Famous Quotes & Sayings

Vinton Cerf

The time is now to think beyond the Earth. Lest you think this is all fantasy, let me assure you that it is quite real.

I started, you know, to work as a diplomat during the Soviet days, and in spite of ideology being very high on the Communist Party agenda, I can assure you that in practical terms, we have always been trying to be pragmatic.

I spoke with the Iranian minister and he assured me that on their own part they have never stated that they were going to shut production.

What happened in Fort Lauderdale will no doubt happen again. It might not be caught on videotape the next time, but I can assure you it will happen again.

We began right away to assure the NCAA that we were going to get the community involved and the university was going to step up. It wasn't the time to sulk about your loss. It was the time to get in gear and make sure it was a positive thing.

We are making every effort to cooperate with DOH to assure that the state's concerns are addressed in order for PSBH to return to a position in good standing.

This matter has already become a national issue that concerns the whole of Iranian society and I can assure you that no Iranian government will make a compromise on this issue,

This is trying to assure that self-pay patients, particularly of modest or lesser means, aren't going to be disadvantaged because they don't have insurance companies to represent them,

This is to assure people they have not shifted. They are moving in one direction -- fighting corruption and the occupation -- and that has not changed.

Bill Richardson

I know it is politically easy and popular to send money back to the taxpayers - but our schools need support, our teachers need raises, and our kids need health care, ... Unless I can be assured that these tax measures do not threaten other critical programs, I cannot support them.

I just have a passion for people and trying to assure people are served as best as we can and doing the right thing for them, whether they are children or adults.

Investors can be assured that the company is financially sound and focused on improving our longer-term operating performance.

Mike Pelfrey

I had faith in the Mets and I had faith in my advisors. I knew it could get done. Once you're assured of that, it's no big deal being patient.

Barry Bonds

I owe it to the Giants organization, my teammates, and most of all to the fans of San Francisco to give 100 percent this season. I assure you, my decision was not an easy one, but based on my circumstances, I had to put my health and my team first. I wish Team USA the best of luck and even though I won't be in the dugout with them, I'll be definitely be cheering them on to bring our country a WBC title.

Andrew Natsios

If the WFP operation is no longer in place, with its full complement of international staff, there will be no way to even minimally assure that this food gets to its intended recipients,

If we thought for one minute it was anything more than an error of judgment, rest assured we would have taken action.

If you have even a mild health condition, your premium could be surcharged, or you could be denied coverage entirely. If you have a serious illness, rest assured that you're going to be denied. But if you have a mild condition, even something like hay fever, you may face limitations or even denial.

William Gass

If you believed yourself to be a writer of eminence, you are now assured of being over the hill-not a sturdy mountain flower but a little wilted lily of the valley.

In the Squadron to which he belonged there was a rumor that the Red Machine was occupied by a girl, by a kind of Jeanne d'Arc. He was intensely surprised when I assured him that the supposed girl was standing in front of him. He did not intend to make a joke. He was actually convinced that only a girl could sit in the extravagantly painted machine.

Pat Riley

I don't know if Shaq called him; it could have been the other way around. Double-check who called who and then I think the whole thing might change around a little bit. But that's friendship more than anything else. I can assure you Shaquille wouldn't have went public with it.

Before we can send our people back to work, we have to be assured that there is a durable solution in place to ensure their safety and the security of the site.

If my dad got chewed up like that ... I can assure you I would have been calling everybody.

If my clients could get over the bar he set, he assured us a deal would be signed by him,

Peter Davenport

I have not just a mountain of data, perhaps a mountain range of data. And I assure you, it's strictly by accident,

David Day

I know it seems early to be campaigning now, but I can assure you the other side is already talking about it,

His doctors have assured him he'll live a long, healthy and productive life.

But he will know he has been in a game come the end, I can assure you of that.

But what I want to assure and reassure the public is we are concerned about your safety, your security, and your privacy. Let's work together in partnership to ensure that we can have the best way forward.

But the WRU has assured that we will be able to send a strong side with the co-operation of the regions.

An investigation immediately followed (the first meeting between administrators and students) to assure the integrity of the learning environment in general, or specifically, was not at risk.

Stephen Harper

Each and every day I will assure you of one thing -- I will dedicate myself to making Canada more united, stronger, more prosperous and a safer country.

(Dr. Long) has assured us that educational leadership has to be a top priority. It is our priority. We believe it is his priority. I hope that we can embrace this choice.

European citizens can be assured that the future of the euro is that of a strong currency, based on price stability and the strength of the European economy,