Famous Quotes & Sayings

Doug Macdonald

Legislators and voters confirmed that they are willing to invest in highway improvements to help alleviate traffic bottlenecks and enhance safety.

Kofi Annan

Libya has confirmed its seriousness and readiness to find a solution to the Lockerbie problem,

Norm Coleman

senior Iraqi officials have confirmed that you, in fact, received oil allocations and that the documents that identify you as an allocation recipient are valid.

Saint Stephen

May those who witness the miracle be confirmed in their faith, and may you and your idols be forever disgraced!

John Cornyn

no obligation to tell us how you will rule on any issue that might come before you if you're confirmed to the Supreme Court.

Justin Pitts

One thing that I have learned lately is that every second of the day has an influence on the rest of your life; so get out there and use your God-given abilities to His glory. The Lord has really confirmed that now is the time He wanted to use me.

Jay Haines

Obviously, the savings vary depending on the home's location, as well as its construction type, its orientation to the sun, surrounding shade features and so forth. But the DOE tests confirmed a measurable and significant difference in the energy required to cool the home in all instances.

Suresh Kalmadi

Nineteen countries have already confirmed to take part in the meet and Qatar is also expected to send in the entry.

John Miller

If we have all the specifics, we have a mandate to run them down until it's either confirmed or washed out.

Mark Doren

Memory holds together past and present, gives continuity and dignity to human life... the companion... the tutor, the poet, the library, with which you travel.

Jeff Fela

We won the game - and we can improve on it. Continuity is so important on the offensive line. These guys are going to keep getting better.

Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange

I want to be a traditional king first and foremost, building on the tradition of my predecessors standing for continuity and stability in this country, but also a 21st-century king who can unite, represent and encourage society.

Jim Whitaker

We still had a long way to go and it was imperative to retain continuity in our efforts,

Ben Bernanke

to maintain continuity with the policy and policy strategies under the Greenspan era.

Ryan Clark

We haven't gotten any continuity back there with guys being comfortable playing together. It's tough. That can make you a step slower.

Andrew Friedman

With these young players and the different paces of their maturation processes and with the success we enjoyed in the second half last season, anything can happen. I think there will be improvement over last year and that this will be a very exciting team to watch; the core of that team we expect to have significant continuity for seasons to come.

Dave Edmunds

It was all recorded and mixed and there's more continuity in it more direction.

Jeff Cain

We're looking to get healthy and get all of our kids back. We want to get our continuity going and to do that we need to get everybody back.

Ian Shepherdson

Mr. Greenspan has all but ruled out a May tightening.

Bernard Baumohl

On the other hand, Greenspan seems satisfied that his tightening has had a lasting effect. He's likely to stand pat for the rest of the year.

Ben Bernanke

the policies and policy strategies established during the Greenspan years.

Richard Yamarone

Greenspan will take it away on Wednesday like everyone's saying here, but he's only taking it away momentarily, ... He's taking one and he's done.

David Briggs

Greenspan sparked a reaction. I guess people like to be verbally reassured that we can get through the oil prices.

David Jones

Greenspan is trying to level out this market, trying to put some two-sided risk in this market, to take some of that speculative froth out.

William Sullivan

Greenspan is suggesting that the recovery is going to be slow and that there are obstacles to a swift rebound.

Andrew Barrett

Greenspan is raising rates, and he is targeting the consumer. This is a natural reflection of what is happening out there.

Tom Schrader

Sometimes Greenspan tends to spin a web when he's talking, so I am not sure how many hints he'll give about the size and speed of interest rate hikes.

Deng Xiaoping

Observe calmly; secure our position; cope with affairs calmly; hide our capacities and bide our time; be good at maintaining a low profile; and never claim leadership.

Scott Weiland

When you become a television personality, it's difficult to maintain your musical credibility.

Dirk Benedict

I maintain you can make a film/TV star out of a can of sardines.

Cate Blanchett

I find that the skills and the muscularity required to be on stage, you need to keep those up - I do, personally, in order to maintain your ability to perform on screen. You don't want to always be working in the one medium.

