Famous Quotes & Sayings

John C. Calhoun

Without thinking or reflecting, we plunge into war, contract heavy debts, increase vastly the patronage of the Executive, and indulge in every species of extravagance, without thinking that we expose our liberty to hazard. It is a great and fatal mistake.

Neal Asher

I've been an engineer, barman, skip lorry driver, coalman, boat window manufacturer, contract grass cutter and builder.

The association will work to negotiate a contract that will cover everybody.

We have always stated our desire to do a long-term contract with the Colts, or work out a trade.

We've got seven normal trading days until futures closeout and there is a large open interest on the March contract of about 200-odd thousand. It is probably going to be one of the largest closeouts with the result that we can see rollovers and a lot of them.

We're working to the contract, which means we're still working to last year's contract, and we're not putting in any extras. We're working the time that we are contracted for, and nothing more.

Alan Mulally

We're very pleased with today's contract ratification by our machinists and look forward to their return to work,

We're unhappy about it. The contractor failed to meet his schedule.

Taxpayer dollars should not be used as a reward for contractor executives, especially when other segments of society are hurting.

We have a long-term contract with this little group called Mary Kay. It's unlikely we'll even submit a bid.

Nigel Clough

Most of our lads are already under contract and financially we are not under pressure now so we hope to keep the nucleus of them. I hope they enjoyed the experience. It will be a memory that lasts them the rest of their lives, but it should also stand them in good stead for the future.

John Jones

Most contracts should be easy to understand and written at an eighth grade level.

Michael is on a four-year contract with us and we do not see any reason why he will not see that out. It's as simple as that.

When the contract terminates, and if is deemed feasible to offer free service, it will be considered.

Mike Hargrove

We haven't talked to Mel and we haven't talked about Mel. He's still under contract with the Yankees.

I think it would be difficult to require a new administration to support the agreement. If we are elected, it will be up to us to look into the contract and fine-tune it.

I think Linus would've liked to stay on with the team next year, but I don't feel it would be feasible for us to invest a lot of time and effort in a young talent who's already got one foot out the door. We gave him a contract offer for 2007 and 2008, but another team out-bid us. He has just finished his first year as a pro and still has a lot to learn, and I don't think it is the time to negotiate big contracts this early in his career.

We have a very simple but, I think, important contract with industry on this, and the contract is this: 'We'll deploy the tools, but industry needs to tell us what's working and what's not working.'

Those fans in Boston, they're very passionate about their Red Sox and they were fighting for a playoff spot. Here, we had two teams that are going home on Sunday, just trying to honor the game and finish out the season. You want to play the game hard and professionally, finish out your contract and do what you're paid to do. Other than personal pride, there's really nothing on the line here.

Those contracts are usually about the worth of the ink they're written in (though).

Those are some of the players we have discussed offering multiyear contracts to.

We are doing some final work on them. Basically, the new contract will be starting up (in the summer) as the two existing contracts are winding down.

Francesco Totti

I won't leave Roma. I am happy here and I have a contract until the end of 2006.

Marion Blakey

We do not have any data that suggests contract maintenance is any less safe.

We do not encounter lobbyists trying to entice us to sign huge contracts for goods or services.

You always have the what ifs. 'What if I had done this? What if I had done that?' It kind of goes back to the contract situation ... What if I didn't play this year? I'd still have my knee.

We expand, we contract to fit the needs of the various programs we're in. That is not fun.

We finally have established that there will be no runaway use of contract employees,

We have been talking with the unions since late yesterday afternoon, ... non-stop intense talks with all sides fully engaged. It remains impossible not predict when these talks will end in a contract and get people back to their jobs.

To gut our contracts when you don't know what the future fleet plan is going to be is irresponsible.

One of the reasons that they feel like they can reduce the exclusive-use contracts . . . is that they've got higher-speed, more mobile and larger-capacity payloads in the contract stream now.

Marcus Hahnemann

I would have signed for another seven years because I want to stay here forever. But a new contract gives my family security and, if things go well for us next season, I will hopefully be in a position to sign for another year.

Basically, this is a rate for residential customers that allows them to enter into a contract with us for a 12-month period.