Famous Quotes & Sayings

The commission may direct (staff) to explain alternatives to the public and that's certainly the commission's prerogative. But the whole concept (of) our form of government is that the elected officials, who don't have to be experts, represent the public and make the policy decisions.

The comments seemed reasonably hawkish. The Fed is concerned about inflationary pressures..It's certainly clear they are plan to continue to tighten.

The confidence factor is certainly higher this year.

The conditions that make people want to organize are very much present, and the health-care crisis is certainly one of those.

Dennis Johnson

(The concert) is continuing to grow and developing into a tradition, ... At least we certainly hope so.

John Morrissey

The city certainly could use the money, and it's a great place for a marina.

The citizens of San Diego are opening their hearts, their homes and certainly are opening their arms,

O. J. Simpson

The horror stories we have heard about the Glazers certainly haven't come to fruition,

The housing market is certainly shifting away from a record-breaking pace.

The flow of information is getting steadily freer, in fact. If I was in the State Council's information office, I certainly wouldn't think we had any reason to celebrate.

The following year will certainly be looked at as a transition period.

Ben Bernanke

The high energy prices are certainly burdening consumer budgets, they are burdening cost structures of firms and certainly continued increases in energy prices are a risk for economic growth going forward.

The hiring of those new detectives is not specifically in response to the spike in murders we are seeing this year, but it certainly comes at a good time for the homicide unit.

The guidance is mystifyingly low. This is supposedly their strong time of the year. Everyone is already down on semis, and this certainly doesn't help.

Bill Belichick

The guy can certainly play outside linebacker. We know he can play defensive end. I imagine he can move inside and play defensive tackle. There's no question he can play tight end. He probably can play offensive tackle. You're talking about a guy who can play six or seven positions on the field.

The great thing that Jeff has going now is that he doesn't have to say much. He certainly has the respect of everyone on this club.

The industry is certainly going to grow, there's no doubt about it.

The industrial production number is a big surprise. The expected knee-jerk reaction was certainly evident at the open.

Irene Cara

The idea was to come up with a song that had the same kind of feeling and inspiration as Fame and yet be different from Fame. I certainly didn't want to do Fame II.

Flemming Rose

The idea wasn't to provoke gratuitouslyand we certainly didn't intend to trigger violent demonstrations throughout the Muslim world. Our goal was simply to push back self-imposed limits on expression that seemed to be closing in tighter.

The idea of losing a diamond is certainly devastating. But by properly insuring your valuables, you can rest a little easier knowing your investment won't go down the drain.

A good mascot has to be memorable. If it's hard to identify or isn't recognizable as something specific, it's not going to do the job it's supposed to. A mascot needs to stand for something. It needs to be more than just cute - it has to have a personality. Pro sports mascots are very much symbols of competitiveness and team spirit. With the Olympics, the competitiveness is certainly less aggressive. So the mascots tend to be much more in the spirit of sportsmanship and world camaraderie.

You want to be safe. And $2 million from San Diego certainly didn't make you feel safe.

You've got to pick a No. 1 pick which certainly is important, but you've got a whole other draft to run and we've got to get players out of those other positions in the draft.

You've got to look at general crime statistics, road safety statistics and all that sort of thing in deciding whether a place is safe or unsafe to visit. And certainly London does come out better in all those mundane but much more relevant statistics.

Rick Carlisle

You've got to keep playing and stay the course. We were able to get some big stops and Jermaine had a couple of key blocks. We're certainly happy to get on the winning side of the game.

Richard Wilson

You've got the money -- show it off. That was certainly part of it,

You've got some real core pressure in the pipeline. By and large that certainly is going to fan a little inflation fear here.

Rod Blagojevich

And just as important, it proves that government is supposed to exist for the good of the people, not the other way around, and certainly not for the personal enrichment of those who hold public office.

Tom Fitton

And it will certainly be more of the story than the White House has currently told us.

Todd Akin

And that is certainly a new use of the filibuster and something which threatens to shut down our entire confirmation process for the courts.

Peter Ackroyd

And I think that's the spirit of Shakespeare, which somehow touched it . . . I don't know what that process is or means, but it certainly takes place.

Tom Daschle

And it certainly involves dealing with holding certain suspects who may be the subject of investigative efforts.