Famous Quotes & Sayings

Alexander Cockburn

By 1967, J. Edgar Hoover had concluded that the Black Panther Party had replaced the Communist Party as the gravest threat to national security.

Elia Kazan

The Communists automatically violated the daily practices of democracy to which I was accustomed.

Brendan Behan

I'm a Communist by day and a Catholic as soon as it gets dark.

Jan Koum

I grew up in a society where everything you did was eavesdropped on, recorded, snitched on. I had friends when we were kids getting into trouble for telling anecdotes about Communist leaders.

Elliott Abrams

At Guantanamo Bay, we could create a West Berlin, a free small city within the Communist nation that could trade freely with the U.S. and elect its own officials.

Charlie Chaplin

I can't understand Karl Marx, so how can I be a Communist?

Evan Osnos

Political prodigies are rare in a nation that grooms top leaders through decades of Communist Party road-testing and pageantry. And because Chairman Mao's cult of personality led the country into extremism, the Party spent the next three decades engineering its politicians to be as indistinguishable as possible.

Laurie Garrett

Only communist China could take away civil liberties and get away with it.

Ma Jian

On the face of it, China has won the Olympics. But it is not China that has won, but the Communist party. The Chinese people have lost.

William Holmes

What he's done is disloyal to the Democratic Party, ... If a candidate wants to choose his own running mate and not accept the one chosen by the party, that's being disloyal. He's offending a majority of the people who voted for their choice as selectman at the primary.

Ellen Tauscher

We appreciate the chairman responding to us but we also find his response deeply disturbing. The letter appears to have been written without any investigation of the specific facts in this case. It also appears there was no consultation with the Democratic members of the House Administration Committee.

Carl Pope

We applaud those in Congress who have refused to let drilling proponents manipulate them and the democratic process. Although there are some still willing to do Big Oil?s bidding, the drilling lobby and their allies will be hard-pressed to keep Arctic drilling in the budget knowing that it is dead on arrival in the House.

Jack Layton

We are a democratic party. I respect and support the decision that has been made.

Robert Mugabe

We are a democratic country and my party enjoys overwhelming support. The two gentlemen who purported to have withdrawn actually found it very tough to compete with us. We will win this election,

Geoffrey Kors

We strongly urge Senators from both the Democratic and Republican Party to pass AB 1207 and then for Governor Schwarzenegger to sign it into law. Voters have the right to know whether candidates are willing to agree to refrain from using bias and prejudice as part of their election strategy or whether they intend to resort to the worst kind of election tactics. This legislation will ensure that voters know whether a particular candidate's moral values include running a morally ethical campaign.

Martin Jacques

Where the costs of entry are minimal, there is a wide avenue of opportunity for those with little or nothing, which is why football is just about the most democratic sport of all: African and Brazilian footballers compete on a level playing field with their rich white European counterparts.

Nicolas Maduro

My message to France and Europe is that we will make sure Venezuela won't witness the rise of another Pinochet. And we will do it the democratic way.

Gunter Grass

I have seen and drawn dying, poisoned worlds. I published a book of drawings called 'Death of Wood' about one such world, on the border between the Federal Republic of Germany and what was then still the German Democratic Republic.

John Hoeven

We've asked BNSF to fix these problems, and they haven't, which is why we're proceeding with our rail rate complaint with the Surface Transportation Board, ... BNSF needs to do more for our farmers and shippers.

Nitin Nohria

We've always treated the historical context of a particular time as a kind of sidebar to any discussion about business leadership. But we've found that context is far more salient than we ever imagined.

Henry Garza

When we were old enough, he took us out there, and we tried to do it, too, man. We improved musically, but as far as getting anywhere, I can't really say that Nashville was the place.

Jimmy Kimmel

When I was on the radio, I used to be able to go a lot farther than I can now. You don't really remember until you're on the radio again, sometimes in your old radio station and sitting with the guys you used to work with and you go, 'Oh yeah, I can't say these things anymore. I'm handcuffed.'

Tom Yates

When I was in graduate school there was an article that said the purest monopoly anyone ever had was the general store, because people were limited to how far they could ride, ... There was one general store and Granddaddy Yates had it.

Mark Twain

When I was a boy on the Mississippi River there was a proposition in a township there to discontinue public schools because they were too expensive. An old farmer spoke up and said if they stopped building the schools they would not save anything, because every time a school was closed a jail had to be built.

Michael Finley

Tony is a big part of our success so far this season. Tonight, everyone had to step up and do something that he would usually give us during the game as far as assists and points. Everyone did that tonight.

Steve Hill

We're making this investment because Verified is not only first, but the only private provider of Registered Traveler services. So far the program has been very successful.

Dave Sarachan

We respected Rochester from the opening whistle, and they were a tough team tonight. We knew that it could go that far and I was proud of my team after conceding a goal for hanging in there. We were a little bit whipped, but we just wanted to keep our composure during the overtime and make sure we didn't give up a second goal. I'm proud of my team and pleased to be advancing.

James Calvin

We respect the right of Native American tribes to operate commercial enterprises, and the right of licensed distributors to supply them with legal products. But in conducting commerce with non-Native American consumers, everyone in the supply chain should play by the same rules, including collecting state and local taxes.

