Famous Quotes & Sayings

Carl Icahn

By agreeing to implement the critical corporate reforms we have supported for several months, Dick Parsons is making great strides toward enhancing shareholder value.

By 2 to 1, voters agree it's nutty to make it a crime to aid an illegal immigrant.

Carlton Cuse

By coming to an agreement, the quality and integrity of the stories we tell in this new medium will be consistent with that of the network show.

Gary Kubiak

By restructuring his deal, that frees up cap space and agreeing to change positions, he has put us in position to improve on the line. Efforts like that will help us win.

Hopefully, the extra time will allow us to reach an agreement, but in order for that to happen, management must stop overreaching. Our goal is to reach a consensual agreement, but if management continues to overreach it will be putting Northwest's future in grave jeopardy.

Barbara Walters

His doctors agree that Michael will be able to continue working on 'Spin City,' future projects, and personal commitments for many years to come,

He would take stands on very important issues ... that at times did not fully agree with the chairman or other committee members, but would do so in a very effective way.

Choice brings a powerful and diverse portfolio to the table for minority entrepreneurs who are interested in nearly any segment of the lodging industry. With brand offerings from economy to upscale, we are able to provide the right product for the right owner in the right market. This is reflected in the fact that minority franchise agreements executed in 2005 spanned seven Choice brands.

Chrysler made it very clear to us when we were doing our probing to try to find out where we could get the best agreement on our issues without a strike that ... that if we didn't accepot their demands on outsourcing and (plant) closure that we could not get an agreement with them and they would forsce the dispute,

Kofi Annan

By your agreement on the outcome document, these achievements will be locked in,

By waiving that right, Mr. Mead has agreed in essence that there is sufficient evidence ... for him to stand trial on those charges.

Peter Erskine

Capital expenditure in the full year will be around STG100 million higher than we have previously indicated, mainly due to an increase in Airwave's planned investment programme. This follows the winning of the contract to supply the Airwave service to the Ambulance Trusts in England, and our expectation of similar contracts in Scotland and Wales, as well as agreements to supply enhanced services to some of our existing customers.

Tony Blankley

Can a series of lawful resignations turn into a mutiny? And if they are agreed upon in advance, have the agreeing generals formed a felonious conspiracy to make a mutiny?

By this evening an agreement should be reached between the Kurds and the Shiites on remaining outstanding issues.

John Podhoretz

By the time Obama came into office, Washington had already agreed over a period of a few weeks to a $700 billion government infusion into the world banking system. Nothing of the sort had ever been done before, and it was done spit spot with very little national debate.

Jon Porter

But I don't agree with all his policies or everything he has proposed.

Gene Sperling

but I'm actually quite confident that we will iron it out and ? that we will have a more formal agreement quite soon.

But I do agree that one of Lincoln's faults was his excessive loyalty to his subordinates - whether in the military or in the civil service.

Before the tournament, everyone agreed we had a lot of talented players. Now we are a team. We are prepared to battle not only a very tough Egypt, but the fans as well.

Harold MacMillan

I have learned that in all negotiations nothing matters except the will to reach agreement.

Shane Carruth

I never set out to make a movie that was everything to everybody; if that were the case, we could all just take a picture of a tree and agree that the tree is beautiful and move on with our lives. I wouldn't even need to show up.

Jack Straw

I'm very pleased to announce that agreement has now been reached that negotiations on Turkey's accession into the European Union can and will begin in the very near future,

I'm very pleased the parties have reached a tentative agreement.

I'm waiting now for my agreement to come back. Then I'll be heading to Dike to sign on the dotted line.

I'm the one who signed it - but I told those people repeatedly that I wasn't the actress. I was at this airport, you see, and they kept insisting that I was Sandra Bullock. It's happened many times before - people mistaking me for the Hollywood star. But on this occasion they persisted. Finally, I agreed to give the autograph. But I made it clear that I was who I was - that I wasn't Sandra Bullock.

I'm not sure that I would agree this is a real bear market -- there are some important missing pieces.

I'm not sure on the time frame, but they agree that they need a package sooner rather than later.

Robert Griffin

I'm not sure I think they're right, but I agreed to pay 'em rather than fight it.

I'm happy to announce that the parties have agreed to discuss the ceasefire agreement.

Joe Klein

I'm honored that Ambassador John Bolton would agree to read a copy of my book. Ambassador Bolton understands that the United Nations is an institution desperately in need of reform, and I hope that he and the UN employees who have read my book will be able to continue bringing about change within the organization.

I'm concerned the facilitator for this meeting is using what I would refer to as a Yucca science model. Any research she doesn't agree with, she doesn't acknowledge.

David Ervine

I may not have always agreed with her, but today I really feel I've lost a personal friend.

Malik Rose

I may not agree with everything he does or says, but he's the coach; if he says it, I'll do it. Even if I think it's wrong or I don't think it will help, I have to do it because he gets paid to make the decisions.