Famous Quotes & Sayings

We have no illusions about what somebody like Sharon or any government professional can do without citizens deepening and expanding this public peace process of human relationships.

We want respect. We don't feel equal citizens of the Czech Republic. We don't feel free. We fear for our children.

We want our citizens of Houston and our citizens from New Orleans to know that we've got to come together as one and we do that by communicating, by sharing.

J. J. Johnson

We were trying so hard not to do something that would upset this man and get one of our citizens killed. ... Everything had to be read from a script.

The face of hunger doesn't have a particular color, and it doesn't come from a particular neighborhood. They are your neighbors, they are working Americans, they are senior citizens who have worked their entire lives, and they are children.

What we do know is that Taser technology saves lives every day and that medical experts studying Taser devices have concluded that they are a safer means to subdue violent individuals who could harm law enforcement officers, innocent citizens or themselves compared to other use of force options,

Brian Day

The Supreme Court of Canada has given prisoners the "right" to vote. Is it not time that non-jailed citizens were given reciprocity with a "right" that prisoners have; namely the freedom to bypass the public system when it fails to provide reasonable access?

Elliott Abrams

Denmark has long been regarded as one of the world's most attractive nations, for citizens and tourists alike. My own visits there, years ago as a student, were delightful.

Eula Biss

Some of the most interesting research that I did was about risk assessment and how ordinary citizens like me handle risk assessment and how irregular our risk assessments are.

Eric Liu

Talk of citizenship today is often thin and tinny. The word has a faintly old-fashioned feel to it when used in everyday conversation. When evoked in national politics, it's usually accompanied by the shrill whine of a descending culture-war mortar.

I'm a mom, so I have to be comfortable. Jeans are a staple - I have way too many in my closet! It's warm in Florida, so I wear jeans and a tank top every day. I love my True Religions, my Rich and Skinny, and Citizens of Humanity. But I also love getting dressed up!

We are holding this meeting to present the project to the public and give citizens the opportunity to provide feedback on one of the largest highway projects ever constructed in Texas.

Elie Wiesel

We are here to let the Jewish state and its brave, beleaguered citizens and its valiant soldiers know that they are not alone.

Unprecedented in its size and scope, Higher Expectations Week unifies concerned citizens to highlight the myriad of problems Wal-Mart creates, ... Together, this national movement is moving toward making the retailing giant a better employer, neighbor and corporate citizen.

We are going to show the world that private citizens can complete the training and the qualification necessary to execute such flights,

We are a very rural county. Our hands were just tied. Now citizens have a recourse.

We are at sea in a sinking ship, our citizens are treading water to stay afloat, and now New Jersey government wants their life jackets.

Edmund Burke

We begin our public affection in our families. No cold relation is a zealous citizen.

Edward Said

And what terrifies me is that we're entering a phase where if you start to speak about this as something that can be understood historically - without any sympathy - you are going to be thought of as unpatriotic, and you are going to be forbidden. It's very dangerous. It is precisely incumbent on every citizen to quite understand the world we're living in and the history we are a part of and we are forming as a superpower.

Paul Prudhomme

We have a responsibility as citizens to do what we can for each other,

We have instructors come in and actually teach the citizens about what the police department does on a regular basis.

We're looking right at this point at any and all less-than-lethal instruments and devices that would provide public safety for citizens and police officers.

Ben Stein

And now, any of those who refuse, or are unable, to prove they are citizens will receive free insurance paid for by those who are forced to buy insurance because they are citizens.

Bob McDonnell

The citizens must be certain that the governor is attending to the duties for which he was elected.

Desiderius Erasmus

I am a citizen of the world, known to all and to all a stranger.

Edwin Edwards

I will be a model prisoner, as I have been a model citizen

Donald Tusk

We are giving the citizens of Poland a sense that a reasonable and predictable government is ruling here.

Dennis Prager

The welfare state inhibits the maturation of its young citizens into responsible adults

Dennis Prager

Citizens of liberal welfare states become increasingly narcissistic

Dennis Prager

The bigger the State, the smaller the citizen

Kim Campbell

Whether you come from Port Alberni on the West Coast as I do, or from Port-Cartier on the shores of the St. Lawrence, we all share the rare privilege of being citizens of one of the greatest countries in the world.

We're getting used to people on the street. Now it's time to get residents to become citizens and citizens to vote.

Edward Gibbon

Yet the civilians have always respected the natural right of a citizen to dispose of his life . . .