Interests Quotations | Page 9

As a result of the kind of partisan trench warfare that's going on in Washington, the special interests on both sides basically drive the agendas based on those issues that increase their membership, and that's what's going on here.

As a member of the NCAA, fully supporting its values, Ohio State works diligently to follow that organization's highest standards and adheres strictly to NCAA bylaws. In this matter we have acted forthrightly in compliance with NCAA rules and in the best interests of the athletics program and the university.

As a member of the House leadership, I am fully supportive of doing what is in the best interests of young Elian and moving this bill through Congress when we return,

The broader trend is private-equity interests in hotel assets.

(The) board would protect consumers' interests and would seek to boost investments and create competitive markets.

Australia's trying to tread a tightrope between our various trading interests and our strategic alliances.

Barbershop. It's in their interests to find alternate vehicles to promote the shows.

Barbara has served Ford well in her role in Investor Relations. She always put the Company's interests first, and we wish her well in her future endeavors.

balanced the interests of both large and small member states.

Back-to-work legislation is not an option that will work in the interests of students. If imposed, there will be absolutely no trust in the process since back-to-work legislation could impose not only an arbitrator, but even a contract. In this case, students will likely not see improvements in the faculty student ratio - this would be serious set-back in the quality of college education.

As long as people are raising private money in big numbers to finance expensive campaigns, you're going to have big contributors who have special interests controlling the outcome, whether it's video poker or the hog farmers or tobacco companies or the trial lawyers.

a small group driven by Liberal interests and personal greed almost effortlessly breached walls built to separate politicians from the treasury.

As major stakeholders of U.S. foreign assistance, we are very concerned that the interests of the world's poorest remain paramount in the planning process.

A sound and steadily growing China-US relationship not only serves the interests of our two peoples, but also contributes to peace, stability and development in the world,

As one of the largest lenders to each carrier and having gone through more than 200 airline bankruptcy proceedings as a lender over the past three decades, we believe GE is very well positioned to ensure its shareholders' interests are adequately protected,

A large percentage of Democrats ... would be willing to change party allegiance if there's a real alternative that speaks more directly to the needs and interests of working-class people. There's no doubt in my mind about that.

A leader and a political party should always put the people's interests first.

The moderate instinct is that the country is in crisis, and we have to find some degree of reconciliation and unity in the interests of the nation.

You should not commit illegal acts, so in a calm situation we can make a firm decision in the interests of the system,

Young people, all too often, find their interests overlooked and their voices ignored.

This is a retro-pick showing that Bush is ruled by the powerful special interests that dominate his party.

This is a new area of growth in terms of the market. It's not only in Thailand but in the region as a whole. France wants to see Thailand as a stepping ground to expand economic interests in the region.

This is a profoundly disappointing text and a betrayal of development promises. Rich countries interests have prevailed yet again and poor countries have had to fight a rearguard action simply to keep some of their issues on the table.

This is a profoundly disappointing text and a betrayal of development promises by rich countries whose interests have prevailed yet again.

This is a total smoke-free bill, not a compromise that would balance the various interests I had hoped for.

This is a struggle for the soul of the Democratic Party, which in too many cases has become so corporate and identified with corporate interests that you can't tell the difference between Democrats and Republicans.

This is a story that hasn't been told in the last couple of years - his record of standing up to the big corporate interests on Democratic issues. And this is a big one.

This is not a decision that I have made easily, but I am convinced that the interests of the Institute will be best served by a presidential transition at this particular time in its history,

This is not something Floridians should compromise on, ... This compromise is not in the interests of Floridians. It's really more in the interests of the oil companies.

This issue needs some really hard pushing. But it is in all our interests for China to develop a real society for trading information.

This is something this community needs. It is quite possible that some of the businesses will see it that way. Their work force comes from Blount County as well as Maryville and Alcoa. It is in their best interests to have schools that are not overcrowded.

This is the biggest industry on the planet, so there are a lot of entrenched interests that are keeping the market as it is today.

This is part of prudent efforts to protect our interests in the Gulf,

The United States knows well that if wages an aggression on Iraq, then its interests in the Arab world will be threatened by the Arab people, not the regimes,

The way the bill was gutted in committee today means achieving significant savings is far less likely. With the changes in this bill, it does a lot more to protect the interests of personal injury lawyers and a lot less to protect the interest of small businesses and injured workers.

This decision will put at significant risk the interests of the consumer, United Airlines' employees and the economy,

This committee plans to meet both earlier in the calendar year and more often than in past years to review what is in the best interests of the industry and the public. I already have discussed this subject with all track owners in the state and nearly all of the (industry) organizations. We tried to discuss their views, concerns, and philosophies of how California should move forward. I have not suggested or concluded what a final outcome would be to anyone. I have stated that I want to see racing promoted, and the best program presented within the state.

