Famous Quotes & Sayings

In much of the policy debates about fatherhood and marriage, it has been assumed that two-parent families are better for children than one-parent families, ... But a number of studies now suggest that the well-being of children in mother-stepfather families is no greater, on average, than in single-parent families.

In most cases the community is best placed to identify families they see as the most vulnerable. We will work with the communities and use our house-to-house assessment to identify those families.

Craig Fugate

In Martin County, many homes were impacted and shelters were opened, and they're continuing to provide those services as we assess what the impact is, ... And really, some of these neighborhoods -- until the water goes down -- people are not going to get back into their homes and start making repairs.

In July, he had one assessment. He has an assessment now that could still result in what he said earlier, it could result in no change, it could result in more.

In my assessment it would take more than one year to turn it into a capacity for enrichment.

In a lot of cases, you can't make the assumption that mom and pops are going to be the problem, because the larger companies tend to have a lot of automation.

In all the work we do, our most valuable asset can be the attitude of self-examination. It is forgivable to make mistakes, but to stand fast behind a wall of self-righteousness and make the same mistake twice is not forgivable.

John Jay

In all my years as a coach and an assistant coach in this league, I don't know that there's ever been more key players missing games than this year.

Tom Peters

I'm most proud of the fact that we've increased our Disaster Assistance Team from three to 50 people. We recently set a goal to recruit 100 more people to be on the Disaster Services Human Resources Team that can be called out of the area.

I'm not at liberty to talk about it, ... At the end of the day there will be no merit behind that, too. The fact is I'm not in a position to talk about those things, but someone will assert that's why I'm leaving town. There's no truth to that.

Jim Crace

I'm interested in taking hold of the dull truth narrative and finding inside it the transcendence and spirituality and hysteria normally associated with religion.

Casey Fossum

I mean the first one, obviously, I just flat out hit him. But the next two, I like throwing inside and I'm not going to back off. I can assure you I wasn't doing it on purpose. But that's the type of player he is.

I mean, if you think of Iraq, and the (Indian) company NEC, we know they were providing missile technology to Iraq in violation of the sanctions, and NEC is associated with the Indian military. It's not just a renegade company.

Ron Zook

I know there will be an all-out assault on running backs a year from now, and there are some really good running backs in the vicinity.

Brad Goreski

I know what it's like and how hard my assistants work, and I try to treat them as fair as possible and make the office a fun environment.

I know the General Assembly is struggling over the money end of it now. And the governor seems to be more and more convinced in his public pronouncements that tolling a current-day interstate as opposed to new construction is problematic because of the diversion it causes.

Kofi Annan

I know that I speak for the whole world in offering them my heartfelt sympathy and any assistance that the United Nations can give, ... We will be happy to work with other parts of the international community to support the efforts of President Bush and his administration, the American Red Cross, and other U.S. relief organizations who have been our partners in the past.

Rashad McCants

I knew they were going to come at me. I took that as an assignment and shut him down.

I knew I always wanted the chance to play for Danny. When I was with the Edmonton Eskimos and he was an assistant coach with Calgary, I wasn't dressing my first year and he was in the spotter's booth and he'd always tell me: 'It's a good league. Be patient.' Just those little words of encouragement meant a lot. When he became a head coach, I had the urge to play for him just once in my career.

I knew that he had great numbers in college. Still, it's a tough assessment when you look at those numbers and then project what players will do when they get to this level. Jesse has been nothing but a pleasant surprise for us. Particularly, he's been driving the net for us, which we hadn't had.

I knew one of his assistants had left to go to Penn State Beaver and I thought he might need some help. I probably would have ended up as a volunteer coach some place, but Scott told me to come over and that's how it started.

I knew we would probably start slow (offensively). The one thing we stressed this week was defense. A constant effort on defense should be there all the time. That's what kept us in the game early. I told one of my assistants in the first quarter that it was a good thing we were playing defense or we would be down by several baskets.

I like the fact he is going to bring an uptempo style to the team. He has a pretty good track record. I think Siena is going to give him some assets that he hasn't had the other places he's been.

Sheldon Harnick

I like editing. Generally, you work under the assumption that everything can be shorter. I like to see if I can reconstruct a sentence. I find that enjoyable work.

I liked what I saw and was lucky enough to get a job as an assistant doctor at the Essen University Medical College.

I kind of lean on those four a little bit as to what they think works with this group of kids and what doesn't. They've been a great asset to me.

I'm really looking forward to showing the store off to the community and seeing their reaction. It's an exciting time for the associates who have worked so hard.

John Sexton

Improving the mental health of our children in this and future generations will assure and enhance the productive potential of our youngest citizens, paying dividends for generations to come.

Ahmed Ben Bella

Immediately after independence, I was associated with all those who, in the world, themselves undertook the struggle to liberate their own country.

I'm looking at what (the newsletters) recommend and I assume investors are, too,

It's really important that we have the assurance that the system is going to work before we flip the switch.

It's pretty hard to say anything positive about it from a union perspective. I assume the leadership anticipates a strong negative vote.

Tim Smith

Its passage would lead to a better business model for New York racing, and thus strengthen the upcoming bids for the current NYRA franchise. Most importantly of all, this legislation would increase purses, improve breeding farm economics, and help assure the future viability of the industry in New York.