Famous Quotes & Sayings

James A. Garfield

The right of private judgment is absolute in every American citizen.

Garland's citizens are to be commended for their outpouring of generosity, ... I encourage everyone to continue volunteering, giving donations and praying for our Gulf Coast neighbors who must now rebuild their lives.

I say now and have often said before, Fathers of the Senate, that a well-disposed and helpful prince, to whom you have given such great and unrestrained power, ought to be the servant of the Senate, often of the citizens as a whole, and sometimes even of individuals.

If folks don't think government and their fellow citizens are up to the task, they may not feel that they are, either. What's civic morale going to be like, long term? I don't think we can say yet. We haven't ever seen anything like this.

Brad Little

I can't tell you how many hearings we've had where first off people can't hear, even if they get in there, because they're just not designed that well, and second there's just not that much room, ... After the staff and the press gets in there, there might be room for 15 citizens.

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.

It has been a labor of love for me. I have not tired. I am energized when I am around the citizens of Detroit.

Rick Scott

No U.S. citizen is being kicked off any voter rolls.

I'm praying they're going to give him his citizenship.

Aamir Khan

I have not come here in any political capacity. I have come here as a citizen of India.

I have no idea yet; I know I'll be evaluating the entire agency. One of the first things I'll be doing is making contact with the citizens of this fine town.

The citizens of Wisconsin have truly lost a conservation legend.

The citizens of Selma have a strong desire to help people who are in need, ... We have a lot of people in our town that are not being serviced. What I'm trying to do is fill (the void).

The citizens are not in favor of that.

Najib Razak

The E.U.'s 500 million citizens enjoy the right to live and work in any of the Union's 27 member states.

Donna Shalala

All kinds of people are getting very sick because they're taking two kinds of drugs they shouldn't take together, for instance, ... It's a particular problem for senior citizens who are having trouble reading the fine print.

Bernie Sanders

Before Social Security existed, about half of America's senior citizens lived in poverty.

It's not FEMA that's come to the rescue; it's private citizens from around the country who are helping us out.

Each of these leading-brand companies is known for being good corporate citizens for giving back to their communities and being mindful of today's youth. We are thrilled that they have stepped forward in this effort.

The big wave in the marketplace to me is citizens getting involved in technology, individuals getting involved in technology decisions.

Jacques Chirac

The Austrian government deserves merit for speaking openly what a majority of the citizens think: that a promise of accession will not be made good.

These paintings are kept in Russia, in Moscow, but they are the achievements of all citizens of the planet, and they are inviolable,

This is a very important protest, with thousands and thousands of citizens defending their freedom ... they are not going to give in to the persecution to which they are subjected,

This is clearly the worst natural disaster in Pakistan's recent history. The images of ordinary citizens pulling friends and neighbors from the rubble will remain indelibly etched in our minds.

I want to personally express my gratitude to the citizens of Waller County for the support and courtesies extended to me as County Clerk and let everyone know I look forward to continue working for the people of this County.

I want to stop the front lines from being over here. I would rather keep the terrorists over there instead of having our citizens being in danger here.

It's really an outrageous situation, that any U.S. citizen would be treated like that.

It's reassuring that constitutional protections that we are all entitled to as citizens were confirmed. And we look forward to meeting our client.

Rebecca MacKinnon

As a citizen of a community, if you never vote or engage, don't be surprised when the outcome doesn't serve your interests; you've never done anything to push things in the right direction.

It's been a privilege, to say the least, to serve the citizens of Brookline for the past 6 1/2 years,

It's ridiculous. Part of being a citizen is paying taxes.

Bob Riley

It's up to every citizen to say that this time in our history is important enough that we will let our voices be heard.

Roy Blunt

Despair has been your lot for 60 years, ... but today we can say farewell with courage and with the knowledge that the fate of our fellow citizens has finally been discovered.