Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jacob Zuma

The majority in this country have not seen anything wrong with Zuma. I go with the overwhelming feeling of this country. If the majority say, 'Zuma, do this,' I will do it.

The invention of the micro-loan was a big surprise to me. Who would have guessed loans of less than $20 made to poor people in undeveloped countries could create thriving local economies? And, even more surprisingly, that they more reliably pay off their debts than the wealthy of the world.

Jessamyn West

A big iron needle stitching the country together.

Jasmine Guinness

I used to be frightened of the countryside after dark. Now I enjoy it. There is something wonderful about those strange country and wildlife noises.

Until Katrina, we never thought there would be a possibility that we would have to provide transportation farther than the county line. Because of Katrina we said: Whoa. We need to be ready to take people outside the county.

Stephane Dion

Tragic experiences in many countries over the last year,

Turnout figures were tabulated incorrectly on one machine. The vote count was not affected.

John Doolittle

Turning the Internet over to countries with problematic human-rights records, muted free-speech laws, and questionable taxation practices will prevent the Internet from remaining the thriving medium it has become today.

Fatih Birol

Turkey is a very poor country in respect to power. This has made the country very vulnerable... I think this government is rather determined to go ahead.

Abdullah Gul

Turkey is a sufficiently strong and secure country. Such incidents happen everywhere, in London, in Paris, everywhere,

Jacques Rogge

You are promoting the Olympic ideals and values in your own countries and worldwide. We fully expect you to do this in the Olympic spirit, following the bidding rules set down to ensure a fair process, playing fair and by the rules.

Kaskade

To do more of a concert thing, it takes so much preparation. You don't just show up and wing it. You're putting countless hours in the studio, not just to write and produce stuff, but to come up with edits and special things for the show.

While we are still finalizing the fields, already the competitive slates are very strong. With the Olympics on tap, we have a number of runners who are hoping to qualify for their respective country teams in January.

Alcee Hastings

While voting was generally calm, the election day process deteriorated progressively during the counting and, in particular, the tabulation votes, ... It pains me to report that progress noted in the pre-election period was undermined by significant deficiencies in the count.

Deborah Ellis

While the war in Iraq was raging, I spent some time in neighbouring Jordan, meeting with Iraqi refugees who fled their country to try to find some place of safety. I interviewed many families about what had happened to them and what they did as a result.

While the storm that hit this region was overwhelming, so has been the outpouring prayer and support from people around the country for those in need,

While the rest of the country is still talking about welfare reform, Texas is implementing it.

While the meeting I participated in turned out to be a ruse, I made statements during the course of the meeting that are counter to NPR's values and also not reflective of my own beliefs. I offer my sincere apology to those I offended.

You are trying to make Dickenson County look like a city, like Detroit.

Justin Gimelstob

You are shooting for a few great weeks rather than counting on winning every week.

We want what every worker in the country wants: a better future for their family.

Justin Brown

We want to win the state championship and the county championship. We still feel like we should win every game we play. That's how you have to feel if you want to win a state championship.

We want to urge our legislatures, commissioners and other county representatives to stop ignoring recommendations, many of which if followed would reduce current jail populations making the costly expansion unnecessary.

We had so much we couldn't even count it.

We'd definitely play for that-the Barron County Chargers or something like that. We're small-town boys, we're family, so we'd love to keep playing together.

We'd better be able to operate on the silent count or we won't be able to operate at all.

Manmohan Singh

We are engaged in a peace process with Pakistan. We are trying to maintain peace between our two countries so that everyone can live happily here,

The president regularly addresses people of the country and takes questions from the press.

Harry S Truman

The president is the representative of the whole nation and he's the only lobbyist that all the one hundred and sixty million people in the country have.

Unfortunately, in the country and in the county we're losing veterans every day.

Unemployment in Crittenden County is relatively low, butthink that's because many workers have taken lower-skilled jobsthan they are qualified to perform,

Two Hardin County teams going to state. That's a blessing.

Jimmy Carter

There have always been abnormalities in elections including in my own country, the United States. My hope is opposition party members would take their seats in parliament and ensure that voters' interests are represented,