Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jerry Berman

There is concern by us and certainly by many others that this board is subject to capture. There is concern that it's subject to capture by a small group of corporations, to a country, to an advocacy group bent on changing the way the Internet works for its own purposes.

Kim Gandy

We know from Wood's experience that it's not a very welcome atmosphere for women's rights advocacy at the agency.

Bruce Gordon

We strongly oppose the Nebraska law that divides the Omaha public schools along racial lines. The Supreme Court ruled those 52 years ago that separate but equal schools result in inequality and poor education for minority children. We will use every advocacy tool, including legal, at our disposal to fight this unconstitutional law.

Maureen Shea

When we began this year, no one would have guessed that the vice president would be needed to break a tie on the budget. Our advocacy made a difference.

Esam Omeish

What has protected our community far before 9/11 from extremism and violent ideology is that balanced mainstream advocacy of Islamic principles.

Brendan Bell

We're seeking to heighten the advocacy of the region as an energy supplier to the continent.

Chris Butler

We're excited about this. We think it will bring some relief to some of our clients. We've been working on the bill for about 2 ½ years now with other folks in the Rhode Island Patient Advocacy Coalition, so we're also relieved.

Nicholas Kristof

One of the most crucial kinds of intervention is in advocacy. We can think about charities in the context of delivering services, and indeed that is part of their job, but advocacy is also getting governments to step up to the plate. They can also give more voice to those who don't have one.

Rae Tyson

I believe that some in the advocacy community are overlooking that the most obvious way to reduce injuries is to buckle up. The vehicle can only do so much. At a certain point, people have to do their part.

Daniel Borochoff

There is a lot more needed to get these people back up on their feet. We had concern with charities overdoing it in 9/11.

Tim Finchem

What tournaments want to do, typically, is support charities in their community that need the money and charities that are impactful to their community. The better the job the tournament does for the charities, the better they are able to sell the tournament and raise money for the charity.

Edy Ganem

Mainly, I have actually been getting involved with an organization called MALDEF. It's a Latino organization. And I would like to get involved with charities that have to do with children or homelessness or education, or all of them together.

William Wordsworth

The primal duties shine aloft, like stars;The charities that soothe, and heal, and blessAre scattered at the feet of Man, like flowers.

The Talmud

Loving kindness is greater than laws; and the charities of life are more than all ceremonies.

Laura San Giacomo

I am willing to lend that hand, I will continue to stay involved with my charities as long as they need me.

Robert Reich

I'm all in favor of supporting fancy museums and elite schools, but face it: These aren't really charities as most people understand the term.

Evan Bayh

But there are charities there, there are individuals there from which money does flow to organizations and groups that we have a lot of concern about, and we need greater cooperation in terms of cracking down on those groups,

Ali Lohan

My grandfather worked with charities his whole entire life, and we grew up living with him. He always told me about the other side of the world and everything that's going on.

Kiyohiko Nishimura

There is no doubt that our judgment (for a policy shift) has entered a crucial stage.

Stanley B. Prusiner

It is crucial for scientists to be willing to be wrong; otherwise, you might not do the most important experiments, or you may ignore your most important findings.

Ashwin Sanghi

I feel luck plays a vey crucial role in determining the success of the book. Marketing a book is also very important. You need to try all tricks in the trade.

Wendee Saintsing

Walker hit crucial shots. She got everybody going. She ignited us offensively and defensively. We were able to find a groove and get focused.

Ewen Bremner

Whatever I do, it's crucial to me that I give it 100 per cent. It doesn't matter if it's a short film, stage, theatre, TV or blockbuster. It doesn't matter what level of budget or prestige it is.

Joshua Foer

We've forgotten how to remember, and just as importantly, we've forgotten how to pay attention. So, instead of using your smartphone to jot down crucial notes, or Googling an elusive fact, use every opportunity to practice your memory skills. Memory is a muscle, to be exercised and improved.

Gretchen Rubin

For one person, organized files might be a crucial tool for creativity; another person finds inspiration in random juxtapositions.

Tony Mowbray

When the match is poised at 1-1, you know one mistake could be crucial and there is an understandable nervousness. We seem to want to score the perfect goal when I'd much rather see us get scruffy ones - a toe poke or a ricochet.

Sam Allardyce

We have signed Oscar to strengthen numbers in the crucial midfield area.

Jim Kelly

We have refocused the organization on delivering more to the membership. Today we are less about being an engine for revenue for events and more about increased value for our members through services that respond to our members' needs.

Steve Baker

We'll be delivering what's in the lines as soon as we have the power back on.

Samuel Bodman

With the Reserve fully operational, we will be able to start delivering this oil as soon as tomorrow,

Dan Netto

When (the reservoir) is full, it is better for everyone ? better for recreation, fishing, water storage, generating power, delivering water to farmers.

Jim Padilla

One thing I am looking forward to is laying this out and getting all of our people focused on delivering this piece of what we have to do. This speculation does not help us with our unions and our people in the development centers,

John Varley

The profit growth in the first half demonstrates that our strategy is delivering strongly.

David Blunkett

For six and a half years, I had responsibility for leading the Labour party policy on education and delivering on our promise of improved opportunities for all our children.

Viktor Yushchenko

I have heard a lot of stories and legends on how this poison has been delivered, where it has been produced, which secret services were used for delivering it in Ukraine,

Ira Glass

Any story hits you harder if the person delivering it doesn't sound like some news robot but in fact sounds like a real person having the reactions a real person would.

Joyce Banda

I'm indeed a mandasi seller, and I'm proud of it, because the majority of women in Malawi are like us, mandasi sellers.

Anna Seward

Were I to flatter myself with the possibility of success in such combat, it would indeed be presumption.

John Milton

Rhetoric . . . To which poetry would be made subsequent, or indeed rather precedent, as being less subtle and fine, but more simple, sensuous and passionate.

Russell Smith

I am indeed completely nuts, but that doesn't mean I don't care about how I look. Sometimes, I admit, I will privilege appearance over comfort.

Michael Defensor

But as to how many they are, we don?t really know and they are indeed a security concern.

Bayard Taylor

I know of nothing more moving, indeed semi-tragic, than the yearning helplessness in the face of a dog, who understands what is said to him, and can not answer!

Frank Butler

The joy of giving is indeed a pleasure, especially when you get rid of something you don't want.

Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

Whatever the number of a man's friends, there will be times in his life when he has one too few; but if he has only one enemy, he is lucky indeed if he has not one too many.

Andrew Jackson

It is a damn poor mind indeed which can't think of at least two ways to spell any word.

Jean Kelly

We have no idea yet how long it's going to take to get rid of it. We're working on all kinds of different ways to get rid of debris, but we won't know if any of them are valid until we see what we've got to get rid of.

Abby Wambach

I know that I'll end up being a role model for many, many people out there for all kinds of reasons.

Domonique Foxworth

We've all seen it over and over again, those kinds of plays. It's just Champ. That's what he does.

Bertrand Russell

We have in fact, two kinds of morality, side by side: one that we preach, but do not practice, and another that we practice, but seldom preach.

Lee Kuan Yew

The problem is to keep the monkey mind from running off into all kinds of thoughts.

Marty Hurney

We're still going over the film. The players aren't even back yet, so we haven't even started those kinds of discussions yet.

Bill Dunn

Last year we did 36 kinds of beer.

Katori Hall

I think being an actor makes me a better writer and vice versa. I know the kinds of roles I would kill to play, and I try to create them for others.

John Moynihan

With these kinds of horses, you just dont know, ... Shes just one we really, really wanted.