Famous Quotes & Sayings

Richard Boucher

We've always opposed unilateral attempts to try to decide these issues. And that position hasn't changed.

Bob DuPuy

We're meeting IBAF and IOC delegates into an attempt to regain baseball's Olympic status.

Ricardo Sanchez

What we're seeing here is clearly a continued attempt and a more concentrated effort by the enemy to try to get all the Iraqis that are cooperating with the coalition to break away and not provide us that support that is so crucial to getting to economic progress and the transition to sovereignty,

Adam Ereli

What we're seeing here is an attempt to subvert justice, an attempt to subvert the rule of law by those that are bent on attacking honorable citizens of Iraq who are trying to see that justice is done, whether it be on the prosecution side or on the defense side.

Larry Wachtel

When we arrive on Monday, we may or may not know the full extent of Hurricane Rita. The stock market can attempt to discount what is discernible, but when it comes to acts of nature, it can only make assumptions.

Craig Holman

What he's doing here is frankly astonishing. This kind of coordination is obviously an attempt to get around legal contribution limits. The bottom line is that public policy is being made not by principle, but by payment up front.

Mike Sanders

What he had done with these photos was place them in water in a plastic bag with what he says was an attempt to destroy them.

Celine Charveriat

What looks on the surface like a genuine attempt to move the talks forward is in fact a very clever piece of maneuvering by the U.S.,

Joe Flaherty

What's most outrageous in our eyes is that he entered our home twice in the course of these crimes, once to take the murder weapon and arm himself and a second time after the murders in an attempt to hide the weapon and perpetrate his crime.

Bob Davis

We've always had a focus as a company on bottom line and fiscal responsibility, ... And I think especially now in the days of Internet consolidation and I think more of a discriminating investor, it pays off very well for us.

Marc Klee

We've always felt that we were going to have to test the bottoms that we've seen. We think what you are seeing today is probably that test and we really don't think that the market is going much lower.

Fred Ketchen

We're skittering around the bottom of the market,

Mike Bobo

We're going to stay with the same rotation. We're evaluating on everything they do practice, drills and everything. But the bottom line is you're going to glean more out there at the stadium going 11-on-11 when the coach is not right in your ear giving you a reminder every play.

Gareth Peirce

We've re-emphasized our concerns that this inquiry go from the bottom to the top and leave no stone unturned. It's been a chaotic mess and what we've asked the IPCC to find out is how much of it is incompetence and negligence, including gross negligence, and how much of it may be something more sinister.

Keegan Bradley

The beauty is, while you're working on chipping, you're also working on driving. This is because the bottoms of both swings - the area around impact - are identical.

Kenneth Fisher

Normally, if you have a huge category that leads a bear market all the way down to the bottom - like tech after 2000, or energy in the '80-'82 bear market - you get one quick pop, and then years of lag as we fight the old war.

Jamie Moyer

What a great honor, ... Roberto Clemente may be the greatest humanitarian in the game of baseball. I commend the Clemente family for this award and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

Craig Holman

What he's doing here is frankly astonishing. This kind of coordination is obviously an attempt to get around legal contribution limits. The bottom line is that public policy is being made not by principle, but by payment up front.

Craig Holman

What he's doing here is frankly astonishing. This kind of coordination is obviously an attempt to get around legal contribution limits. The bottom line is that public policy is being made not by principle, but by payment up front.

Matt Cain

What's still missing is a tool or service that can migrate the Domino application logic. Domino still is an awesome rapid application development tool. There frankly is nothing (like it) on the market.

Diane Swonk

We're more productive than we were in the 90s and frankly we didn't start hitting wage pressures in the 90s until about a 4-3/4 percent unemployment rate.

David Healy

With their sharp decline in market share, they have frankly got too much capacity, too many plants, too many people to be profitable in North America.

Larry Hawkins

We're frankly missing some of the most basic research on this particular insect.

Alex Steffen

There's a lot of evidence that shows that if we push as hard as we need to for net-zero emissions, we'll find ourselves with cities that are more secure, healthier, and have more economic opportunity - are frankly better cities to live in - than if we settle for the status quo.

Katherine Parkinson

I admire any woman who does stand-up, but frankly I'd rather pull out my own eyelids.

Glenn Hoddle

We did not deserve more than a point with the way we performed. It's disappointing in a sense that it was a chance to gain some points on people. Preston drew and it would have been a nice advantage for us to get the three points but quite frankly we didn't deserve it.

Evan Katz

We know we take liberties in that regard, but CTU clearly is a very efficient and effective (agency). And we're frankly honored and lucky to be working with them.

James Calvin

We respect the right of Native American tribes to operate commercial enterprises, and the right of licensed distributors to supply them with legal products. But in conducting commerce with non-Native American consumers, everyone in the supply chain should play by the same rules, including collecting state and local taxes.

