Famous Quotes & Sayings

Laura Bush

As China reforms its economy, its leaders are finding that once the door to freedom is opened even a crack, it cannot be closed,

As marriage and the family institution constitute the foundation and chief cornerstone of civil society, it is of the greatest moment that the marriage-tie should never be dissolved save for the most urgent reason. I cannot assent, however, to the doctrine that it should never be dissolved at all.

People cannot walk 10 or 12km, but the election commission isn't putting in more polling stations.

The symptoms teachers are experiencing are real; these teachers are ill. The BUT dismisses that nonsense because I don't understand how cancer, asthma, rhinitis or conjunctivitis falls into that category. We understand that it is a phenomenon, but it cannot be attributed to what is happening at Louis Lynch School.

One after the other there's been enough things hitting that it continues to push them closer to the edge. They just cannot stand a whole lot more.

Vincent Van Gogh

It would be difficult for me to express all my thoughts about it. It remains a constant disappointment to me that my drawings are not yet what I want them to be. The difficulties are indeed numerous and great, and cannot be overcome immediately. Maki

The statute inflicts immediate, continuing and real injuries that outrun and belie any legitimate justification that may be claimed for it. Moral disapproval of a group cannot be a legitimate state interest.

Francis Escudero

The worst-case scenario is that the court would say that the impeachment complaint is unconstitutional. But the court cannot prevent us from doing our ministerial duty,

Karl Rove

The will of the American people cannot be subverted in case after case, on issue after issue, year after year, without provoking a strong counter-reaction.

The wise man says it cannot be done, but the fool goes and does it.

Ella Wilcox

The river seeking for the seaConfronts the dam and precipice,Yet knows it cannot fail or miss;You will be what you will to be!

The riches that are in the heart cannot be stolen

This is a whole new era. This is a whole new day. We cannot be stopped. No one can hold us back,

This is a sensitive issue. We cannot give up our rights. No Iranian will be ready to give up our rights, and they should know that we will remain firm.

O. J. Simpson

This is extremely important. Quite frankly, we cannot get this done in time without outside help.

This is an entirely personal transaction involving Mr. Michaels of which the tribe has no knowledge and cannot speak to.

This is an unwarranted piece of legislation because there is good evidence that the fetus cannot feel pain at any stage of gestation.

Sandy Berger

This is an unfinished business. This is a part of the old chapter in our relationship that we cannot close.

This is an orderly belt-tightening. Expense growth has been overshadowed by strong revenue growth, ... What is really driving the issue here is that even the most optimistic firms cannot expect to sustain revenue growth at these levels.

This is a tremendously large crowd, the size of which is unprecedented in Lebanon's modern history, ... It is truly massive and cannot be ignored.

This is a surprise but it cannot last. We think the other elements of the report give a better indication of the strength of the market, with supply of single-family homes up to 5.3 months, compared to just 4.0 a year ago. Price gains have slowed to 7.8 percent year-on-year, down from 10.4 percent in Feb and a 19-month low. Much lower sales will follow.

This issue needs to be addressed immediately, ... since many students cannot graduate without these classes. That's why many come back for a fifth year.

This is subject to a police investigation so I cannot comment on that.

This is one-off legislation to close a legal loop-hole and mandate this cut. The legislation cannot be used to mandate any further reductions,

Javier Solana

This is Palestinian money, which cannot be withheld.

Dick Durbin

The VA cannot correct its errors by taking money away from veterans who depend on that income.

The Unseen and Inscrutable Lord is permeating and pervading everywhere. He cannot be obtained by any effort.

THE Universe is seen; it can be learnt about; it can be experienced and enjoyed. But God is unseen. He has to be inferred through His handiwork.  So too, Society to which social service is rendered, cannot be seen as such.

Elliott Abrams

The United States needs to be far clearer: we cannot and will not support any government where Hamas has a real influence and the security forces stop fighting terror.

The way the damage was done to the shack it was not due to the wood stove or a candle. It was negligence but we cannot prove it.

This deals with the right of free speech and we cannot regulate that. We must do what is right for the taxpayers and voters of this town and let them decide if they want to put them up or not.

Ang Lee

That's just a real-life condition I have to deal with. It has nothing to do with me doing the movie. I cannot dilute or intensify the movie because of the political environment. I cannot wait until the world is perfect to make my movie. If I don't do it, somebody else will -- and I will be very jealous. So I didn't really give it too much thought.

A hyena cannot smell its own stench. - Kalenjin (Kenya)