Famous Quotes & Sayings

I don't understand why we're still wringing our hands, when it's clearly time for action.

I don't want to be in a position to discuss all the options, except to say that we of course would want the strongest possible action by the (Security) Council to back up the important work of the U.N. special commission.

I expect other legislators to hear from people on this, too, ... I think we may have action on this by the end of next month.

I ever will profess myself the greatest friend to those whose actions best correspond with their doctrine; which, I am sorry to say, is too seldom the case amongst those nations who pretend most to civilization.

I don't think it's a question of how big or small it is. It is an issue that we have to contend with because of the action that was filed and we're responding through the legal process.

I have stated ... that we will fight the terrorists and those who support them or condone their actions for 10, 20 or 30 years if we have to, until we eliminate this scourge.

I have a lot of family in Ohio and Florida, and they aren't able to make it down. They haven't seen me all four years and they thought coming to the state championship would be a good idea, but now they really get to see me in action without missing work and stuff.

Charlize Theron

I had just arrived in Hollywood and didn't have a manager or agent. A very well known director contacted my modeling agency and said he had a small part for me in a big action film,

Larry Craig

If I had to vote now for immediate action against Iraq, I'd vote no,

I find it hard to believe these actions could have taken place without a degree of collaboration or passivity by governments or services operating under them. I am thinking of the secret services.

Howard Gordon

I can tell you that this year, we've actually decided to go smaller with the story line as compared to last season. We'll see a collision between Jack's former self and his current self. And he'll be at the center of the action as opposed to on the outside looking in as he has the past few seasons.

Roy Moore

I can't predict the future, but I can tell you that people are very upset over the past actions of state officials, to include the governor and justices of the Supreme Court, who have chosen to blindly follow a federal court order to remove the acknowledgment of God from Alabama,

Bashar Assad

I have declared that Syria is innocent of this crime, and I am ready to follow up action to bring to trial any Syrian who could be proved by concrete evidence to have had connection with this crime,

Ursula Andress

I don't have any movies planned. It's hard to make movies today. They have all changed to action and violence. That's not my style.

I did not know the woman soul, that crowning gift of Providence to man, which, if we do not ourselves degrade it, will set an edge to all that is good in us. I did not know how the love of a woman will tinge a man's whole life and every action with unselfishness. I did not know how easy it is to be noble when some one else takes it for granted that one will be so; or how wide and interesting life becomes when viewed by four eyes instead of two.

David Perry

I'd like to see this as a trend, that legal action is taken while the event is still fresh in people's minds.

George Romero

I'd like to just stick to the game and try to make a really good action film.

Idling plants and reducing staff are obviously very difficult decisions for all of us, but they also are necessary actions to help restore our North American business to profitability no later than 2008.

Trent Lott

I don't know that this is going to happen, but I expect that something specific would be asked of Congress before an overt action would occur, barring an emergency.

I don't know that many companies the size of GE whose earnings are up 16-17 percent right now, ... It's really because of cost-cutting actions that really positions this company to do very nicely for what could be 20 percent earnings growth in 2002.

I don't know that anyone ever gets used to having to go to court. We would prefer that differences would be settled other than in the courtroom. I'm not implying by any means that should happen in this case. We had indicated early on that we did not think this action had merit in our view. But if another party chooses to take legal action, you're forced whether you wanted to or not to respond to the legal process and that's what we've done here.

I don't believe we can get out of town until we take action on this bill.

I don't believe (Clinton's actions rise) to the level of impacting a danger on the nation to the extent that the nation has to be saved by removing this president from his office.

Robert Walker

I could see the line moving down a little bit. Carolina has been impressive in the playoffs so they might get a lot of action at 3 ?.

Molly Antopol

I'd be lying if I said that any part of writing is easy for me, but I have always found that setting comes more naturally to me than, say, writing action scenes.

Kofi Annan

I am confident that the Security Council would be ready to take firm action if that was justified,

Denise Richards

I am disappointed that the situation has deteriorated to the point that it has become necessary to seek the assistance of the court. However, my primary concern is and always has been the welfare of the children and this action today was taken to ensure their safety as well as mine.

I am convinced that it is prudent to take action now to address what we do know (about climate change).

Deborah Moggach

I am a great believer in having the power to end your life and knowing that, in extremis, you can. But I would not want to involve anybody else in my actions if it could imperil them.

I am looking forward to hear from our American partners how they intend to translate this pledge into action.

Abraham Lincoln

I am for the people of the whole nation doing just as they please in all matter which concern the whole nation; for those of each part doing just as they choose in all matters which concern no other part; and for each individual doing just as he chooses in all matters which concern nobody else.

Dick Cheney

I am familiar with the arguments against taking action in the case of Saddam Hussein, ... Some concede that Saddam is evil, power hungry and a menace, but that until he crosses the threshold of actually possessing nuclear weapons, we should rule out any preemptive action. That logic seems to me to be deeply flawed.

James Nesbitt

I am in the public eye, and I accept that my actions may be open to question.