Ken Dulaney

We're getting tons of calls on this. Customers are disappointed that RIM is putting this legal case before them.

Kendrick Meek

Mrs. Parks' act of brave defiance rocked the foundation of American society and inspired generations of civil rights leaders and created a sense of hope for every American facing legal discrimination in this country.

Hani Durzy

When we asked them to show us a law to show it is unlawful, and they were unable to do so, we said they're legal as far as we're concerned.

Craig Holman

What he's doing here is frankly astonishing. This kind of coordination is obviously an attempt to get around legal contribution limits. The bottom line is that public policy is being made not by principle, but by payment up front.

Tom Jackson

What he said to me was that it's the right thing to do. It might be legally gray, but it's the right thing to do.

Michael Marrero

What has to happen in order for a house to be brought down are a lot of legal things. We have to provide a notice to the owners and that takes X number of days.

Jesse Jackson

What has not changed is the ballistics report saying the gun that Mr. Graham had is not the one that killed Mr. Lambert, that has not changed, the lack of positive identification has not changed, the lack of cross-examination has not changed, inadequate legal representation has not changed,

Brad Smith

We believe we have a set of principles that ensure we comply with all of our legal obligations in China and other countries and ensure we are consistent with the broad principles that the Internet creates and people's desire for free expression.

Bob Romeo

We've averaging 61 points per game, but the thing that makes me the proudest about this team is its defense. We've held teams to an average of 31 points per game. A lot of players get to play (as a result of big leads), and that means the kids on the bench are doing a good job defensively as well.

Steve Manzuik

We've assigned it our 'High' rating, which means the vulnerability allows for code execution,

Donald Steel

We've asked investment bankers to assist with the review, but that doesn't mean we're putting it up for sale. We're exploring every option, from status quo to complete sale and everything in between.

Graeme Smith

We've always wanted to play positive, winning cricket, and if we can win this series, it means we can put a tick against this summer.

Mark Berry

When we were leaving, Jerry (Narron) said, 'You're going to come to Cincinnati and see us play next year,' ... He moved his thumb. His mother said that means 'OK.' I got pretty choked up. Jerry did, too.

Sofia Boutella

When I was little, I went to the Sahara desert and met an older woman with beautiful earrings that came all the way down to her stomach. She told me, 'For us Tuareg, jewelry is not meant for decoration. It absorbs negative energy that comes your way.' So think twice when you buy a vintage ring!

Cory Lidle

When I was in Oakland, knowing that Billy had played the game meant a lot.

Jeff Hulse

When it comes down to that moment when we play, we have something to prove every game. When it comes to that game, we'll have something to prove, too, and it'll have great meaning to us.

Vicente Fox

When it comes down to it, for Mexico, the FTAA means being able to go forward toward development, in the fight against poverty, in job creation and economic growth,

Jennifer Anderson

When I was in school and we had a test coming up, we never had a party like this.

Melissa Walters

We respect the party process. We've been working hard to secure the endorsement, and we'll continue to do so.

Alan Horowitz

We're going to party opening night. And we want everyone to come out and party with us.

Jim Mangia

What we're hoping is that this defeat for Buchanan is the beginning of a whole series of small and large defeats over the course of the next couple of weeks until Buchanan goes back to the Republican party where he belongs.

Mike Moran

When we caught him, he still appeared to be covered in fecal matter, ... He told us, though, he was partying with girls the night before and somehow ended up rolling around in tomato paste.

Zell Miller

What has happened to the party I've spent my life working in?

Bob Rae

What happens to Canada and what happens to Canadians matters. I believe that Canada needs a party that embraces change.

Kyle Petty

What happens is the guys on the team hear what is going on, and it affects what they are doing. It can be a pretty big demoralizer. Sure, drivers come and go, but telling your crew that you'll be gone in 16-17 months can affect a lot of things between now and the time of your New Year's Eve party going into 2007.

Gerald Richman

We believe very strongly that what occurred in this case was intentional, knowing wrongdoing because both the Republican Party and the supervisor of elections knew exactly what they were doing.

Harry Reid

We're going to reform Washington, ... After years of Republican scandals and abuses of power, it's a big task. But the American people are demanding change.

Jim Mangia

What we're hoping is that this defeat for Buchanan is the beginning of a whole series of small and large defeats over the course of the next couple of weeks until Buchanan goes back to the Republican party where he belongs.

Gerald Richman

We believe very strongly that what occurred in this case was intentional, knowing wrongdoing because both the Republican Party and the supervisor of elections knew exactly what they were doing.

Mark Schweiker

We are getting viewed as one of the hot locations in the world, and we've hosted these massive events like Live 8 and the Republican Convention. This is a logical step to take to take a big step and show that we're a proud and solid community.

Alan Grayson

Republicans want you to die quickly if you get sick.

Alan Greenspan

[Republicans] swapped principle for power. They ended up with neither. They deserved to lose.

Alan Alda

I've played a murderer, so certainly I think I can play a Republican.

Chely Wright

I'm not a Democrat, I'm not a Republican-I'm an American, I'm a human.

Charles Inglis

A State infinitely worse than that which the most inflamed Zealot, the most violent Republican or Enthusiast even pretended to dread before the Rebellion commenced.