Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Ruggles

In our cause, mere words are nothing -- action is everything.

In order to move forward to military action, it needs to be clear that Serbs are to blame

In order to maintain our position as a strong Michigan-based company, through the performance excellence process, we have to take tough action to become even stronger.

In order to improve financial results in 2006 and 2007, we are moving quickly to implement several important actions that will address these weaknesses in North America. And we have a good line of sight on the steps we need to take to further reduce structural costs on a global basis that will position GM for long-term success.

In no way have I offered that up as a suggestion, it's provided to show you what certain actions would look like.

William Shakespeare

In peace there's nothing so becomes a manAs modest stillness and humility;But when the blast of war blows in our ears,Then imitate the action of the tiger:Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;Now set the teeth, and stretch the nostril wide,Hold hard the breath, and bend up every spiritTo his full height!

Abraham Lincoln

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.

I like to keep the actions of the kids as respectable as possible. We expect them to be clean-shaven and have their hair trimmed. Now, if I had a parent say, You can't tell my kid what to do,' but we get nothing but support. I get calls from parents thanking me for making their son shave.

Paul Azinger

I like TV ? I don't love TV. I would rather be the action, not reporting the action.

Nicolas Cage

I really want people to know that despite the title, and despite the fact that weaponry plays a major role, this is anything but a typical action movie, ... It's a movie I hope brings some attention to what is a very serious issue for me, and one that a lot of people just aren't aware of.

I recognize that it may be difficult and perhaps cumbersome during the course of a meeting to enter into executive session, return to an open meeting and later enter into executive session again, should the need arise. However, those kinds of actions by the Council may be fully appropriate and necessary to comply with the Open Meetings Law.

I look at it unemotionally. Whatever action they take, we are going to respond appropriately.

I realize Dr. Jones' frustration, but the cases that take this long are out of the ordinary. (Violations) are criminal actions and the defendants have the right to an attorney and right to a defense.

By looking at the tape, you can't make any conclusions that there was obvious lewdness, but you might have parents and others say that some actions might have been inappropriate.

By his actions and words, Mr. Robertson has demonstrated that he is no longer qualified to serve as a Trustee of the Robertson Foundation.

Clearly the governor got the message of the special election. The question is whether the words translate into action in Sacramento and move the state in the direction the governor says he would like to go and the public says they would like to go.

Clearly, the Federal Emergency Management Agency didn't do its job. Now we have to find out why, and hold the federal government accountable. Congressional leaders must take action on this matter.

Steve Bruce

Clemence will not play again this season. He has torn his hamstring and you are looking at 28 days out of action with such an injury which basically takes you up to the end of the season.

Clearly, we were not able to anticipate fully how dramatically and quickly our sales would decline, which led to a greater negative impact on revenue and earnings than we expected. The economic conditions we face globally make forecasting extremely challenging. As a result, we are planning for a difficult year and taking actions on several fronts.

Clearly, we need to refine our oversight of repair stations -- specifically as they become more popular. The inspector general's concern is perhaps maybe those actions aren't as quick as they should be, but we are moving forward with due speed.

Clearly, we are disappointed with these developments, and we are taking the necessary actions to reaccelerate our growth,

Richard Butler

clear evidence that Iraq had taken advance actions at certain of the locations planned for inspection in order to defeat the purposes of inspection.

Kofi Annan

Civilians are still being attacked and fleeing their villages even as we speak, many months after the government committed itself to bring the militias under control, ... It is urgent to take action now.

Citizens of South Dakota should be proud of their courageous legislators for making history by being the first state to create a law that bans all surgical abortions without exception. American Life League salutes these men and women for their heroic actions that will certainly make a lasting impact for the pro-life cause.

Before every action ask yourself. Will this bring more monkeys on my back. Will the result of my action be a blessing or a heavy burden?

His bat speaks for himself and he's not going to speak on this action and this book.

His arm action is really quick and loose and fluid. He's a very limber kid.

His actions by going out to the CIA, attempting to pressure analysts on the subject of weapons of mass destruction, all fall from his conviction that Saddam was an evil person who needed to be replaced by the US.

China also insisted that the U.S. forswear the right to invoke safeguard actions for any other products outside the agreement. That's a deal-killer right there.

Jeff Fatt

Children learn through movement and music. A lot of our songs have actions that children can do. They can learn body-movement coordination by modeling the actions, like putting up their hands and doing the Twist.

Canada's official languages program is arguably the most successful affirmative action program in history.

Call it counter-deflationary action. Call it an anti-double-dip dose. Call it a pro-asset-price-prop. Call it a consumer caress. One thing for sure is the Fed is running out of reasons for simply holding policy steady at already historically low rates.

Mark Cuban

By the way everybody reacted, everybody knew there was a problem except for the official who got pushed. I'm sure the league will take appropriate action after reviewing it. That's a huge play in this game to have a no-call.