Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bill Gates

We're hoping the remaining states will join in this agreement so that everyone can focus on the future and avoid the unnecessary costs and delays of further litigation, ... While this decree will place significant restrictions on Microsoft's business, we believe this is a fair and reasonable settlement that will be good for consumers, good for the high-tech industry and good for the economy.

We're hoping that some kind of limited liability agreement can be worked out with the government that limits the liability for Good Samaritans who take in these evacuees. We don't anticipate that there would be a lot of lawsuits out of that, based on the fact that people are voluntarily helping out, but that doesn't mean that still won't occur in some rare instances.

We're hoping people will see the value in this and agree to let the city plant a sugar maple in their yard. We all benefit from the beauty of these trees. It's part of the ambiance of this town, and that's not something we want to lose.

We're hopeful the court would agree with what our argument has been all along: The judges advising these individuals in court or not, reminding them either way, does not remove the fact of the law.

Dennis Ross

We're hopeful that we'll see an agreement very soon.

We're hopeful that we'll be able to convince your honor to agree with us that the need is real.

Bill Simon

We're not always going to agree on every issue, that's for sure, but we certainly agree on what I believe are the most important issues facing our great state, and those are economic issues,

Gordon Strachan

We're back in terms of freshness and imagination and touch. We were a wee bit nervy near the end when they scored but I think we all agreed the game should have been all over and done with.

Katy Perry

I never took part in the rules and hatred that sometimes go along with religion. But if my parents are happy with what they believe, then I'm happy to stay out of their way. We agree to disagree.

Katy Perry

People don't understand that I have a great relationship with my parents - like, how that can exist. There isn't any judgment. They don't necessarily agree with everything I do, but I don't necessarily agree with everything they do.

Glenn Miller

Three years of reduced funding of public libraries have taken a toll. We agree that local municipal funding is our weakest area, but only state incentives can improve local support in a long-term, consistent manner.

Yes, I did make the mistake of running away from a police officer because I had a warrant. Granted, I'm on this side of the glass too, which makes my credibility somewhat weak. I would agree with that and I could see that. But what the officers did that night, there's no call for that.

With the number of tourists increasing between Korea and Japan, this agreement will be a win-win situation for both parties.

We know what a difficult decision it must have been for Ian but we agree his health must come first.

Verification is definitely a problem. But to reach a new agreement they need progress, and today's statement is progress.

When the so-called 'Gang of Fourteen' saved the filibuster last spring, senators from both sides of the aisle agreed that it would be used only in extraordinary circumstances and this certainly qualifies.

Abraham Lincoln

Some single mind must be master, else there will be no agreement in anything.

The plan, the idea, the concept is to isolate Jerusalem from the Palestinian hinterland, and to say -- at the very least - - if we agree to some kind of mini-Palestinian state, it won't be with a capital in Jerusalem.

David Jackson

(The plan) is something we need to do, but we also need more discussion among the board and hospital staff to make sure we are all in agreement and to hammer out details.

The plaintiff dropped John Mack from the lawsuit after they understood the fact he played no role in authorizing the employment agreements that are the subject of the suit and didn't join the board until after the agreements were approved.

David Axelrod

The place where we don't agree is on whether there should be some restraint on insurance companies and whether they should be allowed to run wild. We believe there should be some restraint; some on the other side don't think so.

The pitch is being laid now and we have an agreement to play regional and domestic matches there later this year to test the quality.

Gordon Brown

There are only eight weeks to go to these vital Hong Kong discussions. I do not believe that you can get a vital agreement that works if we wait until people arrive in Hong Kong.

There are two indoor skating rinks in Polk County, and both of them are in Urbandale. Can we all agree that we don't need any more ice?

There are tracts of land that are going to be annexed by the city and are going to be developed by developers that we don't have mitigation agreements with. Part of our job is to continue to get agreements with all of those developers.

There are people who don't agree with that era of film. It is an important piece of the puzzle.

Kim Kardashian

I'm just really supportive of everyone - even though I believe that things should be equal, people have different circumstances in their life that have taught them to be who they are. Even if I don't agree with them, I don't judge them. I'm a really non-judgmental person.

We're continuing to work towards getting an agreement prior to Friday's deadline.

We're confident that once Congress has all the facts, they will strongly endorse an agreement that will help cement a new and important strategic partnership between the United States and India.

Salva Kiir Mayardit

It is neither my intention to depart from the route of John Garang nor to change the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

But I will agree that I think that things happen with people in relationships, that you might have been able to enjoy Morocco, say, if you weren't getting out of a bad marriage. You know what I mean?

Alexis de Tocqueville

The Union was formed by the voluntary agreement of the States; and these, in uniting together, have not forfeited their Nationality, nor have they been reduced to the condition of one and the same people. If one of the States chose to withdraw its name from the contract, it would be difficult to disprove its right of doing so ...

Robert Teeter

We need people out talking about the President, explaining, agreeing with and praising his actions.