Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dick Gephardt

President Bush has not yet lived up to his promise to be a reformer with results, ... During the campaign, he said he would fight for bipartisan bills with strong support from all Americans. But instead of putting people first, too often he has put special interests first.

Jim Cooper

Our nation suffers when Congress fails to pay America's bills on time.

Catherine King

People have less than 24 hours to make submissions on the Telstra privatisation bills -- bills that are fundamental to telecommunication services in country and outer metropolitan areas.

Mark Twain

Such a laugh was money in a man's pocket, because it cut down on the doctor's bills like everything.

Gabriel Claudio

Such very limited and precious time can be put to much better use by giving priority to pending bills needed and awaited by our people.

James Harris

Some of these guys run up bills in the tens of millions of dollars doing an investigation. They hire accountants, they hire lawyers. It's very expensive.

Doug Smith

Some people are driving longer on tires they would not normally have on the vehicle, paying those energy bills for last winter.

Samuel Simon

Most residential consumers don't spend a lot of time scrutinizing their bills and they don't want to change. The carriers know this.

Debbie Harris

We never toured (together) in the past and I am looking forward to this. I think it's going to be a very powerful show. It's probably one of the most compatible bills that we've ever been on as far as far as music styles.

Doug Muzzio

I think voters are expecting a competent mayor, somebody who can get things done and get them done fairly. We're in sort of a post-party politics period here, where the traditional tribal politics are being replaced by a competency model.

Zalmay Khalilzad

It is critical that the newly elected leaders of Iraq do their part by forming a government of national unity with a good program and competent ministers as soon as possible.

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

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

Carlos Fernandez

He loves to fly and, from what I understand, flies very well and is a very competent pilot.

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.

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.

E. B. White

She is a warm and considerate woman. We knew she would nurture our children. I'm unable to understand why a competent teacher was removed at this critical time.

Stephen Harper

Our party will make those decisions in our own way and in our own time,

Mary Adams

People make decisions that undermine their goals every day.

Jackie Kruszewski

People never know who their state legislator is. They're kind of obscure people who are in Richmond making decisions for us, and if they get 10 letters on one subject, then that's a big deal.

Klaus Baader

Such a government would have a huge majority in the lower house and should face few difficulties getting the upper house on side, but such a government would be likely to be racked by divisions and would probably find making policy decisions difficult.

Richard Dyer

Some of the legal decisions have kind of handcuffed us, because we can see some of the people are deteriorating, but we don't have the right to intervene,

Keith Richardson

Some of the decisions we made were tough.

Clay Norton

Our philosophy is to have an offense for every defense thrown at you. We try to respond to whatever we see. We just like to keep it simple. (Kennedy) is getting better, and he's having better decisions to make.

Joe Waters

Our species are having a big impact on this planet, and there are some very big decisions that have to be made. Hopefully, we can get some answers.

Bob Jacoby

Robert made some big decisions in that game and we only won, 13-12. He really matured into a quarterback and could really read the defenses.

Michael Shifter

Relations are probably at their lowest point. Things have gotten very bad. The two governments are on a collision course.

Danny Zelisko

Supply and demand. They've gotten older, we've gotten older, and now we have the money to spend on the shows to keep up with them.

Lorrie Miller

Some of our longtime residents are offended that they have to show us two forms. But because of (the policy), we've pretty much gotten to the point that it's an impossibility to do any more.

David Pearson

Some have gotten very angry, however, ... That's the reality.

Bob Rice

Our $20 drive-offs have gotten to $50 now, thanks to the higher prices.

Andre Agassi

Robby's improved a lot, ... He's gotten a lot smarter with his game. ... I was very impressed with how he's improved since last time I've played him.

Robbie Tobeck

I'm impressed with the group, as a unit. The protection Matt has gotten and obviously the yardage Shaun is piling up, you've got to put it right on them. It's the identity of our team.

Tanyon Sturtze

I was a little sore that week or so, but I think I've gotten over that hump and I'm back to where I was before, ... I feel great.

Roger Toussaint

I will do 30 years before transit workers surrender. Working people have tried to obey the law, and we have gotten nothing but insults for it.

Margie Feinberg

Jared Hunter no longer works for us and can never be hired here again.

Phillip Jones

I was hired two years ago, and I was shocked to find out there was no money being spent to market Dallas.

Junichiro Koizumi

I think many older people like me will really suffer. I'd like to hire them, but unfortunately we're not doing so well lately.

Tony Dungy

I did not know Rod at all when I hired him. I got his name and talked to him on the phone. That's all I needed.

David Young

I'd like to see proper construction practices on those sites. I would like to see them hire local people, local labor.

Randy Jackson

He left, went to the hotel and got his own bags. He hired his own jet back to Los Angeles. That is crazy!

Tim Maloney

Getting hired under 18 is somewhat of a privilege.

Charles Munger

I would rather throw a viper down my shirtfront than hire a compensation consultant.

Tom Smith

If (the company) hired permanent replacements, then they don't have to give the strikers their jobs back upon termination of the strike.

Kofi Annan

particular to the relatives and friends of those who lost their lives in the service of the ideals of the United Nations.

Barbara Harris

Statewide, Idaho is 44th in income. Women are 50th. Idaho women are sitting on the bottom.

Barbara Harris

Statewide, Idaho is 44th in income, ... Women are 50th. Idaho women are sitting on the bottom.

Source Unknown

Some have half-baked ideas because their ideals are not heated up enough.

David Allen

Our primary role is to identify intellectual property that is disclosed to us by (researchers), patent protect and commercialize it,

Tom Shaheen

Our staff has been working very late trying to identify any possible situation.

Art Larson

Our target market for this project is Idaho and the Pacific Northwest.

Patrick Thompson

Researchers identify turtles by the different patterns on the turtle's shell. It is like a fingerprint - different on every one.

Bebe Neuwirth

I loved Jay Thomas as Eddie LeBec. But there was a point where they [thought] maybe we would live together, and I didn't like the idea of Carla being with somebody because that would make you feel like [you're] not part of the people in the bar.

Jim Lord

Reasonable people have to find that reasonable line.

Stephanie Laurens

Real people are never central characters in my works.

Tom Tremont

Really, what people want is more simplicity in their life. They want a sanctuary.

Jyoti Amge

Regular people should not underestimate people who are small. In every aspect, they can do the things that normal people can.

Robert Hamilton

Our policy is to let our people know first.

Alex Halavais

Part of it is it's a really safe place for people to talk about this.

Hanya Yanagihara

Part of adulthood is searching for the people who understand you.

Joel Edgerton

Particularly when you're making a movie of a book, people are always waiting with their knives - you know?

Jack Horn

Part of the problem, ... is there are so many more things that can be done for people - drug therapies are better, but more expensive. And there are more and better scanning technologies, which are also more expensive.

Melvin Ely

Basically, they're going to get caught. They aren't the smartest criminals.

Jake Shulaw

Lance is one of the smartest wrestlers I've ever had.

Ashton Kutcher

It was the smartest thing I've ever done,