Famous Quotes & Sayings

This action is important because it follows through on that commitment through an established multilateral process at the WTO, and because it send a signal to China and other trading partners that domestic content measures are not acceptable.

This action is consistent with similar steps American has taken during recent months to better align capacity with lower demand, ... This is a very difficult time in the airline business, and we see no near-term improvement. We will continue to evaluate further cuts in capacity and capital spending as conditions warrant.

Ann Veneman

This action is being taken as a cautionary measure to ensure the protection of public health, ... Public health is our number-one priority, and it is our number-one concern.

This action involves an individual who is no longer an employee and has nothing to do with the company.

This action from the Diocese of California appears to us to be an open act of defiance.

This action clearly shows that Cardinal Mahony has no intention of settling these cases or helping to protect kids, contrary to his public comments.

This action by the Federal Trade Commission marks another step forward in our strategy to become more self-sufficient in ownership of generation assets relative to the needs of our customers.

This action by FIFA is a blatant and deceitful violation of our right of first refusal.

Henry Paulson

This action also will meet a fundamental objective of the partners -- to share ownership benefits and responsibilities more broadly among all of the firm's employees.

Thirty years ago, you joined the Maoists, the Trotskyists, the far left, the Baader group, Action Directe. Today, where do you go? Bin Laden.

Think twice or more before you start doing something for someone, it may be a good thing what you want to do or it may cause a bad effect from what you want to do, because it is not done for yourself. The pleasure or sadness of your friend or of your enemy which will come as a result of your action should not be bothering you as a regret one day...

Richard Grasso

Think of the metrics; eleven Fed actions in the last year, a stimulus package that will come from our leadership in Washington, ... The economy was sputtering prior to the 11th of September. We're now seeing clear leadership on both the fiscal and monetary standpoint. We're getting some good news from corporate earnings. There is a lot to be optimistic about.

Jeremiah Trotter

They should have fined the referee. That's who they should have fined for that bad call. I do think referees should get fined, too, for making a bad call. There should be some disciplinary actions for the refs.

Joel Silver

This is a character-based movie, ... Oliver is very specific how he makes a picture. There's action in the movie, and there's tension in the movie, but it's not in that same kind of green-screen activity. So it's a very different kind of science-fiction picture. It's really more intellectual and very smart. And I think what Oliver is intending to do is something people haven't seen before, and that always excites me.

Lawrence Summers

This is about concrete action and what Japan does going forward. That can make a big difference in stimulating the economy, repairing the financial system and encouraging the flow of capital throughout Asia. It will be their steps that will be decisive and not what diplomats agree on here,

It really doesn't matter whether there has been an attempt at an outright ban or merely an attempt to influence these properties. We're still talking about action that is taken under the color of the law and is therefore governmental action that is, frankly, censorship.

Tony Blair

I totally understand the concerns that people have, the worries that they have about precipitate military action. But the United Nations has taken a very clear position on this... We are going down the U.N. route but the U.N. route has to be the way of dealing with it, not avoiding it.

Jack Straw

I totally condemn these actions and I urge the Uzbek authorities to show restraint in dealing with the situation and look for a way to resolve it peacefully.

It's a great time to reinvest in our company. This action is yet another reflection of our commitment to enhance shareholder value.

It's a great time to reinvest in our company, ... This action is yet another reflection of our commitment to enhance shareholder value.

It's a great show; it's always been a great marriage of Stephen King, an action show and a family drama, and I don't think there's anything else like it on TV.

It's a holding action. We're hoping it will buy seven years.

It is with great regret that Southwest must take the extraordinary step of legal action, ... But we were not able to convince Orbitz to cease and desist from its misleading, untrue and harmful representations with respect to Southwest's service, schedules, and fares.

It's not just about e-mails, it's a broader look at attitudes and actions and how they reflected on the governor and what the governor's direction was, ... The governor understandably believed he was clear in his directives and he's disappointed that for various reasons, people were overeager, overzealous, or didn't understand the directive.

Greg Walden

It's not right to think that the public's interest in protecting species should be the sole burden of private landowners. If the public, through the laws of the federal government, wants costly actions to occur on private land then the public must be willing to step up and help compensate private landowners, where appropriate, for their loss.

William Shakespeare

For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, action nor utterance, nor the power of speech, to stir men's blood. I only speak right on. I tell you that which you yourselves do know.

James Hansen

For instance, they're using the economy as the reason not to consider taking action. I've been chastised for being a scientist saying we are damaging the economy in the long run. But you need to look at the broad problem. I think I'm free to do so and free to have my opinion.

Ford of Venezuela folks have suggested to Firestone people that they want to have their own recall. We stepped up to the plate and did it early. Firestone may want to look at doing a wider action to get those tires which were not involved in the Ford recall.

John Donne

For good and evil in our actions meet; wicked is not much worse than indiscreet

For every right ACTION, there is equal right OPPORTUNITY

For every force, there is a counter force. For every negative there is a positive. For every action there is a reaction. For every cause there is an effect.

Mary Kay Ash

For every failure, there's an alternative course of action. You just have to find it. When you come to a roadblock, take a detour.

Cesare Beccaria

For every criminal case, the judge must construct a perfect syllogism: the major premise must be the general law; the minor premise, whether or not the action in question is in compliance with the law; and the conclusion, acquittal or punishment.