Famous Quotes & Sayings

Firing squads are used in extremely serious cases ... Given the gravity of this case, it's possible that this is the mechanism that will be used,

Firefighters found two men who were unfortunately unconscious and in one case the death was confirmed at the hospital. In the other, the man is in very critical condition.

Experts at the commission are in touch with Italian and Greek authorities and are following the situation closely in case they need to do more.

The real question in this case ... is who makes the threshold determination of using a civilian or military legal system. It's a classic case of executive and congressional power versus judicial power.

Michael Foley

The really gross cases are kids with really terrible diets.

There are now 23 confirmed cases in Indonesia. Of these, 16 have died.

Frank Luntz

In fact, in more cases than not, when we are rational, we're actually unhappy. Emotion is good; passion is good. Being into what we're into, provided that it's a healthy pursuit, it's a good thing.

Frank Morgan

It's my fault in many cases because I don't initiate the contact to talk with a lot of other musicians.

Floyd Abrams

I think that it is important for people to understand that whether a good-guy or a bad-guy wins a case is less important than what the law is that the case results in.

Floyd Abrams

There are some circumstances in which the First Amendment interest comes up against another interest that is really important and in which we have to make a decision in a particular case as to which is more important.

Floyd Abrams

Here we have a situation where a defendant in a case agrees to an interview with Dan Rather. It happened to be not confidential. But it was an interview with Dan Rather.

Clarence Thomas

My job is to write opinions. I decide cases and write opinions. It is not to respond to idiocy and critics who make statements that are unfounded. That doesn't mean that people shouldn't have constructive criticisms, but it should be constructive.

I think you can expect Sony, in the case of PSP specifically, to deliver a technology that is going to reinvent and change handheld entertainment, and take it to a brand new level.

Hillary Clinton

When I was younger and women first started to get in public positions, in my case the law, we went through a period where we wore those little ribbon ties, little bows. We tried to figure out what was our appropriate dress.

Susan Cain

It's important for a parent to learn to take delight in a child whose behavior might seem mystifying. In the case of an extroverted parent with an introverted child, it can be learning to see the inner riches of your child that may not always be expressed on the surface - but are there.

We of course hope there are no injuries in the World Cup, but we have also made a declaration to back any club which wishes to take similar cases to this.

When judges are given flexibility to consider the full merits of each case, they are likely to impose stiff penalties for serious offenses, but will distinguish these from cases in which the defendant is less culpable or less of a threat to public safety.

Kathy Sierra

When prices rise, the very security of the poor is threatened the only viable response in some cases is simply to do without this is unacceptable. Renewable energy can enhance a country's energy security by reducing energy import requirements; reduce supply risks by diversifying its energy portfolio and protect precious financial resources.

With a case this notable and with the death-penalty issue, it makes it more difficult to seat a jury. It's a much tighter scrutiny of jurors in this type of case.

Virginia Madsen

But now I've heard him say that that is not the case and, in fact, he has a lot of plans for the show.

Alex Berenson

Determining how many asbestos suits have been filed or how much companies have spent to resolve them is difficult. Cases are filed in state and federal courts, and many companies do not disclose their spending on settlements.

Some churches make intercessory prayer part of their weekly schedule. If that's not the case at your church, find another person in the faith to intercede with or go before God on your own.

Michael Owen

I'm confident in my own ability. If that wasn't the case you might as well pack it in now. If you think too much, you start doubting yourself, doubting your quality, so you have to train yourself in a certain way.

Michael Kinsley

The case decided on Thursday, though, seemed promising to takings fans because it wasn't about compensation. It was about the requirement that any government taking must have a 'public purpose.'

Charles Spurgeon

He who has felt his own ruin will not imagine the case of any to be hopeless; nor will he think them too fallen to be worthy his regard.

The governor reviews each case personally to ensure that justice has been served. He takes many factors into consideration, including the parole board's recommendations, before making a final decision.

Kevin Hall

The governor is going to exercise clemency the same way every other governor exercised it -- it's a rare intervention typically granted only in those cases where there are grave doubts about the guilt of the individual.

The government will dismiss the remaining counts of the Miami indictment at the time of sentencing and will also recommend that the sentence imposed in the Miami case run concurrently to any sentence imposed as a result of charges filed today in the District of Columbia.

The government now agrees, after three years of inquiry and millions of dollars, that the evidence in the original case proves the terrorist convictions originally rendered by the jury.

The government is seriously overreaching in this case and Mr. Ritchie looks forward to being vindicated at trial.

James Ross

The government is making the case that they're trying to protect the detainees by keeping their names quiet, when it's clear to us that ... the more that is known about them, the better they can be protected.

The Government has yet to make a convincing case for this and we will be studying that proposal carefully.

Nicolas Sarkozy

The government wants to save this company, ... The worst case would lead to the disappearance of the company, which everyone would regret.