Famous Quotes & Sayings

We found that to be unfortunate, that the commission adopted a (profit level) higher than its own staff recommended.

W. S. Gilbert

We want to ensure that companies are able to efficiently adopt this new technology. Our RFID consultants can confidently and quickly evaluate the impact of Generation 2 to customers' RFID processes and infrastructure and guide them through the hardware updates, potential configuration changes and system testing that will be required, as well as provide some education on Generation 2's benefits.

Pope John

I urge you to adopt a policy of zero tolerance for all offenders, whether they have abused one child or adolescent or many, whether past, present or future.

The worldwide adoption rate of large-screen HDTV sets by consumers has increased significantly over the last year. There is now an enormous opportunity for consumer electronics manufacturers and Hollywood studios to supply consumers with high- definition media players and movies. As a result, we anticipate strong movie title and media player introductions in 2006.

They also receive all the resources that come with belonging here and there. ... Hopefully it will inspire some other gyms in the area to adopt one as well. I hope to extend the challenge to other facilities in the area.

The widespread adoption of broadband and the continued advances in personal computing technology are finally making it possible for the collective creation of an online world on a realistic scale.

The whole thing was much ado about nothing. At the end of the day, I pay taxes, too. I treat everyone fairly.

The wireless stuff is pretty far out. It'll be a few years at least before there is widespread adoption of wireless search.

Jim Sinclair

The village would adopt impact arrangements and allocate some to the Fire Protection District.

David Brown

These are the sort of numbers that should give extra leverage to the ECB (European Central Bank) to keep pressing rates higher, but we still believe the benign inflation picture will force them to adopt a softly, softly approach to tightening this year.

Mort Kondracke

The right-to-life movement and the Roman Catholic Church are saying that it is better to destroy these embryos, or preferably have them adopted - which is not going to happen - than to use them for research.

These allegations, and particularly the claims that the DAS may have been sharing information about people at risk, who it had the obligation to protect, are extremely serious. The government should adopt the high-level commission's recommendations and thoroughly reform the agency.

You have a situation where the board made a commitment to the shareholders and adopted a policy in response to the clear majority of the shareholders. Now, they're turning their back on that and with impunity just disregarding it.

With identity theft being one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States, it is crucial that consumers monitor their identities and adopt good practices for protecting themselves. Only through a combination of proactive monitoring and education can consumers understand how identity theft happens, how to protect themselves, and what steps to take if their identity is stolen. First Community Bank is pleased to provide this informative seminar in an effort to create more awareness and help protect the citizens of this community.

Henry Ward Beecher

When young men are beginning life, the most important period, it is often said, is that in which their habits are formed. That is a very important period. But the period in which the ideas of the young are formed and adopted is more important still.

Stephen Hadley

What this means is that India, which has had a good record in safeguarding technology, but has largely stood out from outside the global nonproliferation arrangements, is moving inside those arrangements. It is adopting practices and procedures, export controls and other safeguards that are much more in line with the international community's efforts to police proliferation and avoid proliferation.

We were only authorized to adopt two children by the government. But the three of them were sisters. We didn't want to break them up and people didn't usually want to adopt three children at once. So we went down there crossing our fingers and hoping they would allow us to bring them all back.

What happened after '101 Dalmatians' is going to happen again. You're going to have moviegoers see the movie, see these adorable puppies, and go run out and buy one.

What Congress did was much more symbolic than it was substantive. The law has not changed, because the law has always said that a signature is a symbol adopted with someone's intent to comply. It could be an X, a thumbprint, or even your company letterhead. The legal issue has always hinged on what you intend.

What Congress did was much more symbolic than it was substantive, ... The law has not changed, because the law has always said that a signature is a symbol adopted with someone's intent to comply. It could be an X, a thumbprint, or even your company letterhead. The legal issue has always hinged on what you intend.

We tease them that we're going to adopt more kids to continue going to basketball games. We don't want to think about there being no games to go to.

Bruce Willis

Too many children in foster care are falling through cracks. . . . Be a hero -- take the time learn about adoption today.

We tried to explain to him that it'll be OK, ... We have to make one trip to Russia for a visit before adoption and we're hoping to do that sometime this winter. Next spring we have to go there for court and we told him (through an interpreter) that maybe we can take him home with us then. It will definitely be a happy moment.

David Anthony

There's a danger inherent in adopting rules that sound good but have no statistical basis or significance.

Ron Howard

There's no question that curiosity is kind of key to the human experience, so it's also kind of adorable embodying curiosity in this little monkey. I'm not sure what breed George is, but he sure is cute.

Patrick Fitzgerald

There's no allegation in the indictment in Chicago that anyone adopted children. The indictment doesn't speak to that, and I'll just look to my left to make sure of that. There's no such allegation about someone being adopted.

There's more smiles, there's more laughter, there's more buffoonery on his part and coming back at him, ... We got off to good start this season, which obviously helps, and we see practical jokes and some of the adolescent things maybe he hadn't done for a while.

John Walters

The trends of substance use among our adolescent girls are alarming.

Is Microsoft invited to the ODF alliance? Absolutely. The door is open. Ultimately, I think they will adopt ODF.

I sort of adopted Manson as my father,

Abraham Lincoln

I shall try to correct errors when shown to be errors, and I shall adopt new views so fast as they shall appear to be true views

I've been really pleased with the tone those two have set for the team this year. Those two show up everyday ready to work and get better. It's had an impact on the whole team. All of our girls have adopted the same work ethic.

We miss some things not being in a big city, but there's an awfully lot we adore about a small town. We're glad to be part of Fairview. We enjoy our service and ministry.