Famous Quotes & Sayings

We believe an agreement can be reached. A strike by the pilots would be fatal to Delta.

We thank teachers for their dedication and commitment and negotiating teams for good-faith efforts at reaching a tentative agreement. The new agreement, once ratified, will be a win-win for all involved.

We spent a lot of time soul searching Thursday and then we got down to business Friday morning. Once an agreement is reached with the University of South Carolina Department of Archaeology, we will begin Phase 1 of the project. We expect it to take a year to do all the archaeological and historical work in Phase 1.

We expect Ford to eventually reach an agreement with the United Auto Workers union similar to that announced by General Motors Corp. that could result in a substantial reduction of Ford's burdensome health care costs in the long term.

We don't think it's a problem. We are getting the agreements signed and turned in to us.

We chose Sir Albee by mutual agreement. We were very fortunate to get someone of his stature for the first year.

We continue to work with Delphi, the court, and the unions to reach a consensual agreement that makes sense for all parties.

We continue to work with all of our unions in hopes of reaching a consensual agreement before the end of the year.

This is very serious for Ontario and we can't sign on to an agreement that specifically disadvantages us.

This license agreement will now allow 4G Systems to expand their wireless offering to include HSDPA solutions, providing high-speed mobile service to European consumers.

Jim Bunning

This is what I had hoped for all along, for the two private parties to come to an agreement on their own without Congress having to do it for them, ... not as tough as I would like.

Glenn Tilton

This is the last of the tentative agreements with our work force and underscores the significant progress we have made in recent weeks toward cutting costs, ... The IAM, along with our other unions, has stepped up to the challenge by cooperating in an unprecedented way to set the framework for a stronger, more competitive airline.

This is unbelievable. We need to have an agreement with them to keep control over the land use there.

Terry Semel

This is truly a turning point for the IM industry, and we believe our agreement with Microsoft will help usher in a new era of IP communications,

This landmark agreement firmly positions us at the forefront of the digital multicast era and enables us to marry innovative content with groundbreaking technology, delivering real benefit to the consumer.

This joint effort will result in strong representation for all workers at the newly merged airline, ... As the industry endures continued economic uncertainty, this agreement will ensure that nearly 10,000 workers are united in their fight for fair treatment and job security.

They're really working hard to get an agreement as soon as possible.

Paul Begala

They're burning the midnight oil to go through every detail. I don't think any of those details can jeopardize this. It's a good agreement for the country.

Dora Russell

anybody who has anything abusive to say of women, whether ancient or modern, can command a vast public in the popular press and a ready agreement from the average publisher.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

No treaty or international agreement can contravene the Constitution.

John Gage

In this last year for the first time you had agreement amongst all the poor countries that Internet and IT is a fundamental component of development. Two or three years ago you would go to a meeting and people would say: 'We don't even have clean water, how can we even think about IT,'

I have talked to the GM people and they feel they have come to a point where they can put an agreement together. I think both sides expect they will have something, and the target is the announcement of earnings.

Joseph Estrada

I hope it will not create tension because we have agreement to resolve problems through diplomatic means,

I honestly feel like we're close. We're days away from having an agreement.

Alija Izetbegovic

I have reminded him (Major) that there are some positive as well as some negative elements in the Dayton agreement and that lately, these negative elements are more and more prevailing. That is creating a fear among our people -- a fear that that might lead to the disintegration of the country.

Ariel Sharon

I have seen the wars, the battles, the agony, ... I would like to reach an agreement. I am ready to dedicate several years to that.

I prefer an imperfect agreement that is living to an imperfect agreement that doesn't exist.

Chad Pennington

In the bottom of my heart I felt New York was the place to be. I was just hoping we would come to an agreement where both sides would be committed and share the risks.

In that context, your assertion that you hope to reach an agreement this week on a new agreement is ludicrous.

In terms of the status of the civil nuclear co-operation agreement with India, I think both governments continue to believe that this is a very important arrangement for the future. We have made some progress, but we have more progress that needs to be made.

If you stand back and look at the past 50 years, all these parties have been competing with each other for resources. There have been some agreements but essentially they've been competing in a zero-sum game.

In a dynamic situation where things are always happening everyday, there are agreements and disagreements, but you carry on. If somebody feels that they have had enough, and it's time they look for something else, you have got to understand this.

Pankaj Mishra

In 1853, American warships bullied Japan out of centuries of virtual isolation and into the modern world. The threat of force compelled Japan, like India and China before it, to accept trade agreements that were economically ruinous and eroded national sovereignty.