Famous Quotes & Sayings

Donald Rumsfeld

So I think we'll see the coalition forces being able to pare down,

No party will be able to get everything it wanted. A coalition is about sharing power.

Peter Pace

I can tell you categorically that any mal-treatment of any detainees by U.S. forces or coalition forces is totally unacceptable - that our orders have and will continue to be that we will treat everyone in our charge with - humanely and with respect.

From a symbolic perspective, this is a very important election for Japan as a victory for Koizumi and the coalition would be the most powerful signal yet that the economic model in Japan will change. Ultimately the economic cycle will prove a more significant driver of share prices.

If we get the necessary majority, there will be coalition negotiations very soon.

Because of the wide coalition of forces supporting the judges, it will only become more difficult for the government to suppress their activism. But whether or not the government will compromise on a draft judiciary law will be seen in the next few days.

Sir, we as coalition forces ... have taken a supporting role only as they prepare to execute this referendum.

Jaroslaw Kaczynski

We have long said we want this coalition and there are no reasons why it shouldn't happen.

Andrew Lansley

As a Coalition Government, we inherited a legacy of lack of trust and confidence in political system.

Claudia Roth

We want to hold exploratory talks, but these are not coalition negotiations.

We have noticed that the coalition has pulled back,

Hoshyar Zebari

We need these forces. It is an Iraqi need, more than an American or coalition need. The consequences would be catastrophic.

We are in favor of a strong coalition to fight terrorism. All international organizations and the United Nations in particular must be engaged in this endeavor.

We are devastated by the loss of our friends, ... They were true American patriots and heroes who were performing a mission that is critical to the success of the coalition efforts to secure peace and freedom in Iraq.

You do go back to a short list of the same people you know. You work with them for years, you know them, you like them, you trust them. That's what makes coalitions work.

Chuck Todd

McCain needs Hillary to run because that's what keeps the Republican coalition together. She helps unite the Republican base.

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

The contracts for Iraqi rebuilding are commercial contracts. I think being in the coalition of the willing puts us in the radar screen, but we also have to compete with other countries that are in the coalition of the willing, but the Philippines is a country that has produced world-class skilled workers that we have seen all over the world.

We're hoping that's where the conversation starts, because the Education Coalition has already taken the position that we'd like to see a sizeable down payment being made, then a reasonable payback over time.

We lack a national leader and national structure. Right now you have a lot of strong coalitions with a lot of different ideas of how to create this movement.

Ted Cruz

Do you want to know what scares the Washington cartel? Actually, not remotely. I don't scare them in the tiniest bit. What scares them is you. What scares them is that old Reagan coalition is coming back together, of conservatives.

What we need right now, urgently, is a coalition of sanity.

We have protested to the coalition forces because they are responsible for security on the other side.

the possibility for condition-based reductions of coalition forces still exists for 2006.

We are pleased with the contents of the coalition contract and especially with that part dealing with the economy,

Michael Chertoff

We are pleased to have the American Red Cross, which has long been a leader in emergency preparedness and response, co-sponsor National Preparedness Month 2005, ... The commitment of the American Red Cross and the members of National Preparedness Month Coalition are integral as we work to encourage all Americans to prepare for emergencies. As leaders in their communities, these organizations will help spread life saving information and move the entire nation toward a greater state of preparedness.

There are some details that need to be worked out (in determining) exactly what form of coalition government we're going to get. But essentially, the message for financial markets is 'yes -- reform,' but it's not going to be dictated by the conservative LDP.

Jack Straw

Lack of political progress in solving the linked problems of security, infrastructure and the political process are undermining the consent of the Iraqi people to the coalition presence and providing fertile ground for extremists and terrorists,

E. P. Thompson

There is a movement being initiated by the smoke-free gurus in Madison for a smoke-free Wisconsin in 2007. They're urging counties and coalitions to educate the public, so for now, that's where the majority of our effort will come.

We must continue, however, to send a strong message of resolve to the people of Iraq, to our troops, to our coalition partners, and to the rest of the world that we, the United States of America, will stay the course and get the job done.

We can form a coalition very quickly but this may undermine its stability ... or we can take our time and design a coalition government that will be stable and stay the course for four years.

Donald Rumsfeld

Whatever is needed will be sent, and it won't be just U.S., ... It'll be coalition forces.

Christopher Reid

But any allegation, no matter how suspect, will be investigated by the Iraqi and Coalition authorities.

If the coalition partners think they can't win the election because of Mori they will push for him to go, and LDP will have to listen.