Position Quotations | Page 3

In a democracy, citizens pass judgment on their government, and if they are kept in the dark about what their government is doing, they cannot be in a position to make well-grounded decisions.

When I became poet laureate, I was in a slightly uncomfortable position because I think a lot of poetry isn't worth reading.

Neither money nor position can atone to me for low birth.

We think of ourselves as our titles or our jobs or our position in a family. We depend on being praised by others. But something happens when that praise is undermined.

The remarkable position in which we find ourselves is that we don't actually know what we actually know.

My first-ever car, my parents bought me a red Fiat Uno. I was 17 and just so happy to have a car, so I was very fortunate that my parents were in a position to get me one - it was a secondhand car, but I was just so happy to have it.

Sometimes altering your position is the right thing. Sometimes it's not.

If you're really satisfied with your position on something, you just say, 'Hey;' you just very calmly present something.

We are going to position ourselves as a world-class financial institution. We want to do things that are comparable to the best in the world. At the same time, we want to have very strong human qualities.

Obama not only falsely represented the Republican position - as usual - he shamelessly pretended that he was The One 'fighting so hard to cut middle-class taxes.' Baloney!

I'm happy here, and why change when you love the club and the club's in a really good position right now.

If God should desire to raise us to the position of one who is an intimate and shares his secrets, we ought to accept this gladly.

I'm fascinated by how you'll change your position so many times over a lifetime, but really what you're doing is occupying a series of positions on a landscape.

We are in a far better position to observe instincts in animals or in primitives than in ourselves. This is due to the fact that we have grown accustomed to scrutinizing our own actions and to seeking rational explanations for them.

It's just hard to meet new people, in my position.

We say that someone occupies an official position, whereas it is the official position that occupies him.

It'd be great to be in a position where you can make choices regardless of money. My tastes are always gonna lead me to go for the amazing project where I'm being paid in Turkish cantaloupes.

You cannot be in a position of power and destroy the life of another person.

Lawyers advocate more so than state their own positions.

Every person is endowed with God-given abilities, and we must cultivate every ounce of talent we have in order to maintain our pinnacle position in the world.

I'm in exactly the same position as everybody else who has a small business.

The bottom line is that the position of the Sun relative to the stars slowly changes for any given date, and over the course of 26,000 years, it can easily slide between constellations. So you may think you're a Pisces, but you're actually an Aquarius.

It would be unwise for the modern Republican Party to come across as hostile to immigration. That has been the losing position in American history for 200 years.

I find that if I'm watching somebody upon television or in a movie that is on a window ledge or in some high precarious position my hand starts sweating and I get that crawling feeling in the soles of my feet.

Turkey's solidarity with Hamas is not, of course, based on Arab nationalism, which as a non-Arab nation it does not support. It is instead based on a definition of the Mideast conflict as one between Jews and Muslims, precisely the position of Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda.

I have sometimes questioned the advice and direction I received from my parents and grandparents, but I never questioned the fact that they loved me. I learned that they were in a better position to know more about right and wrong than I did from my limited understanding and from my limited experience.

The job of elected leaders is to deliver results that represent the interests of the citizens who placed them in a position of authority with their voice, their vote. But these days, money talks louder.

You might hold an ethical position that it's wrong to lie, but if you have plans for a war in Iraq, and you want to keep them secret for practical reasons - to reduce casualties, perhaps - and someone asks you about those plans, you may need to lie for a 'good' outcome.

For a decade, makers of AIDS medicines had rejected the idea of lowering prices in poor countries for fear of eroding profits in rich ones. The position required a balancing act, because the companies had to deflect attacks on the global reach of their patents, which granted exclusive marketing rights for antiretroviral drugs.

I don't want a life without my mom in it, but I'm not someone who curls up in the fetal position and says, 'Mommy, take care of me!' I don't like people catering to me. It feels so awkward and uncomfortable.

The eyes of some persons are large, others small, and others of a moderate size; the last-mentioned are the best. And some eyes are projecting, some deep-set, and some moderate, and those which are deep-set have the most acute vision in all animals; the middle position is a sign of the best disposition.

Extreme positions are not succeeded by moderate ones, but by contrary extreme positions.

I recognize that as the guy who lost the election, I'm not in a position to tell everybody else how to win, all right? They're not going to listen, and I don't have the credibility to do that anyway.

Art was always my main focus; I fell into writing by accident in the 1980s, writing magazine articles to pay for my studio. I have to put myself into the position of writing; sometimes it doesn't work, and sometimes it works great.

The outcome of the championship game puts us in a position where I believe in my heart that we deserve and will get five. If there are a lot of at-large bids gobbled up by upsets, potentially we could get fewer, but I don't think there's any question that we have six teams right now that I think are NCAA Tournament-caliber.

The position we find ourselves in relative to the post-season has dictated that a change would be made. Our judgment was that it would be unfair to Mike O'Connell to continue working at this job once this decision had been made.

