Famous Quotes & Sayings

It was a good exchange. It is important for any player of his stature to hear a fair assessment of where he stands and where the organization is heading.

Condoleezza Rice

There's a belief that it has probably passed. We'll see, but that's the general assessment that it has probably passed.

William Ramsay

There needs to be a better assessment of what the vulnerabilities are and what constitutes vulnerability.

If used appropriately, incentives can make a big difference. If no incentives are provided, participation in a personal health-risk assessment may be less than 10 percent of the population. Employers that have offered significant incentives have seen participation as high as 90 percent.

In the future, officials will feel more pressure to protect the environment. But how to assess the officials' efforts to protect the environment is still a pivotal issue.

In the coming weeks and months, the Commission will do everything to improve the performance of AMIS and enhance its effectiveness on the basis of the recommendations made by the Assessment Mission and other missions.

John Ashcroft

In virtually every case, we make an assessment of how do we protect the people of the United States best, ... It may be there are persons who are both enemy combatants and susceptible to criminal prosecution.

Ben Bernanke

In these circumstances, the FOMC judged that some further firming of monetary policy may be necessary, an assessment with which I concur.

In a hearing, your chance of getting a reduction on your assessment is substantial.

Murray Rothbard

After the Volcker Fund collapsed, I got another grant from the Lilly Endowment to do a history of the U.S., which I worked on from 1962-66. The original idea was to take the regular facts and put a libertarian assessment on everything.

Milton Berle

Sir, I didn't deserve the grade you gave me on this test. Do you know a lower one?

Randy Carlyle

I don't like to individually make comments about players, when it's from a negative point. The assessment I look at is, he wasn't as sharp as he needed to be and our team wasn't as sharp as it needed to be.

If he had a similar performance, he'd have to assess the situation again.

Samantha Morton

If I'm preparing for something and I've got a huge day the next day, I have to get into character the night before to assess the scene. I can't assess a scene unless I'm in character, if that makes sense.

John Grahame

I believe in the ISAT and teaching to that test, but my worry is that it will be changed drastically enough that teachers may not recognize it and our students will be at a disadvantage, ... But if we can have a better test to assess the kids, it should be done.

Samuel Bodman

How long before we return to normal? It's hard to know, because we have not yet got an assessment

Mary Roach

I could have had a session of defecography, which is a diagnostic test in which X-rays are taken to assess anatomical problems occurring during the process of defecation. I gave it the briefest of thoughts before recognizing that this is beyond the pale - even for me.

before the end of September and I would be really very happy if I had the possibility to assess positively.

Marv Levy

Change just for the sake of change or for cosmetic reasons is not good. But I'm not close enough to the situation to really assess it. I don't know the inner workings of the staff and Mike.

change its course and give an honest assessment of the state of the nation.

By bringing in Oak Ridge for independent reviews to assess our technical work, we ensure the highest level of expertise and credibility as we move the project forward.

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Bruce Hoffman

Because we still lack a clear picture of the insurgency, we can't assess the full import of this development.

Before we go much further, we need to assess where we are.

Susan Collins

I must say, I don't know how you could make that judgment, when the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) has not made a risk assessment

Ed Rendell

I'm not sure there's any support for doing it in the Legislature because whoever handles the assessment problem, people get mad at them, no matter what the outcome is, and our Legislature generally doesn't like to have people mad at them,

Michael Cooper

I'm changing lineups obviously to give everybody their best opportunity to show what they can do. Just giving everybody their fair chance to assess that properly.

If Rita had produced catastrophic damage, we would not have been reliant on media reports to scope and assess that damage.

How could we have such a turnaround in job growth and have the Fed find that it doesn't change its assessment of risks in the economy whatsoever?

Everett Dirksen

It is rather tragic, as I look back upon legislative history for the past 20 years, that there has not been more appraisal, that there has not been more careful assessment of the things which we have set in motion in the legislative branch. That is one particular reason why I think there ought to be an automatic time limit.

It's a good idea that you get some independent assessment and don't assume the daughter starts running the bank. She has to put her case. To be fair, I think her case is quite strong.

It's a good chance for them to assess themselves at this level. It's a process for them.

Vikram Solanki

It will be very interesting. Everybody is keeping a close eye on how this develops here. Lights react in different ways in different parts of the world. I do not know how much dew plays a part, especially in a tropical climate. We will just have to wait and see how the first game goes and assess the situation.