Famous Quotes & Sayings

Joel Parker

Our members have not had a wage increase since 2002 and given that they live in a high cost-of-living area, it's unacceptable. The company hasn't changed its position at the bargaining table in about a year.

Joe Hopkins

Our focus is on the bargaining table. The union feels it can be done, we feel it can be done. We just have to follow through.

Ted Dever

We never received a counter proposal from the company. Nothing but a rejection letter. My opinion was that their minds were already made up that we entered into nothing but surface bargaining with the company.

Bill Bruins

The across-the-board cuts to all agriculture programs contained in the President's budget aren't a surprise. We dealt with that last year. But those cuts are a concern when we are still in the midst of world trade negotiations and when U.S. agriculture needs a strong bargaining hand while we seek reductions in trade barriers from other countries.

David Makovsky

The 60,000 settlers on the other side of the fence could become bargaining chips.

John Roberts

It is not a process under which senators get to say, 'I want you to rule this way and this way and this way, and if you'll tell me that you'll rule this way and this way and this way, I'll vote for you, ... That's not a bargaining process. Judges are not politicians. They cannot promise to do certain things in exchange for votes.

Mike Boyd

It doesn't mean there's going to be a strike, it just means that they've maintained some of their clout at the bargaining table. This is a usual part of the negotiations.

Nancy Elliott

I do not want to lead another strike. I do not want to have a knock-down, drag-out fight with you every time we come to the bargaining table.

Gary Ross

I would think they are setting their bargaining position high, so that when they sit at the table, they can then compromise.

Scott Henderson

That could have been me. Those barriers literally force you onto the road ... there's nowhere to go.

Michael Doyle

Our goal is to bring building professionals in Northern California the best practices in the construction industry, and this includes bridging the gap between conventional construction and sustainable building and demonstrating the financial, social and environmental return for all parties involved. We believe a valuable consensus is emerging for delivering on this inclusive value proposition and we are removing all barriers to entry to this knowledge.

Scott Bowles

I think that all of the reality TV shows have broken down barriers for us,

Manmohan Singh

I believe there is a perception in Indian trade and industry circles that the European market is becoming increasingly difficult to penetrate. As tariff barriers disintegrate, non-tariff barriers suddenly come up,

Dr. Hedberg

There are still some barriers to some particular jobs that are more high paying jobs like high-level executives, CEOs of companies that women just aren't in the proportion that men are in.

Laura Stark

Barriers aren't going to work. They are going to get around them, they are going to innovate. The next point is to try to safely enable them.

John Franklin

. . . Historical facts are all pervasive and cut through the most rigid barriers of race and caste.

Mel Martinez

Unless we make sure that everyone is participating in this great economic expansion and until we ensure that barriers to home ownership are torn down for everyone, until then, our job is not done.

Cato Institute

We have to acknowledge that individuals can face transition costs when trade barriers come down,

Alan Kopit

Regularly using liquid savings to cover normal expenses may indicate you are not planning properly. If you find yourself doing that, you should reassess your overall budget strategy.

Paul Gaffney

Our obligation is for the right budget for our schools.

Willy Koppel

Our materials budget for the current year is $19,500, which is the lowest it's been in many years. The proposed budget that you have presented to us is $10,000 for the year.

Dennis Taylor

Our No. 1 goal is to restore budget cuts, and No. 2 is financial aid.

Richard Stein

Our mission is to create the right condition for learning with affordability and quality. Hopefully residents will see that. This budget is not going to be an easy task.

Adriane Berg

People immediately think budgeting means getting rid of the things they love the most.

Gary Ambrose

People have to minimize the use of home equity for short term financial needs. Get your budget in order. Home equity lines of credit are for long-term financial needs. They were not meant to buy cars and trips and fuel overspending.

Jeff Denham

State employees and other Californians are facing tough times right now, ... We've seen state budget deficits over the last several years. The timing for a legislative pay increase isn't right.

Robert DiClemente

State and local budgets can be corrected by small changes in the relative growth rates of spending and tax revenues, rather than by jarring policy initiatives.

Robert DiClemente

State and local budgets can be corrected by small changes in the relative growth rates of spending and tax revenues, rather than by jarring policy initiatives.

Marilyn Heifner

That comes so late in the year, it's probably not going to have any effect on this year's budget. A lot of it also depends on how many games we'll get next year, but certainly the increased revenue will be a good cushion.

Tom Daschle

Our tax cut has to fit in within a responsible budget,

Wayne Blanton

Overall, it's a very good budget. It's a 6 percent to 7 percent increase. Considering what other states are doing, it's substantial.

Wayne Blanton

Overall, it's a very good budget, especially looking at his proposal for teacher recruitment and retention.

