Famous Quotes & Sayings

Robert Zoellick

It would be a grave mistake to permit any one country to veto America's drive for global free trade.

It would be nice if we had something here in the North Country where there were enough good jobs, good paying jobs, so that our youngsters when they graduated would have an option. They wouldn't have to stay here but they would have an option to stay if they so chose.

It would be too easy for countries that are habitual violators of human rights to get onto the Human Rights Council.

John McEnroe

It would be fitting; I hope he does it. For a country like Croatia, it would mean even more than when I did it for the States.

Jean Giraudoux

It would be better if only the old men fought the wars. Every country is the country of youth. When its youth dies, it dies with them.

It was the same issue as this country and any other settler society in which you have a native people and then others who have come to settle,

Bruce Chen

It was very important for me to play in this tournament. I feel like I owe it to my country. I have been playing in the United States, and I have been doing good. But for me to represent my country and wear the Panamanian jersey makes my family and my friends back in Panama very proud.

It was all fertile ground, and the mood of the country was different, too.

Nick Bollettieri

These smaller countries are concentrating on what they have, rather than having so much to select from. They can see what they have and give it enough financial support.

The September employment figures could be interpreted as signaling a slowdown in the economy with a pickup in wage growth, but don't count on it. The impact of hurricane Floyd might well have been larger than indicated.

Mike Johanns

These programs have helped thousands of producers recover from the devastating effects of severe weather in counties that have received a Presidential disaster declaration,

These were people that were starting a life together, and here you have a guy who is doing the right thing in being a witness for us, ... I'm not exaggerating -- I could count on one hand the times I slept through the night since this couple was killed.

These dumps of water have very high phosphorous counts and all the pollutants that come from the lake,

These developments were counter to all historical trends, and could not have been foreseen. This situation is very painful and disappointing for us.

O. Henry

The storm made it to the country with us.

The steps Jordan has taken are necessary for the development of a truly independent media in the country, but they are far from sufficient. . . . We need to evolve towards a culture where diversity is seen as a source of strength rather than a weakness, and where criticism of the state is tolerated by the state and society in general.

The state of emergency in this country is critical. If it were a patient, we'd be putting it in the ICU.

The starters know that they can come out of the game for a rest, and that the others won't let it slip. The reserve players know that they'll be counted on to help contribute, as well.

The situation is delicate but the country is under control,

The selling point is that everybody has power in their house and multiple power jacks in every room. There are some geographical differences. Not every country has as many power jacks in every room, but generally speaking, it's pretty universal.

These countries with higher tariffs and high subsidies should make more effort in this regard.

These countries need to figure out a way to make their domestic economies grow. If they intensify their efforts to reform because their currencies have strengthened, then the world will be a better place.

These countries must fulfill the conditions. In the eyes of our citizens, entry at the desired time can't be automatic.

These counties are eligible because they are contiguous to one or more primary counties in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. SBA recognizes that disasters do not usually stop at the county or state lines. For that reason, counties adjacent to primary counties named in the declaration are included.

The strength of the scientific establishment in any country is related to its general level of education, not only in supplying large numbers of eager minds for further training, but also in ensuring a public opinion that holds science in esteem and approves financial support.

Jose Antonio Vargas

The story of undocumented immigrants in this country is not just about undocumented immigrants. It's about the country as a whole, and it's about us being able to tell the truth about where we are with this issue because we haven't been telling the truth about where we are with this issue.

The staff count for New York was about 1,000. But one has no idea with holidays, with biz trips, biz meetings during the day, who was there and who wasn't. We are still waiting to find out.

The sports can't count on us (X Games) as its only venue.

The sinful residues of countless incarnations depart, and we receive the fruits of the mind's desires.

Jay Carney

The simple fact of the matter is, as I know everyone in this room knows, that the recession that this country faced when this President took office was the worst since the Great Depression.

Tony Greig

The significant thing is that every run now counts double.

As a historian, I'm grateful for any opportunity to show people what life was like back when the county was just getting established. To me, knowing how everyday life was back then gives us a perspective as to how far we have come since.

Mary Ellen Mark

As a kid, I used to dream about airplanes before I ever flew in one. I really knew, when I started photographing, I wanted it to be a way of knowing different cultures, not just in other countries but in this country, too, and I knew I wanted to enter other lives. I knew I wanted to be a voyeur.