Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Corallo

Our position that U.S. courts have no jurisdiction over non-U.S. citizens being held in military control abroad is based on long-standing Supreme Court precedent,

Noam Chomsky

Rendition is just sending people abroad to be tortured.

Paul Mackel

Japan is signaling that they're not concerned about the pace of the decline in the yen, so people are going to continue to push the yen lower. Japanese investors are continuing to buy bonds abroad and we see more scope for yen weakness.

Valerie Whittlesey

It has been intentional and systematic in its initiatives in international education. The implementation of the QEP will be the effort of the entire campus. Every unit on-campus will be consulted in the development and implementation of the QEP. In order to impact student learning in the area of global understanding and engagement, those responsible for curricular experiences, co-curricular experiences, community engagement, study abroad experiences and all other administrative functions together with students will make the dream of the QEP a reality.

David Rubin

It is no secret that the image of the United States abroad is not as positive as it must be. To the degree we can help to repair that image by introducing these visitors to American views of democracy, a free press and the role of citizens, we will have provided a valuable service to our country.

Paul Steiger

I strongly suspect that there is a relationship between the rise in deaths and incarcerations abroad and the infringement of press freedom at home.

Gong Li

The world looks at China as a big place with a lot of people, a good place to make money. And because so many Chinese families send their kids abroad to study, they are familiar with foreign cultures, so Hollywood films are very successful in China.

Queen Mary

My parents were in short street, so they had to go abroad to economize.

Harold Wilson

From now the pound abroad is worth 14 per cent or so less in terms of other currencies. It does not mean, of course, that the pound here in Britain, in your pocket or purse or in your bank, has been devalued.

Bill Dorenkott

Regardless if it is a Big Ten opponent or a non-Big Ten opponent, this time of the year the focus is still to get up and race. I'm awfully excited to see where we are right now in terms of racing. I'm looking forward to see what kind of speed we have right now. There's going to be some good competition out there.

Marco Rubio

Regulation is necessary to protect our natural environment, keep our food and medicine safe, and ensure fair competition and fair treatment of our workers.

Roger Lane

Particularly during the remainder of the current financial year, I see very few encouraging signs within the retail industry that would indicate an imminent end to the difficult trading conditions and strong competition that we are currently experiencing,

Thomas Carlyle

Our life is not really a mutual helpfulness; but rather, it's fair competition cloaked under due laws of war; it's a mutual hostility.

Mike Kohs

Our league is always strong and always competitive. The competition we play in our league is outstanding, and it makes teams better good competition is always good for everything.

Jennifer Joyce

Some of the competition will be pretty stiff. It's a very intense atmosphere, very conducive to good performances.

Ronda Rousey

Somehow, people act like I have no competition, but the thing is, the competition is so good that it forces me to be better than I even thought was possible.

Joe King

That competition is tough and textiles are really taking a hit.

Howie Hewitt

That competition has helped us. We'll be as prepared as we can be, but the time off will really help us, too. We needed a rest.

Kofi Annan

Reform is a process, not an event and we are going to continue after the summit

John Chambers

recovery continues to gain momentum on a global basis.

Robert Milton

Recognizing the significant progress we have made, there is no room for any complacency and we must continue to pursue efficiencies throughout our businesses.

Philadelphia Fed

Price pressures remain but continue to show a moderating trend.

Jorma Ollila

Our position in the fastest-growing market in the world continues to be strong.

Ed Colligan

Our Palm OS customer loyalty is extremely high, and we intend to continue to earn that loyalty with great Palm OS-based products,

Anna Rozenich

Our reduction is taking longer than anticipated. We continue to make progress in our testing because we want to make sure we get it right for our customers.

Joseph Farah

Our rankings, relative to other sites, rise and fall over time, ... But our traffic continues to grow ? at a pace even faster than the explosive Internet itself.

Marc Andreessen

Organizations spend hundreds of hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars installing and implementing huge servers, new Web sites and applications. They have to continue to do that, but they also have to clean up the mess of the '90s.

Charleen Scott

Oregon has EVERYTHING- except a decent speed limit.

Sean McGowan

Part of the reason is the stock's had a decent run-up this year and investors are selling on the news,

Kevin Jordan

Some of them might not have had a decent photo ever.

John Sweeney

Our task is not to make societies safe for globalization, but to make the global system safe for decent societies.

Maria Ramirez

Overall, earnings have been pretty decent so far, and that is what the market is responding to,

Mike Conner

Our whole team had trouble from the line. We've been a pretty decent foul shooting team the whole year. I have no idea why that happened.

Lewis Hershey

On the Vietnam War: I've lived under situations where every decent man declared war first and I've lived under situations where you don't declare war. We've been flexible enough to kill people without declaring war.

John Edwards

I'm here to support the workers, who're trying to earn a decent wage, democracy in the workplace, and freedom from intimidation.

