Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ambrose Burnside

Being about to land on the soil of North Carolina, the general commanding desires his soldiers to remember that they are here to support the Constitution and the laws, to put down rebellion, and to protect the persons and property of the loyal and peaceable citizens of the State.

Allyson Schwartz

My colleagues, while it is good that the Nation is finally focused on the critical issue of securing our ports, our rhetoric and our passion about Dubai must be matched by the funding necessary to keep our ports and our citizens safe.

Os Guinness

There are lots of people depending on the government who are good, honest citizens who have worked all their lives.

Dannel Malloy

I don't think that we'll support any state that is prepared to discriminate against the citizens of Connecticut.

We're not second-class citizens. We pay taxes. We want the same quality of life that's west of I-35. We're very adamant about that we're going to get it because I'm going to hound you every Thursday and be in front of your face.

Frank Roberts

We are particularly proud of Outlook, ... Many of our sections are dedicated to informing our citizens about city involvement, projects and programs (that) make them feel good about living in Lancaster.

Ha-Joon Chang

Very often, the judgments by ordinary citizens may be better than those by professional economists, being more rooted in reality and less narrowly focused.

Zubin Mehta

Citizens of India, Pakistan, and Kashmir need to come together and make music.

West Hartford has some of the most civic-minded citizens anywhere. They take their issues and their leaders very seriously.

Western nations now realize that if they contain this in Southeast Asia, in fact they might minimize the jeopardy to their own citizens. They are now starting to put money into helping these countries develop surveillance systems, helping these countries to prepare to contain this disease within their own countries.

Hassan Rouhani

Citizenship rights is about making all Iranians feel they are part of one nation, one identity, under one umbrella they can feel proud of.

We were able to identify another piece of property and stop the eminent domain proceedings. Much of that is a result of citizens coming to us to consider other sites.

We depend on the generosity of the citizens here to make the program the success it is today. We are always so grateful for the Grand Prairie spirit.

We demand a recount. People must know how citizens voted.

We definitely want the hospital here in Stafford for our citizens.

John Perkins

We want to have enough units to entice senior citizens to stay. Seventy-two is not enough.

Philly is a city made up of many neighborhoods - more than a hundred, in fact - and the citizens can be very territorial.

Victor Ponta

Using cold facts and figures, leaders throughout the West must become more transparent with their citizens in explaining their decisions and their choices in global markets.

David Blunkett

Strengthening our identity is one way of reinforcing people's confidence and sense of citizenship and well-being.

I am moreover inclined to be concise when I reflect on the constant occupation of the citizens in public and private affairs, so that in their few leisure moments they may read and understand as much as possible.

People were vocal; they let the county know and they let the media know that they were very unhappy that illegal aliens could march in the street, but law-abiding citizens who just wanted to get together and have a Town Hall meeting and talk were turned away.

Brian Schweitzer

Only by working together will we be able to form a stable, long-term energy policy that protects the citizens and ratepayers of Montana and protects our environment, while further strengthening our economy,

Nobody's been more critical of Citizens than I have. But I will tell you that without Citizens, 25 percent of the people in homes in this state, they would not have insurance, they would not have a mortgage, they wouldn't be able to sell their homes.

One of the difficulties is when the veterans are given a tax break, the rest of the citizens are going to be taxed more heavily.

Tom Daschle

I was struck by how vacant the galleries were and so few seniors citizens looking down, ... What you saw instead were lobbyists packing the halls. They will do well. Our seniors will not, and that is why the fight will go on.

David Vitter

I was really uplifted here. There are heroes to this story and they are the local leaders and private citizens who banded together in the individual communities that were devastated to just get the job done in the initial days, with no help in those initial days coming in from outside, they got it done and they are the real heroes.

Mr. Robertson is, of course, no ordinary private citizen.

Medicare and Social Security have created the healthiest and most financially secure generation of senior citizens in American history.

Mitt Romney

Of course, citizens also failed. Tom Ridge, former head of homeland security, said each of us should have a two-week supply of water and medical supplies and food. It looks like very few people listened to what he had to say,

Nature treated (the citizens of these countries) equally, but their governments are not treating them equally.

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.

What we're doing is making the connection to the kids (about) what it means to be a contributing citizen. That leaves a door open for communication.