Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rick Scott

You have got to make sure there's due process for somebody that's accused of a crime. You've got make sure they're safe.

Those accused of crimes -- be it civilian or law enforcement officer -- have a right to a fair and independent evaluation of the evidence by a public prosecutor who will make a filing decision based solely on the evidence and not on public opinion.

Bharati Mukherjee

Mother Teresa's detractors have accused her of overemphasizing Calcuttans' destitution and of coercing conversion from the defenseless. In the context of lost causes, Mother Teresa took on battles she knew she could win. Taken together, it seems to me, the criticisms of her work do not undermine or topple her overall achievement.

Vanna Bonta

When accused of being an unrealistic optimist, say the sun never stops shining.

The reason you're seeing this happen is because this is the time ? before the document comes out ? that people can make their case, ... These orders know that after the document comes out they'll be accused of dissent.

There has obviously been a conspiracy between the accused and certain officials which needs to be probed.

People are actually losing comprehension of what's going on. People are coming because they have a crush A person has been accused of a crime, killing two people.

Our goal here is to get John Kerry to sit down and talk with these guys. Get a chance to tell them why he branded them as war criminals, why he accused them of committing war-time atrocities,

John McLaughlin

My whole life has been dedicated to music. And of course, I've been accused a million times of playing too fast or too many notes, and I'm sure justifiably sometimes. But, you know, I'm the way I am and as we grow old, we learn and I'm still learning about space. But I'll be learning about space until I die.

I think it would be irresponsible not to at least revisit these previous matters and find out if this accused does have anything to do with them.

I think this is an extremely positive step that the high court has taken by admitting the appeal and by ensuring that the accused do not leave the country.

I think this is ridiculous. I think (certain district officials) just want to get rid of me. . . . It's horrifying that this can happen. I've never, never, never been accused of anything like this. Never.

We're saying (McKinney) is being selectively prosecuted. We know of others who have done what Sgt. Maj. McKinney has been accused of.

We're saying (McKinney) is being selectively prosecuted, ... We know of others who have done what Sgt. Maj. McKinney has been accused of.

Charles J. Shields

'To Kill a Mockingbird' is really two stories. One is a coming-of-age tale told from the point of view of Scout Finch, a girl of about nine, and her slightly older brother, Jem. The second story concerns their father, attorney Atticus Finch, who has been appointed to defend a black man, Tom Robinson, falsely accused of raping a white woman.

Howard Finster

You know, I been accused - people call me crazy like they did Noah, you know. Some people think I'm insane, like, maybe a percentage like insane?

We get accused of having an all-star team by some other cities in the state, but that isn't the case. Even by pulling from all of these schools, we really only have enough boys for one team.

Pete Rose

I get accused of talking about records. But it's the guys who interview me who ask about them.

Phil Gramm

The accused should be tried and rendered a verdict, ... It is our constitutional duty to see this through, as tiring and trying as this may be. The constitutional process is at stake.

The accused is wanted by the Bihar Police in more than a dozen cases and he was arrested when he came to the city to meet some of his accomplices.

The accused intended to destroy the Bosnian Muslim population in part or in whole in order to achieve those aims.

Geno Auriemma

That was one of the all-time favorites because we were accused of making the roof leak on purpose. We don?t want to win by too much. Let?s create a diversion, so we stop the game for an hour. ... yeah, it?s been a while.

That's a very good compliment. I would think discipline is what they see. I've been accused of that.

David Blunkett

When it comes to those who are accused and their right to defend themselves, it is perfectly reasonable to expect relevant evidence to be made public, and I am in favour of open justice.

Tibor Fischer

You can't really win as a Booker judge. If you choose the obvious names, the unit-shifters, you're accused of being timid and unimaginative; if you choose the unfamous, you're labelled willful and perverse.

Abhishek Bachchan

There are no free lunches in life. You have to earn it. I am paying my dues. People have accused me of having it easy because I am Amitabh Bachchan's son. Yes, I am his son, and I've never run away from it. I work hard to make him proud.

Bob started getting paranoid and didn't trust anybody. The day he accused me of calling the attorney general's office, he got right in my face. I didn't know if we were going to get physical or what.

BoP can't control how the justice department handles the case against the accused killer of Scott Williams or when the judicial system will move the case forward. But BoP can control how it honors the memory of Scott Williams and protects staff and our communities from potential future violence.

And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.

Kurt Busch

I never did any of things I was accused of. It was a total fabrication.

Edward Gibbon

Of the three Popes, John the Twenty-third was the first victim; he fled and was brought back a prisoner; the most scandalous charges were suppressed; the Vicar of Christ was only accused of piracy, murder, rape, sodomy, and incest

England were the perfect model of a rugby team during that time, ... They were accused of being stodgy but in fact they could play any style of game and they would only take out on to the field whatever game they needed on the day.

Joe Flaherty

Seeing Neil Entwistle standing accused of this awful crime gives us little comfort and only adds to our pain and suffering. We never suspected that Neil was anything other than a loving father, a trusted son-in-law and a husband. Neil betrayed our trust in so many different ways that it is almost impossible to describe it.