Famous Quotes & Sayings

Steve Akers

Some of the things students did here, and did it in their careers, it would be a career-ender. It's a good time to learn it. I'm not advocating breaking the law, but if you have that, let's take a teachable moment here; help them learn to do better.

Eliot Engel

Rep. Kingston and I have a vision to reduce dependence on oil. We are not advocating radical change; instead we want to encourage oil-saving technologies.

Richard Fisher

I will not waver from advocating policy that discourages expectations of higher core inflation. The object will always be to keep inflation at bay, so that the American business machine can keep on humming.

Chris Simcox

I think those groups should be investigated by the FBI as hate groups and as domestic terrorists, ... They've been showing up at our meetings and causing property damage and advocating violence.

Daryl Hall

I'd like to see more crossover between white and black music. That's something I've been advocating for years.

James Thurber

Karl Rove is a great guy in terms of developing issues for a campaign, but he's not done well on advocating policy in a governance setting. The job is diminished, but he probably doesn't mind that. He's a racehorse in a campaign.

Tim Donnelly

Basically they are advocating for a separate nation within a nation.

Joyce Banda

I have spent all my life advocating on behalf of the poor, oppressed and marginalized. As a social justice and human rights activist, and now as President of the Republic of Malawi, I have a deep appreciation for the challenges of those on the margins of society.

Mitch McConnell

I think the issues will be the creation of a Palestinian state, advocating letting children sue their parents, advocating socialized medicine -- all the positions that the first lady has taken over the years, ... Meet The Press." ()

Ron Roberts

Price appreciation is getting up there and the city is starting to get a lot more amenities as far as shopping. It's just a very attractive place for people to live and people tend to buy (condos) near where a lot of shopping is available.

Stan Sieron

Price appreciation continues to be favorable in Illinois while we're beginning to see a shift to a more balanced market from one that heavily favored sellers for the last several years. We are predicting a solid year for Illinois. Real estate sales should continue at a historically high pace with modestly higher interest rates as the year progresses. Strong demand fundamentals remain in place for the Illinois housing market.

Alexis McGee

Our research has always shown a correlation between foreclosures and a flattening home price appreciation curve.

E. P. Thompson

Our police officers are out there risking their lives. The least we can do is help the family they leave behind. We can also show our appreciation to the officers who are still with us. Morale is not at its highest with budget cuts, and while we can't pay them, we can come out and show how much we believe in them and support them. We have a great bond with our precinct, but it is just like telling your wife you love her. You can't just say it once and forget. You need to keep these bonds strong.

Patrick McMahon

People in the streets of Hancock County were cheering for the RIUSAR team as they were driving down the streets - yelling 'thank you Rhode Island, ' ... The people of this community are so thankful that even without having a home, they are offering up food and water to the rescue teams in appreciation for all they are doing.

Rob Walton

Our family remains committed to the ongoing growth and improvement of Wal-Mart, and to representing the interests of all shareholders. Jim brings broad business experience and perspective to our board, and also brings a deep appreciation for the Wal-Mart culture and the importance of sustaining that culture throughout the company.

Mark Vitner

Overall supply and demand are moving into much better balance. With that, we're likely to see far less price appreciation than we saw in 2005.

Lora Ho

Other than seasonal weakness, the Taiwan dollar's recent appreciation is expected to cost TSMC 4 pct of its sales in the current quarter.

Lora Ho

Other than seasonal weakness, the New Taiwan dollar's recent appreciation is expected to cost TSMC 4 percent of its sales in the current quarter.

Phil Sorensen

Our obligation is to seek justice on behalf of the citizens of the state of Washington. I think this offer reflects the nature of what happened and the seriousness of the consequences expected to be paid for such an act.

Kevin Chalmers

Our focus is the prime minister. This is an opportunity for him to step up on behalf of democracy and correct that mistake.

Curt Johnson

I want to thank Chris on behalf of our entire organization for his eight seasons in Kansas City. He is a very talented player and an even better person. We wish he and his family all the best.

Kjell Bondevik

I will not give a statement on behalf of the president, but my impression was that we share the views on the main lines for the Middle East situation.

