Famous Quotes & Sayings

He's down-home, not pretentious, but he gets it, and he's got an air of confidence about him that reassures you that when you tell him something he understands how important it is to you.

Jesse Jackson

He should be removed from the airwaves as soon as possible. Bill Bennett owes America an apology. He certainly owes African-Americans an apology.

He should be OK, ... He was in the Marines. My dad was in the Navy. My auntie and uncle, they were in the Air Force and Army. So, they're survivors.

He's got the experience. He's got that air about him. You can tell he wants to be out there.

His presence on air is reassuring. Paul tells you how he feels. He's a quiet, unassuming man with a dry sense of humor. I couldn't ask for a better radio partner.

Historically there has not been a great rate of return on airline stocks for investors, which is why they have always traded at a severe discount to the markets. And there is no guarantee that the government is going to approve on all these mergers, which lends an air of caution to investing in the sector.

Historically, airlines have sought to maintain goodwill among their passengers by providing them with some compensation or refund.

His speech at the Boeing aircraft plant has delivered a very important message to the American people. The Chinese Government and enterprises are very sincere about business co-operation with the United States .

Allen Johnson

His unit is in charge of 5,000 homes, and they've only been able to search about 2 percent of them. People are standing on roofs or sticking their hands out of air vents so they can get rescued.

History was made tonight as American Airlines gave away more than 20,000 free, round-trip tickets as part of the largest-ever airline ticket giveaway. We believe in rewarding people for their loyalty, and tonight these devoted fans went home with free American Airlines ticket vouchers. Each Mavericks fan here tonight will soon have the opportunity to experience American's extraordinary new service from Love Field, and we look forward to showing them our special brand of appreciation.

History must be our deliverer not only from the undue influence of other times, but from the undue influence of our own, from the tyranny of environment and the pressures of the air we breathe

Kenneth Bacon

He's a wily fellow, and that's why we'll continue to fly with great care and continue to devote a portion of our assets to dealing with his integrated air defense system.

He's been on the air in the Houston market for years. Naturally he has a name ID advantage. We dispute that he has that level of support. Name ID is one thing, support is another.

Sathya Baba

If a smoker blows air on a white handkerchief, he will find yellow spots on it. This is a sign of disease. Smoking leads to cancer. Drinking is a demonic quality. It makes you intoxicated and to forget yourself. Consuming non-vegetarian food is also a bad quality.

Jack Morris

If a project is planned with 700 residents, and 50 percent of them use mass transit, that's 350 cars off the road. That improves traffic congestion and air quality. It contributes to the quality of life.

Richard Land

If a geo-restricted cab has a passenger going to the airport and they pick up a passenger (there), I have no problem with that. But during conventions, there's been evenings over there we haven't had more than 14 taxicabs come over there (to the convention center). That's what really set me off about doing something.

If airlines feel like they are not going to be able to be accommodated, then they'll start looking at other airports.

I don't think we're going to see jobs collapse or disappear. There is a bit of fear in the air with what's been going on with oil prices and the hurricane that there's going to be some kind of collapse. But I think this economy is resilient.

I don't want the air to get dirtier than it already is. And by excluding the older cars that have worse emissions, then we seem to be going backward.

Sandy Berger

I don't think you will need air conditioning, notwithstanding the fact that its going to be a June summit,

I expect more of the network airlines to do the same. Now that fuel is an issue, and other economics of the airline industry are pretty difficult, a lot of marginal flights are hard to justify. It's a prudent trimming of marginal routes.

Michael Copps

If a company bids enough, it can exclude all other competitors, leaving airlines with only one possible supplier and passengers with no choice. Experience shows that if a company has the chance to buy a monopoly license, it will pay a premium for it. That is because it allows them, with one fell swoop, to ensure that competitors will not be able to keep prices down or force them to innovate.

I enlisted in the Air Corps, and I was doing what I wanted to do to help the country.

I don't think our government really has much of a policy about air travel. I would compare the policies of United Arab Emirates, which has done a terrific job recognizing the value of transportation, of travel.

From the air as a cottage owner it's heart-wrenching.

From the time she went through the first manned checkpoint, she was followed by airport operations officers and security guards and was brought to a stop quickly. Police arrived immediately and she was placed under arrest.

From the point of view of protecting the president, we'd rather have nothing out there as regards Air Force One and the security arrangements. If I were still in government, I'd try to get this taken down promptly.

For us, that's a challenge every week. We have to apply ourselves, which we did last time. Our reaction time when the ball was in the air was extremely quick.

Fortunately, the captain noticed the smaller plane out of the corner of his eye. He immediately pulled the airplane into a much steeper climb.

Bruce Smith

Given the weather conditions and the formidable terrain in Alaska, the safe landing of the aircraft without injury to the crew was a remarkable display of airmanship on the part of the pilot.

Global warming is the greatest environmental threat we face. Fortunately, states are stepping up to the plate in taking on this great challenge. Connecticut policy-makers have shown great leadership in reducing global warming and cleaning up the air we breathe.

Tom Lehman

If it had been coming away from the airport my three-year-old would have been sitting where the bullet hit.

If it is outside of the airport footprint, we don't have a problem with it. In fact, we think it is a good idea.