Ken Dulaney

We're getting tons of calls on this. Customers are disappointed that RIM is putting this legal case before them.

Kendrick Meek

Mrs. Parks' act of brave defiance rocked the foundation of American society and inspired generations of civil rights leaders and created a sense of hope for every American facing legal discrimination in this country.

Hani Durzy

When we asked them to show us a law to show it is unlawful, and they were unable to do so, we said they're legal as far as we're concerned.

Craig Holman

What he's doing here is frankly astonishing. This kind of coordination is obviously an attempt to get around legal contribution limits. The bottom line is that public policy is being made not by principle, but by payment up front.

Tom Jackson

What he said to me was that it's the right thing to do. It might be legally gray, but it's the right thing to do.

Michael Marrero

What has to happen in order for a house to be brought down are a lot of legal things. We have to provide a notice to the owners and that takes X number of days.

Jesse Jackson

What has not changed is the ballistics report saying the gun that Mr. Graham had is not the one that killed Mr. Lambert, that has not changed, the lack of positive identification has not changed, the lack of cross-examination has not changed, inadequate legal representation has not changed,

Brad Smith

We believe we have a set of principles that ensure we comply with all of our legal obligations in China and other countries and ensure we are consistent with the broad principles that the Internet creates and people's desire for free expression.

Bob Davis

We've always had a focus as a company on bottom line and fiscal responsibility, ... And I think especially now in the days of Internet consolidation and I think more of a discriminating investor, it pays off very well for us.

Korvotney Barber

When we were shooting free throws, I was getting off the line quicker than them, so I got in there every time and made the tips.

Brad Blew

When it came time for our kids to play to win, we came through and did a good job. We've won a lot of games at the line and we feel that's one of our strengths. When we can get the lead and put it in deep freeze late, we feel good about our chances.

Alan Rifkin

We remain very positive on the home improvement sector and Home Depot's prospects, particularly given current valuation levels. Home Depot shares are currently trading in line with the five-year historic low forward price-to-earnings ratio, based on consensus estimates.

Adam Gollner

We respect Band Aid's ability to raise so much money for relief efforts, but their lyrics seem so misguided and inappropriate. Africa isn't a land 'where nothing ever grows' and 'no rain nor river flows.' And how are lines such as, 'Well, tonight, thank God it's them instead of you' supposed to be helpful?

Lorenzo Carmon

We're going to the end of the lines and working in. There's still design to be done, but if folks aren't interested, we'll scale the project back.

Mike Bobo

We're going to stay with the same rotation. We're evaluating on everything they do practice, drills and everything. But the bottom line is you're going to glean more out there at the stadium going 11-on-11 when the coach is not right in your ear giving you a reminder every play.

Lyle Thomas

We're going to sit down later this year and come up with a list of the (water line problems) we know about that we just haven't done anything on.

Martin Brodeur

We're going to shadow a line instead of one player.

Mark Foley

We've avoided any new attack to this date, so obviously the system is working,

Callie Widel

When we were sitting on the bench, we were just so excited. We started talking about which one of these is more special. Obviously this one right now is special, but it just feels so good to have two.

Dave Tippett

When I was in the IHL there were a few teams that used to do that. Some goaltenders just have a knack for breakaways and it can give your team a little bit of a boost. You have to know your personnel before you can make those changes and obviously Craig thinks Morrison is the guy on breakaways.

Billy Coleman

We're going to obviously put a lot of thought into this. You don't want to keep shifting in and out, especially through intersections.

John Cooney

We've recovered one of the weapons, and obviously we're working hard to secure the other weapon,

Kent Beck

Design should be easy in the sense that every step should be obviously and clearly identifiable. Simplify elements to make change simple so you can manage the technical risk.

Doug Wilson

When we drafted him, people said he was probably the most ready for the NHL. But that to me was a bonus. It wasn't something we factored into when we decided to pick him. But he obviously played against men last year and played in the World Championships for the Czech team, and the thing that impressed me when he came in this summer is that he tested like a man in his physical testing. It transfers over to his game on the ice. He's a very mature player.

Doug Wilson

When we drafted him, people said he was probably the most ready for the NHL, ... But that to me was a bonus. It wasn't something we factored into when we decided to pick him. But he obviously played against men last year and played in the World Championships for the Czech team, and the thing that impressed me when he came in this summer is that he tested like a man in his physical testing. It transfers over to his game on the ice. He's a very mature player.

Debbie Dillman

When we have that many birdie opportunities we really have to make the most of them. That's kind of been our focus finishing out the fall, and obviously for the spring, is that when you have an opportunity, capitalize on it.

