Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mahmoud Abbas

We have one authority and one law and everyone has the responsibility to follow that law and that authority.

Ambrose Gwinett Bierce

MAGDALENE, n. An inhabitant of Magdala. Popularly, a woman found out. This definition of the word has the authority of ignorance, Mary of Magdala being another person than the penitent woman mentioned by St. Luke. It has also the official sanction of the governments of Great Britain and the United States. In England the word is pronounced Maudlin, whence maudlin, adjective, unpleasantly sentimental. With their Maudlin for Magdalene, and their Bedlam for Bethlehem, the English may justly boast themselves the greatest of revisers.

Peter Simonson

Let me be real clear. We support coach McKay in practicing his religion privately. In fact, we defend his right to do that. It is only where he uses his authority as coach to promote his religious beliefs that we have a problem.

Bhagavad Gita

Let the scripture be your authority in determining what should be done and what should not be done. You should perform your duty following the scriptural injunction.

Michael Ancram

Shared sovereignty doesn't work, because sovereignty depends on being able to exercise authority,

Francis Bacon

Severity breedeth fear, but roughness breedeth hate. Even reproofs from authority ought to be grave and not taunting.

John Ashcroft

missed the opportunity last night to rebuild his moral authority and regain his credibility.

Linda Blair

Modern parents want a warm and loving relationship with their children, and to be a source of encouragement, comfort and support. We want to be friends without children, not remote or frightening authority figures as our own parents may have been.

Terry Abbott

Mr. Rios used taxpayer-funded school equipment to copy and distribute to children an offensive statement. The principal exercised his authority to remove Mr. Rios as junior varsity baseball coach, and it certainly was an appropriate decision.

Deniece Schofield

Even an organized person has days that aren't efficient and well-managed.

Edgar Allan Poe

I have no words alas! to tell the loveliness of loving well

David Nicholls

Happyish. Well, happyish isn't so bad.' 'It's the most we can hope for.

Abraham Lincoln

Never do anything for anyone who can just as well do it themself

Alan Cohen

If one person is happier because you have lived, it is all worth it. And if you are that person, God is well pleased.

William Shakespeare

Of one that lov'd not wisely but too well.

Charles Spurgeon

To reclaim the prodigal is well, but to save him from ever being a prodigal is better.

David Talbot

Expect URZ stock to perform well as mining begins at Nichols Ranch.

Campbell Newman

Well, something is happening in Queensland that is not happening anywhere else.

Michael Bryant

Freedom-of-information legislation would have to be employed to reveal just how often I read it. I love it. Seth is one of the most insanely hilarious people I know. He's the guy who can have people doubled over in laughter at a funeral.

Jerry Mathers

I had a very special family life. My mother and father made sure when we were home, we were part of the family, not a TV star. And the other thing: my father was fully employed while I was doing the series.

Dennis Campbell

I have been employed at Mounds Schools for the past 23 years as a high school principal, coach, and superintendent and have some great memories of what has been accomplished.

Derek Bok

In 1968, the situation at Harvard was not one of which we can be proud. In that year, the proportion of minority persons in salary and wage positions was approximately 3 per cent. Virtually no minority workers were employed on Harvard construction projects.

John Boyne

What makes a classic is difficult to define. It's entirely subjective, of course. And the term is employed far too promiscuously.

Mithali Raj

We have women umpires in India, but if there are male umpires employed we don't have any problems if we are getting fair decisions.

Nathan Fillion

I would love to be employed for the rest of my life... But what I would want to do is things that would frighten me, things that would scare me. I've never done that before; can I do that, can I show them that I can do it?

Benjamin Franklin

Lose no time; be always employed in something useful.

Donna Roberts

The people that are still employed are petrified.