Famous Quotes & Sayings

William Petty

Now, forasmuch as princes are not only powerful but rich, according to a number of people (hands being the Father as lands are the Mother or Womb of Wealth), it is no wonder why states by encouraging marriage, advance their own interests.

Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writing, that it be not changed, according to the law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not.

The money we are seeking is the amount we paid in excess of a just and reasonable rate, according to formulas established by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

Kofi Annan

The swings of international assistance from government to nongovernmental organizations and back, according to the legitimacy of the government of the day, have disrupted long-term development in the past,

So that a French ship that's going to be decontaminated in India will be done according to the same standards used in the homeland.

Aaron Stanford

Sometimes they keep us in the dark, but it's TV, so sometimes they keep us in the dark because even they don't know yet. You know what I mean? So, it sort of develops as it goes along and according to various needs that arise.

These standards were from making sure the board of directors had current bylaws and governs the chapter according to those bylaws to determining that 24-hours a day, seven days a week that disaster and military casework is provided to Bourbon County by our chapter.

(These decisions) will resolve the majority of those concerns. We can now see the lay of the land and hire more staff according to need.

Prakash Karat

The stand India has taken according to us is not in conformity with the pursuit of an independent foreign policy. It is in our national interest to maintain good relations with Iran.

The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the children of Naphtali according to their families.

The strategy of taking market share and growing its securities portfolio is going according to plan.

Tony Blair

The strategy and timing are proceeding according to plan,

The study shows that the quality of schooling that these individuals are receiving according to beauty is influencing the extent of their human capital when they enter the labor market after school.

A woman should always think good of her family and should work according to her husband's wishes so that a peaceful, happy and cordial atmosphere prevails in the family.

Back in December of 1996 when he gave his very famed 'irrational exuberance' speech, the stock market was actually fairly valued according to or models. This is very different, because the equity market is actually about 28 percent overvalued compared to our models right now.

That's how we figured out if they were behaving rationally or not. Did they pick according to all the information they had previously?

That's important because if you shut them down according to a plan, then you can bring them back faster than if you do an emergency shut down. We are learning a little bit from Katrina. We are more prepared.

All beings follow their nature. Even the wise act according to their own nature. What, then, is the value of sense restraint?

Horace Walpole

To act with common sense according to the moment, is the best wisdom I know; and the best philosophy is to do one's duties, take the world as it comes, submit respectfully to one's lot; bless the goodness that has given us so much happiness with it,

Wen Jiabao

Those responsible for hiding, overlooking or delaying reports will be harshly punished according to the law,

This verdict is wrong ... and according to the National Olympic committee is not acceptable. We will appeal the decision.

What is most disturbing, ... Is that one of them -- so far according to the tactical interrogation -- have been confirmed to have links with the JI.

We further decree that the Senate of the United States elect a prominent Democrat as their presiding officer, to act as President until the next election, and to reconstruct the Cabinet according to our wishes hereafter to be declared.

Henry Hyde

We fulfilled our oath of office to discharge our duty according to the Constitution and when elected officials do that, democracy works,

It would happen within around two years' time according to my estimate.

I understand that a court hearing for this case is scheduled for November 15, but I don't know if there is still a hearing because according to this letter I received, the judges no longer want to have anything to do with my cases,

John Roberts

They apply and decide cases according to the judicial process, not on the basis of promises made earlier to get elected or promises made earlier to get confirmed,

The viciousness shown in shooting helpless animals must not go unpunished. Area residents have reason to be concerned. According to leading mental health professionals and law enforcement agencies, perpetrators of violent acts against animals are often repeat offenders who pose a serious threat not only to other animals but to the community as a whole.

The very god who, according to those who believe in him, made every last electron spin in its orbit everywhere throughout the universe, still cannot write a clear, unmistakable volume of instructions to human beings who are supposed to follow his wis

Adoniram Judson

The word which denotes the act of baptizing, according to the usage of Greek writers, uniformly signifies or implies immersion.

These are the families of Naphtali according to their families: and they that were numbered of them were forty and five thousand and four hundred.

John Jay Hooker

The rich and the well-born, according to the Federalist Papers, was greatly feared by the founders.

The same is true of Windows and other platformsthere are dozens of potential ways in, according to the SANS Institute, but a vulnerability does not an exploit make. These Mac security holes are a storm in a teacup. They've inspired hundreds of stories in the press and even the national network news, but if they were Windows holes, no one would have blinked.