Famous Quotes & Sayings

And David said, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and captain. So Joab the son of Zeruiah went first up, and was chief.

The markets for the next couple of days will focus on some economic data, until the chief weapons inspector returns.

This police officer went out there and put her life on the line, and Chief Knee sacrificed her.

It is quite clear that there are three dominant chief justices of American history, and they are John Marshall, Earl Warren, and William H. Rehnquist, ... I think that there's just no question that he's of enormous historical importance.

It's a fancy term to say chief grunt.

I told the chief we are not going anywhere.

Jimmy Johnson

There's been a lot of hating on the 48 team over the last year. I kind of look at is jealousy and (Newman) doesn't have a crew chief in there working hard enough to get the job done.

Mike DeWine

There's a lot of scenarios. You could have three confirmation hearings at the same time if the president picks someone on the current court to become the next chief justice.

It will help Chief (David) Bradley before a hurricane. He'll have better data on how many people need to go off island that do not have transportation and how many have pets.

Kofi Annan

As chief administrative officer, I have to take responsibility for the failings revealed.

Rather than meeting the chef, we heard more from the chief financial officer and even had a review of the financials. We thought the new openness was refreshing.

Pro-Choice Minnesotans are proud that Sen. Dayton stood up for our fundamental freedoms and opposed John Roberts' nomination to serve as chief justice,

Pro-Choice Minnesotans are proud that Senator Dayton stood up for our fundamental freedoms and opposed John Roberts' nomination to serve as chief justice.

Normally when they take captives, they want to get in contact with the chief owner.

After the complaint was received by the commission, there was a series of mutual discussions between the commission and the chief justice, and she concurred with the commission that this was an appropriate way to resolve the matter.

Matthew Fox

Compassion is the essence of Jesus' teaching, and indeed of the teaching of all great spiritual figures from Mohammed to Isaiah, from Lao Tzu to Chief Seattle. Yet compassion has been sentimentalized and severed from its relationship to justice-making and celebration. Creation Spirituality links the struggle for justice with the yearning for mysticism.

Richard Engel

An Egyptian newspaper once publicly identified me as the C.I.A. station chief in Cairo. It seemed so stupid at the time. I was only 24, a little young to be a station chief, and, of course, I was never with the C.I.A.

Arlen Specter

And then events overtook us with the passing of the chief justice,

And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains;

John Cornyn

The Supreme Court enjoyed renewed respect under Rehnquist's leadership, ... Chief Justice Rehnquist restored sanity to our criminal justice system, respect for our nation's allocation of power between the states and the federal government, and freedom in the public square to people of faith.

A few conservative Republicans complained to me, (but) the first lady has a right to choose her own chief of staff, and we have a level of trust and confidence that Daniel will serve the team he's chosen to work in.

Joey Barton

I wanted to be put in line with the top earners at the football club. I've left it in City's hands, they know my situation - I've made it very clear where I stand. I was told by the chief executive that it was the final offer so I've had no other option. There are no negotiations, so as far as I am concerned my future lies elsewhere.

John Browning

Seeing differently is a critical skill for tomorrow's chief technology officers.

Perhaps it's a function of the fears that (Fed Chief Alan) Greenspan has already gone too far (with interest-rate hikes) and the worst news is yet to come.

Queen Victoria - this flabby, fat, flatulent looking scion and successor of the most ignoble line of Royal Georges - Her chief claim to the remembrance of posterity will be that she has the means of afflicting the English people with a most prolific

Psychiatry's chief contribution to philosophy is the discovery that the toilet is the seat of the soul.

The role of a modern studio chief is much different to how the old studio chiefs used to operate. It's not so much a position of power anymore, but a position of influence.

The rode to dishonor in office can end in this committee, in this room, on this very day, ... What an impeachment is, of course, is the single device to remove from the office the chief executive who you decide is constitutionally disqualified to serve, and by doing so, overturn two national elections.

These sectors may continue to see high chief executive turnover in light of what will most likely be categorized as a lackluster holiday shopping season.

Scott Anderson

The State Umpire in Chief rewards umpires who want to work top games by assigning them to national tournaments, and I have been fortunate to work three nationals.

I served as transport minister, construction minister and policy chief (of the LDP). That's all thanks to you (voters).

I've been in this law enforcement for 31 years and I've been the chief for 21 of them 31 years. And it's hard to see what you've worked for all them years get cut back in half.

This is precisely the reason we need Judge Roberts to be confirmed as Chief Justice. He's made it clear that he puts the law and the Constitution first. And he's made it clear that he won't substitute his own values for the clear commands of the law.