Famous Quotes & Sayings

Malik Rahim

Our mission is just two things, to restore hope and teach civic responsibility.

Alan Bersin

We need new classrooms in places, notably in Los Angeles, where the civic disgrace of overcrowded schools must be dealt with.

Benny Johnson

I think that was a horrific thing for a civic leader to say in a public broadcast. It would be really hard to hold a public office and harbor feelings like that.

Paul Lee

Hattiesburg has grown to support this civic chorus.

Jim Calhoun

I don't want our kids playing the scoreboard because, quite frankly, we won't always be here at the Civic Center. In the second half we matched baskets and we won by five. I don't think we should do that. We should take more pride in what we're doing.

Tom Coffey

He understands civic society, and he understands duty. And once he makes a decision, it just happens, because he empowers the staff to do it.

Brian Callaghan

No one community is immune to it. We try to be vigilant and on top of our responsibilities. Fire, police, youth leaders, churches, different civic groups, parents, schools, and the kids themselves all have the responsibility to keep kids safe. We all own it.

Eddie Quinn

Number one, that civic center's got to go,

Marta Tienda

Significant educational investments will not only foster improvements in their health status, civic engagement and economic productivity, but also contribute to U.S. prosperity.

Kofi Annan

reflecting our mutual commitment to a stable, prosperous and equitable world.

Rose Williams

Recommendations were made from the survey which will be used to develop more culturally relevant services for victims of domestic violence. A committee was also formed as a result and out of that other tools may be developed.

Jeff Immelt

Reinsurance is an industry that has had a difficult time over the past few years, and we're disappointed in our results, ... We are committed to running ERC effectively for our investors. This includes profitability and exploring strategic options.

Hashim Siddiqui

Our party has established a three-member committee to hold talks.

Geri Federico

Our overall theme is to really support individuals, and I'm not just talking about students. Educators in the school also need to take some risks, commit to life-long learning and develop the skills in being critical thinkers.

Jason Brown

Organic to Go was founded on the principle of providing delicious, convenient breakfasts and lunches that happen to be organic and natural delivered to corporate America, Eating organic is not only good for you personally, but good for the environment. Receiving certification proves our commitment to both. We're here for the long term health of the consumer -- and the planet.

Dr. Gerberding

Part of the reason why we hoped to have full appropriation committed ... was to warrant to the manufacturers that we are serious.

William Higgins

passionately committed to the success of the exchange.

David Young

passionate and committed to theater and concerned by the lack of public performance found in Taipei.

Chuck Hagel

Our alliances should be understood as a means to expand our influence, not as a constraint on our power. The expansion of democracy and freedom in the world should be a shared interest and value with all nations.

Hod Lipson

Worrying about how you're going to make something is a huge constraint - most people can't make anything at home because it's too expensive.

Andrew Greeley

Nobody puts constraints on God. She doesn't like it.

George Shiffler

Initiatives like those done at Intel could ease the constraint of some barriers. But it's still a slow process.

Reporters Borders

As a matter of principle, the media should never be subject to constraint by the police or the courts, even when limited to a criminal investigation.

Kurt Karl

Oil prices are higher and there's a constraint on the consumer because of that. You've also got rising interest rates and a slowing housing market.

Mikhail Bulgakov

Obedient to constraint, I was compelled to submit

Christina Guerland

Rebecca stepped into a really difficult situation, and she did a phenomenal job. They really struggled with her.

Marlon Defillo

Our police officers are working under some very trying times. So it's a difficult time, but it doesn't excuse what our jobs are supposed to be.

Patrick Norman

Our music is something you have to hear. It's always difficult to describe. It's with our own slant, but it's rock 'n' roll nonetheless.

Lawrence Yun

People have been saying that for 20 years. But in San Francisco, it's very difficult to build, so there's a supply constraint. Seattle is also encountering a supply-constraint situation.

Lee Hunter

People later sent me hours of video and newspaper clippings of it, but I haven't look at them since. It was such a difficult weekend.

Lewis Altfest

People in their 40s and 50s are saving for their kids and for their retirement. They have the most difficult time saving because they have the most overhead expenses.

Pavan Duggal

Such rules have proved to be ineffective and enjoy little support on the ground. It is also very difficult to implement them.

Mike Halpert

Spring is oftentimes very difficult to forecast. Tomorrow it might snow and a weekend ago, it was 85.

Valentino Rossi

Starting from the third row will make life difficult tomorrow as it will be hard to overtake,

Wayne Norris

People live in their homes. People are still buying. Families are still growing.

Edie Ousley

Someone is going to subsidize the home ... and it is going to be the market-rate home buyer. Middle-income families are effectively squeezed out.

Bruce Butterfield

Our research tells us that some 5 million American families are using all-natural gardening methods.

Jamie Johnson

Our family's fortune is growing faster than ever. We're a part of a small number of American families that own most of the country's wealth. But having so much in the hands of so few can't be good for America.

