Famous Quotes & Sayings

Though the causes may be numerous and valid, the existence of the gap simply means that the completion of the U.S.-funded portion of Iraq's reconstruction will leave many planned projects on the drawing board.

We didn't cause the problem. We're not going to compensate (the airline) for fixing it.

I have lately returned from Harpers Ferry, to which place I was suddenly called, on the 17th instant, by causes the most disturbing and destructive to the peace and safety of this State.

Hasso Plattner

The Y2K problem is not caused by technical limitations. We simply forgot to think of the problem.

We are taking it very seriously. He said he has explosives and intends to cause harm to himself.

Yukiya Amano

Seen from the United States or Europe, Iran's nuclear program often causes most concern, but from the perspective of countries in the Asia-Pacific region, the North Korean program is equally worrying.

Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity.

Ellen Key

When the sense of solidarity has been developed to such a point that each one feels the cause of all others as his own, we shall be drawing near to international and to social peace.

Wojciech Jaruzelski

There were three causes that accounted for the proclamation of martial law in Poland. First it was the progressing economic ruin of the country. Second, it was the decomposition of the functioning of the state. And third, a threat of a civil war.

Dan Quisenberry

I lull them into a false sense of security by watching me pitch... If overconfidence can cause the Roman Empire to fall, I ought to be able to get a ground ball.

The rate of increase in Durham County has not been so strong as to cause any concern on my part about oversupply.

There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living.

Sebastian Pinera

There is a trend toward the left and populism that causes problems. The future president will have to face this with firmness and defend Chile's interests with energy.

Dennis C. Blair

The Industrial Revolution caused a centuries-long shift in power to the West; globalization is now shifting the balance again.

Dennis Franz

I am not interested in considering another TV series. This one was a wonderful experience which will be hard to top, and It's caused me to turn down several good film opportunities because of the schedule.

The question is how much of that weakness has been caused by Oracle itself and does it go away once the deal actually closes.

The prosecutor took information into consideration and said law enforcement had probable cause to upgrade the charge.

The only event that is going to stop this cycle is something that will cause a downturn in demand, with prices so high that they will hurt the economy.

John Dewey

Those outages were caused by separate equipment failures,

We have a negative outlook on the company. We don't think anything will happen in 2006 to cause the rating to go up.

We have a much better insight into what causes the strongest, most dangerous solar flares, and how to develop forecasts that can predict an 'all clear' for significant space weather, for longer periods.

We have already seen some evidence of this?more than anything it has caused investors to start paying attention.

We could have had just as many people line up in front of that personnel office that wanted to work. If we'd have known that was what was going to make, cause them to make the decision.

We know that some individuals who have taken these diet medications have heart values that are thick and don't function properly. They can cause the heart to perform poorly over time and become weaker over time.

Rod Steiger

I was pleased when the picture was over I fit in all right and I spoke well enough as I said before, cause I was scared to death there for a minute. I mean, you're doing a scene with somebody like that or they're watching you or something, you'd better come up with something.

Marshawn Lynch

I've been pretty good at reading people. If you rockin' with me cause you're just a solid individual, then we're rockin'. But if you got a motive or something, I am going to probably see right through that.

Peter Singer

For example, one way of giving yourself a strong incentive to reach your goal is to commit to pay money to someone if you fail. Better yet, you can specify that you will have to pay a certain sum to a cause that you detest.

Peter Singer

I think I get angry when people cause serious suffering or don't alleviate suffering when they could.

Some felt as if 'Charlie Hebdo' was obsessed with its 'Screw Allah' stance. It's a sort of provocation that caused a lot of debates.

Marcus Samuelsson

Childhood nutrition and healthy eating is a cause that is extremely close to my heart.

We don't know at this point what caused the accident.

We are no longer seeing the blockbuster cuts in the tens of thousands that cause big headlines, ... Instead, we are seeing cuts of 2,500 (to) 5,000. While most announcements of that size do not get a lot of media coverage, those are the ones that give us (big) figures such as those in March.

Rose George

Diarrhea, 90 percent of which is caused by food and water contaminated by excrement, kills a child every fifteen seconds. That's more than AIDS, malaria, or measles, combined. Human feces are an impressive weapon of mass destruction.