William Stewart

(Residents) have to recognize the selectmen drive the manager in this town. Budgets are not made up at the last minute . . . If you're going to make changes you have to make it at the selectmen level.

William Stewart

(Residents) have to recognize the selectmen drive the manager in this town, ... Budgets are not made up at the last minute . . . If you're going to make changes you have to make it at the selectmen level.

Deepak Shah

It is a very moderate hike and investors had factored in an increase before the presentation of the budget.

Harry Stonecipher

I think it's particularly important as all the defense budgets around the world come under pressure that we have a balance.

John Shelton

Regardless of who's doing a controlled burn, we still have the responsibility to plan for what would be a concerned hazardous area. We have to put in a structures plan and an evacuation plan.

Kevin Finan

Really what we're driving towards is efficiency and simplification and reliability. We don't really have a concern about the safety of the aircraft.

Sepp Blatter

Regulations concerning the use of photographs on the Internet are not open to further discussion.

Susan Borra

Our research suggests that consumers, for all the publicity concerning carbohydrates and health, are still confused about weight management and how to include carbohydrates in a healthful diet. Fads and quick fixes, though attractive, are not effective tools for getting to a healthful diet.

Lara Ramsburg

Our overall concern is that the proposals the governor put forth remain intact.

B. F. Skinner

Our record is not what my concern is. It's our style of play that's my concern.

Terry Hartle

Our quarrel with them is fairly specific. We are concerned about the cost, and the complexity, and the schedule on which they want this accomplished.

Samuel Jutzi

Particularly in the southeastern part of the Balkans, given that these flyways go down there ... It is quite probable in the future and is a major concern for us.

Loren Thompson

Part of the story on space radar can't be told because it concerns the most sensitive missions of government satellites.

Bill Warren

Law enforcement is in total control of the situation. It is a hostage situation. It's contained to one room of the hotel. Our guests and employees have been evacuated from the immediate area.

Peter Davis

It is difficult to imagine more extreme race hatred than was contained in the material which was seized during this meticulous inquiry.

Grant Heslov

When you look at a film like 'The Ides of March' or 'Good Night, and Good Luck' even, those are really contained pictures.

Anthony Crescenzi

It contained a lot of generalized ideas, but it seems like just his thoughts about what the G-7 should discuss.

Abdullah Fahim

It is a good sign that the virus is contained to these two provinces.

Kate Christensen

Iggy Pop has a voice that's somehow simultaneously self-mocking, wild, precise, amused, righteous, cool, contained and bold. I don't know how he does what he does.

Enrique Pena Nieto

There is no evidence that terrorists use Mexico to cross into the United States. There have been comments to that regard, but not one of those statements has contained hard evidence.

Bill Stewart

We won't be able to have this fire contained until we can plow a line around it. We've got all kinds of problems with the blow-down from Ivan. It's slowing us down.

Sergey Lavrov

On a number of occasions, the documents shown to us were forged, in particular, they contained fake signatures of Russian officials,

Robbie Bach

Price cuts come when you see a need in the marketplace, ... We saw a lot of momentum during the holiday at good prices.

Michael A. Stackpole

Paying a royalty to someone for prepping an ebook is akin to paying the kid who cuts your grass a percentage of the purchase price when you sell your house. It makes no sense.

Jose Andres Puerta

Steakhouses serve these big steaks. The first piece is hot, and the last piece is cold. The way I like to eat is to try three or four cuts of meat. People should actually be eating less meat, and the meat they eat should be special.

Jim Green

Some of the cuts will have to be jobs.

John Challenger

Overall, job cuts are down from last year and significantly lower than the record numbers we saw in 2002 and 2001, but there are still some worrisome trends,

Jeff Laing

Our backdoor cuts helped, but what I was really pleased with was our points in the paint.

Bill Cowher

That was really one of the tougher cuts that we've made.

Becky Lucidi

I was pretty much playing paycheck to paycheck. So instead of playing to win, I was playing to make cuts and earn checks, and you can't play like that.

Bill Clinton

I think it's very important that Americans understand... tax cuts are always popular, but about half of these tax cuts since 2001 have gone to people in my income group, the top 1 percent. I've gotten four tax cuts. They're responsible for this big structural deficit, and they're not going away, the deficits aren't.

Geraldine Ferraro

Some of the stuff we dealt with was just ridiculous.

Alan Paller

That could be a real wave of traffic that the Internet has not dealt with.

Joe Gibbs

Most of the quarterbacks I've dealt with when they're young have had setbacks,

Pietro Lunardi

It is a situation of extreme emergency. It must be dealt with as soon as possible,

Shannon Miller

I was probably pretty frustrating to work with, because if I ever did anything wrong, I would just start crying. And it wouldn't be because I was hurt or anything like that, or because I didn't want to be there, I love gymnastics, but it was because I was such a perfectionist that anything I did wrong, you know, it just tore me up, and Steve dealt with that really well.