Jack Reed

It is an opportunity for us to build on that with responsible reforms such as the elimination of soft money. So we've been given a chance. I just hope we take that chance on the behalf of the American people.

Jerry Donnellan

It is an acknowledgement of the veterans' service. The fact that the towns are going to the full capacity, it's money, but it's also a gesture on their behalf to thank the veterans for the time they put on a uniform.

Scott Graham

I think there's a lot to be said for kids coming forward because you don't see that very often. I'm very proud of that. We have a good group of kids. It speaks loudly on their behalf that they did this.

Johann Most

The anarchists, on behalf of the proletariat, therefore consider it necessary to show the proletariat that it will have to win a gigantic battle before it realizes its goals.

AJ Pierzynski

I'm speechless right now. On behalf of the White Sox and the whole organization, including myself, I want to thank TNA for everything you've done. With this belt, I'm going to make a presentation after every game to the Player of the Game. Whoever has the best game gets to carry it around for the night, but one thing, it's going to be in my locker a whole lot.

Butch Buchholz

Part of the problem they had in negotiating this thing was a lot of players wanted unlimited challenges. That would have been a problem. That would take forever to play a match.

Gary Bettman

Our member clubs, our officials, our players and our hockey operations people will face many challenges in the weeks and months ahead. My job is to make sure that everyone stays focused on the objective of fostering competitive NHL hockey that features flow, skill, speed, puck movement and skating.

Duncan Hunter

Our nation must manage significant national security challenges over the next several years. We are already facing a potential conflict with Iraq, new challenges on the Korean peninsula, and key decisions in the president's plans to transform the military.

Sue Cischke

Some of the challenges include designing a system that is most of all accurate, not easily disabled or avoided, is easy to use and does not create driver-distraction issues.

Frank Robinson

Some guys, they get down on themselves and wonder 'Why? But other guys, it challenges them: 'Well, I'm not going to let someone come in and take my job. I'll show them that I'm a better player.' I think that's the way he should react and that's the way he will react, because really the job is there for him to lose.

Harold Lewis

Our stadium is the most used natural turf stadium in the U.S.. Given the challenges, he's done a great job.

Gregg Semanick

Our volunteers are the heart of the program. Many have been helping for years. They enjoy the challenges of tax preparation and they're dedicated to helping in their communities.

Herb Harris

Riley is the kind of kid who likes challenges like that. He's always willing to step in and give it a shot.

Duane Ackerman

Results for the quarter remained strong despite extraordinary challenges we faced with Hurricane Katrina.

Billy Graham

part poet, part preacher, a singer of the human spirit.

Margot Robbie

People negotiate their way around how a human mind works and find blind points. That's how people steal effectively.

Dan Shechtman

Sustainable development requires human ingenuity. People are the most important resource.

Mark Twain

Such is the human race. Often it does seem such a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat.

Bhagavad Gita

Success in work comes quickly in this human world.

Jim Leach

Our culture is more shaped by the arts and humanities than it often is by politics.

Kamila Hyat

Our view is that if surveillance has happened, it is undemocratic. This is a violation of human rights.

Tony Perkins

Rep. Foxx is to be commended for supporting public policy that values human life, protects our religious liberties, and upholds the institutions of marriage and the family.

Jimmy Schaeffler

Piracy has taken a hit, but it's always going to be a problem. It's human nature to find ways around paying.

Karl Swanson

Pictures didn't do it real justice. It was all gone. It wasn't just partially burnt, it was all gone.

Bruce Hahn

We've talked to Justice, and we think what they're doing is tremendous.

C. S. Lewis

In the moral sphere, every act of justice or charity involves putting ourselves in the other person's place and thus transcending our own competitive particularity.

Carrie Chapman Catt

Do not stand in the way of the next step in human progress. No one living who reads the signs of the times but realizes that woman suffrage must come. We are working for the ballot as a matter of justice and as a step for human betterment.

Benjamin Rush

Patriotism is as much a virtue as justice, and is as necessary for the support of societies as natural affection is for the support of families.

Antonia Fraser

Of course there's no such thing as a totally objective person, except Almighty God, if she exists.

