Famous Quotes & Sayings

In this definition is contained the answer to the question as to what gives men the power to establish laws. What gives them the power to establish laws is the same thing which secures obedience to them - organized violence.

Elizabeth Smart

I just had to ask about three times whether it was really true, ... Then I just had to give thanks to God that she was found, that he has answered all the prayers.

John Roberts

I hope my answer would be the same, Senator,

Larry Brown

I heard he said he was out until the All-Star break, so I don't have to answer it any more. That's what I heard, so he's out until the All-Star break and we'll evaluate after the All-Star break.

I heard from head coaches, recruiting coordinators, assistant coaches. It was cool. I answered every one of them when it was convenient.

I heard far more definitive answers than I heard from the previous debate between our presidential candidates,

Tom Jones

I hear a lot of people say buyouts are not the answer to the flooding problem and it's not, but it's the only thing we can get our hands on now, ... Whether their homes cost $30,000 or $300,000 this should be made available to them.

I hope I answered that. I just don't want to be premature. We're excited, that's the point.

I hope he will be here, and I hope he answers questions about the illegal betting.

I honestly don't know the answer to that, ... Were they asked? I don't know.

Rick DiPietro

I honestly don't know; I can't answer that. It's not something I want to think about right now. I've still got a whole month and I'm focused on business at home.

Ariel Sharon

I hope that Benjamin Netanyahu will answer my proposal and will join the government quickly, ... We are standing before important and faithful decisions that can't stand any delay.

Saeb Erekat

I hope that at this critical period, we will concentrate on the bigger picture, ... The answer to extremists on both sides sworn to sabotage this process must be a big 'No.'

I have to find a better answer and the kids have to find a better answer. It's time to redeem ourselves and pull it back together.

I have to be frank with you ? it is highly unlikely the show is coming back. But no definitive final answer has been made on that.

Joe Torre

I haven't taken his pulse lately; it barely moves. But he pitched well for us last year, and sometimes a little bit of a language barrier is an advantage. You're not having to answer a lot of questions and converse with a lot of people. It sort of insulates you. I have no doubt he'll be able to handle it.

Queen Noor

I pondered long and hard and really put off answering him, King Hussein, when it was clear that he was proposing, ... He (King Hussein) was taking a huge leap of faith in proposing we share our lives together.

Joseph Estrada

I pray that your protest will remain peaceful . . . I say to you again, I am innocent. I will answer all the charges and I will prove that I am innocent,

Stephen Hawking

I put a lot of effort into writing A Briefer History at a time when I was critically ill with pneumonia because I think that it's important for scientists to explain their work, particularly in cosmology. This now answers many questions once asked of religion.

Raul Gonzalez

In truth, they are compounding the problem. A person who breaks the law will answer to duly-constituted authorities for their criminal acts, and so-called vigilantes are no exception,

William Jones

I often get no answer at all. I call their 1-800 numbers and generally you get a computer and talk to no one. I've had that not once but probably a dozen times. When you do talk to somebody, you get frustrated because you can't really find out if the case is proceeding. They say they are working on it, but they don't give any details.

Tom Lehrer

In the new approach, as you know, the important thing is to understand what you are doing rather than to get the right answer

In the opinion of our legal counsel, an informational meeting does not violate the Sunshine Law. We were not asking township officials to take an action. This was an opportunity to explain where (the permit) stands so we can answer questions.

In terms of whether there is a role for government to preserve the internet, we think the answer to that is yes.

Jim Edmonds

In that situation, I thought I deserved a better answer than, 'Don't you come back here and argue with me,' ... I asked, 'How's that ball a strike?' and that's the answer I get. He doesn't have time to answer the question, but he has time to scream at me.

In terms of student projects, they have basically been answering the same questions, but using different methods to answer them. Oh, but their display boards are getting better and better with the use of the Internet.

Mel Stottlemyre

I really can't answer that one way or the other.

If you think about what has really led the Nasdaq for the past six months, ... the answer has been exceptional growth rates. If you're a company with these phenomenal growth rates, your stock has gone to the moon; if you actually make money, you've languished. That's been a reversal, and that is good for right now. So if you look at areas such as semiconductors, enterprise hardware, software and wireless I think these types of companies are all going to all deliver strong earnings.

If you talk to the Fed staff in private and ask them who would Greenspan like to replace him, the answer would be Don Kohn,

If you spend more time asking appropriate questions rather than giving answers or opinions, your listening skills will increase

If you see the future of computing as 'give me the answer now,' it favors something like Cell, a computer platform designed for photorealistic modeling.

If you struggle with putting things into perspective, just ask yourself two simple questions: What's the worst thing that could happen as a result of this? Will this matter in five years? Your answers should put a stop to cataclysmic thinking.

Jiang Zemin

If you make any error in your report, you will have to take responsibility for it, ... I never said that I appointed him. I never meant this. But you forced me to answer to you whether I support him or not. He is the chief executive. How can we not support the chief executive?