Famous Quotes & Sayings

We have a new 1996 collective bargaining agreement, ... I think this is good for General Motors, CAW and all of our employees.

We have an agreement with the regions that a week prior to a Test the Welsh-based players in our starting XV stand down for their region.

We have a merger agreement with American General that is legally binding.

We have always said we are willing to negotiate an agreement. That's what we'd prefer. But we can't give up another 50% of our contact after what we've lost so far.

We have always said that this is part of our future and why we are restructuring and trying to lower our costs. And with this, we remain in compliance with our agreements and requirements of our agreement with Delta.

We couldn't come to an agreement on the fountain,

Tim Finchem

We couldn't be more pleased with the outcome of these discussions. We have been able to streamline and solidify our television presence for the long term through this alignment with two very strong network partners and an exclusive cable provider. These agreements will drive enormous value to sponsors. And it's a big win for our fans, because these television partners will provide the continuity and quality of coverage that will bring out the drama of the season-long FedEx Cup competition, while also positioning The Players Championship for maximum impact and fan interest.

We couldn't as a group come to an agreement about how the money would be spent, and that resulted in the legislature setting the money aside.

We could not reach agreement mainly on gas pricing and there will be no further negotiations on this (for now).

We have worked hard to resolve this situation quickly, before more people are hurt by Global Horizons' predatory practices, ... Rather than dragging this out in the courts, we've reached an agreement that puts the company on a very short leash and creates a better situation for potential workers.

We have worked hard together as a team to forge an agreement that is good for Delta and all of its constituents.

We believe the Congress needs to hear that industry is interested in this (nuclear) initiative ... We have been waiting for the administration to provide the signal that the separation agreement is going on well and that it would be (put) behind us.

Typically, we start bargaining before a contract expires in hopes of reaching an agreement. It's not unusual for the bargaining to drag on longer than that.

Bob DuPuy

Today's vote is a serious setback to all those in the Washington community who sought the return of a team to the nation's capital. I regret very much that D.C. officials have failed to honor the agreement they made when they successfully bid for the Expos to move to Washington. Baseball has no choice but to pursue arbitration so the terms of our original agreement can be honored and to begin to explore whatever options are available to us.

John Heywood

Three may keep counsel, if two are away.

Richard Wagner

True Drama is only conceivable as proceeding from a common urgency of every art towards the most direct appeal to a common public. In this Drama, each separate art can only bare its utmost secret to their common public through a mutual parleying with the other arts; for the purpose of each separate branch of art can only be fully attained by the reciprocal agreement and co-operation of all the branches in their common message.

Transparency, sunshine, disclosure are recurring themes in the conversations that I am having with my colleagues. I think people are in general agreement that names ought to be associated with earmarks that are funded.

Today's outcome will not disrupt Delta service. Together with our pilots and all of our employees, we remain focused on our number-one priority -- taking good care of our customers. The traveling public can continue to book Delta with confidence, and we appreciate their business and look forward to serving them. In the meantime, Delta remains committed to seeking a consensual agreement with our pilots and is working hard to do so.

You know how you build up trust? You live up to the agreement ... You can build up trust through actions.

When I returned to work after the death of my son, Jon, in 1997, I had a special provision inserted in my employment agreement that allows me to choose not to fill out my term, ... I felt that once my work was completed and I was satisfied with the company's direction and progress, I'd invoke that provision... That time has arrived.

We never had an agreement on the $1,300. That is what the government is offering and I told them whatever lump sum they were offering I would have to get the consensus from the membership before we could sign off on any deal,

We need to work together (with the U.S. government) to make trade agreements with China right for both of us,

We've been having amicable discussions with Pocopson Township authorities, and look forward to reaching an agreement soon.

Jennifer Morgan

Unlike the recent Asia-Pacific Pact with the United States and other countries, this agreement includes policies, markets and technologies, which should lead to real and significant action.

Under the grand coalition agreement, some compromise will obviously have to take place for things to work,

Under the best, the very best, conditions it takes several months to negotiate an agreement. These are far from what you would call good conditions.

Under the agreement with the plaintiffs, we are going to open up that window for all advertisers, regardless of when the questionable clicks occurred.

Under Smith, there was some hope this agreement would be implemented. Personally, I question whether it can be done without Smith.

Jerry Jones

We can both disappoint each other in this agreement. But this is no free lunch to the Dallas Cowboys. We made a commitment to him. That means something.

Bidzina Ivanishvili

The economy is governed through cartel agreements and monopoly. The attorney general is the one who's controlling funds. There is no free business in Georgia.

We'd need to reach cruising altitude pretty quickly tomorrow if we are to be able to reach an agreement during our time here.

We'd like to see if we can get to an agreement, and we're not there yet. No one is quite ready to say we can't get there.

Tom Shields

We would hope that the final for m of any legislation would take into consideration the compacts we have already negotiated, settlement agreement we have reached, and all the work that has gone into this project by tribes, the city and the state.