Famous Quotes & Sayings

Sarah Leonard

Make no mistake the status quo in Sacramento is corporate control and the governor's agenda is not only to maintain corporate control but increase the grip of corporate special interests.

Richard Thompson

Lenders now feel the agenda has changed, with inquiries looking at virtually every source of income. Some aspect of these inquiries appears to be based upon an assumption of excess profitability. This seems dubious when you look at the numbers.

Wu Bangguo

Last year, the NPC Standing Committee set the issues relating to resources and environment on top agenda on its supervision work. The legislature assigned a group to examine the law enforcement on water pollution prevention and control, and heard and discussed the report on current energy security situation made by the State Council.

Gordon Taylor

Many of these operators will say they're just concerned about the seriously or terminally ill, but their true agenda is to line their pockets with drug money.

Chris Duhon

Scott mentioned something to me about it. It's a valid point. There are times when the coaches kind of seem like they're always on the players and players just stop responding just because they feel as if they can do nothing right. It kind of messes with your head a bit. So when you hear it from the guys -- that our agenda is to win and we're trying to help each other and be there for each other -- it relaxes you a little bit.

Ethan Geto

Sean has earned the support of both the Pride Agenda and Victory Fund because he is what we are constantly searching for from our communitya quality candidate, well versed in public service.

Todd Harris

So far, this campaign has been very one-sided; the only thing the people have heard about the governor's reform agenda is what they heard from union bosses. Now, they will hear from the governor and learn why he believes these reforms are critical.

Tony Valeri

Mr. Hill characterizes 69 bills being introduced in the House from the period of Oct. 24, 2004 to June 20, 2005, which received Royal Assent as a skimpy agenda. We've sustained over 40 votes of confidence. We passed legislation to implement the fundamental forms of equalization. We passed legislation on civil marriage. We passed legislation and implemented a new deal for cities, the offshore accords--I mean, that was not a skimpy agenda that we've just gone through and presented to the House. Now, this fall we're going to build on that agenda,

Jessica Boulanger

Mr. Blunt wholeheartedly agrees that we need to regain the trust of the American people before we can press ahead with our results-oriented agenda. The majority of his colleagues agree he is the right person for the job. He looks forward to enacting tough new reforms and moving forward with a positive agenda focused on limited government, economic opportunity and national security.

Richard Clark

Let's declassify that memo I sent on January 25. And let's declassify the national security directive that Dr. Rice's committee approved nine months later, on September 4. And let's see if there's any difference between those two, because there isn't,

Bob Dietz

Many countries in the Western Pacific still do not have a (pandemic) plan of their own -- only seven have completed plans that have been approved by their governments,

Tom Slunecka

Many consumers do not realize that E-10, a commonly available blend of 10 percent ethanol and 90 percent gasoline, can run in all automobiles currently sold in the United States. In fact, all major auto manufacturers that sell cars in the United States have approved ethanol- enriched fuels. Many even explicitly recommend using ethanol for its clean- burning benefits.

Jean Chatzky

Secured cards can be helpful credit rebuilding tools for two reasons. First, because of the collateral, you can get them at a time when you're not likely to be approved for nonsecured cards. And as long as you maintain an on-time payment history, they can help you start to build a recent credit history that's fairly pristine.

John Lawson

New planted Colonies are generally attended with a Force and Necessity of Planting the known and approved Staple and Product of the Country, as well as all the Provisions their Families spend.

Tyler Oakley

When I graduated from college, I got a 9-to-5 traditional job doing social media for a company, and I'd spend all day long fighting with the system of getting things approved and the fact that social media has such a quick turnaround. Things had to be very reactive and instant.

Mark Twain

I did not attend his funeral, but I wrote a nice letter saying I approved of it

Wang Dongsheng

I can't say anything now because the project should be approved by the State Council.

John Deane

I found that in March of 1973, that Bob Haldeman, the White House chief of staff, was told by one of the lawyers over at the re-election committee that Jeb was saying to them that the plan to break in the Watergate had been approved by the president,

Robert Palmer

I hardly ever get asked about music. I do, however, get asked about the 'Addicted to Love' video and my suits on a daily basis.

Ron Hill

We're not completely satisfied. I don't think we ever will be. There are a lot of questions that we asked that were never answered. My wife and I never believed from Day 1 that this was an accident.

Karolyn Grimes

Like for instance, there's a point where Mary and George are asked to go to Florida with Sam Wainwright and his wife. Very subtly, (Mary) rubs her tummy -- and that night she tells him she's on the nest.

Gerard Gallant

Luke asked to take the 'C' off. I said, 'As far as I'm concerned, you're our captain.' Luke said he'd thought about it and he believed he had good reasons for doing this. He just thought it was time.

Travis Bradberry

Liars hate silence, so they often try to fill it up by talking more than they need to. They provide far more information than was needed or asked for.

Jake Busey

Let's say you would see me in a lot more big movies had I done movies that I'd been asked to do playing bad guys. Now that I have a child on the way, I think that you'll probably be seeing me play more bad guys. If that's what's going to put bread on the table, that's what I'm going to be doing.

Pete Carroll

LenDale White got asked about 30 questions to try to get him to say something. He was true to his word the whole way through and somebody thinks they got something out of him. Our guys are great, competitive kids and they want to play and they want the ball. I think that's a really good attribute.

Jon Heacock

Louis was with us in the fall, kind of just went through the whole thing on his own. I think he's put himself or giving himself another chance, but he has, to this point, done everything we've asked him to do and will continue to do the same and ... is excited about his new opportunity.

Lionel Hampton

Louis asked me do I know anything the instrument, and what was it, and I explained it to him. So he said, 'Could you play something on it?' I said, 'Sure,' you know.