Seiji Maehara

It is my responsibility that the problem was not dealt with immediately.

Jimmy Dowell

It feels good to get that first district win. After what we've dealt with the last two matches, this is refreshing.

Garrett Jones

He dealt with the entire process better than most would. But you can tell that he's just so glad to be back to playing again. He always wants to be out there on the field hitting. He's smiling more and just having fun.

David Ganey

He dealt with it, even though he knew it was going to be a tough go.

Alan Foreman

Parliament would be doing a Pontius Pilate to wash their hands of the issue this week.

Anne Mitchell

Parking limits handicap accessibility to your buses. This is especially true in Old Town.

Shinzo Abe

Surveys like this are also conducted by other countries. We should handle this calmly under international law.

Louis Hinnant

Surprised? Maybe. But not upset. This is the NCAA tournament. You don't get to hand pick where you go or who your opponent will be. For us, it's a privilege to be in Utah. It's a new experience.

Chad Campbell

Sure, it's going to be a long day, but I think it will be more mental than physical. We don't have to run around there tomorrow. So, while it's going to be tough walking around this course, we'll handle it.

Kyle Deines

Stay back, stay tall, throw your hands at it and try to take it to right field.

Dick Bennett

Stanford used their inside people well. The big kid, we were simply unable to handle him.

Michael Brown

Some of these kids think this is a game. They somehow got their hands on a weapon. They think they are playing Pac-Man or something and shooting at people.

Jose Vicente

Some low-ranking officers were passing information to the Pentagon . . . handing over secrets of the state.

Richard Midgley

Regardless of whether we won or lost last Saturday, there would've been a lot of pressure going into this week.

Jackie Williams

Recovery is a miracle. It lasts for a life time.

Sam Burns

Recessions usually last about a year. That would place the end around March or April.

John Buchanan

Our record over the last while has been pretty well exemplary, with just the odd incident.

Samuel Johnson

Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.

Roger Short

Part of the time we do go around in pairs, but these pairs don't last a lifetime.

Jay Bly

Our line play versus the run is going to be a key. We're going to have to play disciplined on defense. No matter what offense someone plays, if you get whipped up front, you're not going to win. We saw that when we looked at last year's tape, but we've made some adjustments.

Lee Salem

Our only regret is that it didn't last longer. That was Bill's decision.

Patrick Stewart

Our last words were, 'Be safe. I love you,' ... He said, 'I will.'

George Allen

I think they will step down if they're indicted. I do think that's appropriate if they're in the midst of an indictment.

Ian Paisley

I was telling the truth, I said I was very, very worried. At that time I was in the midst of trying to get a way whereby this would not happen. And it has happened. My words have been proved to be right.

Gail Tsukiyama

When I'm in the midst of finishing a book, I can be working around the clock.

Agatha Christie

One never quite allows for the moron in our midst.

Adam Braun

We all have those things that even in the midst of stress and disarray, they energize us and give us renewed strength and purpose. These are our passions.

Ji-Hae Park

In the midst of hardship, it was the music that restored my soul.

Jose Rivera

in the midst of a heated political battle.

Stan Conte

I don't know how serious it is. We're still in the midst of it. We're doing some testing and will know more tomorrow afternoon.

Rick Carlisle

You've go to keep playing and stay the course. We're in the midst of the playoff picture, and we'll have to win our way in. We're not going to back in.

Earl Blumenauer

Part of what needs to be going on,

Hal Mumme

Paul Dombrowski is a tremendous competitor. If he wants to play at the next level, he needs to be a slot guy, a running-back-type guy.

Cheryl Smith

Some of the teachers and the administrators are part of the problem. The federal, the state just needs to come in and take over, not just Hillside and Southern, the school board, the administrators, all of it.

Scott Benedict

Someone needs to step up to the plate and offer him a scholarship.

Dan Daly

Our position would not be that we don't need to do anything. The status quo is not appropriate. Something needs to be done.

Steve Zeller

Our secondary still needs some work. We weren't making the reads on the ball.

J. C. Watts

Our team is pretty unique because we're all so close. If you're scared to do a trick, you know you have to do it because the team needs you to do it.

Becca Fitzpatrick

I need to brush my teeth. And I need a shower." He grinned, hopping off the bike. "Now that is an invitation.

Barry Ritholtz

Salesmen always need something to sell.

Fred Siget

Some of the programs I wrote there are still running maintenance free.

Christopher Hill

Our view is that stopping their programs is simply something they have to do.

Rod Williams

We were able to put together a packet of programs and get her into a house.

