Stance Quotations

Proper stance and movement are obviously genetically old, environment-resistant behaviours. Misuse, with all its psychosomatic or, rather, somato-psychic consequences, must therefore be considered a result of modern living conditions - of a culturally determined stress.

My stance has always been that there's no place in our sport for drug users. I've always said it's a ban for life if you come up positive. I stand by that.

The stance I took was there is no room for racial bias anywhere in sports. I believe that was basically all I said about it. Certainly I was cast as an abolitionist. Death threats came. Hate mail came.

Never was my political stance determined by the men I was with. I had my own ideas.

Especially in wind, each shot and stance can feel different, so it's important to first get comfortable.

The voice I've chosen to turn to is that of NPR. With a reputation for some of the finest journalism in the country, the nonprofit organization is renowned for its unbiased stance - to the point that it's been accused of being both conservative and liberal.

I took a political stance early on, but I don't think my work is overtly political. I respond to events.

It's a shame that so many people are so intimidated and bothered by Tim Tebow's stance as a Christian. He's not bothering anybody. He's simply being who He is and giving all glory to His Lord.

When a company is facing a problem, it always takes a stance and takes a decision, but at the same time it wants to make sure of what it can learn from it, what enhancements it can make.

What people are really after is, what is my stance on religion or spirituality or God? And I would say, if I find a word that came closest, it would be agnostic.

We appreciate that the government of Equatorial Guinea adheres to the the one-China stance and supports China's peaceful reunification,

There is no progress. We are sticking to our stance and they explained their stance.

We feel confident that a working solution will be found. There is no question about the IOC somehow taking a soft stance on doping.

We're being a bit cautious up in Singapore and have taken a pro-active stance there.

With the rate verdict due later, there's a cautious mood creeping into equity markets as although a 25-basis-point hike is widely expected, there's little consensus as to just how long the aggressive stance over interest rates will now continue for.

We are hearing some pretty good news, but we have to take a wait-and-see stance and see if they deliver when they report.

We decided to take an offensive stance relative to our pricing...in order to increase the size of our footprint in the marketplace.

We share Pakistan's stance on this. India also does not support a Twenty20 world tournament.

We've seen a change in the trend of foreigners' investment stance on Japanese shares. It looks like a change in country allocation.

Sentiment's quite neutral now after the initial selling, and investors are now taking a wait-and-see stance ahead of economic indicators,

Olson's comments reaffirmed our views on the Fed's stance for further interest-rate hikes. The Fed's focus is on inflation. The dollar remains strong.

She is a jurist with a great deal of experience in the judicial world, who will be able hold an independent stance against all other government authorities.

One sticking point is their stance on nuclear power. They have a policy that they won't allow any nuclear-powered ships into their territorial waters.

My agility times were real good, but the 40 needs work. Coming out of the stance takes a lot of practice. My hands felt good. I missed a low one or two, but you aren't going to catch them all. My hands have been feeling real good. That's one thing that is to my advantage.

Obviously, the market was disappointed in Apple and AMD; and you also have to realize that Mr. Greenspan has been reiterating his stance on inflation and the need to stay ahead of the inflation curve,

no doubt that the current stance of policy ? will need to be changed at some point.

No. 1, he's that height and if he gets down lower that's less target space to hit on, ... It forces you to stay in that uncomfortable 90-degree squat stance while shuffling, while using your hands. Through the course of the game it wears on you and you start to get higher and higher by the end. At that point, he's able to run under guys or get good enough technique that he can get under their pads and push them backward.

On the basis of the information available, the current stance of monetary policy is appropriate to ensure that the euro area will be able to maintain price stability over the medium term,

On relevant countries' development of missile defense system, China's stance is: We think it will affect global stability, international strategic stability, relations between nations and regional security.

I applaud Elk Grove for the stance they are taking,

But anyhow my stance is for the troops and I support all our children we send over there but I don't respect people who send them, simple as that.

Basically, the market mood hasn't changed from yesterday. Investors are taking a wait-and-see stance before Fukui's press conference.

I have spread out my stance just a touch and worked on keeping my hands back just a little further. I think that led to the success I've had the past week. I'm going to write all these things down and hope I can take this into next year.

I firmly believe our stance to focus on our policies was not wrong. Our message did not reach people. I regret that.

Growth continues at a very high pace and energy prices have increased considerably over the past year, so the Fed will say, 'okay, we have to prevent those energy prices from being built into all goods and services,' ... The Fed is not going to ease its stance on raising rates.

If we are referred to the U.N. Security Council, we will review our stance on the additional protocol.

