Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ted Cruz

It is true that I voted against the National Defense Authorization Act, because when I campaigned in Texas I told voters in Texas that I would oppose the federal government having the authority to detain U.S. citizens permanently with no due process. I have repeatedly supported an effort to take that out of that bill, and I honored that campaign commitment.

Ted Cruz

But we don't have a right to force anyone to abandon their faith. It is one of the foundational commitments of who we are as Americans to respect diversity.

Thabo Mbeki

We will continue to count on your unwavering support and commitment to working with leaders of our continent in bringing about the desired renaissance of Africa.

Margaret Halsey

Reality is above all else a variable, and nobody is qualified to say that he or she knows exactly what it is. As a matter of fact, with a firm enough commitment, you can sometimes create a reality which did not exist before.

David Trimble

If there is a real commitment, then getting rid of the weapons could not possibly be a problem,

Martin O'Neill

It has happened on more than one occasion now where the Rangers game gets dwarfed because of commitments elsewhere,

I think New York knows that the Clintons are fighters. This is not a woman who turns tail at the first sign of trouble. She's committed to this and she's in it.

I think New York knows that the Clintons are fighters, ... This is not a woman who turns tail at the first sign of trouble. She's committed to this and she's in it.

I just don't see the same commitment that we had early in the season. That's coaching. It's something I'm doing wrong.

Tim Wiese

I just don't understand. You stop all the shots and then at the end you commit a beginner's mistake. This type of error happens just once in a lifetime.

Hosni Mubarak

Iraq should commit itself to implement the U.N. resolutions, and the Iraqi leadership should put the interests of its people into consideration,

I questioned if he'd be ready but by the end of the third day he had it down. It shows the level of commitment and work effort he has.

I put together a committee to review everything, so I wasn't in a little room all by myself making all these plans. They worked for 18 months on the draft, so it wasn't fly-by-night.

Anthony Dixon

I read the paper one morning after Eason committed that they (Eason and Derrick Davis) were going to be a two-headed monster. I'd love to have a great running back up there with me because you just can't do it by yourself. But I was just going to go wherever I chose.

Jimmy Carter

I personally think that he did violate the law, that he committed impeachable offenses. But I don't think that he thinks he did.

Charles Koch

By joining our group of privately held companies, Georgia-Pacific will be able to maintain a long-term focus on growth and a commitment to delivering value for all of its constituents.

Cisco is committed to IPv6, but we're committed to integration, not transition.

Being committed to each other -- that's the point.

Greta Scacchi

I'm more keen on the person I'm involved with showing me his commitment rather than going through a marriage to display commitment to the world.

Robert Kraft

If Mr. Ford didn't own the team, the game wouldn't be in Detroit -- you can be pretty sure of that. It's out of respect for him, his long-term commitment to the game and what he's meant to the league.

I have no idea what the (selection) committee thinks. I just know a lot of good teams are out there.

I have not seen a single statistic or fact put before you or the planning and zoning committee to support the need for a moratorium.

I have no doubt at all about Germany's commitment to respond to a plea from a NATO member to have protection,

Charlie Sheen

I had to take a step back and really take a look at myself and the situation. I made a commitment to this woman that I love, this family that I love and I realized this can be fixed.

The coalition's commitment to Afghanistan and to defeating this enemy remains steadfast.

The first half was a very sloppily played game on our part. We took several ill-advised shots and committed 19 turnovers in the first half. But in the second half, we played much better.

Kofi Annan

The findings in today's report must be deeply embarrassing to us all, ... The Inquiry Committee has ripped away the curtain, and shone a harsh light into the most unsightly corners of the organization. None of us - member states, Secretariat, agencies, funds and programs - can be proud of what it has found.

Franz Beckenbauer

The FIFA has words of criticism for the organizing committee over and over again. They're completely superfluous.

Curtis Brown

The company has made a commitment to 150 jobs in four to five years, to say nothing about increasing the value of the building.

Paul Tagliabue

The competition committee did a terrific job and that showed with the endorsements that they had on their recommendations.

The committee felt it (the curfew) hadn't been studied sufficiently to pass it on to council.

Harry Reid

The committee did the right thing yesterday. And as to whether or not he can reconstruct himself at that hearing, time will only tell. But it will take some reconstruction, because right now he's a damaged piece of goods.

The committee developed a selection matrix comprised of 27 individual criteria to objectively evaluate the sites.