The position that you have been nominated for is chief justice of the United States. Do you plan to use that role as a bully pulpit to encourage members of the bar to take seriously their responsibility to undertake pro bono work as you have done throughout your legal career?

The position that's on the table by the players just isn't acceptable.

The position that she plays, I feel, is about relationships. Relationships with your coach and with your teammates and I think she's worked extremely hard in both of those areas. There is a lot of trust between us and with her and her teammates. And if everybody's playing well and we're as balanced as we are (offensively), that shows we have a good point guard.

The position that opened up happened to be a social studies position. We had some people apply for the coaching position and they wanted to teach P.E. We had some other people apply just for the teaching position. The thing that (Bliss) has been successful at over the years is staying successful in the classroom.

The position that India will take on this issue at the IAEA will be based on India's independent judgment, and we categorically reject any attempt to link this to the proposed India-U.S. agreement on civil nuclear energy cooperation.

The position that has been taken by the Iranians is so extreme,

The position remains as we have clearly stated it on many occasions.

The position on homosexual acts is pretty well founded. It won't change until Dignity drops their rationale, which is contrary to Catholic teaching.

The position on banks and insurance has not changed. We consider their opening as impossible.

The position Olli is in had nothing to do with it,

The position of the U.N. ... must be strengthened so that it can perform its duty of safeguarding peace in a more effective way,

The position of the Teamsters continues to be unrealistic. That position does not allow us to compete, ... make the difficult decisions that we have to make going forward.

The position of the state is the state owns the trademark rights.

The position of these countries like France, Belgium or Germany is one thing and when they meet and discuss opinions is something else,

The position of the (Interior Ministry) general inspector was not created by the government, it had been there before the new government was formed.

The personality of the quarterback, he has a large plate and he is going to lead by example and by his play. That's basically where our football team is. Our players do rally around Eli and his play and that's the position he has taken and that's the way it should be.

The point I've made very clear to him, and I made very clear to you: You will not play quarterback or any other position that possesses the ball for me. You have to take care of the ball because it's the difference between winning games in this league.

The point is, you have to look at Disney in the context of these other major consumer companies, ... We have a global oligopoly today. You've got Viacom, News Corp., Time Warner and Disney. And these are large companies in perfect position to take advantage of the globalization of American entertainment.

The point is that we're not going to cede any territory. We'll fight on as many fronts as we can with our opponents because we want to position ourselves as the principal alternative to George W. Bush.

The plot behind this terror attack is obvious - to agitate the situation in a country that holds a leading position in the Arab world and to undermine the situation in the Middle East as a whole.

We applaud the five judiciary members who voted their conscience and took a principled position in opposition to the nomination of John Roberts to be Chief Justice of the United States. However, we are profoundly disappointed that the committee, as a whole, ignored compelling evidence against his nomination.

We are proud to forge this partnership with the PGA TOUR and Las Vegas Founders Club to support a great, entertaining tournament that has a long history of supporting worthwhile charities in the Las Vegas area. The PGA TOUR is one of the great brands in sports. We are particularly excited to be in a position to help the tournament support its traditional charities, as well as one of our favorite non-profit organizations, the American Institute of Mathematics.

We are proud to be recognized in the magic quadrant report. We believe our listing in the Challenger quadrant confirms our ability to sustain our position in the marketplace. Looking forward, we will continue to position ourselves in the forefront of the industry by delivering superior help desk services.

We are proud to be in a position to offer these funds to the community. Personally, I'm honored to represent this group of vintners who lend a hand whether it be for Hurricane Katrina relief or to help a neighbor in need.

We are pleased with this ruling and look forward to proceeding to the patent phase of our case. We have great confidence in our intellectual property position and are pleased with the opportunity to present our position to a jury.

We are pleased with this decision because it reflects the position we have maintained all along. The United States can no longer claim that its measure is WTO-consistent.

We are pleased to retain the excellent technical expertise of Don Foot in a position of responsibility and impact. At this point in the development of our Comstock/Mountain Lion iron project and the ongoing work at the Western Utah copper project, their background and technical expertise will be invaluable to us. Likewise, Dr. Nelson adds a tremendous dimension of knowledge and technical capability to our board of directors.

We are pleased to report such outstanding results in our second quarter as a public company. We continue to see broad acceptance of our products and the Springboard platform across all regions of the world. We feel very positive about our position as we head into the holiday season.

We are pleased to report another quarter of strong financial and operational results, as well as the completion of several activities that position us well for 2006. During the fourth quarter of 2005 we opened one new development project, entered into a land development joint venture, acquired interests in two regional malls, sold twelve non-core retail real estate assets, issued $1.1 billion of unsecured notes at attractive coupons, and expanded and extended our corporate credit facility on more favorable terms. In addition, our development program continues to proceed with six projects under construction. We are also pleased to announce today an 8.6 % increase in our common stock dividend.

