Famous Quotes & Sayings

Nuclear deterrence doesn't work outside of the Russian - U.S. context; Saddam Hussein showed that.

Obviously, the law obliges me, because General Pinochet is a person older than 70 years, to request that medical examinations are performed to determine his mental faculties, ... This would be the first step forward.

Phil Jackson

Obviously the game was determined by Howard leaving so early. That took a lot of energy away from them and we played well as a group.

Theresa May

Obviously local people will have their local voice through the police and crime commissioners that they've elected to determine their local policing.

Basil Bunting

But their determination to banish fools foundered ultimately in the installation of absolute idiots.

Eliot Engel

I believe that ultimately the situation in Kosovo can only be resolved through self-determination.

Eleanor Smeal

Well we didn't look at it like that. We looked at it: "Why Carolyn Maloney?" Of course, we didn't know about Caroline Kennedy, but we do know and have - this is not against somebody, this is for somebody who we know has had a proven record. It's 16 years in the House, 10 years on the City Council of New York City, that she has shown her determination to pass legislation. She is - she knows how a legislature works.

Eleanor Smeal

Carolyn Maloney has extensive - she's shown over and over again her creativity, her determination, her tenacity in fighting for women's rights. She has passed a host of bills in many different areas, both national and global, with both national and global importance for women, and she's on a Chair of Finance Committee so essentially in this economic crisis, we thought she would be perfect.

Robert Taft

The only method by which people can be supported is out of the effort of those who are earning their own way. We must not create a deterrent to hard work.

Dick Thornburgh

Now that the there is a path for the people of Puerto Rico to express their self-determination on Puerto Rico's political status, there are some who seek to block that path.

Dick Thornburgh

In historical and constitutional terms, the recent political status vote in Puerto Rico was a necessary but obviously not decisive step on the road of self-determination leading to full self-government.

We need big muscle (-bound) guys or very determined girls for setup the week before.

When you can get a kid to take charges, you deter a lot of kids from going into the lane.

Richard Burr

When this is all over, it will be most important to determine what the federal, state and local roles are and should be,

The place of residency seems to determine more likely the place of practice than the place of medical education.

O. J. Simpson

Old people don't need companionship. They need to be isolated and studied so that it can be determined what nutrients they have that might be extracted for our personal use.

She determined that some of these furnishings were just stuff and could be sold. Families and friends agreed.

She has a lot of heart and determination and is an unbelievable player. Fry is a special person.

Shefki's effort and determination has been there for all to see and now he just needs to get the goal that his performances so far have deserved.

Since that Ministry has responsibility for oil and gas, we will need to determine what the new Minister's priorities are before considering future activities.

She is really starting to make her mark on the national scene. She is a very determined person. Her intensity can be her strength and her weakness sometimes. Intensity is a great thing, but it doesn't have to be 24-7. I try to help her keep everything in perspective.

She needs to go to jail, for her own punishment and to deter others.

Edward Said

Most Arabs and Muslims feel that the United States hasn't really been paying much attention to their desires. They think it has been pursuing its policies for its own sake and not according to many of the principles that it claims are its own - democracy, self-determination, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, international law.

Edward Said

In short, Israel is the measure of our failings and our incompetence. We have waited for a great leader for years, but none came; we have waited for a mighty military victory, but we were defeated roundly; we have waited for outside powers (the US or,in its time, the Soviet Union), but none came to our aid. The one thing we have not tried in all seriousness is to rely on OURSELVES: until we do that with a full commitment to success there is no chance that we can advance towards self-determination and freedom from aggression.-1998

Bruno Bettelheim

Since there are thousands of fairy tales, one may safely guess that there are probably equal numbers where the courage and determination of females rescue males, and vice versa.

Archibald MacLeish

How shall freedom be defended? By arms when it is attacked by arms, by truth when it is attacked by lies, by faith when it is attacked by authoritarian dogma. Always, in the final act, by determination and faith.

We're here so that they don't have to go scrambling around looking for people qualified to determine who's eligible and who isn't.

Baruch Spinoza

Freedom is self-determination.

Barbara Mertz

It may take us a little longer to reach the summit, but never fear, we will get there!

Legislators in each state must determine whether or not regulation is necessary to protect their constituents.

Adoniram Judson

Love to Jesus is a sure title to the greatest possible happiness; for Jesus is omnipotent and has determined to make his friends happy, and surely will not forget a single one in whose heart is enkindled one spark of love.

Frank Lloyd Wright

Love is the greatest virtue of the heart.Sincerity is the greatest virtue of the mind.Determination is the greatest virtue of the will.Courage is the greatest virtue of the spirit.

Last year was the first one where I really struggled. I'm determined to make it back.