Famous Quotes & Sayings

Junichiro Koizumi

Adopting a stance that does not fear pain, does not flinch at the barriers of vested interests, and is not shackled by the experience of the past, I want to establish an economic and social system suitable for the 21st century.

Something that's attractive for one customer could be a recipe for disaster for another. It comes down to what you envision for your customer. Just adopting wholesale what other retailers do is not going to do it.

Some people will no doubt regard it as a sell-out. But it's about engaging with contemporary culture rather than adopting an aloof view.

Geraldine Brooks

So, you know, Nathaniel was my first child, born when I was 40, so, uh... And then in due course, he wanted a brother, and then I thought, 'Oh, that'll be bloody lucky!' So, we ended up adopting a beautiful boy who was then five years old, from Ethiopia.

Mark Patterson

This includes threat modeling, specifying the intended operational environment, defining of use and misuse cases, adopting of secure coding techniques, and performing source-level security reviews including source code analysis.

This is something that our people in the field have been seeing quite a bit. More small businesses are adopting financial planning, but when they fail, there is no process in place.

This is part of a trend where government is adopting a lot of the technology software companies already have.

A man practices the art of adventure when he breaks the chain of routine and renews his life through reading new books, traveling to new places, making new friends, taking up new hobbies and adopting new viewpoints

Lester Brown

They have also been adopting fuel efficiency standards for automobiles in China.

They didn't have the right strategy. They had the horrible luck of adopting that strategy at the worse possible time. It just wasn't in the cards for them.

Dennis Ross

AIPAC is taking the public statements seriously. They're alarmed by a nuclear capability, and the administration appears to be adopting an approach that isn't changing Iranian behavior.

There have been studies showing that gay couples, because of their role in society and because they are often seen as second-class citizens, are more open to adopting children with special needs. Also, gay couples are not seen as the ideal family, so it's easier for them to foster kids with special needs, then later adopt them.

Dick Morris

'Yes' is a far more potent word than 'no' in American politics. By adopting the positions which animate the political agenda for the other side, one can disarm them and leave them sputtering with nothing to say.

Dave Reichert

Emergency management at the Federal level will be greatly enhanced by adopting a bottom-up strategy that helps local governments be more effective.

John Prendergast

Early adopters of digital cameras most often printed at home, if they printed at all - there weren't many options yet available or convenient. Now the infrastructure to get digital prints at retail is in place and consumers are adopting this behavior more quickly, ... As the quality, functionality and ease-of-use of camera phones improve, we see users gravitating to the service, quality and cost-effectiveness of the retail destination.

Rather than starting from an approach which focused on particular/specific types of transactions and provides views on whether revenue arises from that transaction, and when and how much revenue, the exposure draft establishes broad principles and then explains how those principles are applied to particular transactions. This means that the principles are in place to provide broad guidance. They can be applied to transactions that may be of particular importance to some jurisdictions, but not in other jurisdictions. The problem with adopting an approach which focuses on specific transactions, is that some types of transactions may be missed. This is particularly significant for international standards intended to encompass many different jurisdictions, with different resource flows and administrative arrangements.

Consumers weren't adopting a technology that the government thought they should be adopting quickly, so government stepped in and said, you're going to adopt, and we're going to force you to adopt by basically making your television sets go blank if you don't either buy a digital TV or buy a converter box.

We will not become a no frills airline nor will we launch one, ... We will compete profitably and intelligently alongside them by adopting what they do well.

There's such a quantity of dogs out there. But people there aren't interested in adopting a dog off the street. They're trying to rebuild their lives.

David Anthony

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

Julius Genachowski

Small businesses were slower than large businesses in adopting broadband. One of the reasons was they were concerned with putting their customer lists online or in the cloud.

The content changes every year. But the concept is to provide employees an incentive for maintaining or adopting healthy habits,

Carl Pope

The costs and consequences of poorly planned development are becoming clear and common. This report proves that we can manage suburban sprawl by adopting and implementing smart growth solutions.

Tanner's rapid support of the PSP model demonstrates our ongoing commitment to adopting the latest technologies and enabling our customers to adopt leading-edge industry standards.

Sun has seen overwhelming demand from customers scrambling to move away from proprietary operating systems, such as IBM AIX and HP-UX, to the most advanced operating system on the planet, Solaris 10. Partnering with some of the world's largest integrators to deliver this program will enable more customers to take advantage of the performance and cost savings available from adopting the most advanced OS on the planet.

The voters have expressed their desire for change and much-needed accountability by passing the strong mayor initiative, ... The voters' mandate cannot be carried out in an atmosphere where high-ranking officials are more concerned with defending their past mistakes than in adopting needed reforms.

They were the kind of family that ended up adopting every kid they took in. We are really devastated that this happened.

Derrick Johnson

I've heard all the jokes before, ... about how the K.C. offense could put up 1,000 points, and the defense would give up 1,001. Well, no more. This year, my fellow defenders and I are adopting the motto 'Three and out' as our rallying cry.

Infrastructure is clearly a critical process for adopting hydrogen fuels. There's certainly going to be places where hydrogen won't be existing for a long time, but the petroleum infrastructure is just about everywhere now.

The report confirms that Minnesota's approach to liquor regulation is outdated and unfairly benefits liquor wholesalers and retailers at the expense of consumers. Unlike the liquor cartel, the grocery industry thrives because we operate in a competitive environment that focuses primarily on customer needs. This report will provide a strong foundation for adopting a more consumer-friendly approach to alcohol sales in Minnesota, such as Wine With Dinner.

I want to say a big 'thank you' to the city of St. Cloud for adopting us. Any help is appreciated, and we are very, very grateful,

By adopting our product, QuantumSphere enables companies to provide new product offerings in the marketplace and increase their revenue,

By adopting a prayer policy that allows only nondenominational prayer, the City Council has effectively deprived Turner of his freedom of speech under the First Amendment.