This fraudulent war has done such enormous damage to the reputation and prestige of the United States and its military forces. Unless remedied, this will prove catastrophic to the country's interests over the longer term.

This episode where the White House consulted with powerful interests in the Republican Party but not sufficiently with the Senate is troubling and disappointing, ... I renew my call that the President provide sufficient and necessary information about his nominee for the United States Supreme Court to the Senate so we can perform our Constitutional duty of advice and consent.

This bill puts the interests of gun companies ahead of victims of violent crimes that deserve their day in court,

This administration remains solidly committed to recovering Pacific salmon, and I am pleased to join the State of Oregon and local stakeholders in celebrating this important milestone. I applaud the hard work of local agriculture, forestry, state, tribal and other federal partners to develop a solid plan for recovery. This is an encouraging example of the diverse interests that can come together to improve conditions for salmon in the Pacific Northwest.

They were flipping the script with respect to whose interests they were going to protect. He was in the thick of it.

This is a national treasure. It's part of Mark Twain's national legacy and his legacy in Nevada. What is at risk is a building that is 140 years old. It's a building that has value to the nation but not, apparently, to the church. Tearing it down and starting over might be in the best interests of the Presbyterian Church, but it is not in the best interests of the American people.

They thought it was in the best interests of all concerned if he be put on suspension.

They use one set of books to give away money to special interests and another set of books to pretend that it's not going to do serious damage to Medicare and Social Security,

A lot of people are trying to get their message out. Some people (will use) donations from special interests and others will be self-funding.

Although individual states have primary responsibility for conducting fair and impartial elections, the FBI becomes involved when paramount federal interests are affected or electoral abuse occurs.

A lot of the management of distribution is common sense. The problem is getting everyone's interests reasonably well aligned, getting people to play nicely together even though their interests are often not strictly aligned, and getting people to not act as though everything is a pure zero-sum game.

A lot of people love to talk about improving security, electricity, water systems, but that's not necessarily what parliament is intended to do. They'll be passing budgets, they'll be representing the material interests of their constituencies, and that takes a certain level of skill.

Amateur radio interests me for a variety of reasons. There's the technical aspect of it ... but you get to talk to people from all over the country, all over the world, that you would never get the chance to talk to in any other way.

America has a unique role. When our national interests are involved, if we don't lead, very often things don't happen.

American politicians are responsive almost solely to the interests and desires of their rich constituents and interest groups that primarily represent big business.

They have a lot of similar interests and successes that we have, and similar challenges to what we face here at the College of Charleston.

They have a fairly solid view of what will best advance the interests of all people in Durham. If I had to get one, this would have been the one.

They had anticipated this transaction when they initially purchased shares of KTM in August. KTM recently increased its outstanding capital stock as part of a transaction that resulted in it acquiring the interests of a minority shareholder in one of its subsidiaries. The purpose of the additional share purchase announced today is to maintain Polaris' 24.9% interest in the capital stock of KTM,

You can think of it as a personal web assistant that learns about your habits and interests to identify and present web pages, news stories, and photos that it thinks you will be interested in.

This measure would require a parent to decide when a child is 9 or 10 years old what his academic needs and athletic interests will be for the next seven to eight years.

There were only 500 people here, and it doesn't seem it (represents) all the residents of the three towns. I don't think the DFM was publicized enough. People with special interests in passing the budget were here. Our property taxes are going to go up again, so I didn't like the outcome. I'm disgusted by it.

There were decisions made the last four years that I feel have not been in the best interests of Grand Haven citizens. Grand Haven doesn't deserve four more years of similar decisions.

The Republican Senate stood up for the special interests and against the American people's interest today.

There's a lot of great players in the draft. Kessel and Johnson may be rated before or behind me, I don't think it really matters. Anything can happen on draft day, depending on the lottery and the different interests from different teams. Anything can happen and I think that's why it's such an exciting day.

There's a lot of faux populism. You look at the moneyed interests behind (Schwarzenegger's) measures, behind the (prescription drugs), and you realize this is not just the citizens' voice.

There's a lot of faux populism, ... You look at the moneyed interests behind (Schwarzenegger's) measures, behind the (prescription drugs), and you realize this is not just the citizens' voice.

There's a huge chasm between us and big business. They're addicted to cheap labor, which illegal aliens provide. It's in their interests to keep the border porous and to keep the labor flowing.

There'll be a will in the inter-American community to isolate Nicaragua politically and economically if there were this sort of power grab against the elected president of the country by elements of Nicaragua that are behaving very, very irresponsibly, that have put the personal interests of a couple of leaders ahead of the national interest.

This matter is unfortunate but the actions we have taken are in the best interests of Nortel Networks,

This is what truly interests us, why we all come to work every day ... our passion is and always should be to make life better,

This joint decision ... will protect the interests of people living in border communities. Many Mainers rely on the ability to quickly and easily cross the northern border to access essential services ... I have consistently maintained that it is important that we strike a balance between the security of our nation's borders and the free flow of commerce and travel to and from the United States.