Nigel Dodds

It is a victory for those who want fair, accountable and decent government in Northern Ireland, and who don't want to share power with gunmen.

John Snow

Rebuilding efforts will give GDP (gross domestic product), jobs and our overall economy a lift by the first quarter of next year,

Thomas Delare

Ordinary Iraqis, domestic entrepreneurs and foreign investors have all been waiting for stability, predictability and greater security.

Mihir Vora

Some of the money the domestic mutual funds have raised will also come into the market now. That's one reason why the market refuses to go down.

Ian Shepherdson

Overall, solid domestic final demand, but the second quarter will be much weaker. We expect growth to slow to 3% or less, led by a sharp slowing in consumption.

Stephane Deo

Our view that the domestic economy will improve this year is very much on track. We saw already that investment growth is starting to kick in and that will support consumption eventually.

Xiao Tian

Our athletes' performance in Turin will help us forge partnerships with more international and domestic companies.

Margita Thompson

most rigorous protections in the nation for domestic partners.

Trent Lott

It is a worry about maintaining a domestic industry, which I think has national security implications,

Erik Autor

Larger U.S. retailers have recognized for a number of years that the domestic market is mature. In order to grow sales, they have to look outside of the U.S.. China, however, is a big emerging opportunity.

George Gero

Recently, funds who were selling oil also were selling the metals, but then everything seemed to change. Investors see that there are whiffs of inflation out there.

Mel Carnahan

Preserving and protecting the state tobacco settlement funds is the nation's Governors highest priority.

Jay Vavricek

Just because you appropriate funds doesn't mean you have to spend them.

Christopher Sullivan

I didn't give a legal opinion on any of the funds in question,

Eric Schwartz

Given the magnitude of the contributions, it is inevitable that some of the funds are not going to be spent as efficiently as possible.

Brian McQuade

Funds that are highly leveraged are risky and only pay off when the markets are up.

David Li

Funds moved back into technology shares, on strengthening sentiment in the industry.

Koji Suzuki

Funds are putting more money into oil because of rising geopolitical risk about Iran. Gains in Tokyo reflect records abroad.

John Brady

Funds and trend-followers who were short are getting in the market, and that?s why it is going up, too.

Patsy Crisel

(Relay) is important because the money raised stays here.

Tom Lewis

Our political system has become more about money than it has about people,

Phil Hardberger

or at least give us the money to do it.

Jay Johnson

People laugh, but we have to move money around occasionally.

Deborah Voso

People often underestimate how much money it takes to live in retirement.

Nancy Bain

Surveyors could make some money on this one.

Peter Schiff

Some of the smaller stocks have been moving, but the big stocks are going to take real money to move.

Francis Maude

Some of that money may well have been from overseas sources.

John Nicholson

Our staff needs raises; we need roads, parks, all the things that this money can provide,

Peter Ustinov

It is of course, reprehensible to steal from others, but plain stupid to steal from yourself

Brian Billick

I can do the math. You can't trade sevens for three, plain and simple.

Russ Anderson

I have more flexibility, more stamina, I just plain feel better. It's a wonderful thing.

Ann Miller

He was just plain Jim. We always called him Jimmy.

Seth Greenberg

We just have to find a way to make more plays, make more shots. We have to take it over the hump. Plain and simple.

Owen Meredith

One of the sublimest thing in the world is plain truth.

Ezra Taft Benson

The Book of Mormon, the record of Joseph, verifies and clarifies the Bible. It removes stumbling blocks; it restores many plain and precious things.

Brian Billick

We've got a lot of work to do, plain and simple.

Robert Rankin

Yes, I have over the years done a lot of the audio books, which are just plain reading.

Ryan Hansen

Our nemesis all year has been our rebounding.

John Devine

Overall, 2002 will be a very challenging year for the industry,

Beck

I've been practicing for years, trying to figure out how to record an entire band live.

Beck

I'm always working on my own music, too. I've been working on a record for a few years.

Beck

I have for four years now been ringing the bell. Economic Holocaust is coming. Economic day of reckoning is coming.

Beck

I'm more critical of my songwriting than anybody, but I've worked really hard in the last five to 10 years to improve.

Barry Ritholtz

It is important for investors to understand what they do and don't know. Learn to recognize that you cannot possibly know what is going to happen in the future, and any investment plan that is dependent on accurately forecasting where markets will be next year is doomed to failure.

Barry Lopez

Over the years, one comes to measure a place, too, not just for the beauty it may give, the balminess of its breezes, the insouciance and relaxation it encourages, the sublime pleasures it offers, but for what it teaches. The way in which it alters our perception of the human. It is not so much that you want to return to indifferent or difficult places, but that you want to not forget.

Babatunde Osotimehin

The United Nations has been in the Great Lakes Region and Sahel for 50 years, mostly investing in peacekeeping. NOW is the time to invest in young people!