Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Shadegg

We got elected on an agenda of limited government, individual responsibility, a free-market economy, and a strong national defense. We need to demonstrate right now that that's what we're about, and we can get it done, ... Face the Nation.

John Ashcroft

Well, I think the record is clear on it, ... I said that I didn't believe it was the agenda of the administration to unsettle what was settled law, and that, as the attorney general, I would be pursuing the agenda of the administration.

We must pull together and work hard in ensuring that SADC succeeds in its agenda of development, economic cooperation and regional integration,

Most betting people wouldn't have thought we'd win this series. From Day 1, we've preached 'team' and that's very hard to do in professional sports because a lot of them have agendas -- to get out of here and to the NBA.

Jodi Kantor

Michelle Obama has gone from political skeptic to political partner to a woman with a White House agenda of her own, and an approval rating higher than the president's.

Lucy Powell

We in the Labour party know better than most that opposition is the easy part. What's more difficult is governing and setting out an agenda for government.

will push to the back burner some issues that otherwise would have been on the agenda now -- the estate tax, tax cut permanence and other things.

The Arab representatives and their followers were not interested in the persecuted millions throughout the world; they were fixed on a political agenda that distracted the world from their own serious shortcomings in the human-rights department.

The announcement of constituent assembly elections will be the main agenda item for the reinstated parliament.

The assemblies are more enjoyable now. The agendas are well-planned, there is thought about what they are going to do. We've seen a big turnaround, we're very pleased.

That will definitely, I think, figure on the agenda of our discussions in both India and Pakistan. But it will by no means overshadow the other very, very important bilateral issues that we have with each one separately,

That will be right at the top of the agenda for our delegation.

John O'Hara

I wasn't ready to go out to pasture. I didn't have a worldwide travel agenda and I didn't want to work on the world's greatest novel ... I wanted to stay busy, but not in the pressure cooker. This is a perfect transition.

Martin O'Malley

We haven't had an agenda for American cities probably since at least Jimmy Carter. We have left cities to fend for themselves.

Tom Daschle

The president had a very aggressive agenda in the first two years, an agenda that required much more unity than we were able to achieve.

The president and the Republican Congress really need to come up with a positive agenda of two or three bread-and-butter issues that all people, or most people, can get behind.

Jakaya Kikwete

The presidency is not an office job. If I only sit in the office in Dar es Salaam, I'm not running the country. I visit the country to inspect development programmes, to inspect activities, to see how things are going, how the government agenda is being implemented, what are the teething issues.

Wellness programs have been part of the governor's health care agenda since he was elected. Hospital report cards have been high on the governor's agenda, and the idea of recruiting health care professionals is something he supports.

Mark Regev

Unfortunately this appears to be another example of the hijacking of the agenda of a professional body of the U.N..

Roma Maffia

Wherever I go, people ask: 'What is she? What is she?' There has always been an agenda - they're excluding me or including me in something with that question. It is the first thing agents in Los Angeles ask me. And then I'd hear: 'You're not black enough, you're too black, you're Italian - no, you're Spanish.'

Roy Blunt

When it comes to being a responsible steward of the economy, Congress needs to either lead by promoting a pro-growth economic agenda - or, better yet, get the heck out of the way.

Roberts' weak assurances that he brings 'no ideology' and 'no agenda' to the court are similar to assurances made previously by other Supreme Court justices. Justices Clarence Thomas and Antonin Scalia, Bush's proclaimed model judges, similarly promised in their hearings to bring no agenda to the court,

Rob Schilling has been successful in part because he doesn't approach people saying that he is a Republican who advocates every single facet of the Republican Party agenda without fail. He presents himself as a Republican who is also a single member of a five-member city council who can bring to the table certain ideas that maybe aren't represented elsewhere on the council.

Jack Roush

We are very pleased that Matt extended his contract with Roush Racing last fall. Matt is one of the most talented drivers in the garage and he'll always hold a special place in our organization, having helped to bring us our first Cup championship in 2003. It's very assuring knowing that he will be staying on with us and I know that the first goal on his agenda is to take that championship trophy back.

Jack Roush

We are very pleased that Matt extended his contract. It's very assuring knowing that he will be staying on with us and I know that the first goal on his agenda is to take that championship trophy back.

We wanted a bold agenda to tackle poverty but instead we have a brochure showcasing past commitments.

Ben Shapiro

It is no wonder that advocates of Obamacare blindly push forward with their agenda to force religious Americans to violate their own precepts: in the war between the state and the individual, religion is on the side of the individual and his or her relationship with God. That is why symbolic prayer matters. It is symbolic.

Basmah bint Saud

I want to state clearly that I am a humanitarian, not an activist. I do not follow any agendas - only that of humanity, not only in Saudi Arabia, but all over the world.

The main thing behind our agenda is that we've got to have a strong alternative punishment, and that's community corrections.

John Engler

As governor, I learned the importance of having an agenda.

All of this, in terms of the FOMC becoming data dependent, comes as no surprise, and the new Fed chairman has an open agenda from which to work.

And everyone had a different opinion on what we should do with the place. We probably have the least agenda of anyone.

The mayor is gratified by this public support as he launches an ambitious agenda in a second term to put the city on track for long-term stability and growth, fight for state funds to build new schools, and tackle intractable problems like poverty, AIDS, and diabetes.