Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Ball

Our partners are negatively affected by the activities of those who compete unfairly by either selling illegal software and components or abusing agreements that other partners abide by. These dishonest resellers sell products at minimal costs, undercutting the business of legitimate resellers.

Charlie Bell

Some guys make enough money where they can afford to do that. But some of us have got to abide by the rules. I can't afford to lose a penny.

Zhu Rongji

Our country will abide by its commitments and further open up domestic markets and open up in a step-by-step manner banking, insurance, telecommunications, foreign and internal trade, tourism and other service sectors.

Khaled Mashaal

Resistance is a legitimate right that we will practice and protect. Our presence in the legislature will strengthen the resistance. If people raised the issue of targeting civilians, we said and we say that when our enemy stops targeting civilians we will abide by that.

Tim Walsh

We'll abide by whatever the final determination is. But it's an illegal affiliation between a group that said it wasn't a labor organization and a group that clearly is a labor organization.

Robert Uithoven

Jim Gibbons would be happy to work with Dina Titus and the rest of the Legislature to determine if that's the best course of action. Right now, he'll continue to abide by the current state law.

Bob Clarke

The arbitrator ruled 100 percent in our favor. THF agreed in the contract that we'd abide by the arbitrator's ruling. We also said in the contract that the loser would pay the winner all the legal fees and all the costs of the arbitration. We really don't see any reason why THF wouldn't pay us.

John Hackett

It is not an issue about people, but about policy. By enforcing the laws for some people and allowing others not to abide by them, it leads to hate.

Ronnie Mamoepa

It is not South Africa's decision. Whatever decision will be made will be continental in nature and we will abide by it.

Jamie Drummond

President Bush and Prime Minister Blair made great progress and Gordon Brown and John Snow agreed on an excellent proposal for debt cancellation for many of the poorest countries.

Jennifer Smoter

Patent litigation has been amicably resolved and the parties have agreed to dismiss the patent claims.

Shimon Peres

Peace is something that needs continuous cultivating and unending dialogue, ... At Oslo it was agreed to clarify all the issues by way of dialogue at the negotiating table, without the interference of terror and violence, and that is the way to act.

Abbas Zaidi

PCB would like to clarify that its management, captain and coach had unanimously agreed to commission 'hard bouncy pitches' for the India series.

Arthur Blank

Our organization, players, coaches, and staff have agreed to take on the challenge of raising a significant amount of money, and it is our hope that our fans will join our team by doing their part as well. Together, we can make a real difference in this time of need.

Jackie McNamara

People have their own perceptions of Glenn and I know some people were surprised when I agreed to sign for him,

John Walls

Steve and Brian had very different management styles. After lengthy discussions, they agreed to part ways.

James Rubin

Our understanding is that the Contact Group in New York has agreed to a consensus text of a U.N. Security Council resolution.

Ambrose Gwinett Bierce

ROBBER, n. A candid man of affairs. It is related of Voltaire that one night he and some traveling companion lodged at a wayside inn. The surroundings were suggestive, and after supper they agreed to tell robber stories in turn. ""Once there was a Farmer-General of the Revenues."" Saying nothing more, he was encouraged to continue. ""That,"" he said, ""is the story.

Brian Barwick

Sven's contract goes through to 2008 and that's what we're working to,

Jochen Zeitz

Some of the greatest stars in the history of football have been under contract with Puma.

Jeffrey Vanderbeek

Some franchises might have doubled in value since the labor contract was signed, though not all.

John Simmonds

That contract we're talking about doesn't pass the smell test.

Johnny Dalton

That contract is for the city's facilities only. It's for street and outdoor lighting.

Sal Rosselli

Our union has contracts with more than 300 different employers, and it is easy to say the least turnover, the most stability, the most worker satisfaction is with Kaiser Permanente, without a doubt.

Gerard Burg

Reports of market tightness at the time of settlement play into contract prices.

Gwen Carter

We noted quite a few deficiencies and problems. When the Meridian staff was not able to correct those problems, we pulled our contract and removed our kids.

Larry Harris

I want to thank Senator Kohl for the contract extension and the opportunity he gave me two years ago,

Chris Parker

Reform is needed, especially in the U.S., to curb the excessive litigation costs .

Ike Skelton

Our military's unmet needs are at record levels. We are seeing the costs and strains of sustaining a military at war.

Cal Jillson

People know we're running huge deficits and they know the costs have just rocketed upward. Many Americans are now looking at the Iraq situation in that context.

D. James

Steel costs are expected to increase another 20 percent this month alone.

Colleen Kelley

Staggering increases in the price of gas are having serious ripple effects throughout the economy and forcing employees to dip into their own packets to cover the costs of fuel. This is an untenable situation for these workers.

John Caudwell

Some of the things I did in my early career were massive learning curves because I had no one to guide me. You learn very quickly because it costs you torment and trouble.

Michael Gray

Some funds might not start up because they perceive these costs as being too high.