Antonia Fraser

I decided as usual that justice lay in the middle - that is to say nowhere.

Ron Myers

I think there's been a travesty of justice in my son's sentencing.

Antoine Fuqua

In movies you get to do that. Sometimes with the vigilante justice movie he has to also tangle with police, which are traditional or security people. Is there going to be any of that in this?

Wally Amos

Regardless of any unpleasantness in my life, I still get up every morning and look for positive things to do, ... Who's In Charge.

Bob Harrington

Our plumbers will snake the pipes. At the Student Life Center, there is a problem because the pipes are smaller than we would like them to be.

Newt Gingrich

Paul Coverdell lived a life that we can all be proud of and look up to,

Paul Azinger

Payne Stewart loved life. He was the life of every party.

Joe Gibbs

Part of playing the game of life is you're going to have some losses.

Jack Hannah

Our lifestyle has always been cowboy. We were raised that way as a way of life.

Jean-Marie Messier

Our multiaccess approach will make the life of the customer simpler.

Mike White

People kind of stumble their way through life a lot of times.

Jennifer Coolidge

People have this view, 'Oh, you're in movies, your life is so glamorous' but it can really suck.

Steven Wood

Because pricing power has disappeared, profit margins will remain under significant pressure.

Arun Sarin

The place where our margins are really being impacted is in Japan,

Frank Lee

The PC sector is weak in the first quarter but I am still optimistic for the whole year. That's because the trend for the TV sector is positive so profit margins should go up from the second and third quarters.

Billy Childish

I like being on the margins. You work better there.

David Harris

I realize that the margins are being squeezed, ... We have a plan for that.

Yoshihisa Miyamoto

The size of the outlook revision, unseen in recent years, was a big surprise. Profit margins are dropping.

James Carrick

The margins story is better than expected. Things are getting better for manufacturers.

Howard Davidowitz

The margins are positive, but sales are eroding,

Common

I want to be the voice of the people; black, white, everyday, oppressed people. A person trying to make it and to do it right.

Robert Dale Owen

How few, since the foundation of the world, have found themselves in a position environed with public perils so numerous, oppressed with responsibilities so high and solemn, as yourself!

Clare Boothe Luce

The oppressed never free themselves - they do not have the necessary strengths.

Paulo Freire

It is only the oppressed who, by freeing themselves, can free their oppressors.

Chris Simcox

President Bush, read my lips: secure our borders.

Joe Pojman

Our president is with us on these issues. Our governor, Rick Perry, is strongly with us on these issues. But they need our help.

Parris Chang

Our president can be seen in public for the first time.

Bill Vaughan

In foreign affairs, the president can do what he wants unless Congress says no. In domestic policy, the president can't do anything unless Congress says yes.

Bill Vaughan

In the wiretapping, despite all the momentum for a more assertive Congress, you're seeing Congress backing down, because there are many Republicans and even Democrats who are afraid of being seen as preventing the president from protecting the nation.

Gary Chaison

I think that (AFL-CIO President John) Sweeney will have to make a strong statement about the AFL-CIO and how it's strong and still relevant.

Bob Ney

I will vote to impeach the president because he has shattered the trust of the American people.

Tom Casey

He is the established constitutional president of Mauritania.

Mary Matalin

He is to the vice president what the vice president is to the president.

Ron Reagan

Now, ignorance is one thing, ignorance can be cured. But many of the Republican leaders opposing this research know better.

Alexis de Tocqueville

The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money.

Adam Carolla

I used to be a Democrat, now I'm basically a Republican.

Colm Toibin

I've never put Northern Ireland into a novel because it's not my territory. I come from the South, so my imaginative territory is very much the Republic of Ireland rather than the North. Even though, if I wrote a novel about the North, it might sell more.

Georges Pompidou

My fate is to be President of the Republic - or leader of the opposition.

Jeb Bush

We have a wealth of talent in the Republican Party.

Donna Brazile

We were not republicans or democrats during Katrina. We truly were all Americans, and Trent Lott came through for me.

Donald Trump

Republicans have not won the state of Pennsylvania and look what you have. You're companies are all gone. Your jobs are all gone. You haven't won the state of Pennsylvania in 28 years.

