Famous Quotes & Sayings

We are now well past the point in which one or two hit products can correct the overcapacity we have or justify the staffing levels we maintain -- even with the significant actions we've taken during the past couple of years. Sadly, this isn't just a Ford issue. It's an issue for our domestic competitors as well. As hard and painful as it is to idle plants and reduce our work force, we know these sacrifices are critical to set the stage for a stronger future.

Leif Johansson

We are now investigating the matter more closely to determine what has happened, ... If it is confirmed that the accusations are valid and improper actions have occurred, we will naturally take actions.

Walter Reed

We are not seeing a lot of action out of Augusta at all. We do have our local problems, but Augusta is at the root of most of them.

We have a few too many players. I think they will have their eye on an options exchange. That's where all the action is.

Jack Johnson

an individual action, multiplied by millions, creates global change.

We found a lot of irregularities in this project. The ministry concerned has been asked to refer the project to the ACC so that appropriate action can be taken.

We focus our enforcement actions on operations that are behaving in the most fraudulent and deceptive fashion.

We have a long and difficult road ahead. By taking these actions now, Congress will send an important message that the hurricane victims will not be left behind and lay the groundwork for the arduous collective task before us.

Rocco Botte

We have a new camera. It's going to look like a real action movie.

Tom Daschle

We have an anticipated debt of $400 billion this year, and that's before the first dollar in whatever military action may be required will be expended, ... Without a question, this will exacerbate the debt and complicate our fiscal circumstances beyond anything, I would say, in history.

We need to have other projections in mind when we pursue our affirmative action goals,

Steve Johnson

We could not be more proud of the effort that everyone in the Champ Car community has shown in raising money for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, ... Teams, sponsors and drivers have all taken action to further the cause and our fans have responded with equal enthusiasm. We also owe a good deal of thanks to CARA for their valuable assistance in this effort to bring aid to those affected by this tragedy.

We could not be more pleased with our investments in the Lexus and Toyota franchises in Manchester and Houston. These franchise and facility actions will support additional revenue and profit growth while leveraging our operational scale. The stock repurchase and franchise dispositions demonstrate our commitment to improve stockholder value and are consistent with our previously announced strategy.

We could, if we chose to, take action tomorrow night. My recommendation, given the importance of the wording of what we're about to do, is to wait.

We have worked to negotiate with them, and we're in the process of determining what our next steps might be, and that includes exploring what possible legal actions might be available for us.

We have urged both sides to exercise restraint and to avoid inflammatory actions that would heighten tensions and fuel a missile arms race. Missile tests would not be helpful to efforts to reduce tensions and build confidence through dialogue in South Asia.

We have until 1800GMT on Friday to decide what course of action to take.

Andrew Card

We have to work together with our allies around the world -- especially the Japanese, the South Koreans, the Russians and the Chinese -- to demonstrate that North Korea's actions are inappropriate, ... We don't want the Korean Peninsula to have any nuclear weapons on it.

We believe the league dealt with the matter quickly, decisively and appropriately - and did not feel that any further action was either warranted or necessary.

We can stop this global epidemic of chronic diseases if we take preventative action now. We estimate that 388 million people in the world are expected to die from chronic diseases in the world in the next 10 years, and everywhere the poor are the hardest hit.

Jean Paul

Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good action; try to use ordinary situations.

Orlando Bloom

Legolas is that kind of action elf who pouts a bit, stares off to the distance, and has a couple hero moments, killing with a lethal bow and arrow along the way.

Pierce Brosnan

Action films can be like watching paint dry. You can just die in the trailer waiting for them to set up a shot, then you go out for a few minutes or an hour of endurance testing.

Rickie Fowler

Obviously, signing on with Puma right when I turned pro, it's been a great fit for me to show off my colorful lifestyle as far as where I grew up and how I grew up, growing up on a public driving range and growing up around action sports my whole life. Not exactly the normal road that guys take to get to the PGA Tour.

We have the minutes, then the financial report on stocks we currently own. We discuss the sale and purchase of stocks or any other action we want to take.

We were still digesting the news from Friday as well as coming to grips with higher yields and oil prices today. We had very muted action today. The lack of volume was evident ahead of the start of the earnings season.

We had two runners out there that hadn't played football at the (NCAA) Division I level in a long time, ... One never and the other one hadn't played in two years. So that's probably going to take some live action to get into the flow of things.

We have a great city with a great community, and the actions of a few stand out more than anything. We have a diverse community without unity.

Javier Bardem

You are always concerned about the makeup work, especially when you are going to do a character movie instead of an action movie.

We will review the incident, but at this point we believe the deputies' actions were appropriate.

We will react swiftly and firmly to any statements or actions suggesting sympathy with Nazi-era policies, or that express racism, xenophobia or anti-Semitism.

We've had many people suspended for actions we deemed harmful to Hollywood Foreign Press - we're trying to protect our image. Certainly none ended up in suicide. If Nick did take his life, which seems apparent, I don't think you can say there's a causal relationship between the two.

Stephen Harper

We've had lots of security announcements from this government and very little action, ... This is part of a pattern of phony announcements. I'll believe it when I see it.