Famous Quotes & Sayings

Though the causes may be numerous and valid, the existence of the gap simply means that the completion of the U.S.-funded portion of Iraq's reconstruction will leave many planned projects on the drawing board.

We didn't cause the problem. We're not going to compensate (the airline) for fixing it.

I have lately returned from Harpers Ferry, to which place I was suddenly called, on the 17th instant, by causes the most disturbing and destructive to the peace and safety of this State.

Hasso Plattner

The Y2K problem is not caused by technical limitations. We simply forgot to think of the problem.

We are taking it very seriously. He said he has explosives and intends to cause harm to himself.

I see it as something that's going to expand the pie. It's going to cause somebody who's 3,000 (or) 4,000 miles away to look hard at spending the weekend in Kansas City. ... Ideally, it will combine with existing tourist possibilities and cause people to extend their stay for three or four days.

I say to you in the name of the president that we (Palestinian factions) have no way other than dialogue. Our cause is one.

Wes Craven

I said, 'I don't know how to write a scary movie,' and he told me, 'Just pull all the skeletons out of your closet,' ... Over the weekend, I wrote The Last House on the Left , and those guys (in Boston) loved it. We shot it in 16 mm. It caused a firestorm of controversy, and off I went.

I said I'd do anything to help this cause and the students at this university.

I said, 'Please, you don't have to offer me a million bucks. I want to do this cause it's right for the Olympics,'

Ironwood Ridge worked hard and caused some turnovers. Luckily we were able to hang tight and not let it get to us.

People are looking to product spec changes and the disruption that will be caused by product spec changes.

People aren't seeing the cause and effect. These days, you see organizational statements and decisions being made by the program offices that are not necessarily consistent with a strong top-level technical design.

Elaine Chao

Our hearts go out to the people of New Orleans and communities throughout Louisiana, who face many challenges as they recover from the destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina, ... This grant will provide up to $62.1 million to create temporary jobs that will mean paychecks for thousands of dislocated workers and will help to clean-up, rebuild and repair their communities.

Our initial investigations of each incident has found different root causes for each one, which would not indicate a systemic issue.

Our income are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and trip.

Our hope is that passage of the resolution will further the cause by putting international pressure on the Congress.

Dusty Baker

Our greatest cause of concern would be day-after-night games,

Over the next few weeks we'll be up to where we were before Hurricane Katrina, and that's going to put more gasoline on the market. We think that will cause gas prices to start coming down over the Memorial Day weekend.

Over the next few days we will identify what caused the problem and what we should do to fix it. We have to work with our customers in Japan and Korea. It is the first time we may not be able to meet requirements.

Pain or discomfort caused by upper limb disorders can lead to more sick days and low motivation.

Owen J Roberts is a strong, strong team. They dominated the midfield and caused a lot of defensive pressure on our part and a lot of offensive pressure on theirs.

Our proposal would create a select national commission on youth violence whose mandate would be to deliberately examine the many possible root causes of this crisis.

That causes very hard talk, and people get anxious.

That causes us to have some problems with implementing.

That caused the dollar to fall and gold to rise.

That caused some orders to be pulled forward into December that might have normally occurred in January or February,

That blockage was caused by adhesions and was not a result of a surgical error.

That first game we had 26 turnovers and their defensive pressure caused a lot of problems.

That 5-furlong race is kind of the reason I wouldn't run him (Monday) if he wasn't at his best. It would cause a tailspin and prevent him from making the sprint. It's the kind of thing that makes you pull your hair out and scratch your head.

My son Alessandro was always so terrific with his sister, and the three of us-Alessandro, Allegra and myself-made the highs as high as we could, and mostly tried to laugh at the lows. I have written about some of the difficulties a learning disability can cause a family, but there is always an up side to everything.

My opinion, ... ... is it was not caused by somebody's fingernail.

Nancy Ann and Ray Hunt have observed and been moved by the personal devastation caused in people's lives by circumstances often out of their control.