William Lamb Melbourne

It is safest to take the unpopular side in the first instance. Transit from the unpopular is easy... but from the popular to the unpopular is so steep and rugged that it is impossible to maintain it.

John Messina

The point was to maintain no on-street parking spaces in the neighborhood,

Fred Tomaselli

I don't know if I'm a populist artist, but I do try to maintain a spirit of generosity.

Jay Weatherill

I don't think the AAA is an end in itself; we will maintain prudent financial management with or without the AAA.

David Wimhurst

We have all our security people out there to maintain order. When you get thousands of people on the streets, things can get unpredictable.

Johann Lamont

We won't enshrine the Tories' policies in Scotland. We won't run away from the Tories but then let them run our economy. We will face up to the Tories, and we will beat them.

Bobby Seale

I'm a progressive. The progression has to be manifested in a new direction in policies and legislation.

Terry Abbott

We are investigating whether HISD policies and procedures were violated in the way the search was conducted.

Uzo Ohaebosim

We have a situation where the policies and the way we're being treated... it's not favorable. He's not necessarily doing anything about it.

Jacques Chirac

What is at play here is respect for the law, but also the success of our policies of integration,

Steve Stockman

In Texas, conservative policies win over stabbing fellow Republicans in the back.

Michael McCaul

I think a lot of programs, policies have been put in place since 9/11, have prevented a 9/11-style attack. On the other hand, I think the threat has become greater, not lesser.

Wesley Clark

I think his disadvantage is that he doesn't seem to know who he is and he doesn't know what his policies are.

Richard Doherty

We are still working out the policies for that.

Nigel S. Wright

Public policy has been a passion of mine. For three decades, I've had some involvement in the political process.

Bridgett Williams

The policy they got is just a policy. The students are running the show.

John Whiting

The policy says any new schools being built,

Gideon Ezra

The policy of restraint is over. This is a law-abiding country, and that is how everyone has to behave.

Tessa Jowell

The policy is not wrong and... time will prove it right,

Gary Orfield

The policy is essentially a product of negotiation, of power and discretion, not law.

Bill Maher

I hear this all the time: 'Obama's policies aren't working.' He hasn't been allowed to put his policies into place.

Brenda Holloway

Motown's policy was to build one act at a time or their favorites.

Lee Fuller

Having a clear, stable royalty policy was of value to independent producers.

Francesco Rutelli

Let those who won be put in the position to govern.

Kelly DeFeciani

Sharon's position will be replaced immediately in May by the person who comes in third.

Ryan Snair

Sean can play any of the infield positions and can catch, too.

Kenenisa Bekele

My getting to this position is something that doesnt completely surprise me at this point,

Greg Valliere

On one hand, he seems more palatable to Wall Street than Dean, in that his positions on trade and taxes are more moderate.

Terry Carmack

She supports the president's position when she agrees with him and stands up to the president when she doesn't.

Ledawn Gibson

She can do it all. She can play any position on the court, one through five.

Claude Tyler

She had a will to compete. She would play any position for us, one through five.

Tom Lehman

I'd like to be in a position to give my spot up if I had to.

Ajay Kumar

Security of Salem will be our top priority when he comes to Delhi.

Steve Squyres

For Spirit, the priority has been to reach a safe winter haven.

Augustin Matata Ponyo

I have been busy working in order to make agriculture a priority sector not on a small scale, but into an agro-based industry.

Gary Thomas

When we got priority through downtown, it pushed us into a comfortable ranking.

Diane Nelson

We're going to help DC feel like more of an important priority in Warner Bros.

Vince Carter

We want to play team defense, regardless (of what Iverson does). A.I. can get his points. The priority is to win the game.

Mike Claffey

We've taken that on because it's a priority for safety reasons.

Dick Gephardt

I think the priority has to be Social Security and Medicare,

Todd Solondz

Well, so far, at least, my own ideas always take priority over those of other writers. As long as the well doesn't run dry, I imagine this will be the case.

David Doniger

Look for the U.S. to use a variety of strategies to try to veto consensus.