Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ambrose Gwinett Bierce

REFLECTION, n. An action of the mind whereby we obtain a clearer view of our relation to the things of yesterday and are able to avoid the perils that we shall not again encounter.

Liu Jianchao

Recently, there were some developments of the Iranian nuclear issue. We expressed our concern. ... We hope the parties should exercise restraint and not take any actions that lead to further escalation so we can solve the question properly through dialogue and diplomacy.

Maurice Hinchey

Recent FDA actions have created serious doubts about whether committee members are serving only the public interest and, as a result, industry biases now taint many advisory panel decisions, ... Today we took a giant step forward to squash those doubts.

John Hamre

Recent events where criminals were able to become customers have led us to take this strong action in order to regain the trust of consumers that their information is being used only for their benefit, or the benefit of society at large.

Kristen Kinley

Recall numbers vary from year to year, and they don't necessarily rise consecutively year after year, and they aren't in the case of Ford. This was a hit to our recall volumes, but the number of actions was down.

LeBron James

Record-wise and going into the playoffs, we can't improve. I'm trying to get as much rest as I can. I don't want to try to force the action by playing on an ankle that's not 100 percent.

Adrian Foster

Recent price action suggests the dollar-yuan is more loosely following the dollar.

Gary Chase

Recent price action in airline shares has created some price disparities that we believe investors should exploit.

Charles Holliday

Recent movements in long-leading economic indicators and in raw material prices offer hope that an end to the spreading global downturn is in sight, ... Despite that, we continue to take actions necessary to emerge from these difficult times as a much stronger company.

Phil Crane

Re-examining all of the federal departments and agencies and whether they should exist is the next great battle for conservatives.

Philip Ruddock

Relevant agencies are currently assessing the statements made in the video but at this stage indications are that it is authentic,

Michael Gallagher

President Bush's committed focus on wireless as a catalyst for technology growth is paying dividends. His leadership resulted in the historic agreement of the Department of Defense and other agencies to open up the frequencies, as well as the passage of key legislation a year ago that will make the 2006 auctions a reality.

John Anderson

Passage of C will be no windfall but it will help these agencies stay even. It is merely a catch-up tactic to keep agencies running.

George Morris

Our long term goal to develop local offices in strategic points around the country. The Northeast Corridor is home to many well established technology and manufacturing companies and our unique position as one of the only technology specific design and interactive agencies makes us a terrific match for that area.

Joel Sawyer

Our local agencies have done a good job of stretching dollars. Obviously, this is going to help.

Azzam Tamimi

People in the community are agonizing and asking, 'What could we have done to prevent this?' ... We've been working very hard over the past four to five years liaising with the authorities . . . with various agencies organizing and supervising youth activities. And still this has happened.

David Waller

State wildlife agencies face tremendous challenges attempting to conserve declining wildlife and dwindling habitats, while meeting skyrocketing wildlife conservation education and recreation demands -- all on a shoestring budget.

Keith Jackson

Sponsored research is funded primarily by federal government, state agencies and private organizations.

Michael Carliner

Rebuilding occurred over years, just in the normal course of events -- I don't think we'll have a building surge here.

Max Heindel

Religion has been terribly tarnished in the course of time, its pristine purity has long since vanished under the regime of creed, and it is no longer Catholic, that is to say, Universal.

Steve Squyres

Our requirement for how far we should be able to traverse over the course of the mission, was 600 meters. These hills are five times that far away. OK, so don't sit here and think, 'Oh, we're going to go to the hills.' We're going to go 'toward' the hills.

Wesley Clark

Staying the course is not a strategy, it is just a slogan. ... We have a long way to go before victory, or at least some measure of success, is assured.

Wesley Clark

Staying the course is not a strategy, it is just a slogan,

Peter Uihlein

St. Andrews is the Home of Golf and the greatest course in the world. Any time you can win at St. Andrews would be special. It's every golfer's dream to win out here.

Dave Long

Some of this we'd like to do fairly soon and some of this could be done over the course of the year.

Chris Young

That course is a lot like The Highlands. But regardless, as long as you hit it straight, hit the fairways and putt, you'll score well, and I think we'll do that. During a 56-hole tournament, the top teams usually come to the top.

Chuck Morton

Our price per credit hour is about $110-$115 less than the state schools. So you go to a state institution and try to get into graduate school, it's probably about $350 per credit hour so you're talking about a thousand dollars per course as opposed to $690 per course that we have here. So we think we have a viable product and there is a viable market out there for our product. And we think we're doing the right thing. We're upholding the standards of the institution, just looks good all around.

Hu Jintao

Regardless of person or political party and regardless of what he or it has said or done, we are willing to hold talks on developing cross-Strait relations so long as he or it recognizes the 'One China' principle and the 1992 consensus,

Jill Stelfox

Patent infringement is a reality in the wireless space. It's an operating distraction, yes. There are only so many fights that you can pick. Though in a way, it also has a value because it ultimately shows people the value of what's being developed in this space and how important it is.