Steve Rauschenberger

What he's going to do I think is stretch out the payment cycle. What he's going to do is essentially make the providers of the state of Illinois pay for it by paying them more re-imbursements and more slowly.

Craig Holman

What he's doing here is frankly astonishing. This kind of coordination is obviously an attempt to get around legal contribution limits. The bottom line is that public policy is being made not by principle, but by payment up front.

Carol Palmer

.We got to the point of identifying the value of the debt in 2003/2004, entered into four-way discussions - Ministry of Finance and Planning, Ministry of Justice, the university and the law school - to agree on the debt. The Ministry of Finance then proposed a payment plan to clear the debt and that's the plan we are working with.

George Bell

We booked $21 million of advertising against that down payment in the first 12 days of selling, ... All of a sudden, the speculation that we overpaid went away.

Scott Plotkin

We're hoping that's where the conversation starts, because the Education Coalition has already taken the position that we'd like to see a sizeable down payment being made, then a reasonable payback over time.

Allan Urlis

We want them to call us, so payment arrangements can be made, so they can be put in contact with any assistance that's available.

Sean Dolan

We started running the numbers to see what we could cut, but we really didn't have to change much, ... I had friends in the same boat who were one payment from losing their house.

John Perry

We believe that the Report on Compliance concludes that CardSystems meets the PCI standard. We are hopeful that MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover will accept this PCI report and validate that CardSystems is PCI compliant. The data security protocols currently in place at CardSystems make it one of the data security leaders among payment processors in the payment card industry.

Adrian Ross

Workers and their families should not have been kept waiting. Payment now should be speedy to prevent further hardship.

Mark Fredrickson

We've always had a policy of qualifying and buying the very best technology that we can put in our systems. We intend to continue to buy disk drives from IBM, contingent on their ability to meet our standards.

Linda Lightfoot

When we were dealing with the paper world and you were allowed to see the file, you could view the ideas that went into policy development. E-mail is very easy to be lost, and it is a lot more difficult to follow.

David Kendall

We respectfully object to the committee's broad request for all information concerning all persons who have contributed or pledged more than $5,000 to the foundation. There are serious and substantial legal, precedential and public policy issues raised by this catch-all request.

Richard Costigan

We're somewhat disappointed. We've been working with the Legislature all year on a great policy bill. ... We really worked up until the 11th hour.

Dan McLagan

We're going to see all kind of things going around as people more intent on playing politics than making policy enter the fray.

Marc Levesque

What we're seeing in terms of currency movements - and it will probably continue at least over the near-term - is a shift in global monetary policy expectations. There's a gearing-down of expectations for Fed tightening, coupled with increased tightening expectations elsewhere.

Mayor Mazzarella

We would try to block the auction if they try to sell the license. It's city policy that we do that. The license is for the business that you give it to.

Bill Reinsch

We would probably say it's a mistake. You get kind of short-term satisfaction on the part of the university, but in the long run, you mostly hurt poor people. ... Basically, there's a negative economic impact on the poorest people, and it doesn't affect government policy or the people running the government.

Craig Holman

What he's doing here is frankly astonishing. This kind of coordination is obviously an attempt to get around legal contribution limits. The bottom line is that public policy is being made not by principle, but by payment up front.

Ron Brown

We've appointed a committee to look at our needs. We post the meetings and the public is welcome to come and voice their opinion. The public is always welcome. We need to find enough property where we can build as we need. We'll get it done.

James Sutherland

We've announced the tour program six months ahead of what we normally would and that's just (because of) the sheer demand and public interest that's out there right now.

Tony Vecchio

We've always taken a special interest in the health of coastal ecosystems in the Pacific Northwest. This fascinating lecture is a way we can educate the public about the importance of our coastal environment and its fragility.

Sheryl Crow

When we were rumored to have split, and when our publicists called these magazines to say we haven't split, the magazines were all so disappointed because that's really what's selling, rooting for a couple and then they split. That's what sells the magazines.

Mike Lloyd

When it came to the second reading, there was no public comment, and we felt there was no need to delay it any longer.

J. M. G. Le Clezio

When I was a child, I grew up speaking French, I mean, in a French public school. So my first contact with literature was in French, and that's the reason why I write in French.

Mark Twain

When I was a boy on the Mississippi River there was a proposition in a township there to discontinue public schools because they were too expensive. An old farmer spoke up and said if they stopped building the schools they would not save anything, because every time a school was closed a jail had to be built.

Dick Cheney

Tom's made it very clear, publicly and privately, that he feels an obligation to fill out his term as the governor of Pennsylvania. He's got kids in school; he doesn't want to move them at this stage,

Charles Schumer

Tom Ridge is a decent man and a fine public servant, but unfortunately was not given the leeway or resources to tighten up homeland security in the way it should be done,