Famous Quotes & Sayings

Henry David Thoreau

It's not enough to be busy.

Henry David Thoreau

Sweep away the clutter of things that complicate our lives.

Mahatma Gandhi

Pure motives can never justify impure or violent action.

Jack Straw

And I think we need therefore to judge the contents of what is in any event an interim report, against the reasons why we took military action back in March.

Woody Allen

And my parents finally realize that I'm kidnapped and they snap into action immediately: They rent out my room.

All that's left is floor action and the negotiations with the governor's office.

The game tomorrow will give the bulk of our fans a chance to see some of our new signings in action although a reasonable number travelled to Berwick.

The goal is to make the issue less intimidating, and point them in the right direction. We have broken down complex and cumbersome concepts into manageable action steps.

The goal is that people will leave with a whole series of concrete actions they can take.

The goal of the community action committee is to improve communications to residents and visitors. This Web page will be the primary mode of communication for all concerned.

The goal of the agenda for action on global health is clear: to reduce the number of people, particularly children, dying unnecessarily from ill-health and disease,

The German police should be applauded for arresting these men before the alleged criminal plot was put into action. The potential rewards for internet crime are high, and we are seeing organized international gangs becoming more sophisticated in the ways in which they attempt to steal information from online banking users. Computer crime authorities around the world need to work closely with each other to break apart these criminal gangs and bring them to justice.

The effects of our actions may be postponed but they are never lost. There is an inevitable reward for good deeds and an inescapable punishment for bad. Meditate upon this truth, and seek always to earn good wages from Destiny.

The ECB has to be cautious since risks probably outweigh benefits. So I expect hawkish talk but cautious action.

The easing of the tensions in the Middle East has calmed down the oil market and there appear to be no immediate plans to conduct military action against Iraq. So that has eliminated the second point of worry,

Richard Hawley

The easiest course of action would have been to satisfy everybody, use Col. New as the scapegoat and it would have been done with, ... But it would have been the wrong thing to do ... because Col. New had done everything we could ask a prudent commander to do in order to deal with the situation in that unit.

The games are always very intense, a lot of action, hard-hitting, and a lot of fun.

Julianne Moore

The funny thing about my films is that you can make little piles of them. You could make little piles of the movie that were family movies, you could make a little art movie pile, you could make a little action movie pile.

The funds were donated in full compliance with federal law and disclosed properly and publicly, but yesterday's admission of guilt and improper actions warranted our action to make something positive come of all this by donating the money to local charities rather than retaining it.

Andrew Cohen

The court almost had to take up this issue again. It was clear in 2003 when it said that you could not limit this procedure unless certain exceptions were in place. Congress then enacted a law without those restrictions and now the court will have to decide whether the justification for the Congressional action is constitutional or not. It should be a very close case, almost certainly a five-four ruling.

The current actions of the RIAA are not in my artists' best interests.

The cleanup actions from a public health point of view have been done.

The class action settlement is consistent with the settlement principles announced in connection with our major advertiser settlement program and is intended to treat all advertisers fairly,

The civil rights of European Americans are being violated by affirmative action, forced integration and anti-European immigration policies... . We face cultural discrimination in the media and education... . An example is the media hate crime hysteria that highlights and publicizes any white crime against minorities.

The Comfort Zone is like an addictive drug. The pain of addiction will paralyse you within its boundaries.

The first thing people have got to do is to stop believing there's going to be any action anytime soon, ... It's obviously a prime piece of land. It's what's on the land that makes development difficult.

The first two Kingdom Under Fire series were about the cross-over between action and real-time strategy challenging gamers to combine the skills of both hand and mind, ... With this latest installment of the Kingdom Under Fire franchise for Xbox 360, we're planning to deliver the most overwhelming action role-playing game experience you just have to play it for yourself to believe.

Aldous Huxley

The first questions to be asked and answered in every contingency of life being: How will this thought or action contribute to, or interfere with, the achievements, by me and the greatest possible number of other individuals, of man's Final End?

These five players create such sweet action. It's like soy sauce on rice.

This is one of those times when actions speak louder than words.

This is a good example of why officers need some due process. They need a grievance and arbitration procedure, so if they don't think the action taken by the department is warranted they have some recourse.

This honor recognizes the hard work of a lot of very dedicated, caring people. It also shows that more people in our area are now aware of the suffering that comes with this fatal disease. Greater awareness will lead to stronger action and, ultimately, to the cure.

This is almost assuredly a result of the increased legal action toward the once-ignored BitTorrent -- a game of P2P hide-and-seek.