This is your company's future. People who have the best interests of your company at heart need to manage it.

There's a lot of interested stakeholders in wanting her to be there. There's a lot of outside interests pulling for her.

There's been a decision that was reached mutually to terminate the sale. There was a conclusion reached on both parties' parts that it probably was not in their best interests to go forward, that it was not the right kind of marriage.

There seems to be a communication breakdown between the water district and the fire department. We need to get through this because it's clearly in the best interests of residents and the fire department.

There's broad frustration and even antagonism out there. Americans perceive unions as people who put the interests of their members first. They don't feel the unions pay enough concern to getting rid of ineffective teachers. They see unions as challenging and often trying to stop school reform.

There's always going to be some sort of continuity because it's all basically coming from my head. Even then, I have a lot of influences and interests in a lot of different kinds of music.

At a time when our party should be providing forward-thinking leadership on energy, it is truly unfortunate that some choose instead to exploit current events and perpetuate America's dangerous dependence on oil. It is time for our Republican leaders to step up and act in the long-term interest of the American people, rather than the short-term interests of the oil and gas industry.

At every turn he has favored the corporate special interests over the interests of working families. I will offer a very different version for our future.

As someone who has always felt at times pretty genderless because of my size, it interests me to challenge ideas of prejudice and femininity, and what it is to be a woman.

As seven former solicitors general have stated previously, the confidentiality that enables the solicitor general's office to vigorously defend the United States' interests should not be sacrificed as a part of the confirmation process.

At D.C. United, we have a way of doing things ... and people have to sublimate their egos and their selfish interests to the best interests of the group,

As we have maintained, we will offer a series a recommendations ? some specific and some broader ? to protect the interests of those the program was meant to serve,

A successful democracy gives people a chance to protect their interests and lifestyles. But when these protections try to deny unalterable economic realities, they become self-defeating.

A boycott of Danish goods is by definition a boycott of European goods. A boycott hurts the economic interests of all parties.

Above all, don't advertise to them as though they're seniors. Talk to them about their interests but not their age.

It's entirely inappropriate for the military to do such a cursory investigation of something that is really casting a very negative light on our nation's military and can only serve to further damage America's image and interests throughout the Islamic world.

It seems to me (that) the governor, the Legislature, the Public Service Commission, the Department of Commerce and the Division of Public Utilities are way too eager to look out for the interests of the utilities and their stockholders and not nearly interested enough in looking out for the interests of the small customers, ... There's a whole bunch of big customers that they would rather look out for than for you and me.

It's a ton of money. And the amount of money that was spent shows just how important it is for wealthy interests in California to get policies favorable to them passed, both business and labor.

It's a big one. More and more you're seeing victims put in a position where they feel they have to hire an attorney to represent their best interests in court. Because the reality is, the legal justice system does not do that.

It was a well run race. It was a race of enthusiasm and energy and commitment to principles to which we all have a good subscription. ... I feel that in the process I have been provided an even more keenly honed opportunity to learn and understand the needs and the interests of this majority.

It says that it's obviously in Jewish interests for America to have invaded Iraq and so the Jews orchestrated the attacks of September 11.

It's a wide-open system because people have a lot of different interests ... we want to try to have something for everyone.

It is our understanding that he is not a suspect. He is regarded as a victim, ... I have been retained to represent his interests and to defend him against any false accusations suggesting that he engaged in any criminal conduct.

It is right that the interests of donor-conceived children should be first and foremost, and that donor-conceived people should have a right to information about their genetic origins, including the identity of their donor.

It is ridiculous that Bank of America feels that it should pay compensation for murky business dealings of long-defunct banks. Instead of standing up for their rights and the best interests of shareholders, Bank of America has chosen to take the coward's route of least resistance and pay off the shakedown artists in the reparations movement.

It is up to you to decide that this has lasted long enough, that our boys are dying to serve no British interest but for the interests of a small clique of utterly unscrupulous men.

It is very important for interests to be disclosed. I support the new policy and I think it is a very positive thing.

It is the conflicting interests of the man and the woman, the home and the shop, the Church and the State, which cause the economic struggle, the war and the strife with which mankind is cursed and which make all long and pray for the reign of peace.

It's a good thing for Richardson. What other presidential candidate in the Democratic Party would be called upon by an administration in a nonpartisan way to represent American interests in a dangerous place?

It reveals that he has pursued a very consistent agenda that favors government intrusion into our personal lives and sides with powerful interests over ordinary Americans.

It really is a remarkable collection. Because Harvard began collecting so early, on so many levels, it can trace the full range of Degas' artistic interests in a way that few other museums can match.

It is with great sadness that I take this decision, ... I have always acted with the best interests of the state at heart and, consistent with that, I felt bound to make this decision.