Famous Quotes & Sayings

Megan Smith

Americans really expect to interact with our government digitally.

Rick Nelson

Americans have the right to meet in their homes for prayer or to study religious materials without government interference.

Richard Boucher

a Libyan government operation from start to finish.

Woodrow Wilson

A little group of willful men reflecting no opinion but their own have rendered the great Government of the United States helpless and contemptible.

Alan Clark

Zoning is a local government issue, and we're looking at the regional picture,

You wouldn't want the government telling you what to do?

You've heard of B-to-B? This is G-to-G. Government to government, ... even though the subject is people's personal data.

This is a small, humble step the governor has taken to demonstrate that everyone can take small steps to save energy.

Kathleen Blanco

This is a sign that the people at the highest level of government are worried about this storm. We must prepare for the worst but hope for the best,

This is a real sign of how terribly weak the governor is.

This is an issue that the government shouldn't interfere in. We want to observe developments.

This is an important symbolic visit. The real test is to see if the government is ready to implement the recommendations and show it's serious about eradicating torture.

This is going to weaken support for the government even more,

This is a peaceful protest ... the government must listen to us.

They have all of these trailers down there, ready for people to live in, and yet no one can move in because the government is refusing to pay for mobile homes.

They did their duty, and got screwed -- the government didn't treat them very well.

Patty Murray

The year of the women, however, I have to tell you, ought to be the year of people, ... Look at this room. It's not just women. It's not just men. It's young people. It's old people. It is enthusiasm. It is us taking our government back and we did it.

Thabo Mbeki

This particular controversy has not impacted on government whatsoever.

Morgan Spurlock

There was a time when science was respected by politicians and government officials and when the information obtained through unbiased scientific exploration was used for the better of society.

There isn't a whole lot of government self-regulation over privacy.

Rajnath Singh

It seems like the government is kneeling before the US.

It's a scary thought. People aren't going to be willing to let government on their property if there is a risk the government is going to come back and take it.

It wasn't that same unified, universal thing, ... Nobody governs this sort of thing. If other people want to do their own thing, they can.

Gertrude Stein

... governing is occupying but not interesting, governments are occupying but not interesting ...

Hal Rothman

From its founding, [Nevada] has always struggled to belong. It has had a series of masters--the mining industry, the railroads, the federal government, and now gaming and tourism--that have driven the state's economy and compelled its direction.

Hal Holbrook

Lobbyists in Washington are making six figure salaries selling our government out to the corporate interests and we just sit and smile as if nothing is happening while the poor folks are getting poorer and their pharmaceutical bills rise.

Gordon Cooper

I know other astronauts share my feelings.... And we know the government is sitting on hard evidence of UFOs.

Gordon Brown

My first rule - the golden rule - ensures that over the economic cycle the Government will borrow only to invest, and that current spending will be met from taxation.

Gordon Brown

Once government's objectives were economic growth and social cohesion. Now they are prosperity, fairness and environmental care

Geronimo

The soldiers never explained to the government when an Indian was wronged, but reported the misdeeds of the Indians.

Gerry Adams

There can be no such things as an Irish nationalist accepting the loyalist veto and partition. You cannot claim to be an Irish nationalist if you consent to an internal six county settlement and if you are willing to negotiate the state of Irish society with a foreign government.

Moreover, in Russia there was an enormous amount of landed property to be divided, large estates, crown lands, government land, and the estates held by the monasteries.

Herman Kahn

A surprising number of government committees will make important decisions on fundamental matters with less attention than each individual would give to buying a suit.