Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kofi Annan

It is my view that, rather than allowing this situation to deteriorate into a crisis, the Security Council should engage with the Iraqi authorities in order to resolve the problem,

I was very pleased with our defensive play in the first half, holding them to only 10 points and then only allowing two points in the third quarter. ?. I can't ask any more of the girls than that.

I think rebounding was the key point of the (Brookhaven) game. We didn't get key rebounds and we were allowing them two, three and sometimes four shots.

It allows virus-checking software in an e-mail to filter on that extension and to search files coming in with that extension more carefully, or to exclude them altogether on a content filtering gateway while allowing the majority of the office docs to pass through without hindrance. My only concern is making a smooth transition to the new format.

It does appear that these detainees are not allowing these inmates to leave.

I think Mel and I did a good job not allowing her to catch the ball, and when she did catch it not allowing her to see the basket to shoot. Mel tries to get physical with the person and frustrate them by bodying up. I just try to make the right reads and chase the screens and then I body up when I should.

Deion Sanders

I thought I came back to win a Super Bowl. But I found out in the middle of last season that's not what I came back for. I came back for these men inside the locker room. It wasn't about playing with those guys, it was about allowing those guys to see the man behind the persona.

Justice doesn't want this deal to happen, but they also don't want to say categorically 'no,' ... They're going to offer what they think is a reasonable but high hurdle for allowing this deal to go through.

It is creating more instability in the atmosphere, allowing the thunderstorms to grow to sizes and heights that we don't normally see in Hawaii.

Justin Langer

It is disappointing to miss a Test match but I have to consider the best interests of the team and whilst I continue pushing so hard to be right, I am not allowing myself to heal,

He delayed for a long while participating in the oil-for-food program, which has actually been one of the hopeful and helpful measures that the U.N. has brought to Iraq, allowing it to import more food in return for the oil it sells,

Sue Kelly

Half a million didn't get us anywhere near the level of improvements that we'll need, but it's allowing us to do these three projects,

Fernando Alonso

This was a good, fighting win. I just concentrated on making no mistakes. The competition is closer than we thought but this is the perfect start for us. The start was good, the second stop perfect, allowing me to come out in front of Michael. Very nice.

Richard Hamilton

I feel good, especially the last couple of games. He's been putting the ball in my hands and allowing me to create and allowing me to make plays.

Hugh Mackay

Frankly, I'm more worried about the violence we do to ourselves and our children by allowing the media to create an expectation of instant gratification.

Benjamin Franklin

Friends and neighbors, the taxes are indeed very heavy, and if those laid on by the government were the only ones we had to pay, we might more easily discharge them; but we have many others, and much more grievous to some of us. We are taxed twice as much by our idleness, three times as much by our pride, and four times as much by our folly; and from these taxes the commissioners cannot ease or deliver us by allowing abatement.

Just look at what they've done by calling penalties for obstruction and just allowing the freedom to be able to skate. Look at what the style of play in the AJHL is right now - it's night and day (from the NHL). It's frustrating for players and it's frustrating for coaches. It's a rodeo out there, getting to the net.

Keeping Microsoft decent is allowing companies to offer our products to customers,

Chris Shipley

Kaboodle.com is a great example of people-powered search, allowing the work of one to be leveraged for the benefits of others.

Just when you think you have it under control and that they won't pull that off again, they pulled it off. It's a very crafty team. It comes down to being aware in the lane and being on top of people, not so much on the long end but the short end, and not allowing that pass. If you give a guy like that room to make that play, that's the risk.

John allows people to do their jobs by not micro-managing. Yet, at the same time, he stays on top of everything. He allows and encourages people to be creative. There's a great deal of dialogue and discourse that takes place among the coaching staff about the way things should be. Some people have a tendency in the way they manage to mute that. John does a good job of allowing healthy confrontation, because it brings out better ideas and decisions.

Bill Russell

John Jones is a great initiator for us on the defensive end. He and Marques Jones did a good job of allowing us a time to get some guys with rest and also maintained the high intensity level.

Based on the consumer perspective, these companies are allowing them to save a few cents here and there, but to give up quality. That's not very compelling.

Basically, the delegation is coming to discuss the proposal that Pakistan had given to India on allowing travel. The Indian proposal can also be discussed at the meeting.

China enforces stability from the top down. Allowing everyone to gradually buy into development allows India's stability to take root from the bottom up.

John W. Snow

China can quickly move forward with further liberalization of its financial services sector by allowing foreign securities firms to establish wholly owned subsidiaries, and by expanding the scope of products securities firms can offer,

Doug Aitken

I love art that haunts me, that stays with me, that is left embedded in my mind. I don't really think there is any use for owning or collecting art; it is more about remembering and preserving it in the minds eye and allowing it into your cultural DNA.

I give it to my coaching staff for putting as much confidence in me, allowing me to open up and grow into the player I can be.

I feel the spirit of the Sunshine Law can be violated by calling a meeting a workshop and not allowing public participation.

Joichi Ito

I think it's important to remember that Hitler was human and that we always need to be aware of the risk allowing anyone to have so much power.

I think the hardest to replace has been Johnny Collins. He was great to play with. You could always rely on him to be available for a short pass, allowing you time to clear a ball. He would never give the ball away.

I thought first when he was calling that maybe his captors were allowing him to make one call from his cell or something.

Eugene Jarecki

I think the film was sort of a rock in a storm for Wilton. For me, Wilton was, and is, a force in my coming of age. He opened my eyes to just how textured the thinking has to be about America now, about the grief that Americans feel, the desire for revenge, and not allowing myself to have any kind of distance from that, or ignore it - which is too often the mistake of those who do not - shall we say - concur with policy.