Famous Quotes & Sayings

Edward Kennedy

President Bush must do more than give speeches, ... He must demonstrate leadership by saying no to his right-wing allies who want to close our borders and yes to the business community, labor unions and Hispanic Americans who want realistic and comprehensive immigration reform.

Nilotpal Basu

Such a statement should have been made only after discussions with the allies and partners. This is after all a coalition government being run with outside support.

Iain Smith

our full support for his immediate pledge to stand shoulder to shoulder with our strongest friends and allies in the U.S.

Jim Baker

Our biggest allies are the local development offices and councils. They're the people who get the flak from the business people who are attracted to Kent because it's more rural and less stressful than the city, but if they can't get metropolitan-quality communications, they're going to think about it.

Jeffrey Montgomery

Our call to people of goodwill and justice, and especially to all gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender people, and those who support and love us ---our allies in the fight for liberty and justice for all--- is to take action.

C. Robert Kehler

Really, of all the important mission responsibilities assigned to United States Strategic Command by the president, none is more important than our responsibility to deter a strategic attack on the United States and our allies and partners.

Tom Malinowski

It is another positive sign that the administration is willing to be honest and straightforward about the shortcomings of its allies in the Arab world, including Saudi Arabia.

Saddam Hussein

The Americans with their allies will fly out of Iraq very soon, and their puppets will leave even before the Americans.

Jennifer Duffy

I think that the (Democratic) party and their allies understand he has not had to run a campaign in a long time.

Jacqueline Novogratz

Sproxil will help combat the multi-billion dollar counterfeit drug market, empower customers, and give them the resources to make informed pharmaceutical purchasing decisions.

Clarence Wyatt

That's the nature of journalism. And it's the nature of combat, ... To criticize the media for covering combat in wartime is like criticizing the sun for coming up.

Robert Ingersoll

I combat those only who, knowing nothing of the future, prophesy an eternity of pain- those who sow the seeds of fear in the hearts of men- those only who poison all the springs of life, and seat a skeleton at every feast

Sonequa Martin-Green

I have stage combat training from college, which is drastically different than fighting for the screen, but I do enjoy that kind of stuff.

Joseph Biden

If, at the time the United States withdraws its combat forces the Europeans all pull out, it is going to be a very difficult sell in the United States of America,

Jim Nicholson

The people that are over in the combat theaters are about half from the Reserve components,

Raul Grijalva

More than half the combat deaths in Vietnam occurred after Richard Nixon was elected on a promise to bring the war to an end, and after the American people had already decided that they did not want one more soldier to die in Vietnam.

Bruce Gombar

When these guys are over there, they don't have any place to spend their money. And they get combat pay. So when they come back, they are pretty flush.

Ruslan Pukhov

There are lots of women working in the army, lots of construction troops, railway troops, you name it. And the combat troops, well-equipped and well-trained, there are less than 100,000.

Kofi Annan

Reform is a process, not an event and we are going to continue after the summit

John Chambers

recovery continues to gain momentum on a global basis.

Robert Milton

Recognizing the significant progress we have made, there is no room for any complacency and we must continue to pursue efficiencies throughout our businesses.

Philadelphia Fed

Price pressures remain but continue to show a moderating trend.

Jorma Ollila

Our position in the fastest-growing market in the world continues to be strong.

Ed Colligan

Our Palm OS customer loyalty is extremely high, and we intend to continue to earn that loyalty with great Palm OS-based products,

Anna Rozenich

Our reduction is taking longer than anticipated. We continue to make progress in our testing because we want to make sure we get it right for our customers.

Joseph Farah

Our rankings, relative to other sites, rise and fall over time, ... But our traffic continues to grow ? at a pace even faster than the explosive Internet itself.

Marc Andreessen

Organizations spend hundreds of hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars installing and implementing huge servers, new Web sites and applications. They have to continue to do that, but they also have to clean up the mess of the '90s.

George H. W. Bush

We need more troops to defeat 'The Illusion of Failure' in Iraq....29 million should do it.

