Famous Quotes & Sayings

This could be just about Oracle buying an installed base they can sell more software and services to. But I don't know if the open-source community feels comfortable being purchased, or if they see Oracle as an acceptable custodian of the code base they have contributed to.

This dispute is probably going to be resolved after we receive a letter from Safa (that accepts or rejects the demands from the players).

This development today means justice and home affairs ministers are willing to accept a legal process that will let all branches of government decide the issue.

This confirms what we have long suspected that the government is involved in putting together a deal to sell out British sovereignty and try and bounce the people of Gibraltar into accepting such a deal.

This company has done something very terribly wrong, and even to this day, 5½ years later, they refuse to accept responsibility.

This expands what's accepted as core . . . to allow more people to get more things in. What are we getting rid of? . . . We do have some negligible classes that go on . . . , and we need to limit those, and only expand credit for real, genuine opportunities.

This calls it as it is. We accept these truths even when they are painful ones. After 1945 many people and institutions avoided questions about their role during NS times.

Harry Reid

This bill is not acceptable in its current form. It's not even close.

Eric Benet

This album is, in a sense, closure to a chapter in my life. I've purged myself of some of the things I've been going through in the last five years. That's more important to me than the fear of not being accepted by old fans.

This a great opportunity to be around the game. Obviously, there will be a little bit more responsibility. As (the) hitting coach (last season), I was kind of lurking in the shadows whereas the manager has to deal with hitters, the pitchers, the front office and the fans. It's a bigger responsibility, but one I accept and look forward to.

This action is not motivated by money, ... It is about vindicating and protecting our rights and preventing the Internet from becoming a place where lawbreaking is accepted as inevitable.

Thirteen of the 14 past graduates came back for graduation this year to accept their scholarship certificate. And as they came up to accept their certificate, I told the crowd where they were at in their studies, what their grade point was and what their college goals were. I'm tickled about these past graduates who come back.

They should have asked the Inspector General of Police (for permission). This is not accepted anywhere in the country and we are here to keep peace and order.

Jimmy Conrad

They sent me a letter. I wish I would have kept it. It said we'll let you try out if you get accepted to school. I didn't get accepted to school.

This is acceptable to both parties and was the result of constructive dialog between Intel and the FTC,

This is about accepting or refusing the principle that it is possible to laugh at, or even just criticize, a mentality, a religion, a way of understanding spirituality.

Andrew Roberts

This is a fascinating reform, since it comes right before the U.S. FASB -- as is probable -- accepts a request by the SEC to look into FAS87, the U.S. (pension) standard,

David Price

This is a big case because intellectual property is growing in importance for business. If the Supreme Court accepts the lower court's decision, it will make it difficult for companies to enforce their patents and raise worries that they will be liable on antitrust grounds.

David Geffen

They've been trying to make a deal with us from the very beginning and came to us with a price that was acceptable to us, although Steven had many concerns about it. And when they tried to change the price at the end, we decided not to go forward.

They've been good to work with. We've put in a lot of time on the cottonwood issue. We need to protect the riparian habitat. There has been a fairly significant die-off, and that's not something that's acceptable under the zoning regulations.

Gary Sheffield

They used to confide in me about how they hated it. I told them, 'You knew what you were getting into. You accept his money. You accept the status when you're around him. But you don't want to deal with the backlash of what comes out of his mouth, and you want to complain to me.'

Lloyd Carr

They understand where we are and there's nobody that isn't accepting the challenge. That's what trying to win a championship is all about. There are always obstacles in your way and there are always things you can use as an excuse. I like the way they've confronted our situation the way a lot of guys have stepped up.

They turn their faces away from the True Guru; they continue to wander aimlessly. They are not accepted by the earth or the sky; they fall into manure, and rot.

Joe Biden

They still have no concrete plan as to how we're going to proceed other than hope and pray that this constitution is accepted by the Iraqi people, which seems to me like a tough bet.

A lot of people from a distance away, a couple of blocks away, approached us, but we only accepted people who were directly affected.

A lot of people don't like to lose. Chad doesn't accept it. He goes to work and doesn't let it happen again. He doesn't like to be shown up. He has a level of competitiveness inside of him that I've never seen inside anyone else, except maybe Michael Jordan.

John Bercow

A lot of our members will be extremely disappointed that they will not have a chance to vote for Ken. For him to be eliminated in the first round sends a very sad and worrying signal to the electorate. Some people simply can't accept being led by someone committed to Europe. The party has to decide whether it wants to win or not.

A lot of names that were country-based, especially from France, have now become accepted and articulated and pronounced correctly by consumers,

Joel Kinnaman

All of our colleges are free in Sweden, but this acting program is the second most expensive education for the government. It's difficult to get in. There are around 1,500 applicants, and 10-12 applicants are accepted each year. I was accepted, and I studied there for five years.

All of his games -- including exhibition and intra-squad games -- were telecast nationwide. It was this that gave the Japanese their first real solid look at the way Americans play ball. They saw how accepting the Americans were, and decided that maybe they could act the same way.

Steve Smith

Although, the ULDB launch and ascent were very close to normal, the balloon's internal pressure was less -- but within acceptable margins -- than we expected on Saturday afternoon and evening.

Although the transition to a paper/electronic licensing model is negatively impacting revenues in the short term, we believe the acceptance of this program by our channel partners will ultimately have a long-term positive impact on our revenue growth.

Mark Twain

. . . a man must not hold himself aloof from the things which his friends and his community have at heart if he would be liked . . .