Citizen Quotations | Page 4

No, ... This is the only time in history of this country that we've ever passed a law that says one person literally has the ability to write a check on his say-so to an American citizen with no appeal, with no way to stop it.

A citizen should basically note first the descriptors -- height, weight, complexion, hair style, clothing, associated license plate. Then they should report it ... in a manner consistent with credibility.

a citizen of the world in the fullest sense -- one whose vision and culture gave him a deep empathy with fellow human beings of every creed and color.

It's really an outrageous situation, that any U.S. citizen would be treated like that.

As a citizen of a community, if you never vote or engage, don't be surprised when the outcome doesn't serve your interests; you've never done anything to push things in the right direction.

Society can not progress unless each citizen make his contribution and performs his duties.

Their duty as a citizen is to vote, and to vote properly.

The fate of no citizen should rest on the testimony of such a man so richly rewarded.

I'm first and foremost an Irishman, by birth, by nature, by soul, but an American citizen through and through as well.

I'm finished with play-by-play forever. I'm going out to learn to be a senior citizen and find a president I can vote for and believe in.

I have personally provided hundreds of various documents to people who have requested them. Having started my political career as a citizen activist and having several times been prohibited from addressing government bodies I am especially sensitive to making sure anyone and everyone who wants to address county government has that opportunity. I wish we had a room full of concerned citizens at every meeting.

Informants, citizen tips and drug-related information from our citizens initiate the bulk of our larger cases. It's important that the public know that we welcome all the drug information we can get.

In her own simple way, Rosa Parks changed the history of our nation. She forced us to recognize the dignity of every person. She was a prophet -- a common instrument of God inviting us and challenging us to a new vision of solidarity, equality and justice. We were blessed to have her as citizen of Detroit.

If many thousands of illegal aliens marched in their zeal, many more millions of Americans of all different races and backgrounds watched - and seethed. They were struck by the spectacle of illegal alien residents lecturing citizen hosts on what was permissible in their own country.

If I were a citizen protester, I wouldn't want people reporting on me, and we don't. ... Ground Zero has had a regular protest activity at the Bangor (submarine base) front gate. We don't collect on any one of those individuals out there. They are exercising their rights and are peaceful demonstrators.

I have not come here in any political capacity. I have come here as a citizen of India.

I'm very happy with where PHP is now. My goal is to really make PHP a first class citizen and I think we're almost there.

I'm very proud of both these guys. Even the dog did a heck of a job. Without the citizen we had calling this in and staying at the scene, and without the work of (the two officers), this lady would have been found in the spring.

I needed him as a citizen of this country and that we as a country needed him. Because he would have known what to say to bring us some comfort.

I'm happy to see Baker's coming forward, ... A campaign should really be a test of who you are as a candidate. How is an ordinary citizen supposed to connect with him?

If there is not probable cause that a citizen is knowingly engaged in clandestine intelligence gathering activities for, or on behalf of, a foreign power which may involve a violation of federal law, then (the Justice Department) will not recommend that the application be presented to the Court,

If the president were not involved, if an ordinary citizen were the subject of the inquiry ... this case would simply not be given serious consideration for prosecution, ... It wouldn't get in the door. It would be declined out of hand.

If there's been a citizen concern over this project, it's been over traffic.

If people vote to get rid of this, they're only going to pay more later, ... We are putting ourselves at risk. It is that bad -- otherwise citizen legislators would not have voted for a tax increase. It doesn't help them to vote for a tax increase, but they saw a real danger.

If you cannot have faith and trust in your police officer -- either as a citizen or as a juror or as a judge, as defense lawyers, as a district attorney -- then we do not have an acceptable, a viable criminal justice system,

If you have an earthquake like there have been, seven or eight on the Richter scale, the scope of the disaster will be overwhelming and Katrina is a real-life illustration of what would happen. That's why we've focused on the average citizen being prepared.

in spite of the presence of that senior citizen on board.

In pro football you're a number. If you don't play well, you're gone and no one cares. But in college, coaches recruit young men and ask them to become a part of their family and help you become a productive citizen for the next 30, 40, 50 years of your life. Your coaches help you develop into something you can be proud of and they are there for life.

I just plan to be a private citizen again, spend time with my family and operate my business interests.