Pat Stewart

Our productivity is way up and costs have gone way down.

Kazuo Okamoto

Our goal is to reduce the costs of gasoline-hybrids, get a lot of people driving them, and then think about diesel-hybrids.

Laura Reiff

We need a legal vehicle for people to come in.

Jorge Zamora

I want to work legally here; that would give my son more. If I have the chance, I want to be legal. It would be much easier.

Steve Burns

That was important because it set a legal precedent.

Dan Ravicher

I think it's stupid that this type of policy is legal and profitable.

Tim Smith

I think this will end up in some legal problem.

Lucio Gutierrez

I will use all legal and constitutional means to retake power,

Laura Nichols

I think if the vice president thought he had other legal options open to him, we'd defer to his judgment.

Bryan Whitman

Just because it's legal doesn't mean it's the right thing to do.

Michael Sanders

I can legally do all the things I have been doing.

Mirko Slomka

That was a real setback. We are the losers of this round.

Hilary Swank

I think it's unfortunate that things are seen as winners or losers because in the end, it's the performance that matters.

Billie Joe Armstrong

There's nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it.

Barbara Park

Our nannas are losers.

Scott Eyre

Second place, obviously, is the first loser, but I'll still take the first loser as opposed to third place,

Edgar Allan Poe

It all depends on the robber's knowledge of the loser's knowledge of the robber. - Daupin

Adrienne Rich

If I cling to circumstances I could feel not responsible. Only she who says she did not choose, is the loser in the end.

Aleksandar Hemon

I had an epiphany: I was a loser.

Daniel Patrick Moynihan

Secrecy is for losers.

Audrey Singer

Paying for it now is going to pay off later.

Ryan Holmes

Payfirma has revolutionized the payment process, consolidating mobile, e-commerce and in-store payments under a single solution, much like HootSuite did for social media.

Michael Griffin

pay as you go and what you can afford.

Juergen Peters

Pay talks have now become a pay-related workers' movement.

Reuben Brewer

People need to be careful. See what you're paying for the perk.

Phil Angelides

People making under $100,000 are going to be paying more,

Bob Cummins

Our products are not cheap. But people are willing to pay for our products because they know they're getting quality.

Danny Dotson

Overall, I thought the report was positive. I did think there were some misconceptions. Hispanics do pay taxes. If they are paying rent, they are paying property taxes indirectly.

Rafael Benitez

We never wanted to pay more for a player than his value,

Thomas A. Edison

Success is 10 percent inspiration and 90 percent perspiration.

Neil Baldwin

Our revenues are down about 20 percent from prior years.

E. Hicks

Over 90 percent of phones really do not really have vulnerability.

John Bradley

Over 60 percent of runners are from Utah,

Robert Straus

Right now, tech stocks are about 20 percent undervalued. While I wouldn't be surprised if some profit-taking took place, we still see a lot of upside.

Ashton Kutcher

I would say I'm 90 percent collaborative in everything I do, and 10 percent of the time I just make the call.

James Thrash

That's what it was, 75 percent of the offense?

Roger Clemens

I was pitching 100 percent at this time of year regardless.

Giulio Andreotti

I thank God, ... I was more than 99 percent certain.

Nick Bennenbroek

Part of the reason for the dollar's weakness today is positioning,

Lee Rainie

Part of the reason for that is resources,

Lord Alfred Tennyson

Someone had blundered:/ Theirs not to make reply,/ Theirs not to reason why,/ Theirs but to do and die.

Becca Fitzpatrick

You picked the seats you did for a reason, right? Familiarity. Too bad the best sleuths avoid familiarity. It dulls the investigative instinct.

Graeme Smith

We never really got a reason from the umpires, I think that was probably the most frustrating part.

C. S. Lewis

Reasoning is never, like poetry, judged from the outside at all.

Andrew Strauss

I think there'll be a result and if we play like we have done there's no reason why we can't win it from this position,

Tom Davies

I think there are several reasons for that.

Dustan Mohr

That was, in my mind, the reason we won.

Thomas Heywood

Her that ruled the rost in the kitchen.

Robert Dudley

Let me be very clear: We have not made any such decision, and nothing yet has been ruled out,

Dwight Mitchell

We haven't ruled out anything at this stage.

Andrew Walpole

Vaughan is ruled out. He is going home.

Tom Daschle

I haven't ruled anything out or anything in at this point.

Max Mathurin

Rene Preval has been declared the winner with 51 percent.

Brett Hull

I'm known as a winner now.

Robert Kiyosaki

If you're going to be a winner in life, you have to constantly go beyond your best.

Alex Haley

History is written by winners.

Alfonso Ribeiro

We are all winners here.

Bob Monkhouse

I know I'm a sinner, but make me a winner!

Bear Bryant

Recognize winners. They come in all forms.

Jan Ullrich

I have seen many lean riders in the peloton, but very few Tour winners

Simon Frith

I never ever think we have got a winner wrong.