Famous Quotes & Sayings

There are many ways of encouraging people to make life better other than joining a political party. Politics with a small 'p' isn't just about darkened committee rooms, endless meetings - it is about giving people the right to make decisions about our lives.

Marc Garneau

There are many experiments and a great deal of research that can be performed on the station that make a difference in our lives and we are committed to supporting this important vocation.

Francis Maude

Our party's committed to tackling failing schools and cutting crime.

Barkley was the first of many American skyjackers whose primary interest was money; by 1972, the majority of the nation's hijackings would involve demands for ransom. Barkley himself was declared incompetent to stand trial in November 1971, at which point he was committed to a psychiatric hospital in Georgia.

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

The idea is that they wouldn't want to deal with militant Islam but an Islam and Muslims who are committed to progress, committed to development, who like peace and are moderate in their ways. So that's what we are doing here.

Bob Taft

There is overwhelming evidence of guilt in this case. ... (He) confessed to the authorities on two separate occasions, and he fully admits he committed these crimes,

Greg Olsen

The partnership makes a commitment. You do your part and we'll do ours and not impoverish you.

The parties reiterated their commitment to Oslo and its implementation.

There are hundreds of thousands of people in Florida who do not have the right to vote. They have committed crimes many, many years ago, and they have turned their lives around.

Brad Smith

This reflects our confidence in the future and our commitment to this region.

The players want to get in the playoffs and win a championship for Bob. We still are very committed to his vision. The foundation of this team happened through Bob.

The president's words reflected his great concern over the deterioration of the situation and his commitment to the unity of Iraq.

There are addicts who commit crimes, and criminals who use dope, ... We have to learn the difference with these sociopaths.

We made a commitment to play well defensively.

We made a commitment to Jeff and we're going to meet that commitment.

This represents a modest increase. Again, we have our long-term projects that we have been working on since 2003 but, realizing that fuel and utility costs have increased, the finance committee has been very restrained with whatever it could.

This report confirms the dramatic improvement in the 2005 deficit picture that the administration reported last month, ... The president is committed to the combination of strong economic growth and spending restraint that will keep us on track to cut the deficit in half by 2009.

John Armstrong

The rebuild of No. 14, with a 20-year life expectancy, is a significant financial investment in Gary Works and a demonstration of our commitment to our customers, work force and community.

The reason we held them to one run is because we didn't commit any errors. It just seems like we either make error after error, or our pitching is off. Today, we put it together. These are the kinds of games we should win.

When dishonest shoppers commit return fraud, it raises prices for all of us,

Cecile Richards

We're trying to evaluate the timing and the options now, but we're committed to making sure this does not come into effect. It's a sad day for the women of South Dakota. We had really hoped that the governor would weigh women's health as more important than politics.

We're trying to do this professionally, and that means we've got to gather the facts and information. The governor may be called before the committee if we determine that is appropriate to do. No one is excluded at this point until we can gather the information and decide who our list of witnesses are going to be.

Yolanda King

We saw a genuine commitment in her life to making a difference. That commitment, that passion we must all find within ourselves.

We sat down and had some long discussions internally and with Eddie, but we didn't make any counter-offers. Eddie is very committed to MLS, and to FC Dallas and its new stadium.

We said, 'Yes, we want to commit to this.' We all have problems, and we are experiencing the same problems.

We kept going back and forth. Do we really want to commit to do this?

We thought it was really important that we commit ourselves to getting them down there appropriately.

John Bolton

We thought it was also important to show the continuing international commitment to progress in Iraq,

We're not ready to make any kind of a financial commitment simply because we are still looking at it.

We're not operating at full production at this point. We are meeting commitments to the customers.

We think that he is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, living American artist, and this piece and our commitment to Richard is a reflection of that.

We think the demo was completely misleading. It's very troubling that Glaser would make these types of accusations, and it's troubling that the Judiciary Committee would provide a forum for these types of accusations.

We're re-evaluating, looking at what went right and if perhaps things could go better. It's a special commitment.