Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ernie Fletcher

Taxing tobacco products according to relative risks is a rational tax policy and may well serve the public health goal of reducing smoking-related mortality and morbidity and lowering health care costs associated with tobacco-related disease,

Steve Forbes

Tax-cutter John F. Kennedy was right: A rising tide does indeed lift all boats. From 2005 to 2015 the flat tax would generate $56 billion more in net government income tax revenue than the current tax code, according to Fiscal Associates, whose forecasts are based on the method, in increasing use today, of dynamic analysis.

Mikhail Gorbachev

Taking into consideration Lenin's will and wishes of his family, we must bury his body according to all principles of human morality, although we should find an appropriate time for it.

It's inappropriate to make comparisons with another case for a different substance in a different time period. The laboratory is doing its work according to its time frame.

It's impossible - then he would have been dead when they found him. According to Experts we've consulted a person could only survive 14 hours in those conditions. So we still don't know when he began his journey.

It's tough to win when you don't score. I don't think this was a lack of chances. According to our statistics, we had 18 scoring chances. That's a pretty decent amount. The guys we count on to score had chances. We just didn't finish.

Michael Servetus

Do not be surprised if I adore as God what you called humanity, since you talked of humanity as if it was empty of spirit and you think in the flesh according to the flesh.

Guru Nanak

Then having caused the crimes, which they committed by their several actions, to be proclaimed in accordance with the facts, the king shall duly punish them according to their strength and their crimes.

It was a Shiite ceremony. It had to be done according to my sect.

According to your faith; be it done unto you.

Scott Williams

According to U.S. Census Bureau data, men are significantly less likely to have health insurance than women. This Web site is a needed resource that will provide men and their families with vital information so they can take better care of their health.

Jacques Rogge

According to tradition I proclaim the Games closed and I call on the youth of the world to assemble in four years in Vancouver to celebrate the 21st Winter Games.

Jonathan Mayhew

According to this way of arguing, there will be no true principles in the world; for there are none but what may be wrested and perverted to serve bad purposes, either through the weakness or wickedness of men.

According to this, there are six areas to investigate on the Venezuelan side, where it's supposed there could be drug crops, ... We will investigate these six areas and if there are crops there, next week there won't be.

Albert Einstein

According to this conception, the sole function of education was to open the way to thinking and knowing, and the school, as the outstanding organ for the people's education, must serve that end exclusively.

Robert Ingersoll

According to this account the promise of the devil was fulfilled to the very letter, Adam and Eve did not die, and they did become as gods, knowing good and evil

According to the Word of the Guru's Teachings, what is outside is the same as what is inside the home of the self

According to the witness, the defendant basically told her, do what I'm doing.

According to the well-established supremacy doctrine, as well as the federal monopoly in immigration matters, the attorney general is under no obligation to heed this invalid order.

According to The Weather Channel, for this weekend there's zero chance of rain.

Nate Robinson

It seems like a letdown to us because we come out and work so hard, and things aren't going our way or according to plan. It's just something we have to fight through, come in every day knowing we have to win a lot of games to make a playoff run. I believe we can do it.

It's a rough road, there is no denying that. We as drivers need to drive according to the conditions.

It's a remarkable year. All eight teams in the tournament have 20-plus wins. Two schools who were top five all year -- Okaloosa-Walton and Miami-Dade -- didn't even make it. According to most scouts and Division I coaches, we have the best league in the country this year.

It was closer than I would have liked it to be. We came out on top -- I'm happy with that -- but everything went according to plan pretty much, I'd say.

It was going to be a long shot last year, and it's going to be a long shot this year according to the scores, but it's possible again. Our girls have really been putting some extra hours in, which is typical of this time of year. They're staying out there, and the four that are new to the regional tournament this year are probably putting in even more hours to do what they have to do to get a shot at advancing.

It was the most serious charge according to the law, so we went for the biggest count. We think this is a fair and just disposition to this case.

It's an agreement in principle so we have to write all the details. We're really happy with the results of the settlement - but according to my legal counsel, that's all I'm allowed to tell you.

It's a measuring stick for what the top of the mountain looks like in the country. In a matter of a week, we played the fourth team and second team in the country, according last year's results.

It'll administer lime at a certain dosage according to what sensors in the riverbed tell it about flow rates,

Gary Larson

It was an older building. It was in need of work. There are significant parking problems. We had the opportunity to move into a new building that was built according to state-of-the-art environmental standards.

It's another massive setback for the lad. He's had terrible luck but hopefully his recovery will go according to plan and he'll be back sooner rather than later.

It's going to be at least five or six days before he can pick up a ball and start playing catch again. We'll progress him from there according to what he can tolerate.

Chris Atkinson

It's going well, so far we're going steady, driving at a safe speed and things are going pretty much according to plan. We're aiming to be somewhere in the top six and we're on target. We had a small spin at a junction on the first stage that gave away a few seconds but apart from that we've had no issues. The roads are in good condition, there's a good solid base and I'm enjoying my driving.