Billy Beane

Paul has seen the ups and down of developing young players and trusting the three, four years they've had in the minor leagues and discounting their first few months in the majors. Developing young players can be a lot of fun, but you've got to have the discipline to live with their mistakes and understand their trend line isn't always going to go straight up.

Harold Kutner

Our logistics organization will become smaller but significantly more strategic, with time spent on visioning other type of strategic technology needs as we develop more customer-centered build-to-order systems.

Subra Suresh

Such information at the molecular level is vital to gain insights into the pathogenesis of malaria, and potentially offers the opportunity to develop better drugs.

Sergei Ivanov

Such plans do not limit, but in fact promote efforts by others to develop (nuclear weapons),

Clare Balding

Sport develops your brain. It helps your learning. It's not an add-on at the end of the day.

Robert Devere

Some of our young players played well. We just need to develop consistently.

Connie Edmonston

Our process is we want to develop parks for the people and by the people.

Ibrahim Jaafari

Regarding the sort of federalism and its details, he thinks that federalism is not obligated to anything other than being general.

James Frederick

Our overall goal is to see the federal government step up to the plate.

George Grace

Some people are mad that I 'let' the federal government set up this operation in the town, ... I didn't really have a choice.

David Strow

Our company, and really the gaming industry as a whole, complies with federal law on hiring.

Eric Lamoureux

Other states rely much more heavily on their state government and the federal government to come in and manage the support. In California, emergencies are managed on the local level.

Jessica Thill

Right now our two U.S. Senators and our U.S. Congressman are all over the place in terms of what they're thinking and how they're voting on this issue. So, I would really like to see our Federal Government representation get on the same page.

Ben Bernanke

Roger made invaluable contributions to the Federal Reserve and to the country.

Steve Cooper

I will not support putting the responsibility of the plan in the hands of the federal government.

George H. W. Bush

I think the most important thing government can do is provide flexibility for federal monies.

John Palmer

Part B is going to have to go up significantly next year.

Travis Reinsch

Patrick is already talking about getting ready for next season.

Linda Connolly

Pawling is the next Bedford. That's what all the realtors are saying.

Charles Hamowy

People in their 40s and 50s have to plan for the next 50 years.

Pete Carroll

Surgery may be down the road. It's not at all the time to do that. If after about two weeks he hasn't responded, then (team doctors) have to think more seriously about what the next step is.

Richard Myers

surely the next 9/11 would be right around the corner.

Chad Belville

Somehow we're going to go from being a young team this year to even younger next year. I don't know how it was possible, but it's just a fact.

Sam Paul

Some have put in a lot of time and really want to make it to the next level.

Richard Boucher

Our view is that it should be referred to the U.N. Security Council. That's where we think the next steps are.

Michael Birch

Resources have underpinned the strength of the market.

Pauletta Vaughn

There are so many more resources in Harrisburg. I have a boatload of supporters there.

Alain Ducasse

The planets resources are rare; we must consume more ethically and equitably.

Jon Purnell

There are only so many resources that can be allocated to these programs.

Edsger Dijkstra

Brainpower is by far our scarcest resource.

William Green

I'm using all my resources to help me with that and I feel the sky is the limit for me.

Mary Daubert

We've got the resources should they need it.

Brent Nelson

We're trying to make sure that the residents that are out there have the supplies and resources that they need, and that they are safe.

Joe Mathis

We as Alaskans and Americans are responding to this. This is going to take a lot of resources from all 50 states to do this.

Dan Jiron

State wild and scenic designation was not considered.

M. Wolfe

States can do as little or as much as they want.

Mary Parker

Our secretaries really know practically everyone who would need to be buzzed in, and if they didn't know them, they could communicate with them through this system, ... It's really state of the art.

Steve Lyle

Other states have called us, and are taking a look at it.

Brian Clodi

I want to win the state championship. That's the ultimate goal.

Elaine Chao

it is a wonderful statement about who we are as Americans.

Ron Greene

That way we can teach her what's right, not what's mandated by the state of California.

Clint Burgess

I think we can get another state championship. I think that's reachable. That's our goal. The are a lot of obstacles, but I think we can do it.

Kate Saunders

It is not unprecedented that the two will be in the United States at the same time.

Jason Venable

Stephen Munoz really stepped up when Thomas went out.

Dave Huppert

Someone is going to have to step up for us.

John Connelly

Our forwards were very disappointing. They have to step up to the mark.

Dan Furmansky

Overall, it's a step in the right direction.

David Cameron

We'll be able to comply. But now we're working to take it a step further.

Anthony Gonzalez

I was just tired. When he took me down I said, ?this kid's tough.' So I stepped it up.

Doug McCrary

I think we can play better. We're winning, and we've got to go one step at a time." ()

Charlie Bell

I think this woke us up. As a team, we stepped it up a bit.

Scott Roembke

I think we're just going to take it one step at a time just like we've been doing all week.