Famous Quotes & Sayings

Five years ago, this wouldn't have been on the radar screen. But now, we have a strong county executive whose approval rating is in the 80's, a revitalized party, and a candidate who will be in the majority and can deliver for the district.

Chuck D.

FDA approval should be the gold standard for comprehensive examination of drug safety. We shouldn't be second-guessing the agency's processes.

Richard Boucher

At this point we are waiting for the final approval from the Saudi government. We will keep in touch with them. We think this can be worked out.

Rutherford Hayes

Coming in, I was denounced as a fraud by all the extreme men of the opposing party, and as an ingrate and a traitor by the same class of men in my own party. Going out, I have the good will, blessings, and approval of the best people of all parties . . .

Committee approval is a significant victory for Ethan & Friends for Autism because it is a step toward increasing awareness. I?m glad that the organizations? efforts are paying off, and I?m honored to have been a part of the process.

Rafik Hariri

could not have been taken without the approval of top-ranked Syrian security officials and could not have been further organized without the collusion of their counterparts in the Lebanese security forces.

Carly Fiorina

Completion of the FTC review marks a major milestone in the approval process, and we are now focused on winning the shareowner vote,

Do they have an impact? Absolutely. People feel they have a 'Good Housekeeping' seal of approval, that any CD they see in a Starbucks already has the Starbucks seal of approval, and therefore they're going to like it.

We should also look closely at related species as it may be easier to get regulatory approval.

We have every intention, once PennDOT gives final approval, that we're going to have the police vigorously enforce that, ... We're very interested in protecting our children.

There's going to be significant and long-term damage to Bush, especially because this disaster comes on the heels of a slow bleeding of his approval ratings over the past year that accelerated over the summer.

There's only been a couple of expansions approved since the moratorium took effect and they all had approval from the host community. We want there to be a purpose to any kind of landfill expansion. We need to use our land properly.

We're trying to work to have the milestones covered. When we have the approval process in place, we will be in a position to engage developers,

Conan O'Brien

A congressman from Texas sent out a tweet comparing President Obama to Hitler. That is ridiculous because at this point in his career Hitler had a much higher approval rating.

David Letterman

The United States has launched airstrikes against ISIS. It's being called 'Operation Approval Ratings.'

John Ortberg

We call an obsession with having someone's approval 'co-dependency;' the Bible's word for it is idolatry. A country can be an idol. A family can be an idol.

We only have 16 vacancies left to fill, and we got the approval to post six openings next week. In direct care, the numbers are really coming up. ... I know that's got to help.

When political leaders fail to denounce anti-Semitic violence and slurs, the void is not only demoralizing to the victims, but silence actually enables the wrongdoing. Silence by elected officials in particular conveys approval - or at least acquiescence - and can contribute to a climate of fear and a sense of vulnerability.

With a Chief Justice who's been given a stamp of approval by the extreme right-wing, it's critical that the next Justice preserve a fair and balanced Court,

We were very poignantly told yes, there is a meal plan program in effect and the current prices are what you have to choose from. I don't believe that it has received proper board approval to be at the implementation stage it is at right now.

We have got to stop the approval of anti-immigrant reforms, demand a migration reform that is humane and fair, and not racist.

we will ... continue to press for approval of Plan B as an over-the-counter/ prescription product.

We have a virtual approval of a nonexistent document,

There is no problem about the deal. I have got information today that we have received the approval from the Department of Company Affairs. We are completing necessary formalities of the acquisition.

Jose Rizal

We young Filipinos are trying to make over a nation and must not halt in our march, but from time to time turn our gaze upon our elders. We shall wish to read in their countenances approval of our actions.

I was never a vicious person, but I was indifferent, ... I wanted the immediate approval of the people I was with and I didn't care what they did.

We need an approval soon. Every delay at the Planning Board level pushes the dates back.

Russell Mael

We've met with the band a few times in Los Angeles. The original idea was to gather a dozen or so Sparks songs as sort of a stamp of approval of our band. And they want to do one or two songs where we write and perform them together. We hope it will happen as soon as there is a gap in both bands' schedules.

We're very pleased with the result. We got unanimous approval and we'd like to see the project move forward.

Utah is an exception to the rest of the country mostly because of partisanship. Here, it's 'my party right or wrong.' If Bill Clinton had done the things Bush is doing, his approval ratings in Utah would be in the basement.

Wilmering had to do a study for the state. As long as he gets approval, it's all right with the city. We don't have any city ordinances about that.

Whirlpool has argued the merger should receive regulatory approval due to the global nature of the laundry market; however, with only two other domestic top-load washer manufacturers, we believe this lacks credibility.

We'll be ready to hit the ground running as soon as we receive the remaining regulatory approval,