Famous Quotes & Sayings

The question of whether or not Congress has the authority to federally recognize a Native Hawaiian governing entity is an issue that has yet to be ruled on by the courts,

The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.

We have shared our view on transparency with the European Commission and the U.K. 's Financial Services Authority.

Michael Howard

We have seen the slow seepage of his authority turn into a hemorrhage.

This sends a strong signal that the FTC is on the beat. They have the authority to help establish some (legal) precedents that will help steer the market toward better practices.

This region has several benefits. You can get extensive funding from the European Union, the German government and state authorities.

David Vitter

The person would have no authority the government doesn't already have. It would be someone who could cut through the red tape.

The person with the institutional authority is always the 800-pound gorilla. People who go to work thinking they'll out-wrestle the big monkey will lose every time.

The government doesn't have the authority to exclude people from the country, invited scholars, simply because it doesn't like what they have to say.

Bill Stern

The Ports Authority opposes this bill. It interferes with, and is inconsistent with, the Supreme Court's ruling.

The Ports Authority has never hesitated about throwing out a price of $3 million. Sounds like a lot of money to me.

The Port Authority predicted exactly what happened. Why didn't they do something about it?

Jane Jacobs

The port authority is the single greatest impediment to a revitalized waterfront.

The Port Authority is confident it will prevail.

Unfortunately, he went beyond his authority and he should have contacted someone higher up.

Thomas Mitchell

Unfortunate impracticability of temper and spirit of opposition of those in authority over oneself misled oneself into frequent collision with my predecessors.

FIDNET won't monitor any private network or e-mail traffic or confer new authority on any government agency, and will be fully consistent with privacy law and practice -- right?

The governor believes the secretary has the authority to properly manage the corrections system and protect the public safety.

The governor appreciates the General Assembly's efforts to help clarify her authority over the flag in this situation.

The government may intend the non-disclosure provision to serve some purpose other than the suppression of speech, ... Nevertheless, it has the practical effect of silencing individuals with a constitutionally protected interest in speech and whose voices are particularly important in an ongoing national debate about the intrusion of governmental authority into individual lives.

The only change would be transferring the legal authority of the Immigration and Naturalization Services from the Justice Department to the Homeland Security Department,

Without that authority, it becomes very difficult to solve this problem. If we need consensus, it may take too long.

Without HUD's help and funding, our housing authority would not exist.

With so many external pressures, heads and principals will need to delegate more authority and leadership teams will grow in importance.

When we terminate this mandate, we have no authority to hand it over to the UN. This is not our business.

We came down here for a learning type thing. But we hit the ball with authority at times and we made some hard outs.

Rudolph Giuliani

We only see the oppressive side of authority. Maybe it comes out of our history and our background. What we don't see is that freedom is not a concept in which people can do anything they want, be anything they can be. Freedom is about authority. Freedom is about the willingness of every single human being to cede to lawful authority a great deal of discretion about what you do and how you do it.

Chris Edwards

While tax authorities have increased surveillance and regulation in a bid to stem the flow of investment capital and profits to low-tax jurisdictions, it's easier to shift money around than it used to be thanks to technology. Both legal avoidance and illegal evasion techniques have become more accessible.

Anthony DeCurtis

Who's going to do it? Who has the authority to kind of step into that role and speak for everybody?

James Inhofe

Those who seek to criticize this legislation under the guise of environmental concerns have it backwards as the use of the authority is specifically to protect public health,

We are working around the clock with the Iraqi authorities and foreign missions to win the release of all the hostages.

Tom DeLay should not be in a position of authority. He should not be calling the shots or driving the agenda, and if he is, that would be unfortunate.

Boris Berezovsky

The opposition knows that if there is any popular revolt it will sweep them all away -- both the authorities and the opposition.