Famous Quotes & Sayings

I think the mayor is showing leadership ... And I also think he is sending a signal to his commission about the fast tempo he'd like to see things done. This can be done fairly quickly and he's suggesting that he'd like this done quicker rather than slower.

Last night and his morning, the human rights commission reform fell apart.

It is not enough for the Nigerian government to initiate an investigation. We need an international commission of inquiry that will report directly to the UN Secretary-General and make its findings public.

It is one year since the Court of First Instance confirmed Microsoft had to comply with the March 2004 decision. The Commission regrets Microsoft has failed to do so. We would prefer Microsoft to comply with the March 2004 decision, and not with their interpretation of that decision.

Jose Barroso

I welcome the speed with which the commission and member states have been able to respond to the urgent request for help.

I don't expect this commission to revisit every issue that we decide because there are few people that are upset. I think it needs to be re-addressed, but we need to make some sort of decision and stick with it.

Our commission has been subject to extremely high attrition, ... with the principle reason being the fact that our employees earn substantially less than their counterparts in the other financial service regulatory agencies.

Jimmy Carter

In 1988, there was no doubt that the election was shot through with fraud. In 1994, there was tremendous improvement. In 1996, the major parties got together and helped to evolve a new electoral law that made an independent commission to conduct the whole election,

I'm extremely disappointed that the European Commission has insisted on perpetuating this dispute,

I just want to be part of a fair and impartial commission board.

I hope the commission does the right thing and continues to pursue the subpoenas.

The issues that we addressed in our commitments were not material ones. At the request of the commission we made a number of commitments in order to resolve potential antitrust issues, as did Abbott.

The federal government's response to this natural disaster has been inexcusable, ... They should form a commission to look into the mistakes.

The company will do whatever is necessary to move this forward and have something to place before the commission next week.

The commission would ensure that people who confess and return stolen money or other property get conditional amnesty.

The commission would be a conduit to our ultimate goal, which is to get federal funding.

Ernest Hollings

The commission, with this order, has turned the people's public interest commission into an instrument of corporate greed,

The commission will continue until the creation of a council. The proposed new council is a major improvement.

The commission will be explaining to the court why it considers the decision of March 2004 was well-founded.

The Commission welcomes the ruling and will have a more detailed statement at midday.

The Commission's hearing officer maintained her position that correspondence between the Commission and the trustee and technical experts is internal.

The Commission remains committed to ensuring full compliance with its March 2004 decision.

The commission may have a right to do it, but it may not be necessary. People don't get elected to public office with a promise to not get bored.

The commission is very conscious of the swift and severe price spikes that occurred immediately before and after Katrina made landfall.

The Commission is still optimistic that a deal can be reached. We have concerns because some member states are more dependent on Russian gas than others.

The commission is still examining the issues. I can't talk about the deliberations that are going on.

The commission is of the view that this would provide yet another opportunity for the Syrian authorities to show greater and meaningful cooperation, and to provide any relevant substantial evidence on the assassination.

The Commission is considering making an offer on the agriculture negotiations but no decision has been taken. There will be no move today.

The Commission is confident in the objectivity and thoroughness of its investigative procedures, which presuppose no outcome to this case. This investigation continues.

The commission is concerned and is following the situation. We're trying to find out what the situation is.

The commission has noted the decree with concern.

The Commission has not been told about this offer by Microsoft. The only information we have is what they have given to the press.

The commission has no alternative than to let the textiles through the ports. As the commissioner said -- who would pay for the mountains of trousers and pullovers if we sent them back to China? But this situation should have been anticipated and avoided.