Famous Quotes & Sayings

We decided to put it in the letter and let the commission do what it wishes. There were people who said it doesn't cost anything to ask.

From those few pending questions which the Commission would be called upon to solve at its fourth session, the most important one was the entry into force of the treaty.

Steve Swallow

If a commission comes in for tuba and gorilla, she'll write a piece for tuba and gorilla, and it'll come out sounding like her. I think the humor in her music is ... like her thumbprint. And I would have to say that extends into her life away from music as well. I think it would be impossible for her to remain somber for more than a few minutes at a stretch.

I found her to be just a really good commission member and embody what the commission is all about.

Greece has two months in which to inform the commission of the measures it intends to take to comply with the decision.

I don't expect this commission to revisit every issue that we decide because there are few people that are upset. I think it needs to be re-addressed, but we need to make some sort of decision and stick with it.

Harold Prince

I don't know why the guys with the big money don't find five terrific young producers and give each of them enough to commission a musical and to live on for a year. You'd be likely to get at least one project with a future.

The Cowles Commission was the optimal environment for the type of research that I wanted to do.

Conspiracy theories feed on opacity, and that's a longtime problem with short selling. Large long positions must be reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission in public filings, but not large short positions.

The credibility of the Election Commission has been seriously undermined, ... If there is one important lesson of the elections, it is: The Election Commission must be thoroughly overhauled.

John Kasich

What I fear most about a commission is compromise, ... Because compromise means we lose.

Lalu Prasad Yadav

We recognised Urdu as the second official language and made it a medium of examination in all Bihar Public Service Commission tests.

Dennis Hastert

What we wanted to do is get the commission report out as quickly as possible so if there are problems, we can solve those problems,

Ian Brown

Having to present highly emotional and personal evidence before a new commission of inquiry would further victimise the patients of Dr Patel and their loved ones.

I think the mayor is showing leadership ... And I also think he is sending a signal to his commission about the fast tempo he'd like to see things done. This can be done fairly quickly and he's suggesting that he'd like this done quicker rather than slower.

I think the Planning Commission needs to hear how valued their recommendations are, ... A lot of times those recommendations are not only valued but are relied upon.

I think the Commission is likely to be defeated tomorrow afternoon,

Last night and his morning, the human rights commission reform fell apart.

Ken Ludwig

It gives them some flexibility. If they have a good commission month, they can pay some of the principal. But they do not have to pay any principal, which helps them during the slower months.

I would have refused a mandate at a commission of inquiry that was investigating the program of another government.

There already exists oversight by the Federal Communications Commission today that has proven to be effective in protecting consumers' right to be in control of their Internet experience." ()

This will impact our expenses next year. We gave the County Commission a heads-up that this will be a problem.

The passage of this legislation will help the commission to continue its efforts aimed at increasing investor protection and restoring confidence in our markets.

Jose Barroso

This shows that the commission is firmly committed to producing better legislation.

The Pew Commission endorses this important legislation, and we thank Senators DeWine and Rockefeller for their leadership,

The position expressed by the European Commission today was just the position we were responding to on Tuesday.

The governor's commission has a long history of doing educational work and community outreach.

The governor naturally is very concerned about this. But he has total confidence that the commission will handle this and do the right thing.

When I went to the Maine State Lottery Commission as part of my investigation, they knew Mr. Dyer by name. Mr. Dyer told me he had a gambling addiction.

Don King

When Roger Mayweather entered the ring, it disqualified the fight. The Nevada Commission has the discretionary power to do as they may. They had the power to disqualify the fight, but they decided not to exercise that power.

Richard Ben-Veniste

And it turned out that the Roberts Commission did not fully utilize the information available and that it came to conclusions which were I think quite short sighted and, indeed, in some cases, scapegoated individuals.

Rene Cassin

As a consequence of these hesitations and of the vague character of such innovations, the Commission on Human Rights itself had doubts from the beginning about its role and its functions in general.

Scott Johnson

We're striving to be more consistent with our decisions. People should be able to know what to expect when they come to the commission. Before, the only thing the commission was consistent about was inconsistency.