Kurt Schrader

At the end of the day, if it looks like you're not going to get paid, you might be willing to compromise to make sure that budget actually comes out. It's not all about your extreme point of view.

Peter Lynch

We're not budgeting for it to do that. We think that it is possible that into our coffers you could probably push 8 or 10 million (euros) EBITDA ...but I think it's probably not the right thing to do in this period of consolidation.

Greg Robinson

Making decisions all the time leaves less time to reflect. At the time I'm knee-deep in budgets, so today I just walked . . . through classrooms. I see the faces of the kids to clear my head. It helps them to be visible to me.

Alan Greenspan

Lower budget deficits are the surest and most direct way to increase national saving. Higher national saving would help to lower real interest rates, spurring spending on capital goods so as to put cutting-edge technology in the hands of more American workers,

John Petterson

Many companies are very conscious about budgets today. So the $35 to $100 price points are very popular with corporate accounts.

Ed Loyd

Securing farmers' and ranchers' viability is always a top priority for the USDA. We'd need to find budget offsets.

Clay Richards

Sen. Menendez has a 6-point lead in his race for re-election mainly because New Jersey is a Democratic state more fed up with the Bush administration and the war in Iraq than it is with high taxes and the budget crisis at home.

Gail Wilensky

Medicare is growing at a rate of 8.5 percent per year, the federal budget at 5.2 percent and the gross domestic product at only 4.8 percent,

Peter McKenna

Net revenues for the year are up on earlier budget predictions by more than 2 million.

Timothy Noah

Within the narrow confines of Permanent Washington - the journalists, lobbyists, and congressional lifers who are the city's avatars of centrism and continuity - Ford is considered the beau ideal of American leadership.

Michael Gambon

I'd love to be a comedian. I've done a lot, but always in the confines of plays.

Greg Jackson

He just didn't do the things we wanted him to do within the confines of our system. When you don't play within the system, you're going to struggle.

Peter MacKay

From the cozy confines of 24 Sussex, the Prime Minister continues to dither on tax relief for Canadians,

Tim Little

There is always going to be some situation that doesn't fall within the confines of the ordinance.

Mike Sheffield

We have a very difficult job as police officers. Day in and day out, we confront dangerous people. It's easy to Monday morning quarterback from the confines of your living room. It's quite a different situation when you're out here on the street having to deal with it.

Bill Snyder

Anything that happens within the confines of our program, it has been our policy to keep it in-house. Indeed, I will always do that.

Debbie Ford

Compassion is the key to living outside the confines of your lower self.

Alex Turner

Sometimes I don't want to be in the confines of what a band seems to provide.

Mahmud Abbas

Much work still needs to be done but nothing can take away from this victory, ... day of joy.

Neal Cohen

Much work needs to be done in this area.

Jon Moore

No! No! ... That's my son. He needs to come with me. Let him come with me.

Ken Hoyt

My 97-year-old grandmother needs to be able to open this.

Suki Waterhouse

My hair is like flat baby hair after I wash it, so it needs something in it to get that 'day after' texture.

Bennie Thompson

needs to go talk to some of the people I'm talking to.

Cedrick Wilson

needs to get in the end zone before the season begins.

George Edwards

needs a narrative, a reason that voters should give him a look.

Chris Crutcher

But the truth doesn't need to be known, or believed, to be true.

Joe Horn

None of us will give up. Trust me.

Jake Green

None of us want to leave. We're really pointing for this District.

Richard Ross

None of us want to be here Saturday night.

Mike Enzi

None of us wants this premium ultimately to be enacted into law.

David Stockman

None of us really understand what's going on with all these numbers

Roy Williams

None of us really thought that we'd be at this level.

Brett Bushong

None of us read it. We didn't want to tamper with it. We just wanted to respect them.

David Chase

None of us on the show, ... ever thought it would do anything.

Mathias Kiwanuka

None of us know if we'll ever play another down.

Yotam Ottolenghi

Normally, when congee is served, the different condiments and garnishes are placed in little bowls on the side so diners can make their own personal creations.

Mark Rosenbaum

Thousands of students are placed on uneven playing fields,

Bill Steele

Unlike soap or deodorant, which can be placed by marketing, shaving is very much performance.

Austin Boyce

We didn't think it would end like this. We thought we would have placed for sure this year.

Robert A. Schuller

I think family-run ministries are fabulous, but they have to be placed in proper governance.

Adam Rita

We slapped him on (the list) when he was placed on suspension. But we understand he's going to the NFL.

Jannie Brenner

We placed second. This is the first year of the team, and today, we've got first- to eighth-graders here.

Tina Brown

Reputation is a timely subject, now that nobody has one.

John Greene

If we had had the timely hit, we were right there. We just didn't get it.

Kathy Gibson

She does have extra-long arms. We know that about her. What timely shot-blocking!

Amanda Voorhis

She always has some timely makes from the perimeter.

Joe Siciliano

We had our opportunities to score, but we just didn't get the timely hitting.

Dan DeCarlo

I started working with Timely in 1946. Stan Lee hired me.

Bob Poole

We just couldn't get timely hitting, very frustrating.

Gary Thompson

We have very well-trained RAs and RDs within residence halls,

Kerry Bailey

Typically within two weeks, we're done with the analysis.

Nizam Idris

I would say it's more within my expectations.

Michael Mann

We're number-crunching to see what we can do within our mandate.

Jeremy Duxbury

We will have to work within the budget.

Bill Richardson

What I worry about is a new fiefdom within an already big fiefdom,

Kate Looby

Within about two weeks, we'll have made those decisions.

Checky Herrington

We should be able to energize it within one or two days.

Harry Larrabee

We're very balanced. Within games, we get spurts from different players.