Famous Quotes & Sayings

Denis MacShane

I find it hard to believe France does not want to bolster the authority of the United Nations... but the United Nations must solve this problem, not just put it off.

I don't have any authority, but it's like the younger kids on the team think I do. I guess it's because I've been around so long.

I don't know who Mr Des Smith is. He doesn't speak with any authority for the Government at all.

Stephen Harper

I don't believe this government has the moral authority to govern.

I came to the conclusion that under the current circumstances, it would be in the best interest of the Housing Authority if I left at this point.

I am in charge and all our civilian authorities are in charge, and my relation with General Mladic has improved and of course General Mladic sometimes looks defiant, but he is not defiant -- only he has to be concerned about our safety. Everything goes really well, all of my orders are carried out, and even (my) personal relationship with General Mladic has improved, so there is no threat that there will be disarray in the Serbian republic.

Ronald Reagan

I believe the very heart and soul of conservatism is libertarianism. I think conservatism is really a misnomer, just as liberalism is a misnomer for the liberals . . . The basis of conservatism is a desire for less government interference or less centralized authority or more individual freedom, and this is a pretty general description also of what libertarianism is.

Al Gore

No controlling legal authority

I have been given the authority over you, and I am not the best of you. If I do well, help me; and if I do wrong, set me right. Sincere regard for truth.

Anthony de Mello

If you make me your authority, you harm yourself because you will not see things for yourself, and you harm me too because you refuse to see me as I am.

The (contractor) provider is increasingly having more authority on services they are going to provide.

George W. Bush

The executive branch shall construe the provisions that call for furnishing information to entities outside the executive branch in a manner consistent with the president's constitutional authority to supervise the unitary executive branch and to withhold information (from Congress and, of course, the public).

Donald Trump

We will end the sanctuary cities that have resulted in so many needless deaths. Cities that refuse to cooperate with federal authorities will not receive taxpayer dollars, and we will work with Congress to pass legislation to protect those jurisdictions that do assist federal authorities.

Chuck Smith

[Satan] has been thoroughly defeated and only holds people by usurped authority and power.

Andy Stanley

As your organizational authority increases, your organizational IQ decreases.

Know that we are fully cooperating with the authorities. You can be sure of that.

He was able to find that median where he was an authority figure but cool enough that he would hang out with his students.

He decided himself to leave the squad. If we called him back, we would lose authority without any guarantees that he would not repeat such an act.

He is old school. He's not a friend to the students, he's an authority figure. He is type of faculty member that students come to when they have problems. If they need a swift kick, he'd do that.

has no authority over the statements of that organization.

Hamdi will have a fair and transparent trial. Public opinion is one thing, judicial authority is another.

Lionel Jospin

Today I am a candidate in the presidential election, ... in the spirit of responsibility, the foundation of authority.

To create an entirely new division and place it somewhere other than the State Housing Authority runs completely counter to what we've been talking about for the better part of four years, which is government restructuring and government efficiency.

Yasser Arafat

has to invest more of his authority, of his control. But there is a beginning of hope that I wouldn't put aside.

Historically the bar has been set very high for His Majesty to involve himself in such matters. He is revered in Thailand and has tremendous moral authority but has been judicious in the exercise of that power.

I think it's less about coming up with a list of what is or is not allowed, and it's more about making sure people understand the classroom is supposed to be a place where learning can go on, and if it's disruptive, people have the authority to eliminate disruption.

I think it shows that we should be bringing all the port authority control and management under U.S. government or U.S. companies.

It is also an affirmation of state's authority to monitor regulate and determine legitimate medical practice.

I think the local authority needs to be comfortable. It is something that can be abused if we don't do it properly.

Jim Hall

Kyle was swinging the bat with authority all day. He had a good cut early in the game, but struck out. Actually, he looked good up there during all three of his trips to the plate. He got a fastball he could handle, low and in, and he didn't miss it.

Ray Nagin

He came off the doggone chopper, and he started cussing and people started moving, ... And he's getting some stuff done. They ought to give that guy - if they don't want to give it to me - give him full authority to get the job done, and we can save some people.

Gilles Duceppe

Today is the moment of truth for the Liberals, who do not have moral authority to govern. Will the prime minister respect the will of the elected representatives of the people and recognize he no longer has their trust?

Whatever Beverage said, the governor's office was not involved in this. Beverage was not speaking on the authority of the governor.