Carrie Fisher

I am someone who will rise to an occasion like that. Other occasions can defeat me.

David Coltart

It is a monumental defeat for the government.

John Higgins

It had nothing to do with Graeme. It was just the way I played, the way I approached the game and the state of mind I was in. I have never felt as down after that defeat as I did then.

Brian Kapusta

I thought he wrestled a great match when he defeated Mark Brown. He wrestled smart.

Laurent Fournier

I don't have any explanation for this defeat. I'm stunned, and I don't know what to say.

Guillermo Coria

I didn't want to go out with a 6-1 6-1 defeat. This was an incredible match.

Bay Buchanan

Ideally, I would have hoped these people would have heard the fat lady singing and they would have realized the defeat for what it is.

Pat Hill

getting a lot of big payday games in big venues, which is great for those programs. I think that has defeated the purpose for us, anyway, of getting really high-profile games, even though they're on the road.

Martin Winterkorn

Regardless of whether we are in an upturn or a downturn, our goal is to ensure the Volkswagen Group reaches the top of the automotive industry.

Tim Frank

Our policy . . . does not require a player to take a drug test at any point during a game, and we will ensure going forward that no testing is conducted during this time.

David Emerson

Part of what we're doing right now is to ensure that what we do doesn't make matters worse.

Ramalinga Raju

Our marketing expenses will go down too. We are taking a stand where we would be guided by what opportunities it brings, whether it preserves our margins or whether it ensures higher growth. There is a range of things that we can do to structure these deals.

Rob Conway

Our goal is to ensure that in future, every notebook will be SIM ready.

Dayle Stewart

Our crews are ensuring that their trucks are stocked with all the equipment that they might need. We're going to ensure that all the trucks have been fueled and are ready to go at a moment's notice.

Bob Goodlatte

Our trading partners need to understand that we will do everything possible to ensure the competitive position of American farmers and ranchers,

Jon Postel

reserved for infrastructure purposes to help ensure stable operation of the Internet.

Scott Baker

We need something better than peaker plants to ensure energy. I think we can do better.

David Adler

Patrons from around the world have always been gearing together for benefits--it's the serendipity effect, ... You don't know who you're going to run into. It's the ultimate status symbol.

Bruce Henning

We need our seniors to kick it into gear one of these days. But those guys are working hard and doing what they have to do to get better. Unfortunately, their scores don't show it right now. But they'll get better.

Tom Boonen

I was unable to move up one gear but I still managed to keep pedaling and win that great sprint as you all saw.

Norman Cook

I didn't really get into second gear until I was 30. My first wife was a nurse and she was very anti. I never really started caning it until 1990, when I was 29. I had to make up for being a late starter. It wasn't self-destruction - I was having fun. There was never any reason to stop doing it, because it was fun. It makes it much harder to give up. It wasn't even starting to hurt.

Marco Polo

Getting all of our gear was pretty cool. We got 20 shirts and just a ton of stuff.

Don McKee

His passion to win is unbelievable. It always seems that some players have another gear when it comes to the playoffs. He's very relaxed right now and doing a good job. I'm very pleased with the performance and he's a guy that's really stepped up.

John Wiater

When they get moving on the construction, there will be 75-80 construction workers, and when the plant is all geared up, the workforce will (more than) double. All hiring is done under the West Virginia Jobs Act, which means 75 percent of them have to be local workers.

John Travolta

I was suited for fame, and I mean that in the most non-egocentric way. I don't mind gearing my life towards privacy. It's my nature.

Lance Wilson

We can kick it into gear when we need to. We try to always keep it in gear. Sometimes, you just come out flat.

Arlen Specter

Regrettably, you need homeland security, and I think you are going to need it if not forever, for the foreseeable future,

Kenny MacAskill

Our message to the Scottish Diaspora this New Year should be to come home to Scotland.

Francis Thompson

Spring is come home with her world-wandering feet./ And all the things are made young with young desires.