I really encourage the citizen input and appreciate everything Mr. Mills has said and we'll look at this issue as well as any others that come to light.

If you still feel uncomfortable, you can ask that officer to have a marked unit come by to assure your safety a little more, so there are some things a citizen can do right off the top.

In order to be recognized as good corporate citizen in the US, we have been fulfilling our responsibility to society, to the public at large. The trade issues between the US and Japan are not bound to become heated as we saw in the past. But we think we must make efforts to fulfill the local activities. We will remain very vigilant watching social and economic move in US in that regard.

Citizen service is key to solving the challenges of today and of the future, from the continuing needs of youth to the aging of America. These public servants are role models for millions of Americans in their 'day jobs,' and we hope they will also serve as role models in their commitment to giving back to their communities.

Citizen participation is just an appeasement by the board for people who have an issue. It was not the forum in which to change something.

Citizen Kane was a marvelous film to work on--well planned and well-shot,

Citizen activists look in the mirror, see what they're really good at and then apply their talents to solving social problems. It's skills-based volunteering.

Being a lawyer, even in a city as large as Chicago, is like being a citizen of a small town. I love watching the life of the town play out. You know, the rise and fall of individual lives in the entire community is just fascinating to me.

I am an American citizen and it is my home now. I like the U.S.A., which is not a place too many people have liked since Bush. The U.S. has a young population, and everything can change within a year.

His confinement went far beyond what any American citizen has ever had to endure without charges being filed against them.

Becoming a British citizen is a milestone event in an individual's life,

Homosexual people should be entitled to the same rights as any citizen of the People's Republic of China to freely choose their sexual partner and to get married, which, instead of being deprived and discriminated against, should receive protection. I believe that the successful presentation of a homosexuality festival will help promote public awareness of homosexuality as well as self understanding among the homosexual people themselves, and the prosperous development of homosexuality as a sub-culture in China.

He's a phenomenal player between the white lines. He'll probably be much the same as when he came to us in Philadelphia. He'll probably be a good citizen and a very good player. He'll be a model ... this year.

If he comes back, he's a private citizen traveling. It's nothing that this office is involved in.

I can't talk about foreign policy like anyone who's spent their life reading and learning foreign policy. But as a citizen in a democracy, it's very important that I participate in that.

I cannot imagine any responsible citizen would have objected to giving the name,

I am a citizen of the world. Some of my best friends are black, including those I had from childhood. The fact that I made a joke in order to motivate a player has nothing to do with being racist. I'm not a racist.

I am a citizen fed up with the way the country is headed, ... While they may be well intentioned, I have lost my confidence that the professional politicians can turn things around. The U.S. Senate needs to be shaken up, and I am not afraid to do it.

I am proud of the officers in all the affected areas. An incident of this magnitude means that they are going without sleep and are unable to be with their own families as they strive to save the lives of others. When a citizen calls for help, an officer will respond. Our officers have called for help now, and we will not let them down.

I am not a career politician. I am a citizen fed up with the way the country is headed,

He really is a model citizen and a model student athlete.

Great companies look at where they do business and think not only that it's necessary to do business, but it's also necessary to be a good corporate citizen and support where they live,

For the last few years we've known that the ethanol industry in South Dakota is playing an increasingly important role in the state's economy. It's a billion dollar industry and is growing exponentially. It's good news for producers and also great news for everyone on main street South Dakota - virtually every citizen - because it has resulted in greater wealth, more jobs and less dependence on foreign oil.

For Ozzie, he's been there and done that. This is a guy who was just made an American citizen two weeks ago. But he had this trip with his family scheduled with the season kind of looming on him for seven or eight months. He had scheduled this time to be down -- to be with his family, not dealing with the media and not dealing with being Ozzie. It certainly wasn't about any political statement.

The liberty and life of a fellow citizen is now in your hands.

The Iraqi citizen doesn't know what elections are and doesn't know who the candidates are or who the voter is.

The typical American citizen is the business man. The typical business man is a bad citizen; he is busy. If he is a 'big business man' and very busy, he does not neglect; he is busy with politics, oh, very busy and very businesslike.

This is a community referendum that's most important. Let's make every effort to give every citizen the chance to express their views. The more sites, then we don't have people walking away from a site that historically had been a polling place angry because they couldn't vote.