David Heil

We don't know if any of it's going to be funded at all, and if so, we don't know what programs it will be spent on,

Kevin Eastler

We stay in touch pretty regularly, via e-mail or the phone. He'll send me programs and I'll tell him how I'm feeling. He'll give me paces and whenever we have the opportunity, we'll get together.

Tim Vonville

We don't want to be adversarial but we see these programs that are adversarial to the students.

Eric Cantor

We as Republicans understand that we have got to protect these... entitlement programs - these entitlement programs for our seniors today. And we have to sit down and have a discussion. We need more ideas on the table.

Robert H. Connelly

The programs were more about 'reallocating sales' than stimulating demand.

Jack Toney

The programs are coupled together by their funding.

Julie Myers

I will seek to work with those who are knowledgeable in this area, who know more than I do.

Cynthia Kenyon

I was a little truth seeker as a child. I wanted more than anything to understand myself and also other people.

Abu Bakr

If anybody seeks your advice, offer right and sincere advice.

Mahatma Gandhi

I am a humble but very earnest seeker after truth.

Robert Hamilton

We are seeking any new work we can get.

Charles Miller

My understanding is we were seeking what keywords are put in and URLs. Nothing personal.

Danys Baez

We didn't seek this out, but after an in-depth exploration, it made sense for us.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

We are commanded to seek out those who are lost. We are to be our brother's keeper.

Atharva Veda

Servant Nanak seeks Your Support; he has come to Your Sanctuary.

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

There is a cheap literature that speaks to us of the need of escape. It is true that when we travel we are in search of distance. But distance is not to be found. It melts away. And escape has never led anywhere. The moment a man finds that he must play the races, go the Arctic, or make war in order to feel himself alive, that man has begin to spin the strands that bind him to other men and to the world. But what wretched strands! A civilization that is really strong fills man to the brim, though he never stir. What are we worth when motionless, is the question.

Becca Fitzpatrick

Since the dawn of time, women have been attracted to mates with strong survival skills—like intelligence and physical prowess— because men with these qualities are more likely to bring home dinner at the end of the day.” He stuck his thumbs in the air and grinned. “Dinner equals survival, team

Becca Fitzpatrick

Go ahead. You're not going to walk in on anyone. I'm home alone." "The whole night?" Immediately, I realized it might not have been the smartest thing to say. "Dorothea will be coming soon." That was a lie. Dorothea was long gone. It was close to midnight. "Dorothea?" "Our housekeeper. She's old- but strong. Very strong." I tried to squeeze past him. Unsuccessfully. "Sounds frightening," he said, retrieving the key from the lock. He held it out for me. "She can clean a toilet inside and out in under a minute. More like terrifying.

Barry Pepper

Well, I'm Canadian. True, north, strong, and free.

Barry Manilow

I'm still hungry. I've still got a million ideas. I'm still strong and ready to create.

B. D. Wong

I'm a strong nonbeliever in the Christmas letter where you don't really read it because it's just full of kind of meaningless information. It doesn't really resonate to the person reading it, but it means so much to the person that wrote it.

B. H. Liddell Hart

It should be the aim of grand strategy to discover and pierce the Achilles' heel of the opposing government's power to make war. Strategy, in turn, should seek to penetrate a joint in the harness of the opposing forces. To apply one's strength where the opponent is strong weakens oneself disproportionately to the effect attained. To strike with strong effect, one must strike at weakness.

B. H. Liddell Hart

If you find your opponent in a strong position costly to force, you should leave him a line of retreat as the quickest way of loosening his resistance. It should, equally, be a principle of policy, especially in war, to provide your opponent with a ladder by which he can climb down.

B. H. Liddell Hart

The most consistently successful commanders, when faced by an enemy in a position that was strong naturally or materially, have hardly ever tackled it in a direct way. And when, under pressure of circumstances, they have risked a direct attack, the result has commonly been to blot their record with a failure.

William Daley

Our trade laws, which are all WTO-consistent, are used very rarely,

Gray Davis

I don't care. My trademark is I say what I think, for better or for worse.

Rose Smith

I wouldn't trade any of this for the world.

Macaulay Culkin

I wouldn't trade any of my experiences for anything in the world, ... 20/20.

Donald Trump

I think the World Trade Center should be rebuilt as the World Trade Center, only stronger and one story taller. I hate what they're doing with the World Trade Center site.

Cornelius Vanderbilt

There is no friendship in trade.

Dave Checketts

When we traded him, I would say that was probably a lose-lose. It didn't work out well for anyone.

Barbara Castle

I remember a big meeting with the hosiery trade in Harold's ministerial room.

Marissa Mayer

We think this will be a very useful tool, but you will have to give up some of your privacy. For many of us, that trade off will make a lot of sense.