Famous Quotes & Sayings

He's always been a strong advocate for tax relief and believes some of the surplus should be returned to taxpayer pockets.

Bob Richardson

He's a very very strong advocate of science and education.

He's been invaluable as an advocate for strengthening border security, enforcement of laws against illegal immigration and removing the incentives that drive illegal immigration in the first place.

Sheryl Crow

I encourage all women everywhere to advocate for themselves and for their future - see your doctor and be proactive about your health.

I advocate that we look within. Leadership without deep roots in the community isn't as sympathetic to our wants and needs.

I advocate staying with a company you like and trying to get them to be nicer to you.

He was a forceful advocate for causes he believed in, ... Sometimes he regarded himself as the conscience of the University.

I would expect that the House will forcefully advocate for those provisions. I would say its prospects look fairly good.

Frank Thomas

I grew up in the Boys & Girls Club. That's where I really started playing all sports, and that's why I'm a big advocate for the work they do.

If we have to look at new revenues, so be it. The fact is, higher education in general doesn't have a lot of advocates out there pounding on the table. We have to do a better job. But getting people to get out and advocate and stand up and take some hits and confront maybe some of their friends it's hard to do sometimes.

He was the strongest advocate for change on the NYSE board, ... he probably sets the right example.

He is an advocate for reducing the nearly two-decade delay in resolving capital appeals.

Kathryn Lasky

My mother was a great advocate of women's rights, a member of the League of Women's Voters and lifelong member of Planned Parenthood and an advocate of a woman's rights in terms of reproductive issues. She was also a founding member of Common Cause in the state of Indiana.

Mr. Wilson is a strong advocate and passionate. We're very aware of his views and the governor's views about how important the Bills are. We're working with all 32 clubs to make sure revenue sharing works for all the teams.

Maynard Ferguson loves doing this kind of stuff for high schools and colleges. He is a huge advocate of music education.

Obviously this department is a big advocate of prescribed burning or controlled burning.

She has been a forceful advocate of conservative legal principles and judicial restraint throughout her career.

Since they are advocating for a problem, if there are things that would make the problem disappear, sometimes unknowingly they continue to advocate and they don't embrace the things that would actually solve the problem,

Since Morningstar was founded in 1984, our mission has been to serve as an advocate for the individual investor. We have been successful in executing our strategy, but we must refocus our efforts to capitalize on the opportunities in the marketplace.

John Deane

We have have been an advocate of world languages for a long time. And we've got to keep the place clean.

Steve Davis

Loretta's extensive business and public service background, coupled with her community involvement and role as a nationally recognized advocate for cultural diversity, make her an ideal choice to lead the New Mexico team.

Many parents today are concerned about the content found in video games today and the effect these games may have on their children. AOL has long been an advocate for parents on the Web and we believe the Family Gaming Guide will be a valuable resource to help parents determine which games their children should be playing.

Sen. Hillary Clinton has proven herself to be a tireless advocate for New Yorkers and our firefighters.

Sen. Stevens continues to advocate for the promise that was made to Alaskans by Congress 25 years ago.

Senator Figueroa has been a champion of quality health care and the inclusion of psychological services. We are delighted to present this award to someone who has not only spearheaded efforts to expand mental health services in the state of California, but has also been a friend and an advocate of the psychology profession.

She's such an advocate of (literacy) in a manner that's down to earth at one level, and yet there's a profundity in her grasp of the importance of literacy.

She was a paralegal and advocate supreme. She truly cared about getting people the heath care they needed.

She's a teacher. She feels that she wants to be more proactive as an advocate to help others who are thinking about taking a cruise, as well as others who have taken a cruise in the past and thought they were safe.

She saw justice as a birthright and lent her voice as a relentless advocate for all fair-minded Americans, gay or straight, black or white. We join the nation in mourning the loss of a great hero and give enormous gratitude for all that she's left behind.

Omar Bongo

Let's be clear: I do not advocate the virtues of a new African diplomatic model and do not pretend to be its theoretician.

Mae Jemison

I stayed in the astronaut program until 1993. People ask me why I left. I thought I had a lot of things to contribute that would be difficult to do if I stayed. I thought I could have a stronger voice as an advocate for space exploration. So I ended up starting my own technology consulting company.

We are definitely a strong advocate of in-services because we feel it really puts the rubber to the road. I think it?s a pretty important part of the whole cycle. When you?re talking about expensive equipment it?s something that has to be done.

Nancy Werlin

I actually hope people don't react to 'Impossible' in a way where they think it's terribly retro. The plot needed to do what it needed to do. But I'm a little surprised to find myself looking a little bit like an advocate of teen marriage. It takes some exceptional circumstances for that to be a reasonable idea.