Charlize Theron

I think the most important thing that I got from them was when I got to be with their families and with their children,

Matt Murphy

Jennifer Deleon is not a victim in this case, ... Thomas and Jackie Hawks and John Jarvi and their families are the victims in this case.

John Cahill

Language is a barrier, especially in health care. We see a big problem in families relying on their 10 to 12-year-old son to translate.

Phyllis Moen

That works well when one person is a homemaker, ... That frees the other person to pursue their career, the prestige, the job security. And that worked for middle-class families in the middle of the 20th century. But today, there are very few families where there's a full-time homemaker.

Jerry Howard

I think it's very, very important for all families to maintain balance. We all work hard, we want to do well, we want to achieve, but when we lose balance, then it tends to lead to something else and i think that's what happened here.

Joe Hall

Relatives said (Mr. Booker) made violent threats in the past, but were not sure if they involved the son,

Joe Hall

Relatives said he (Booker) made violent threats in the past, but were not sure if they involved the son,

Ron Vos

Part of the project involved getting kids to send in videos. We set up news crews to go out and videotape the kids; we also had to find contractors to mount satellite dishes.

Zwelinzima Vavi

Surely we ought to respect the rights of all involved in the case.

Marlon Defillo

Out of 1,750 officers, we're looking into the possibility that maybe 12 officers were involved in misconduct.

Aaron Boone

That's the ultimate, man. To win one of those, to be involved in something like that, that's what we all play for.

Shea Hillenbrand

I think it's the atmosphere, it's everything involved with the Yankees and Yankee Stadium.

Raymond Cruz

I went to college and studied writing, and I got involved in theater. It's always been my passion.

Claudia Stuart

Lisa was involved with so many organizations, and she was a trusted member within anything that she did.

Kughalo Mulatonu

Our main headquarters and all our top leaders are safe.

Sylvia Bennett

Our leaders left us to die, strangers took us in,

Randy Cunneyworth

Our leadership has to step forward, and not just by being vocal in the room.

Jonathan Epstein

People look for their leaders to show progress. And they look at mayors as people who solve problems. When they see someone who can show progress as mayor of a big city, they respect that.

Kip Janvrin

Steven is our top thrower. He did well and started his year off well. He's one of our leaders.

Marvin Miller

Some of the players were leaning on leadership to do most destabilizing thing possible for a union, to open they contract. They will rue the day they did this.

Amber Bowman

Our underclassmen are really stepping up. Maggie and I, we're just trying to be the leaders out there.

Christopher Whitney

Republicans aren't thinking as they used to think on these issues. There has been a role reversal at the leadership level and it has trickled down.

Wade Henderson

Religious leaders are the trusted gatekeepers in many of these communities. The stakes for our communities could not be higher.

David Whitehead

It essentially puts our little town on the map.

Mack Strong

He comes out to compete. He comes out and puts up MVP numbers.

Larry Coker

This puts us right where we want to be ? things will get real interesting.

Jim Stone

This puts them on the same side of the table as you,

Francis Bradley

There are those who understand everything till one puts it into words

Phil Rizzuto

Well, that kind of puts the damper on even a Yankee win!

Kofi Annan

Usually, because society's inequalities puts them at risk -- unjust, unconscionable risk.

Sonequa Martin-Green

Not being secure affects us as humans. It throws us off our balance. It puts us in disarray.

Mike Jacobs

It was a big boost. When you start off with three runs, it puts them on the defensive.

Robert Battle

Reflection is not something you have a lot of time for.

Amar'e Stoudemire

Swag is something that I've had for a long time.

E. O. Wilson

Springtime is the time for gazing at galaxies.

Adam Carolla

spontaneous, clever, specific, oblique and at the same time very human.

S. Walker

That could be a possibility. I'm thinking, hopefully, we can get something worked out. As of right now, we'll just take it one day at a time and see what happens.

Charlie King

Right place at the right time is all I can say about that one.

Gil Brandt

Really? I think for a long time they probably didn't have a quarterback because they were a wishbone team.

Boy George

Most psychiatrists or analysts are a waste of time

Bob Rose

We need solidarity. This is a union town, and it's time to show that.

Azzedine Alaia

I am never sure that anythings good enough. Something that is good today will not be good tomorrow.

Bianca Jagger

Today, we talk a lot about terrorism, but we rarely talk about state terrorism.

Bert McCracken

The biggest thing I've learned is that you only have one chance. You only have today to live-but you gotta take it and make it the best you can

Arrigo Sacchi

The accent today is on results, not on how well you work. You can't build a skyscraper in a day, but you can build a shack.

Bill Vaughan

The contrast between the 1970's and today is very marked.

Rachel Kyono

I think that I wouldn't be where I am today without going through the program.

Bob Gilder

I think I made more putts today than I've made all year,

Greg Taylor

I don't get up and think today is going to be 'the' day they find something. I get up every day and think that 'someday' they will find something.

Keith Faulkner

He said I look better today than I did the day we married,