Famous Quotes & Sayings

Our policies have not changed. Congressman Blunt requires staff to attend regular ethics briefings and to adhere to the same strict policy to which he adheres.

Robin Cook

Our objective is clear: to impress on India and Pakistan the urgent need to adhere to the global non-proliferation regime, to conduct no further tests, and to begin a dialogue which will go to the heart of the differences between them. The nuclear tests have only increased tension, not enhanced security,

Eliot Engel

Our Nation's scientific research must adhere to the highest ethical standards. But it is important that we do embryonic stem cell research.

That's true even for people with chronic illnesses like asthma, diabetes and heart conditions. When people have to pay more, they are less likely to adhere to their regimen.

I strictly adhere to the creed that one needs to 'get off the horse and walk with the people' to understand what is happening around them.

Judges are the people who have to protect the rights of individuals, have to protect the rights of minorities, have to protect the rights in the Constitution, have to protect the requirement that the executive and the legislature not simply exercise raw power but adhere to standards of reasonableness and constitutionality.

There are standards to which students should adhere while in school so learning is not compromised and health and safety are not jeopardized.

There are so many obstacles to go through. They can't just wake up one morning and say, 'We want to get rid of this league and it's done.' There's a lot of red tape to work out and procedures and rules that they have to adhere to.

There was a strong focus on performance and respect for people. And one of the points that my father always made was that with all the challenges and obstacles and barriers, the one thing you can control is your performance. And that is one thing I have tried to adhere to throughout my career.

Michelle Malkin

'Know your enemy, name your enemy' is a 9/11 message that has gone unheeded. Our immigration and homeland security policies refuse to profile jihadi adherents at foreign consular offices and at our borders.

Janet Reno

I think it is important that we adhere to principles of federalism, recognize that it is primarily a state issue, and, again, do everything we can to play an appropriate role that doesn't politicize the matter but contributes in a thoughtful way to the resolution of it,

Hu Jintao

China will steadfastly adhere to the road of peaceful development,

David Barton

I'm all for free parking for the people who live here. But I think people from outside (such as elsewhere in Lee County) should adhere to different terms.

Ralph Wilson

I have always said, always, that I would never move the team from Buffalo. Now, with this new collective bargaining agreement, I'm hopeful that I can steadfastly adhere to what I've said. But I'm making no promises.

John Roberts

I think it's important to adhere to that ... if these questions come before me, either on the court on which I know sit or if I am confirmed on the Supreme Court, ... I need to decide those questions with an open mind on the basis of the arguments presented ... and the precedence of the court.

It is sometimes difficult for Americans to understand how Japan will fund programs like missile defense if it continues to adhere to the de facto constraints of the 1-percent cap on defense spending.

There is a dress code at the school and there is a code of conduct we expect to adhere to. To me, it's a little more discipline and more presentable.

Peter MacKay

The people who are involved in these type of shootings are not the type of individuals who are going to adhere to a gun ban or ever register a gun, period. The Liberal party has proven time and time again that they're more concerned with the optics than the practicalities of these issues.

Tom Stoppard

A 'human right' is, by definition, timeless. It cannot adhere to some societies and not others, at some times and not at other times.

Todd Rundgren

'State' can be a word that is a noun or a verb or an adverb - it's kind of why I chose that title. It's not to confound the audience but to keep me from painting myself into a cul-de-sac in the early stages of making a record by having too high concept or having some really strict set of rules I have to adhere to.

Kurt Loder

And that's very important, too, 'cause a lot of people just assume everyone's a Democrat, or everyone's a Republican or whatever, and they're not. And that's a really important thing to adhere to.

Since the cells will adhere to the surface at locations where the complementary nucleotide sequences match, we can program cell adhesion events with a virtually unlimited number of possible coding options. The DNA effectively serves as a molecular barcode on the surface of living cells.

Henry Cuellar

We can adhere to the Henry Hyde amendment by saying that no federal funds will be used for abortions. And that's the bottom line for me.

Sean Smith

The poll confirms that the public wants the Park Service to follow its legal obligation to protect national park resources. Congress should join the overwhelming majority of Americans and support the NPS decision to adhere to the law.

Marc Crawford

We did some good things, but we also took too many penalties. We didn't adhere to the things we need to do for an entire 60 minutes.

The essence of a religion can be discovered by asking its adherents one question: 'What, to your mind, was the seminal moment in the history of the world?'

The true test of a leader is whether his followers will adhere to his cause from their own volition, enduring the most arduous hardships without being forced to do so, and remaining steadfast in the moments of greatest peril.

William T. Vollmann

I don't subscribe to organised religion. I've travelled enough to see that adherents of organised religion often attack adherents of other religions.

George W. Bush

The question is, over time, will all parties adhere to the agreement?

Hans Blix

I think we have to learn what did they have. They say that they will adhere to the Non-Proliferation Treaty for nuclear weapons. They are already party to that treaty, and they have had inspections for years.

I think what every lawyer wants is a judge, whether conservative or liberal, who, when it comes to the job of judging, will call things straight and adhere to the rule of law.

We still adhere to our original demands, that the election was unjust and undemocratic.

We adhere to the rule that if your opponent is digging a hole, you don't take away his shovel.