Judah Friedlander

Stand-up is kind of like my home base, and doing stand-up in New York is what I like doing most.

Mike Rogers

Some of those old homes made it through a lot of hurricanes,

Bill Henderson

Someone from home will be praying for you,

James Augustine

That'd be the best. To do it at home on Senior Night, to do it with Dee. It would be a special night.

Taylor Twellman

Our first home match is going to be difficult, and we know that better than anybody,

Nick Russo

Residents of these temporary homes need to practice safety first at all times.

Helen Johnson

Our outlook for military tent sales this year and next remains unchanged until we have orders in hand,

Barry McCaffrey

At the end of the day...if your army won't fight, it's because they don't trust their incompetent, corrupt generals, they don't trust each other. This is an enduring civil war between the Shia, the Sunni, and the Kurds. So I don't think we've got any options and we'd be ill-advised to start bombing where we really can't sort out the combatants or understand where the civilian population is.

B. H. Liddell Hart

For if we merely take what obviously appears the line of least resistance, its obviousness will appeal to the opponent also; and this line may no longer be that of least resistance. In studying the physical aspect, we must never lose sight of the psychological, and only when both are combined is the strategy truly an indirect approach, calculated to dislocate the opponent's balance.

B. H. Liddell Hart

The nearer the cutting off point lies to the main force of the enemy, the more immediate the effect; whereas the closer to the strategic base it takes place, the greater the effect.

B. H. Liddell Hart

[The] aim is not so much to seek battle as to seek a strategic situation so advantageous that if it does not of itself produce the decision, its continuation by a battle is sure to achieve this. In other words, dislocation is the aim of strategy.

B. H. Liddell Hart

In the case of a state that is seeking not conquest but the maintenance of its security, the aim is fulfilled if the threat is removed - if the enemy is led to abandon his purpose.

B. H. Liddell Hart

No man can exactly calculate the capacity of human genius and stupidity, nor the incapacity of will.

B. H. Liddell Hart

The more usual reason for adopting a strategy of limited aim is that of awaiting a change in the balance of force ... The essential condition of such a strategy is that the drain on him should be disproportionately greater than on oneself.

B. H. Liddell Hart

While hitting one must guard ... In order to hit with effect, the enemy must be taken off his guard.

Vernon Geberth

That was not necessary to do what he did to her body. That's a utility to prevent screaming.

Cindy Sheehan

I think this is so urgent and necessary that this is what I have to do.

Adrian Edwards

It is not the U.N.'s wish to have these barricades and things in place, however, as part of security provisions for doing our work here, they have been necessary in the past.

Charles Ruff

It is neither necessary nor appropriate for the president to testify.

Christian Louboutin

It is extremely necessary to realize that the world doesn't only have one way of seeing things.

Jay Wright

He just did what was necessary to win the game. And having that weapon is valuable.

Brian Cashman

He's got time to do what's necessary to get us where we need to be.

Angus King

If it's necessary to join a caucus and get a committee assignment, I'll do it.

Amanda Schull

If it isn't necessary I would rather not subject my skin to too much, so if I don't have anything special to do for the day, I try not to wear any make up.

Dorothy L. Sayers

He was being about as protective as a can-opener.

Thom Berry

We feel like our regulations are protective of the environment.

Orlando Bloom

I'm old-school English, so I suppose I'm quite protective - especially of time. Now that I'm a father, every moment is precious.

Jane Velez-Mitchell

Child Protective Services, all over the country, need to be revamped top to bottom.

Hilary Mantel

I am usually protective of my work, not showing it to anyone until it has been redrafted and polished.

Paullina Simons

He is just protective over me-” “Not protective, Tania. Consumed.

Josh Duncan

It is huge. Another win provides more motivation. We'll keep going.

Tom Zilla

I thought it provided a lot of justification for making the improvements.

Paul O'Grady

I can eat beef, provided it's minced in disguise. I couldn't eat a gammon steak. Forget it.

