are accusing the Bush administration of massively abusing its executive authority by working with its energy supporters in order to subvert and undermine our major environmental laws.

Ben Goldacre

Science isn't about authority or white coats; it's about following a method. That method is built on core principles: precision and transparency; being clear about your methods; being honest about your results; and drawing a clear line between the results, on the one hand, and your judgment calls about how those results support a hypothesis.

Broad claims of authority and broad claims of illegality are equally suspect.

Best Buy's authority in consumer electronics, our deep product assortments and outstanding store experience continue to make the difference with customers.

Robert A. Heinlein

Everything is theoretically impossible, until it is done. One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements of highest authority about what could not be done and could never happen.

Benjamin had like a quiet presence, but a presence that gave you a sense of authority and of being in control,

Every Liquor License Authority item, I have to step down.

Mark Twain

Conformity-the natural instinct to passively yield to that vague something recognized as authority

Arlen Specter

Contrary to press accounts, I did not warn the president about anything and was very respectful of his Constitutional authority on the appointment of federal judges,

Pankaj Mishra

As the spiritual leader of six million people, the Dalai Lama can be credited with a significant renunciation of the authority of tradition - of the conventional politics of national self-interest as well as of religion.

Paul Broun

I think the federal government should be doing only what the Constitution says it should be. We don't have authority under the federal Constitution to have a big federal criminal justice system.

Sathya Baba

Those who have faith in the Veda and its authority can personally experience this.

We had received complaints that the inspector was intimidating Northwest replacement workers, was unprofessional in his conduct and exceeded his authority so we are also investigating those charges.

Marc Rotenberg

We had raised some of the antitrust issues in our complaint, but the FTC's position was that they really did not have antitrust authority in this matter, so they were focusing solely on the privacy and security questions.

Richard Flanagan

What is missed when people talk about books is the moment of grace when the reader creates the book, lends it the authority of their life and soul. The books I love are me, have become me.

What I want from authorities -- from Mr. Nicolas Sarkozy, the prime minister and senior officials -- are words of peace.

Sepp Blatter

We go now to the Congress in 45-50 days and then it will be by decision of the Congress ... To give FIFA the authority to intervene in case of non-application.

Ron Wyden

We want to give the department real teeth to protect the public. This would give the federal government meaningful authority.

To hold the Port Authority twice as liable as the terrorists for the 1993 bombing stands logic, rationality and reason on its head.

With his extensive experience, knowledge of the toy business and strong industry relationships, we are confident that Greg will deliver dynamic marketing campaigns for Toys 'R' Us that will reinforce the company's position as the toy authority and create a more compelling shopping experience for our customers.

Tom DeLay should not be in a position of authority. He should not be calling the shots or driving the agenda, and if he is, that would be unfortunate.

Boris Berezovsky

The opposition knows that if there is any popular revolt it will sweep them all away -- both the authorities and the opposition.

There is nothing in Ohio law that authorizes school personnel to remove the clothing of children. Strip searches far exceeded the authority or even need in this case.