Hedge Fund returns were impeded by futures managers who made strong energy commodity bets. However, preliminary results indicate emerging market managers maintained their stance as leading strategy contenders, albeit by a small margin. Approximately 60% of hedge fund managers in the Index delivered positive returns, while just over half beat the S&P 500.

He is coming to inform us about the Iranian government's stance and discussions with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the European Union ,

There is a difference between the illicit trade, a position the museum has taken a stance on, and of things that were acquired or removed under different times and circumstances.

What we will maybe remember most as representative of the cardinal's stance toward our community is the closed doors of the cathedral. And that's sad in some way.

Gustavo Franco had a good relationship with international banks and this change is very traumatic. Everything now is going to be related to Fernando Henrique (Cardoso)'s stance and that of Congress.

Her No. 1 goal was to keep her card, and now she's more experienced to take advantage of what she learned, what courses she likes. She said she couldn't wait for the offseason to work hard and get better. She really does want to step up to the plate, and that's a fairly mature stance to take. I'm glad to hear she's not satisfied.

He's delivering a warning shot. The message is that they don't appear to see any problem with having monetary policy in a restrictive stance for some time.

He's got to do what he's got to do, but I wish he would go on and get this thing resolved and get on in here. It's none of my business. He knows my stance on everything.

His motivation for making such comments is unclear to us. But adopting a logical stance towards Iran's nuclear activity, better serves the interest of the region.

Hockey Canada believes in a safe environment for all players and commends commissioner Dave Branch and the Ontario Hockey League for its stance on hazing this past week,

We must have a full debate and votes on issues such as China's pitiful human rights record, China's brutal suppression of religious freedom, China's increasingly belligerent stance toward the Democratic Chinese government on Taiwan and China's unbroken record of violated agreements one after another on other matters. You can't trust them,

We maintain our constructive stance on Philippine long-term foreign currency bonds and dollar-peso forecast of 50 by year-end.

He changed his stance a little bit. He's a little more spread out, a little more crouched -- in a strong hitting position. I see a shorter path to the ball.

King was persistent in her words and deeds of encouragement. She never wavered from her stance of non-violence as the only viable option for change.

I think it is a quarter of a point move up, but a neutral stance by the Fed, opening up the way I think for a big rally for the rest of the year,

I think their desired stance is to stand pat for an extended period of time rather than cut rates, unless they are confronted with an external shock to the global financial system.

I think what this does is ratify the Fed's current stance --- moving at a measured pace seems to be the prudent course.

I think what's going to happen is if - when - I progress further into the acting community, I want to have much more of a public stance on any issue.

I think a few of the holes you hit good shots and you find yourself on side slopes, but maybe that's what the designer had in mind. On 9 and 10, you can hit good drives down the middle and have an awkward stance in the fairway; I don't know if that's a good thing or a bad thing. It adds character to the hole, for sure.

I will always have dogs in my life, and I absolutely can't be with someone who will challenge that or disagree with that stance - I will not budge on this, ever.

I think the ruling recognized the government's stance and its assertions.

Koizumi's major victory in the election may push forward discussions on raising the consumption tax. But Koizumi is unlikely to change his stance of not raising the tax during his tenure, so any tax increase would be after 2007.

People are confused about the United States' stance on the dollar. Until there is a deliberate shift in U.S. policy, the dollar's downtrend could continue.

People are confused about the United States' stance on the dollar, ... Until there is a deliberate shift in U.S. policy, the dollar's downtrend could continue.

Our stance remains unchanged. (Chernomyrdin) doesn't even understand the program he has proposed.

Our stance on the matter has not changed.

Our stance on doping hasn't changed. I don't know if that was Bode just saying what was on his mind at the time, but he's going to have to live with that comment now. It's not going to go away.

Our stance is to maintain peace and stability, and to reach settlement through dialogue,

Our stance is still the same. We have changed nothing.

Our stance is always to try to work with the player's representative to a conclusion of fairness if we can. Hopefully, Mark will have a great 2006.

Our stance has been in big enterprise applications, it was obvious that people were buying ahead to get their systems ready for Y2K. The mainframe business is a dying business, and our feeling was IBM would see it in the third and fourth quarters because the growth patterns weren't normal.

Players such as Thierry Henry are uncompromising in their stance on racism. If someone like Thierry Henry decided enough was enough, then he would be defended for that decision, but I think it would take a lot for that to be reached.

Referring Iran's file to the Security Council won't change the Iranian stance about uranium enrichment. It serves no one's interest.

Our official stance has always been it was a good case.

That decision was definitely not made from pressure from the school board. It was made in light of our stance at the time in terms of political advertising.

Nah, that's not even close to being it. That doesn't have anything to do with (anything), ... It's his new stance and the discipline. He's always worked over the winter.

