Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bruce Pearl

I told him I wanted his permission and his blessing to bring out the orange jacket for the Vanderbilt and Kentucky games. He fully approved of it.

It means that if the final product is as the House proposed on this matter, the Federal Highway Administration will not approve the state's finance plan and the project would come to a halt.

It recognizes that enhanced enforcement is needed at the border and the workplace, but soundly and overwhelmingly rejects many of the extreme measures approved earlier by the House.

J. Taylor

I tried to focus on the zoning issues like we should, but all they wanted to talk about is race, ... I wanted to make it clear it wasn't a racist issue. If it was, the planning commission wouldn't have approved the site plan.

It's a great victory to have approved access. It comes at a cost.

The voters of Colorado approved limited-stakes gambling in part because they wanted to preserve the historic legacy of the mining towns,

The various bargaining units for employees will have to approve the offer before it can go into effect.

Merv Griffin

They were very private people. Gene approved the idea (for the television movie) but he didn't want to be involved. He said it would be too difficult for him.

It was approved by the president's council and the white paper was accepted.

Floyd Abrams

It was made very clear to me in discussions with Mr. Libby's counsel that he had personally approved and authorized Matthew Cooper fully to disclose everything about their conversations. I was satisfied that I had been given a direct and unequivocal assurance that Matt could testify and Libby had approved that.

It's going to be an issue that needs to be considered. There are only a few manufacturers that make approved devices.

It's going to get worse before it gets better, and we can't really wait for reductions in childhood obesity to fix the problems because it's an immediate safety issue. We definitely need to see seats that have been designed and tested and approved at higher weights.

I want to be positive but more than that, I want to be fair. If we don't approve this, there are people on this list that it will be unfair to. If we do approve it, I don't know if we're being fair to the community.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

I do not believe the legislature can reverse an initiative approved by the people of California,

He already has the change order before the council approved it.

Peter Murphy

For the first time, we have a situation where quality charter schools will not be approved for no other reason than there's no room to approve.

I don't think her son would approve of it; I know my son wouldn't.

I am very happy that all 10 F1 teams have approved our late entry to the Formula One world championship.

Bryan Brown

I approved it as to form. I don't review things for policy.

I approved a company's request for loan from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, ... I fully expect that the details of that loan will be released later today.

The first South Korean company, High-Tech Movies, was approved for the program and the Indian government is interested in sending us a company.

The city has to opt out of the sales tax ceiling first, and that takes some time. Then, you have to have a vote of the people to approve it. And even then, it will be several months before you actually collect any revenues from it. So there wasn't enough time to raise the funds for 2006 through a sales tax.

The finance manager is going to find someone to approve your loan. It's just a matter of what you're going to pay for it. It may not be the best rate out there, but it will get you in a car.

Reggie Hayes

The first call scheduled to be reviewed, ... is the decision to approve the name 'Poinsettia Bowl Presented by San Diego County Credit Union.'

The company is confident in its technology leadership position and sees the ophthalmic community's enthusiastic response to the recently approved VISX STAR S3(TM) laser system reaffirming this view.

The commission reserves the right to approve the second and third ISP -- we don't want any weak sisters.

Don Martin

The commissioners are responsible for public-school buildings, and they are a part of approving those plans. As long as they are aware that if they approve that, it's going to mean more students, and when we go to ask for more money it's not a surprise.

All tuition rates are approved by the Board of Trustees.

The chiefs are in support of the president, and they do not approve of what (George) Speight has done.

Paul Bremer

The general referendum will be successful and the draft constitution ratified if a majority of the voters in Iraq approve and if two-thirds of the voters in three or more governorates do not reject it.

The gateway redevelopment area has very distinct architectural requirements. This is one of the first projects approved in the area. Hopefully it will be a model for others.

Patrick Gallagher

The Forest Service has argued that because the project was approved before it being named a monument, they said they could still do this years later, but the judge said they could not.

David Souter

The court has to decide which of our approved desires has the better claim, right here, right now, and a court has to do more than read fairly when it makes this kind of choice.