Famous Quotes & Sayings

I thought it would be sensible for us to change the rules and a majority of the party agreed with me but not enough of them,

I think the states have an agreement in concept on all the difficult points. I am more than optimistic that we will meet the Feb. 2 deadline.

Joe Biden

... Judge, she (Ginsburg) specifically, in response to a question whether or not she agreed with the majority or minority opinion in Moore v. the City of Cleveland said explicitly: I agree with the majority, and here's what the majority said and I agree with it. My question to you is: Do you agree with it or not?

Just because the owner doesn't agree with their cause, that's not a reason to fire somebody.

Winston Churchill

It is certainly more agreeable to have power to give than to receive

Gary Bettman

It is clear to me that if we're not working on a written document, memorializing our agreement this weekend, I don't see how we can play any semblance of a season,

Management is basically going home on Friday and coming in to work on Monday in the same job with the same responsibilities. I can't imagine how any self-respecting director would agree to an arrangement like that . . . In Calgary, in particular, it seems like it's just a standard thing to do. When there's a corporate development of any kind, management just put a lot of money in their pockets in the process, regardless of whether they created value or not.

Mansion will invest money in the English Premier League as we believe it will be a powerful tool to continue our successful international growth. We aim to reach agreement with a club in the coming months and look forward to working closely with a team that is passionate about building our brand around the world in an open partnership.

I'm happy at Miami. I've agreed to a deal and I'm not interested in other jobs.

I'm hoping there will be some voting repercussions. The (county) commissioners really let us down. (Commissioners) Steve Stuart and Marc Boldt gave us verbal agreement that they would do anything they could to keep the clinic from opening.

Douglas Alexander

I'm in agreement with David Miliband when he says our generation of Labour politicians are not willing to hand over the direction of the country without a serious electoral fight.

Mark Ferguson

Most of the requests were either agreed to or they have already been taken care of.

Michael Campbell

Most of the players would probably agree with me that the reason we've improved so much over the last five or six years is because of Tiger. We had to. He came out all guns blazing, and he was like streaks ahead of us. We had to do something.

Michael Specter

Most reputable scientists agree that climate change is real and that the effects are likely to be bad. But nobody can say for sure exactly what 'bad' means. The safest and most equitable way out of this horrific mess is simple: cut fossil-fuel emissions.

Stephen Hadley

We've talked to the Europeans about it. It's clear if those negotiations fail, then we are agreed with the Europeans that the next step is to take the matter to the U.N. Security Council.

Dalai Lama

We need political solution, that the best way is genuine self rule. That I feel (is) mutually agreeable solution,

We object to the overall premise that consumers are duped into installing our software. It's no different from what's on television. People are paying for this content by agreeing to some ads.

We now have a ballpark agreement that is better for the District and is better in every way. What it will do is bring in revenue.

We not only have to choose the best three goalkeepers but what fits in our budget. I think Matt Jordan might agree to our terms, so it looks as if Byron Foss might be the man out.

We never talk about specifics of internal meetings. We have an agreement coming up and we talk about issues relevant to preparation for that. We keep our internal meetings confidential.

We never stopped negotiating. We are working toward reaching a consensual agreement by the end of the month.

We need a moral road map toward the end of the occupation and the signing of a permanent agreement. We will not rest until we have carried out (Rabin's) way.

We need a healthy oil business in order to move to a healthy gas business. We view oil and gas as one package and the agreement reached with the governor is finely balanced.

We need a consensual agreement. We can't get out of bankruptcy without one.

Tony Blair

We need a comprehensive, ambitious agreement to cut barriers to trade in the three key areas: agriculture, non-agricultural market access, and services,

Bill Shorten

I'm proud of my record of negotiating agreements, representing people and making sure that both employers and employees could get the best out of going to work every day.

We categorically reject any attempt to link (Iran) to the proposed Indo-U.S. agreement on civil nuclear energy cooperation, which stands on its own merits.

We are trying to do it this week. Once we have come to an agreement on everything, obviously the hostages can go home.

We couldn't meet our end of the agreement in a timely fashion, which delayed their construction. We extended the agreement with a one-year moratorium, and in June they will have to be in at least 30,000 square feet of building and meet the employment requirement.

Bernie Bickerstaff

Well, it's important and what it does is help our players. That there's an appreciation for what we do. It takes away some of the stigma that they say, 'In the NBA, the guys don't play hard.' I don't agree with that. Teams play hard in this league. You get out there and try to play 82 games. I just think these guys make it look so easy because of their skill level that people think they're just going through the motions.

Helen Clark

Well, we don't think for a moment that either the U.S. or Australia are out to damage the New Zealand economy, but if there were a sustained period in which they had a free-trade agreement and New Zealand didn't have that same arrangement with the States, that could be both trade- and investment-distorting.

Jim Bunning

Well, the World Series has come and gone, and they still have not come to an agreement, so we're going to move ahead in Congress, ... It's my opinion that Major League Baseball and the players union will not come to an agreement that's satisfactory.

We mutually agreed that it was the right move for the Saints.