Ambrose Bierce

REPUBLIC, n. A nation in which, the thing governing and the thing governed being the same, there is only a permitted authority to enforce an optional obedience.

Jack Balkin

Rights are most secure when they are supported by legislative enactment,

Babatunde Osotimehin

Sexual and reproductive health and rights are universal human rights!They are an indivisible part of the broader human rights and development equation. Their particular power resides in the fact that they deal with the most intimate aspects of our identities as individuals and enable human dignity, which is dependent on control of our bodies, desires and aspirations.

B. R. Ambedkar

What are we having this liberty for? We are having this liberty in order to reform our social system, which is full of inequality, discrimination and other things, which conflict with our fundamental rights.

Bill Delahunt

If we're going to preach about democracy we're going to have to make difficult decisions. We're not going to sell our values out for basing rights, particularly when (Defense) Secretary (Donald) Rumsfeld himself noted that there were options to the base in Uzbekistan

Bianca Jagger

George W. Bush and his administration embarked on a full-scale assault on civil liberties, human rights and the rule of law, walking away from his international obligations, tearing up international treaties, protocols and UN conventions.

Bianca Jagger

I am not just a celebrity, I'm a human-rights advocate for the last 20 years.

Bianca Jagger

There is so much each one of us can do to make a difference. We are at a dangerous juncture in the history of mankind. ... We need to defend our principles and values, human rights, civil liberties and the rule of international law. If we don't our world will further descend into a state of chaos.

Bertha von Suttner

One of the eternal truths is that happiness is created and developed in peace, and one of the eternal rights is the individual's right to live.

Carl Sagan

The Bill of Rights decoupled religion from the state, in part because so many religions were steeped in an absolutist frame of mind - each convinced that it alone had a monopoly on the truth and therefore eager for the state to impose this truth on others.

Carl Rakosi

I fell in love with social work, and that was my undoing as a poet.

Lawrence Krauss

That would give social structures more time to adapt.

Cesar Chavez

Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed.

Carroll Quigley

The basis of social relationships is reciprocity: if you cooperate with others, others will cooperate with you.

Bruce Braley

Increasing the minimum wagewill put billions annually into the Social Security trust fund.

Barbara Mikulski

Politics is social work with power.

Eduardo Paes

You cannot deal with a city if it's not socially integrated.

Le Corbusier

It is a question of building which is at the root of the social unrest of today: architecture or revolution.

Adolf Hitler

Basically National Socialism and Marxism are the same.

Christopher Lasch

Success in our society has to be ratified by publicity,

B. F. Skinner

Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless.

Jens Stoltenberg

Just as important as our society as a whole are our small communities: our neighborhoods, workplaces and schools.

John Rhys-Davies

I do not want to see a society where, should I ever have any, my granddaughters have their fingernails pulled out because they are wearing nail varnish.

Samuel West

I really do think the things that make our society what it is are under threat. It should be about everyone having the potential to be what they're going to be.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

I get enormous satisfaction from knowing I'm doing something for society.

Philip Sellwood

If we are going to have a sustainable, low-carbon society then we have to have low-carbon (supporting) citizens.

Charles James Fox

The worst of revolutions is a restoration.

Basil Hume

We have really lost in our society the sense of the sacredness of life.

George Raft

Part of it went on gambling, and part of it went on women. The rest I spent foolishly.

Michael Heisley

I have spent my career making a difference with underperforming assets.

Dick Durbin

He said he spent more time worrying over and working on that decision,

Terry Jenkins

If we wouldn't have done anything, we would have spent more.

King Krule

A lot of the time, I was unhappy as a kid, so I spent it, I guess, in a gray place.

Jay Weatherill

What we are trying to do is to look at all of those resources and say, well, would they be better spent on just advocacy and information, or can we make savings out of that and redirect them into savings.

Italo Calvino

I have spent more time with other people's books than with my own. I do not regret it.

Felix Feneon

If Monsieur X spent an eternity studying treatises on optics, he would never paint 'La Grande Jatte.'

Geoffrey West

I spent most of my career doing high-energy physics, quarks, dark matter, string theory and so on.