I was very pleased with pars on the last two holes, especially on the 18th, where I had a bad stance in the bunker at the back of the green,

I think he's terrific. He's got such a good base. You look at some guys, when they get in a stance they look like they're as comfortable in a defensive stance as they are walking around. He's strong, and he's real quick laterally. It comes naturally to him. It's clearly something that's important to him, something he's taken a lot of pride in.

I think Greenspan basically said the obvious, that long rates are too low and against his desire for the economy to grow ... His comments indicated that the Fed will remain in a tightening stance and that we should see further raising as the year progresses.

I think they're looking to throw in some support and do that 'rah, rah' thing, ... But it doesn't change the customer service (issues), Lowe's infringement and cannibalization. It doesn't change anything fundamentally. This is a reactive stance from them.

I think this is a good example of the township taking a proactive stance rather than reaction, ... I think this is an excellent example of what we should be doing to take the township into the future.

The American people should never feel scared to go out to visit events that are their heritage, and that's exactly why law enforcement takes such a strong preparatory stance for these events.

Middle East rulers are delighted at the prospect of a less demanding stance from the American government.

We continue to take a cautious stance on the specialty retail sector and expect group performance will be inconsistent in the near term, reflecting tough fourth-quarter comparisons and uncertainty about consumer spending.

We continue to maintain a bullish stance towards European stocks for 2006. The combination of still low valuations and the prospects that earnings will continue to grow suggests a continued positive stance.

We're certainly glad to have it done. Our stance is always to try to work with the representative, John Boggs, to a conclusion of fairness to avoid the process if we can. This was something we wanted to do, and hopefully Mark will have a great 2006.

We expect a neutral monetary policy stance in 2006, but much will depend on movements in the rand and the performance of mining and manufacturing.

We really take a stance of educating, trying to help managers understand. It does give them the ability to be more successful themselves.

We had lowered our estimates last week and some softness had been widely expected, however, a new sales range with a mid point of -12.7 percent quarter-over-quarter versus -8 percent prior is towards the lower end of whispered expectations. While valuation (20x new CY06) may offer some support given the absence of guidance on inventory levels, which we believe are likely to have moved materially higher at Intel, and given ongoing uncertainty on the gross margins outlook, we would retain our cautious stance at current levels.

With the FOMC rate verdict due later today, there's a cautious mood creeping into equity markets as although a 25 basis point hike is widely expected, there's little consensus as to just how long the aggressive stance over interest rates will now continue for.

With the Fed watching every stream of data that's coming out, investors are taking a cautionary stance due to ongoing concerns about the likely direction and the extent of future rate increases.

We are hoping to have record numbers of people voice their stance on the bill.

We didn't see any major change out of France or Germany. While the reaction to Mr. Powell's speech at the United Nations obviously was positive, I think when people realized that Germany was not changing its stance and France wasn't softening too much, it was back to worries of uncertainty.

We didn't see any major change out of France or Germany, ... While the reaction to Mr. Powell's speech at the United Nations obviously was positive, I think when people realized that Germany was not changing its stance and France wasn't softening too much, it was back to worries of uncertainty.

We believe Carole has the best chance of winning in November. She has the money in her campaign, she has the background and she has the best stance on the issues.

We want to be sure that our investment managers understand our stance on this important issue as they consider their own investment strategies.

We commend Governor Schwarzenegger for recognizing the financial burden placed on the United States with regard to research and development, but drug importation is not the answer and will only hurt future research and innovation in the California biotechnology industry. We strongly encourage the governor to re-think his stance toward drug importation and to realize the economic damage it will cause our state, which now leads the world's life science industry.

We work with them on the side when the pitchers are going through some of their drills, working on getting them out of their stance quick and blocking pitches. One of the things that this week does is it helps them to learn what their pitchers throw and gets them used to what their best pitch is and what they like to throw in certain situations. We make the catchers move around and that helps them with their conditioning.

TOROC is making every effort to find a solution, ... We feel confident that a working solution will be found. There is no question about the IOC somehow taking a soft stance on doping.

We believe it is a conflict for us to have our money with BB&T given its stance and it's likely a conflict for BB&T for our accounts to be with them.

There are several issues on which Washington should not fool itself - a Merkel government would take the same stance on (the) Kyoto (Protocol on global warming) and the environment as well on as the International Criminal Court.

This shows there is a deep understanding of what the cabinet has done up to now and its stance on reform,

The PFL has hardened its stance and people are scared it will delay passage of the CPMF through the Senate.

When you are young, things like your moral stance and your political position seem very important. I'd spend long nights with my friends sorting out moral and political positions that we thought would take us through adult life. And part of that would end up meaning we despised some people not for what they did, but for the opinions they professed to hold.