Fred Becker

I think it's always important to think about what the other side is going to do before you do something or how the other side is going to react, and he will be able to provide that to our thought process.

Amy Gabriel

We have to be able to provide these services.

Andrew Krepinevich

If they're not ready to provide security, there could be a regression.

Gary Bartlett

If they provide some information, they may not have to come.

Andy Brandt

If we can go out and provide a spark for our team, then we feel like we're doing on our job.

Tom Casey

If this provides them with a justification to release Jill, that would be wonderful, but we are not sure it will. We just want her released by any means.

Alberto Fujimori

The investor knows quite well that we don't have anymore the widespread terrorism here in Peru.

Condoleezza Rice

We're not going to negotiate about the terms of terrorism. You don't negotiate about terrorism. It's is wrong to engage in terrorism, and there isn't anything to negotiate.

Dan Brown

Death is only a byproduct of terrorism.

Bruce Schneier

It's frustrating; terrorism is rare and largely ineffectual, yet we regularly magnify the effects of both their successes and failures by terrorizing ourselves.

Abdallah II of Jordan

You're always going to have terrorism.

Gijs de Vries

We remain vulnerable.There is no such thing as 100 percent security against terrorism.

George W. Bush

Our nation was horrified, but it's not going to be terrorized.

George W. Bush

Terrorism against our nation will not stand.

Feisal Abdul Rauf

I condemn everyone and anyone who commits acts of terrorism. And Hamas has committed acts of terrorism.

William Bolar

He has all the tools to be great. He'll take them far.

Charles Bass

China has legally purchased high performance computers, advanced machine tools, and semiconductor-manufacturing equipment from several American companies.

Charles Babbage

At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labour becomes abridged.

Ayn Rand

Money is just a tool. It will take you anywhere you want, but you have to be the driver

Carine Roitfeld

Clothing is always a tool that helps me take a picture. But it's never about the clothing.

Alain de Botton

Literature deserves its prestige for one reason above all others - because it's a tool to help us live and die with a little bit more wisdom, goodness, and sanity.

Hon Ip

There are tools we can use. It is not true that nothing can be done once H5N1 is back into wild birds.

Edsger Dijkstra

Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes, biology is about microscopes or chemistry is about beakers and test tubes. Science is not about tools. It is about how we use them, and what we find out when we do.

Banksy

Graffiti is one of the few tools you have if you have almost nothing.

Howard Dean

Mr. President, where are the weapons that you told us about?

Dianne Feinstein

When the gunman realizes that nobody else is armed, he will lay down his weapons and turn himself in ... that's just human nature.

Walter Benjamin

We need to be weapons of mass construction, weapons of mass love. It's not enough just to change the system. We need to change ourselves.

Samuel Butler

Women can stand a beating except when it is with their own weapons.

Aldrich Ames

The national security state has many unfair and cruel weapons in its arsenal, but that of junk science is one which can be fought and perhaps defeated.

Adolf Hitler

If freedom is short of weapons, we must compensate with willpower.

Abu Bakar Bashir

The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower.

Agatha Christie

Our weapon is our knowledge. But remember, it may be a knowledge we may not know that we possess.

Orson Scott Card

If words can be lethal weapons, I must provide them with an arsenal.

John Nersesian

Rebalancing doesn't work every time. It works over time.

Mac McCabe

Our participants can work just as well as you or I.

Romesh Gunesekera

Sri Lanka is a part of my background: it's not where I live, but it's what I want to explore. And I find it works very well to explore through fiction.

Jim Coyne

Some of the work is in dispute. Hopefully, it will be settled.

David Frum

Republicans originally thought that Fox worked for us and now we're discovering we work for Fox.

Barry Ritholtz

The market is going to love it. The market always seems to applaud major mergers, even though the vast majority of them don't work out and don't increase shareholder value.

David Burnett

Well a little disappointed but we'll work with what we have to work with.

Bill Cosby

There is no labor a person does that is undignified; if they do it right.

Big Pun

I'd rather sell reefer than do pizza delivery.