Famous Quotes & Sayings

Barbara Ehrenreich

Frankly, I adore your catchy slogan, "Adoption, not Abortion," although no one has been able to figure out, even with expert counseling, how to use adoption as a method of birth control, or at what time of the month it is most effective.

David Roberts

Some 90,000 square miles of the Gulf Coast was devastated by the hurricane, and it seems so hard to imagine where to start any relief effort, especially in low and moderate income communities, ... The opportunity to adopt a community like Kenner gives a focused structure to directly provide assistance on an ongoing basis.

Some 70% of these tenders is won by foreign-owned companies. Hungarian businesses expect the government to adopt a more patriotic economic policy in this respect.

Shouldn't the General Assembly adopt a declaration on the inadmissibility of interference into domestic affairs of sovereign states and nonrecognition of coup d'etats as a method of the change of power?

She goes to work with us, she goes home with us and upon her retirement I'm going to adopt her.

Cary Fukunaga

'Sin Nombre' was almost like the adolescent version of 'Jane Eyre.' 'Jane Eyre' sort of picks up where 'Sin Nombre' ends. It's about this girl who starts off on her own at her lowest point of despair, and she figures out how she got there.

She just adores him. She sits in his hand and stares at him, and he just loves it.

Mike Reagan was an adopted child adopted by Jane Wyman and Ronald Reagan. Here, at Centers, we do adoption support. And Mike Reagan aligns well with our mission.

Missouri could make huge strides by adopting a state version of the Federal False Claims Act. Millions now wasted by (Medicaid) provider fraud would be available to provide health care to low-income Missouri parents, the elderly and those with disabilities. In 2005, approximately 90,000 low-income Missourians lost their health insurance due to cuts in the Medicaid program.

Miranda is in theory a very simple concept that has actually become pretty complicated, ... The fallback should be, you should have a form that's been legally adopted through the prosecuting authority.

We are targeting the adolescent male population through the music fraternity, and also through sports, in an effort to instil positive messages through creative communication strategies.

We regret the use of violence. There is freedom of expression in Congo, as guaranteed by the recently adopted constitution, and part of this is the right demonstrate.

We have received more than 100 calls from people interested in adopting the dogs, some coming from as far as Pennsylvania.

There is no doubt that the negotiations will not be easy, ... There is a need for practical steps to implement the principles of the joint statement adopted at the previous round of the talks.

There is no doubt that companies are more aware than ever before about the importance of business continuity assurance. But we think this survey also uncovers several areas where perceptions of the barriers for making it happen are a bit skewed and where even enlightened IT teams need to adopt better practices.

Aaron Hill

Shame on those breasts of stone that cannot melt in soft adoption of another's sorrow.

When we adopt them out, we will do it with the understanding that if the owner comes forward, they will be returned.

When we adopted this policy, we were trying to solve a problem,

Low interest in this service among the grey-power generation and the baby boomers stems from multiple reasons, including the fact that the service is a novelty to many senior citizens, who are typically slow to adopt new technologies in the first place. The seemingly complex applications inhibit adoption.

Low-end, ultra-low-cost mobile phones are being pushed into emerging markets in large numbers. Meanwhile, at the high-end, wireless communications service providers are continuing to demand lower-cost 3G mobile phones in order to spur greater consumer adoption of 3G services. These two factors are driving down the overall ASP in 2005 and 2006.

Last year there were eight versions of the budget (the ninth version was passed by the board of education) ... This is version four. We'll probably do four or more of these (budgets) until it's adopted in September.

Last year's Summer of Love' Pet Adoption Program was a remarkable success, with 122 dogs and 154 cats adopted, ... We hope that by extending this program and waiving adoption fees, Hempstead Town will be able to continue helping residents experience the joy of pet ownership and giving these animals good homes with loving owners.

Many of the programs are doing a great job, but there are not enough funds. Farmers are willing to do their part, but we need to recognize the economic risks they take when they adopt new land use practices. Rep. Kind's proposal will give farmers the tools and incentives they need to be better stewards.

Sarah Brown

Many measures of child and adolescent well-being have improved over the past decade but few as dramatically as teen pregnancy, ... On the occasion of the National Campaign's 10th anniversary, we will celebrate the power of prevention, applaud the tremendous progress the nation has made on an issue many once considered intractable, thank all those who have helped the National Campaign along the way, and underscore the fact that the problem of teen pregnancy is far from solved.

Lois Lowry

Many of the books I loved as a kid, that even my mother read as a child, are very slow going. Today's children are not as patient. The best example of this is 'The Secret Garden,' which I adored as a child.

So it's seen as a test in many ways of the type of policy the Bush administration will adopt towards China,

So it must be a clear signal that, in order to avoid such a disaster, we must deploy technologies and adopt economic measures that are already available and feasible.

She was receiving adoption subsidies for the children while they were in Africa. She was getting close to $500 for each one of the children.

She's had quite a day. Four different families looked at her until she got adopted out.

She's born to an American citizen, she was adopted by an American citizen, and here she is without her citizenship, ... ... She's been in limbo for almost three years now.

The overwhelming adoption of our solutions worldwide clearly demonstrates the demand for professional caliber software in the hosting market. We expect the significant growth that we experienced in the first quarter to continue its momentum in the remainder of the year.

The overseas-funded firms who have entered Chinese market will be permitted to enjoy preferential policies that they had been enjoyed before we adopt the new taxation systems,

Bruce Coville

My writing works best when I remember that bookish child who adored reading and gear the work toward him.