Allen was 50 years old when he orchestrated the ... murders. The fact that he faces execution as a senior citizen is his responsibility... Mr Allen has shown that imprisonment is simply no guarantee of public security.

A judge would say 'He's a good citizen and unlikely to do this again'.

A good citizen owes his life to his country

You shouldn't intervene. No citizen should feel compelled unless they see something that is exactly what it appears to be,

The German government is continuing its efforts to clarify the fate of the German citizen who has been missing in Iraq since last Friday.

The framers of the Constitution ... were not at all opposed to citizen participation and self-governance, but they wanted it done in a way that required deliberation. Part of the problem with the initiative process is that it's not deliberative or informed decision making.

The county convention gives the Democratic Party activists an opportunity to come together for a common effort. Politics is not a spectator nor an individual sport but, rather, a team effort to build the kind of communities, states and nation that all can be proud to call American. The Democratic Party of Henderson County is dedicated to citizen involvement in the political process.

The citizen soldiers of New York's National Guard have selflessly sacrificed to fight the war abroad and to defend our security at home. The government owes them nothing less than to support them with the absolute best training and equipment available.

The citizen journalist here is a snapper who happens to be passing somewhere where something is going on. What we haven't developed yet is the citizen journalist who goes out and writes and reports.

The citizen appeared to be in good health and made no complaints of mistreatment, and he indicated that he expects this matter to be resolved in a short time.

Among the 18 cases, one is a citizen of Thailand and has been sent back to his homeland. The rest were Chinese who returned from foreign countries and they have been hospitalized.

America's story is one of expanding opportunity and suffrage, and one of our fundamental principles is that every eligible citizen is entitled to cast his or her vote and have that vote counted,

The management and staff of American Insulated Wire are excited to commence operations in Douglas this spring, and to partner with state and local government to bring a new supply of employment opportunities to Coffee County area residents. We will strive to offer local area residents the best possible work environment, training and career advancement programs, and compensation and benefits package as an exemplary corporate citizen and business partner to the community.

The letter offended me personally, not as a council member, but as a citizen of Warrick County. I interpreted the letter to mean that the more a deputy would make, the better they would protect the citizens of the county.

The law is not a ""light"" for you or any man to see by; the law is not an instrument of any kind. The law is a causeway upon which so long as he keeps to it a citizen may walk safely.

With the rest of the world, we mourned the loss of one who became a citizen of the world through her care for people everywhere.

We can never insure 100 percent of the population against 100 percent of the hazards and vicissitudes of life, but we have tried to frame a law which will give some measure of protection to the average citizen and to his family against the loss of a job and against poverty-ridden old age,

John Gilpin was a citizen / Of credit and renown, / A train-band captain eke was he / Of famous London town.

It is a remarkable comment on our affairs that the former prime minister of a great sovereign state should thus be received as an honorary citizen of another.

Many Americans today, just as they did 200 years ago, feel burdened, stifled, and sometimes even oppressed by government that has grown too large, too bureaucratic, too wasteful, too unresponsive, too uncaring about people and their problems. I believe we can embark on a new age of reform in this country and an era of national renewal, an era that will reorder the relationship between citizen and government, that will make government again responsive to people, that will revitalize the values of family, work, and neighborhood and that will restore our private and independent social institutions.

Voting has proliferated in the United States, and it has reached a point where there is now almost one vote available per citizen over the age of eighteen.

A Frenchman is self-assured because he regards himself personally both in mind and body as irresistibly attractive to men and women. An Englishman is self-assured as being a citizen of the best-organized state in the world and therefore, as an Englishman, always knows what he should do and knows that all he does as an Englishman is undoubtedly correct. An Italian is self-assured because he is excitable and easily forgets himself and other people. A Russian is self-assured just because he knows nothing and does not want to know anything, since he does not believe that anything can be known. The German's self-assurance is worst of all, stronger and more repulsive than any other, because he imagines that he knows the truth -- science -- which he himself has invented but which is for him the absolute truth.

The beauty of democracy is that an average, random, unremarkable citizen can lead it.

I have the consolation to reflect that during the period of my administration not a drop of the blood of a single fellow citizen was shed by the sword of war or of the law

I am not an Athenian, nor a Greek, but a citizen of the world.