We are pleased to confirm ... that indeed some progress was tentatively made on various important issues. We are not in a position to provide further details of the agreements ... because they still need to be fleshed out and confirmed by higher levels on both sides.

We are pleased to be working with VSNL to streamline their network operations. Our performance management solution will allow VSNL to respond rapidly to changes in the network environment, offer new services quickly and affordably, and retain its leading position in the telecommunications industry.

We are pleased to be recognized for this award. Our business model continues to prove successful through varying market conditions, and we're in a strong position to continue this positive growth. Our focus on hiring the most talented employees, as well as maintaining an aggressive marketing strategy, continues to support our growth and superior service to our customers.

We are pleased to be in a position to continue to support NITA by sharing Professor Rose.

We started the season with a little setback because we had to have two seniors move to the setter position where they haven't ever played. I know I have the hitters that I can use to run some plays and we're just now getting the confidence in the setters.

We are looking to buy in regeneration areas. We will also be in a position to buy properties at a 10 per cent discount.

We are looking forward to going up there and seeing if our game plan on both sides of the ball is good enough to put our players in position to make some plays,

We believe that the current reduction, combined with other cost-cutting measures, is necessary to assure our competitive position in the rapidly growing wireless communications market.

We believe that's the best way, and that commitment hasn't changed. We recognize that we must get a consensual agreement if we are to get out of bankruptcy, and we've made significant changes and movement in our position to try to demonstrate that commitment.

We believe that our standing as a steady and reliable partner and supplier of defense equipment and technology is critical for us to maintain our position as an Asian-Pacific player.

We are aware of reports that the aircraft may have been shot down, but we are not in a position to come to any conclusions until the investigation is complete,

There are contributions of consequence that are occurring across the world. I don't think we (the U.S.) are in a position at our current levels of investment in education to control or even have a strong influence on how innovation develops.

There are some casualties. The position is not clear because there is a lot of crowd there. Security has been increased in the city.

We strongly dispute the claim that the behavior of some store managers reflected a corporate plan devised to further the company's position during the prolonged labor negotiations.

We strengthened our leadership position in key segments such as minivans and large cars with our sales in January. Our car business is up 20 percent, and our LX products are up 62 percent. The Dodge Caliber begins production today and gives us a strong entry into the small car segment with an attractive price starting at $13,985. We are now a full-time car player.

We still like the company's competitive position but think that Bear Stearns is the most sensitive among its peers to rising rates, given its large fixed income franchise.

We're in pretty good shape, everywhere from the bullpen to the position players. This is how you want to be at this stage.

We're in position to have a great season. That's all we've done, put ourselves in position to possibly have a great finish.

We're in position to be competitive for the next few years. But we know it won't be easy. We know we will be a target for everybody else.

We're in position both in the boys and girls. We've just got to see what kind of move we can make.

We're increasing our state of readiness and getting our folks in a position to respond quickly. Everyone's going to be real busy with final exams and end-of-year activity, but we'll be making sure folks stay focused.

We're in control of where we're going to be. I know we're not right in the position we want to be to win the league or anything like that, but if we win out and just take care of business, I think we'll be successful.

We're in a very strong position right now. We're poised to make gains.

We're in a very good position - in fundraising, in the polls. There's no reason for us to get out. We're going to win this.

We're in a position where we're just trying to scratch our way to New York City.

We're in a position where we're flying under the radar. We're not being talked about on TV shows. When they mention teams in the playoffs, it's like the Jaguars are the last one. That's fine. I like it that way. When we beat New England, that says it all.

We're in a position where we have to cut down on the breakdowns in our own end right through the whole ice. And stay out of the penalty box.

We're in a position where we have some advice to give. We're not counselors. We do a lot of advising. Sometimes, it takes an outsider to say, 'No.

We're in a position where we either spend well over $100,000 to conduct our own election or we join with the county and share in the election cost.

We're in a position where we can look years down the road and plug in other things. I think that gives us hope for a stronger future. Now, they've got to win and perform well and all that stuff, but you've got to get yourself to that point where we are now.

We're in a position where we can control our own destiny. We don't need anybody to help us out. We've just got to win a series next weekend, finish up on the right note and get us to the post season.

We're in a position where one of these two statements is a lie. He's admitted he's lied about the most important part of his testimony so how can the judge allow this person to testify? But that's what judges do, they make decisions.

We're in a position where it's possible to chase 350. It's not easy by any means, and it'll take a special performance by someone, but we've got the players to do it.

We're in a position we haven't been in a lot since we've been at Searcy. This time of year, we're usually trying to finish the conference strong and find out where we'll be sitting for the playoffs. This year it didn't happen like that, but these guys will continue to battle. This team has guys with high character.

We're in a position to be able to deal with whatever would happen there.