Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dick Durbin

may be a very competent individual. But how in the world can we get to the truth of the question as to what went wrong with Hurricane Katrina -- how can we really hope to discover the incompetence that led to all this human suffering and devastation -- if the administration is going to investigate itself?

E. P. Thompson

Now that John Thompson is successful, ... I find it very difficult to fire him because the pigmentation in his skin is white. Besides, he's competent and he's my friend.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

I would rather have five energetic and competent enemies than one fool friend.

Frank Middleton

She has now determined (Kirk) is competent to stand trial. That is not an issue,

Jesse Smith

Since he has no prior record and obviously this was the result of some form of Alzheimer's, I would hope he would be placed on probation in the event he's found competent to stand trial. I would be very surprised if he were sent to prison. It's a sort of freak occurrence that someone this old gets involved in something like this. He's the oldest person I've ever had to represent.

Nelson Mandela

I realized quickly what Mandela and Tambo meant to ordinary Africans. It was a place where they could come and find a sympathetic ear and a competent ally, a place where they would not be either turned away or cheated, a place where they might actually feel proud to be represented by men of their own skin color.

Nico Rosberg

My dad is a great manager. He's not just competent - he's very clever.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

We are right now going through the process, and it is -- as you know, it's always very important that we appoint the right person and the most competent person, the person that really is skilled and has the experience,

William Graham Sumner

We are to see the development of the country pushed forward at an unprecedented rate by an aggregation of capital, and a systematic application of it under the direction of competent men.

Martin Eggleston

Mr. Walker sent his resume unsolicited to every council member.

Zbigniew Brzezinski

Maybe we're better off with him sitting in New York at the U.N. than with him having an important post either in the State Department or in the National Security Council in the White House, actually shaping American policy.

Bill Cole

One of the things the council would not like to do is increase taxes. In fact, if there's any possible way, they'd like to see a decrease.

Richard Butler

My duty is to report what has happened to the Security Council and the United Nations. I'm going to New York to do that.

Paul Volcker

must be broadly shared, starting, we believe, with member states and the Security Council itself.

Bob Blayney

More often than not, the council members would be at odds with things the mayor was pushing.

William Walsh

Now that I'm here, I'm looking forward to working with the tribe. This council is progressive and are future-oriented. They are looking at goals which offer more employment and enjoyment to customers.

Joseph Wu

If all non-legalized organizations are to be abolished, that should imply that the National Unification Council should be abolished too.

Laura Miller

Together, often by unanimous vote, the council has worked quickly to get positive results.

Anna Lindh

major step forward toward the integration (of Macedonia) into the European Union.

James Peterson

So far the protectionists have won in the European Union,

Peter Power

No new offers were put on the table by the European side.

Ashton Holmes

My grandfather was in World War II and fought in Europe in Army Infantry, so I have such a huge respect for him, and he's shared some personal experiences with me.

Scott Dowell

Now that we're seeing it in a place that straddles Europe and Asia, it's different. It's spread so far geographically.

Matthew Buckland

Negative sentiment is expected to weigh on European equities.

Ivo Daalder

NATO's future is very much at stake. NATO may in fact no longer be the instrument of European security and will become increasingly marginal in the foreign polices of its major members.

Ivo Daalder

NATO's future is very much at stake, ... NATO may in fact no longer be the instrument of European security and will become increasingly marginal in the foreign polices of its major members.

Jenny Lewis

When I was a teenager, I went to Europe on a backpacking trip by myself, and I met a woman who was following Sebadoh. It was the early 1990s, and that was my introduction to indie rock.