Famous Quotes & Sayings

Neil Gaiman

Crowley had been extremely impressed with the warranties offered by the computer industry, and had in fact sent a bundle Below to the department that drew up the Immortal Soul agreements, with a yellow memo form attached just saying: "Learn, guys.

Friedrich Engels

By the same right under which France took Flanders, Lorraine and Alsace, and will sooner or later take Belgium -- by that same right Germany takes over Schleswig; it is the right of civilization as against barbarism, of progress as against stability. Even if the agreements were in Denmark's favor -- which is very doubtful-this right carries more weight than all the agreements, for it is the right of historical evolution.

Frederick the Great

My people and I have come to an agreement which satisfies us both. They are to do what they please, and I am to do what I please.

Louis Stokes

There are some classified documents there that we received from the CIA. Our arrangement with the CIA was that we could by mutual agreement declassify these documents, but we had no authority to unilaterally declassify them.

Herb Kohl

You know, that would be one of those memos that I no longer agree with, Senator. I didn't fully appreciate what was involved in the confirmation process when I wrote that.

You know that a spanking is not going to do damage. You may not agree with spanking, particularly in public, ... but you can only do so much, legally.

You know, I wish the best for the team, ... I mean, I love the guys on the team. ... As coach said, I don't agree with what happened, but it's his decision to make.

You'd have to agree the circumstances here appear very suspicious.

Maureen Dowd

Washington is a place where people have always been suspect of style and overt sexuality. Too much preening signals that you're not up late studying cap-and-trade agreements.

Paddy Ashdown

I am formally accountable to the steering board of the PIC, and I meet with nine ambassadors from the PIC every week. I have to have the capitals' broad agreement with what I do.

John Stuart Mill

There is a tolerably general agreement about what a university is not. It is not a place of professional education.

John Rawls

The fairest rules are those to which everyone would agree if they did not know how much power they would have.

Mark Tobey

We all feel a separateness; we wish that a drop of water would soften our ego; the world needs a common conscience: agreement... we must concentrate outside ourselves.

Sylvia Hatchell

You could make a great Final Four just from the teams in our regional alone. Everyone seems to agree it's the toughest. But, we've played great teams all year and we'll be prepared. I think the strength of this bracket will help motivate our team.

You can't get down 18 and expect to win. I thought we battled hard in the second half, but we lost it in the first half. Everybody will agree with me there.

The key to the success of this agreement is its sticking power. If they get 75 percent compliance it's very good news for oil prices.

The judges agreed wolves are recovered in the Great Lakes region. So if the boundaries of where that region is are drawn right, this should work.

The Iraqis have signed an agreement that allows inspectors any time, anywhere, by anyone. That is what they're expected to do. They have that obligation, so it's time for action, not discussions.

Karen Miller

Their numbers seem to be changing. Earlier in the week they said there was a $1.5 billion gap, ... We never negotiate numbers in the press. We're putting our energy into reaching an agreement at the bargaining table.

David Taylor

The initial group were Scottish but I don't want to box ourselves in and it depends if we reach agreement with one of them,

The union seemed amenable to giving the matter serious consideration, but indicated that there still existed fairly significant resistance from their membership. They wanted the opportunity to use this season to further vet the issue with their players before they would agree to take the step of implementing a mandatory visor rule.

William Murray

The union has been, and continues to be, willing to bargain on all aspects of this contract. The union will continue to pursue all avenues open to us to reach a fair agreement for our members.

The trip has far more to it than simply the civilian nuclear agreement. If it takes more time to finalize that in a way that will answer questions that the U.S. Congress has and the Indian Parliament has, then that time should be taken.

The Tribune likes me when I do the things that they feel agree with their editorial policy, and they dislike me when I don't agree with them.

The tribe is obligated by the settlement agreement to pay a fee for its children who attend the school district, same as the fee for students who attend from outside the county.

These are countries that are starting, together, themselves to identify as a region, as the Central American region. The Central American Free Trade Agreement is one example. Countries in that region, for example, have contributed troops to Iraq, and they've contributed at least a commitment to work on maybe joint peacekeeping activities, things of that nature. So, it's developing an identity as a component of the inter-American system and I think the Secretary would very much like to strengthen that.

E. O. Wilson

These kind of charges are devastating. Even when you're (only charged and not convicted), 90 percent of people will believe you did it. But we turned down all the plea agreements so that they could tell a jury they were innocent.

This is one of those things both sides of the aisle probably agree on. Jack has been talking about this for some time. Jack's view is that we need to invest in voc-ed in ways that help students prepare for the careers of tomorrow rather than the careers of yesterday.

This is my own opinion but I have raised it a limited cabinet minister's meeting. The energy and mineral resources minister and the vice president have agreed to it.

This is more hostile collaboration than it is antagonistic negotiations. Both sides know they have to come to some agreement that makes the company work. When the dust settles, I'd put my money on an agreement being reached.

This is madness. There are parties in this country who want nothing but war. If this goes on, the ceasefire agreement talks will go down the drain.

This is a good offer and OPSEU should work with us to ensure we do get an agreement and to ensure that the students' year isn't disrupted. We certainly think OPSEU won't launch a strike (tomorrow).

Eliot Engel

This has the effect of pulling the rug out from under the administration in trying to forge an agreement on Kosovo,