Famous Quotes & Sayings

When you speak about a threat to international peace and security, you must have strong, clear and legally proved evidence.

When you send our men and women over there to fight, and to put their lives on the line, you've got to back them up, you've got to give them clear rules, and you've got to give them enough room to make mistakes without treating them like criminals.

We are seeing some very early signs of improvements, but we must make it clear that because of their complex and very serious condition, it is still too early to comment on prognosis.

We're not surprised that there are people within the Republican Party that would think about endorsing Joe. He clearly is George Bush's favorite Democrat.

John Randolph

We are relieved. It was a really long trial. They (the jury) clearly were paying attention.

Garry Winogrand

There is nothing as mysterious as a fact clearly described. I photograph to see what something will look like photographed.

Zac Goldsmith

There are clearly many good politicians who are guided by religious belief, so the mix can work. But there's a line to be drawn. It would be hugely dangerous for a country's laws to be set by the scriptures, and particularly those of the expansionist religions.

William Labov

And instead of getting a pepper-and-salt effect, we find very clear and sharp divisions between the dialects of the United States, which are getting more different from each other as time goes on.

Chet Faker

I would consider my diary serves the same purpose as going for a walk or a run. They are all physical ways of clearing a mental landscape.

Evangeline Lilly

If you are not a clearly defined human being, it is very hard to define your image... What I've realized in my own journey in fashion is that I'm not that defined.

We've been working hard on Barbie, and we do feel better about Barbie, but we're not out of the woods yet. It's clearly better than another quarter of decline.

Aleksandar Hemon

It was always clear to me that I would have to earn my readers, some I would have to find, some to create.

We'd like to have clear guidelines, and we'd be happy to follow them.

We deny in the clearest terms that he ever confessed to shooting the lady.

We delivered on our commitments in 2005. We are pleased with this performance, but clearly are not yet satisfied. We are focusing on a number of initiatives to enhance operating results and grow revenues in 2006 and beyond.

We don't know who the next nominee is, but, when we do, we're going to equally and thoroughly review their record to see where they stand on issues that are most important to us just as we have Roberts, ... We'll be looking for someone who is very clearly wedded to the concept of a constitution that protects all of the American people.

We worked very hard this year to make sure we steered clear of stand-alone shows. As we worked with promoters, for the most part we were able to find venues that tied in very well together with other ones. With the price of fuel, we knew we had to be smart about our scheduling and I think we've put together a schedule that will be very workable for our race teams, our fans and series officials.

We want to make it clear to the U.N. Secretary-General ( Kofi Annan ) himself that those sites are well-defined.

We want to make it clear to the kidnappers that these people were working for the good of the Iraqi people.

We want to make clear that those who do want to return have the option to return to a place they know they will have gainful employment.

Randy Pausch

Make clear that people understand what your circumstances are. And looking for pity - that's a mistake.

(The data) clearly suggest that industrial production has come out of its yearlong stagnation and is now in an uptrend, thanks to the recovery in exports, and domestic demand gaining some momentum.

We prefer a negotiated outcome, but since some EU member states are clearly moving to grant launch aid, our hand has been forced.

Terence Winter

J. Edgar Hoover very famously denied the existence of organized crime up until the Appalachian Meeting, I think, in 1957. It was interesting to me that he clearly had to know that there was such a thing as organized crime and organized criminals as far back as the '20s.

Sunil Mittal

I would say history is a clear witness to many of the problems that have erupted when two partners from the same industry or same country have come together.

Tom Daschle

It would be nice if we could clear up the nominations that are still out there, and there are a lot of them.

Tim O'Reilly

Why did Google, for example, recently decide to offer free 411 service? I haven't talked to people at Google, but it's pretty clear to me why. It's because of speech recognition. It has nothing to do with 411 service: it has to do with getting a database of voices, so they don't have to license speech technology from Nuance or someone else.

David Gilmour

I mean, I have moments of huge frustration because of my inability to express myself linguistically as clearly as I would like to.

Brian Skerry

As a young boy, I was very interested - as I still am - in all sorts of adventure and exploration. I thought about being an astronaut, a dinosaur scientist, or marine biologist, but I clearly was drawn to the ocean and to the water.

We have made clear within NATO, as well as the United States specifically, that the widening of this conflict by the Serbs to the other countries in the region would have serious consequences,

We have made clear there would not be a separate Russian sector, and we are working on ways of integrating the Russians into the whole process,

Jose Barroso

We have looked at everything on the table and cleared away what we don't need,

No form of communication is ever clearer than malicious public ridicule poorly disguised as interest or concern.