Famous Quotes & Sayings

An insolvent company - in this case, Enron - is not allowed to make payments to stockholders.

An insolvent company -- in this case, Enron -- is not allowed to make payments to stockholders.

An insolvent companyùin this case, Enronùis not allowed to make payments to stockholders.

Harry Reid

An inescapable lesson of 22 years of deregulation is that mergers and a reduction in competition often lead to higher fares for the American traveling public. We cannot stand idly by and allow the benefits of deregulation to be derailed by a wave of mergers.

And the question is for numbers three, four and five, are there niches that allow them to have a reasonable role and reasonable economics?

And the other great thing that we're allowed to do and you're not is use metaphor.

Anybody who did anything that was negative to a group, any label, those were the (T-shirts) that we collected. Any shirts that were positive, did not name (a group) and were not negative or offensive to a group were allowed to stay on campus.

Are we going to be stronger than the sum of our parts or are we going to be endlessly bickering among ourselves and allowing the bully to basically mop the floor with us?

Susan Vreeland

Archival and published history does not always record personal relationships of historical figures, so characters must be invented to allow the subject to reveal their interior realm through intimate interaction.

A projection forward, with expenditure remaining at budgeted levels, could well result in a revenue overrun of 20 billion rand for the year. This will allow the government plenty of room for tax cuts and a further increase in infrastructural spending.

Apparently, the winner on the show receives a lot of money. He wasn't allowed to tell anyone whether he wins, but he picked up the tab. They were a great crowd and were very courteous to my employees.

B. F. Skinner

A railroad meant two things for the community. It allowed for marketing of local produce such as grain and livestock, and it allowed for direct entry of English and German immigrants into the community.

Anything that allows people to get back into their comfort zones will allow stocks and bonds to go up a little bit.

Anything less than the original bill will not allow parents to know what is going on.

An 'exchange' would allow everyone to choose their health care insurance from a broad range of options - just like federal employees and Congress do right now - and allow their employer to help pay for it.

Any sovereign state will not allow such a thing to happen.

Kofi Annan

Any solution to the conflict must allow these unfortunate people to return voluntarily to their homes in full security and dignity,

Muhammadu Buhari

As far as the constitution allows me, I will try to ensure that there is responsible and accountable governance at all levels of government in the country. For I will not have kept my own trust with the Nigerian people if I allow others abuse theirs under my watch.

As good business people, we'd be silly not to tap into every fan of the book and hope they will become a fan of the movie. We don't believe we're making a Christian movie. We believe we're following the story of the book faithfully and allowing everyone to interpret it how they want depending on how they've connected to the book.

Asian economies are in better shape, so it's more than possible that Asian central banks will allow further gains.

Chris Cagle

As excited as I was about becoming a new father, my disappointment now is equally as strong. So out of respect for all that are involved, please allow this situation to remain private.

As for the precise detail of this proposal, we will have to look at it once Fifa have sent it through, but our existing disciplinary procedures do already allow for points deductions in certain extreme cases.

As a general rule, larger districts can support lower administrative and support costs. So you have to ask yourself where the money would come from. . . . The Granite School District is at the maximum (taxation) level allowed by law. We cannot bring any more money as allowed with property taxes.

As a fledgling company, we made this choice as a first production one that allowed us to really stay true to the opera and not overwhelm ourselves with managing a very large cast.

Jim Johnson

As Americans look to celebrate the upcoming mid-summer classic, AT&T Wireless thought it was an appropriate time to allow Chicagoans an opportunity to voice their opinion,

As a marketing person, the name change would allow us a clean slate of sorts.

Mike Sherman

Our doctors would not have allowed it, ... We'll have to evaluate him on Wednesday.

Artur Davis

Our displaced citizens should have the same rights as our soldiers and for that matter, our college students, to participate in their states elections while they are temporarily away from home, ... This bill would allow evacuees to assert by affidavit that they intend to return to Louisiana or Mississippi and vote in the 2006 and 2008 federal elections by absentee ballot.

Our estate tax laws allow the heirs to inherit property with a new cost basis which is equal to the fair market value.

Our customers, particularly our Asian customers, have requested it over and over again. We feel strongly that if customers are asking for tested beef, we should be allowed to provide that.

Our current facilities, although still functional, are seriously outdated and inefficient. The new facility will allow us to operate more efficiently and will provide a higher level of service to the community.

Gale Norton

Our approach has been to have a balanced energy policy, and today's decision indicates that balance. ... This does allow us to prevent the most immediate, most in-shore area of potential oil and gas development.

John Ashcroft

Our American system of justice will allow Walker the rights and due process that the terrorists he fought side by side with sought, and still seek, to destroy.