Famous Quotes & Sayings

Martin Heinrich

If you look back at President Bush, nobody agreed with his policies, but you understood that he was doing things that he believed was right.

Deborah Tannen

If you come from, say, the northeastern part of the United States when you're listening you need to show you're alive. You need to talk along. That's the way you show you're interested. But in many parts of the United States if you talk along, that's rude, that's interruption. Now, we all agree interruption is rude. But we don't agree on what constitutes an interruption.

If you've got 13 felonies, and negotiations are, you have to plead to at least one, which one do you plead to? ... The one the Supreme Court can't even agree is a crime.

In this case, I completely agree if the attackers are punished.

Silvan Shalom

In this situation, of course I can't vote for this agreement. I will see what they (Palestinians) will do in the near future,

Thomas Perez

In the wealthiest nation on Earth, no one who works a full time job should have to live in poverty. That's a fundamental value proposition, an article of faith in our country that I know an overwhelming majority of Americans agree on.

Doug Jones

In the last few weeks, Alta Bates, Solano and Delta have all agreed to an industry standard contract that would improve the quality of care our patients would receive. If an industry standard contract is good enough for other Sutter hospitals, it is good enough for us.

In the last couple of years, the U.S. has taken a tough line on China. The fact that they were able to make this agreement tells us that Europe and Japan have fallen into line with U.S. on this matter. That's a major turning point.

Ron Brown

In the fall of 1999, ... then-mayor John Wright, I, and Betty Feinberg were frustrated by the process. She was tired, I was tired, but we wanted to make things work. And for a time, it did. At some point it stopped working- we can cast blame, but that won't do anybody any good. Right now, we have an agreement before us tonight - I hope you see fit to approve the agreement.

In the interest of the small business and minority community, and in the interest of RTD, Mr. Simmons and RTD agreed that it was best to the end the contract.

In the 20 years I've been making movies, my mother has suggested ideas, but either we didn't agree or I was working something else.

In some of them that we did have, the amount (the district paid) did not agree with the contract.

In Southeast Asia, I will be negotiating agreements with the most-affected nations to offer assistance to build their capacity to identify outbreaks and respond rapidly when needed, ... We feel a common and genuine sense of urgency.

In our operations around the globe we are focused on sustainable development as a part of who we are and how we do business. This agreement demonstrates our commitment to living this value.

In our numerous consultations with our domestic textile and apparel industries and members of Congress, we heard unambiguous calls for a more comprehensive approach to textile trade with China, ... As a result, we will commence negotiations on a broad agreement with the Chinese.

In order to keep the violence from escalating further, it is urgent to get the two parties to sit down together to discuss how to ensure that the ceasefire agreement is observed and how the peace process can be advanced.

Michael Hoffman

In return the owners must cease logging immediately and agree to enter into serious negotiations for the purchase and sale of the property,

In preliminary discussions on these elements, India has already conveyed to US that such a provision has no place in the proposed bilateral agreement and that India is bound only by what is contained in the July 18 Joint Statement, that is, continuing its commitment to a unilateral moratorium on nuclear testing.

No union has indicated to the company that they have any intention other than to sign the agreement. We believe that's what is important.

Now many might not agree with that decision but it was a decision which demonstrated a considered approach.

no violation of the labor agreement inherent in the club's decision to pay Mr. Owens, but not to permit him to play or practice due to the nature of his conduct and its destructive and continuing threat to the team.

The monies that we got from FIFA had to do with specifically with the damage that was done by the hurricane and that was rectified. The interior of the building was completely painted, but I agree that outside needs some work and we are working on it as we speak. We have spoken to Sherwin Williams who is willing to donate the paints, and in a short period the outside will be taken care of.

Drafts are not final, and they're subject to change until they're final. So... by mutual agreement, the secretary of the Air Force and the deputy secretary of defense decided that there was more work to do and that's being done.

During our visit with companies in Korea, each company acknowledged that June revenues for handsets dropped drastically, although they did not agree with the degree to which it dropped.

Delta remains committed to seeking a consensual agreement with our pilots and is working hard to do so.

Delphi's contract proposal was not designed to be a framework for an agreement but a road map for confrontation,

Delphi is telling the bankruptcy court that if nothing changes in terms of their union agreement, they won?t have money to pay their light bill by the end of 2007. So there?s definitely going to be a need for changes.

Defendant does not intend to profit in any way from the Oklahoma City bombing tragedy and in the event this court imposes no fine, or a nominal fine, and does not order restitution to exceed $4,100, the defendant will sign and file with the court an agreement and promise not to profit from the Oklahoma City bombing tragedy.

Lloyd Carr

Dealing with success is more agreeable than dealing with losing, ... but it's no less difficult. Now we have to deal with all these people patting us on the back. But it's not wise to listen to that because it might distract you from what you need to get done.

Wale

D.C.'s a tough place to get love unless you're from D.C. It's like everybody hates you here. The only black person that everyone can agree on is Obama.

Rick Perry

Day in and day out, there are pieces of legislation that members don't agree with, ... The democratic process is to debate and vote them. Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. All the people of the state of Texas are asking is to let democracy ... work.

Coach just talked to us about not being here physically and mentally, and I would have to agree with him.

Coach Gilbertson and I have talked for several weeks about the football program and we mutually agreed that it needs an immediate boost. Keith will finish this season as our head coach and has agreed to assist me beyond that time to develop a strategy for reinvestment by our university in its football program.