Famous Quotes & Sayings

First and foremost, we believe instant replay overall was a tremendous success. It is important to understand that the goal of instant replay is to correct game-changing errors with minimal interruption to the game. We think the system we approved accomplishes that.

but I would be inclined to approve it.

Barack Obama

I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me - so am I.

The good news is that we (Boeing and Airbus) both think GE-Honeywell is a positive, ... It may well be as a result the process will run its course, and on July 12 we will find the merger is approved and can go forward.

We never approved it and we never asked for it. However, if the curb was redesigned, the association would not oppose the sidewalk.

Steve Coleman

We need to take a real close look at security before we approve such a company.

While we're disappointed that the F.D.A. has not approved Plan B for over-the-counter use, we continue to seek that approval,

O. J. Simpson

My biggest passion in life is shoes. My mom, I would wear hers as a kid. I am in on the creative meetings and designing and drawings. And I approve everything that you see.

Who knows what will happen if we go back to referendum in two years. The taxpayers could say they want to just approve one (portion of the package).

Ahmed Chalabi

We had hoped this delegation would occupy Iraq's seat in the U.N., and we understand this was not approved due to the reservations of some of the neighbors.

We've done a lot to expedite our response in these areas, and over the last six months we have approved more disaster loan dollars in a shorter time frame than in any other disaster response in the agency's history.

I was certainly never conscious of 'playing the woman.' I would not have approved of that. It is not a winning tactic. I operated in the world as I found it, and it was a man's world.

We don't expect to disclose any further developments until the board of directors has approved a definitive transaction.

We have some way to go, though, before this drug will be approved for use in people with stroke. We need to learn the extent of its benefits, optimal initiation of treatment time and duration of treatment, as well as long-term side effects associated with treatment.

We need to approve the resolutions tonight because the deadline to the board of elections is on Feb. 6 at 4 p.m..

We haven't done an honest evaluation of the role energy efficiency can play in our economic development and our energy future as a state. Until we do that, we think it would be bad policy to approve any new nuclear or coal plants.

Those backers of the drive can take great pride in knowing that it was their effort that helped urge lawmakers to approve the increase in the minimum wage.

We are in the process of completing the restructuring of the NASD that its members approved so resoundingly in April, ... These appointments today set the stage for the future growth of both organizations, through outstanding leadership.

Donald Rumsfeld

We are identifying and preparing to deploy forces to replace those individuals, ... Recently I approved deployment of approximately 10,000 replacement personnel. Other units are now being identified and will be approved in the coming days.

We are disappointed that the FDA did not approve our application,

We are disappointed that after hearing from so many Internet stakeholders about why this proposal is anti-competitive, the ICANN Board still approved a known bad deal. The Board has left NTIA with no choice but to reject this deal to ensure that competitive and accountable operation of the .com domain registry is not lost forever to consumers. The long-term interests of the entire Internet community must prevail over short-term expediency for a few.

People working together to implement new marina waste ordinances that were approved in Graham and Swain counties made this program successful.

Personally, I think everyone on the Lakeshore Committee breathed a sigh of relief once this project was completed. Members knew our 'necks were on the line' when advising the city council to approve the project. And it barely passed the city council by one vote.

We know that the public would like us to avoid using the approved bonds and we will continue to look at options to see if that is possible.

We have turned over a complete security plan to the Americans, ... President Clinton himself approved it and was happy with it.

Those (Israeli) allegations are baseless. Not true. We have turned over a complete security plan to the Americans. The Americans approved it. We worked together on it. They were happy with it. President Clinton himself approved it and was satisfied with it.

To have a censor board to read scripts and approve productions that would not only be damaging to us, it would be damaging to the state of Utah.

Jesse Ventura

We don't have to approve of (China's) human rights record to help improve them,

Ben Wallace

We're not sure we'll begin on the approved site.

We are saying if federalism is going to be approved now, it will mean the destruction of Iraq .

We are pleased that so many New Yorkers continue to strongly approve of the job Senator Clinton is doing for New York.

Bill Lipinski

I saw no problem in the beginning or throughout the process. Obviously there was no problem because the ethics committee approved the arrangement.

That bill ... is actually not a properly enacted law. It wouldn't surprise me if a court struck it down. That bill was not approved by the House.