Famous Quotes & Sayings

Samuel Johnson

The usual fortune for complaint is to excite contempt more than pity

Dick Durbin

. . . The White House promised new details in his speech. The president delivered generalities,

This count is then subject to a short complaints period and these complaints must be adjudicated,

It is what it is; there is no use complaining about it.

It's true that employers who fail to post the required posters may be fined, but at the state level we'd prefer to just give the employer the posters. If we get a complaint that they aren't posted, we mail them the posters.

There were complaints from just about everybody in the electrical end of things to the governor.

This is a small segment complaining on their own. I spoke with a lot of Hispanic people about what's going on. They want their kids integrated. They want them to learn more English.

This is getting to be a serious problem. The public has been complaining.

During this past year, passenger complaints were up 75 percent. In the first four months (of this year), they are up 115 percent over last year.

Dr. Munro, sir, said he, "I am a walking museum. You could fit what ISN'T the matter with me on to the back of a ---- visiting card. If there's any complaint you want to make a special study of, just you come to me, sir, and see what I can do for you. It's not every one that can say that he has had cholera three times, and cured himself by living on red pepper and brandy.

Every year it happens. And, every year we hear the complaints.

At the time, people were polarized. But since the public hearings were held, we really haven't had any complaints. We remain sensitive to the issue and understand how emotional it is.

Consumers should take note that complaints will no longer fall on deaf ears.

Byron Dorgan

Complaints that the selection process was inadequate are significant and come from people in a position to know the facts, ... I think such an investigation is not only appropriate but very much needed.

There have been just a handful of complaints.

There have been eight complaints about Greenies. That's over eight years and 700 million sold.

We had received complaints and the arrests were made by tracing the phone records.

To be honest, we've had no complaints from people with disabilities about being unable to vote with our current voting system.

To hear complaints is tiresome to the miserable and the happy.

Chan Gailey

You have to give him credit for what he did, ... instead of maybe complaining about what he didn't do.

We've had 10 complaints so far to date and the general nature, they raise a number of issues - social responsibility, violence, safety in the home and vehicle safety.

The rule of thumb is that for every complaint that is filed there are probably a hundred or so people who have the same problem but they haven't complained because they don't think it would make a difference.

The status quo is not working. Anything is better than sitting on our hands and complaining and not doing anything.

Jamie Fellner

I've been doing prison monitoring for many years, and the consistency of the complaints indicates that there was a serious problem at Jena, ... Just about every inmate who was interviewed said they saw someone else abused, or were abused themselves.

The safety of the consumers is paramount. We take every complaint we receive as a very serious issue. We want to ascertain how the product got into the can and whether or not it was in the can prior to being cooked.

The punishment was acknowledged as illegal and our complaint is satisfied.

The staggering increase in complaints is further evidence that reform is needed in the wireless phone market so consumers can get a fair shake.

The teachers complaints from 20 years ago have been taken very seriously and we have been vindicated.

The system was stressed yesterday, so things were not as smooth as we had hoped, but it was only the first day. The complaints we are hearing today have fallen precipitously.

Jim Brown

The sound of airboats on lakes, rivers and wetlands has become a controversial subject in Florida in recent years, ... Increased development in these areas, in part, has resulted in increased sound complaints from homeowners and outdoor enthusiasts.

Cliff Robinson

I've always had guys complaining about how I play them, so that's nothing new. I'm going to continue to play him hard and make things tough for him. He'll have to continue to make adjustments, because that's what it's all about.

The big complaint we heard was why we didn't go with an income tax instead of a property tax.

Larry Coker

Talent wise, I don't have any complaints about that. I think our talent level is good. If we lose a game, it won't be because of talent. We're not going away, people know that.