Famous Quotes & Sayings

I don't want us to forget for one minute, the shortage of physicians. That's what our citizens are interested in - how we're going to get a doctor.

Elizabeth May

I don't think they are, but it falls to us to make sure, as the citizens of Ontario, that this does not happen.

Peter May

How far should public officials go in protecting somewhat indifferent citizens who have other concerns?

However, his opinion involves a lawsuit seeking millions of dollars in damages from the citizens of San Diego,

Coming after Peter Harvey and at a time citizens are so skeptical of government, to appoint a political operative is dreadful.

People are just sort of grasping at straws. I mean, the truth is that the citizens of the state are pretty perceptive, and non-issues don't get them all stirred up,

Jen Lancaster

Our citizens never hesitate to take sides against one another, whether it's Democrats versus Republicans, Coke drinkers opposed to Pepsi enthusiasts or Yankee loyalists against Red Sox aficionados.

Our citizens have always been very cooperative in passing levies. They usually vote quite well for this.

Our citizens are paying the price for our dependence on foreign sources for too many years and we need to stop that,

Tim Pawlenty

Our people are working. Our students are learning. And our citizens are healthy.

Our rights are not given to us by society, ... My view is that our rights come from God. We start our sessions with the Pledge of Allegiance. It's to say you are a citizen of this country and I think that is very appropriate.

Our first priority is to provide information to U.S. citizens to try to meet their needs.

Laura Bush

Our first priority is to get help to those who have been injured, and to take every precaution to protect our citizens at home and around the world from further attacks,

William Garrison

Our country is the world, our countrymen all mankind. We love the land of our nativity, only as we love all other lands. The interests, rights, and liberties of American citizens are no more dear to us, than are those of the whole human race.

our understanding that this American citizen is no longer in Afghanistan.

Our trade negotiators are pushing a plan that would undermine the forest protections that U.S. citizens fought so hard to obtain,

Tim Pawlenty

The people and the mindset that killed 3,000 of our fellow citizens on September 11 2001, would have killed not 3,000, but 300,000 if they could have or 3 million or 30 million. We need to do everything we can within our value systems and legal structures to make sure that doesn't happen.

John C. Calhoun

There is no direct and immediate connection between the individual citizens of a state and the general government. The relation between them is through the state. The Union is a union of states as communities and not a union of individuals.

Nick Clegg

Liberal Democrats in government will not follow the last Labour government by sounding the retreat on the protection of civil liberties in the United Kingdom. It continues to be essential that our civil liberties are safeguarded, and that the state is not given the powers to snoop on its citizens at will.

Eugene Debs

I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.

When an indictment is delivered at the front door of the White House, the Office of the President is defiled. No citizen can take pleasure from that.

I am moreover inclined to be concise when I reflect on the constant occupation of the citizens in public and private affairs, so that in their few leisure moments they may read and understand as much as possible.

We had a tip from an Iraqi citizen that led us to him, ... We've been tracking him for a while.

We had a tip from an Iraqi citizen that led us to him, ... It was a joint US-Iraqi operation. We?ve been tracking him for a while.

We had a tip from an Iraqi citizen that led us to him, ... It was a joint U.S.-Iraqi operation. We've been tracking him for a while.

Tom Brokaw

When he entered the Oval Office - by fate, not by design - Citizen Ford knew that he was not perfect, just as he knew he was not perfect when he left. But what president ever was?

Aaron Swartz

Without the ability to talk about government power, there's no way for citizens to make sure this power isn't being misused.

We were able to identify another piece of property and stop the eminent domain proceedings. Much of that is a result of citizens coming to us to consider other sites.

We depend on the generosity of the citizens here to make the program the success it is today. We are always so grateful for the Grand Prairie spirit.

We demand a recount. People must know how citizens voted.

We definitely want the hospital here in Stafford for our citizens.

We're not second-class citizens. We pay taxes. We want the same quality of life that's west of I-35. We're very adamant about that we're going to get it because I'm going to hound you every Thursday and be in front of your face.

Frank Roberts

We are particularly proud of Outlook, ... Many of our sections are dedicated to informing our citizens about city involvement, projects and programs (that) make them feel good about living in Lancaster.