Charter Quotations

I will begin first to search out this right by that magna charta, that great and faithful charter which was made to Abraham, the father of the faithful, in the name of all his seed.

Humanistic values of equality and equal rights for all nations and individuals as crystallized in the principles of the United Nations Charter are mankind's great achievements in the 20th century.

We must never relent in our efforts to resolve conflicts through diplomacy and through all of the instruments bestowed by the Charter of the United Nations.

Hopefully I can go back and forth from the United States to Asia. I feel joint productions could be the way of the future. I'll need a private plane to charter the international waters!

To no human charter am I indebted for my rights.

People still think there's sort of a debate around the Charter that politicos go into. And I get wrapped up in it, too, from time to time.

The single outstanding exception was the broad yet precise mandate communicated by the General Assembly in 1946 to prepare as soon as possible the Charter of Human Rights which the San Francisco Conference had not had the time or the courage to draw up.

Charter laws do something really important. They give educators the freedom and flexibility that they need to attain results. But we also have to invest a lot in the leadership pipeline to take advantage of that freedom and flexibility.

I grew up in New York City. In elementary school, I was a charter member of the Scribble Scrabble Club, and in high school, my poems were published in an anthology of student poetry.

The 'niche' effect of charter schools guarantees a swift and vicious deepening of class and racial separation.

Fannie Mae is owned by shareholders but operates under a federal charter that exempts it from paying state or local taxes. As a result, many professional investors think the government would repay the debt that Fannie Mae had issued if the company could not, although Fannie Mae explicitly says that its bonds do not carry a federal guarantee.

Freedom is a timeless value. The United Nations Charter calls for encouraging respect for fundamental freedoms. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights mentions freedom more than twenty times. All countries have committed to protecting individual freedoms on paper - but in practice, too many break their pledge.

The United Nations World Charter for Nature, section 21, empowers any nongovernmental organisation or individual to uphold international conservation law in areas beyond national jurisdiction and specifically on the high seas.

From my earliest memories, I loved the farm. My grandfather was a charter subscriber to Rodale's Organic Gardening and Farming Magazine and had a huge, well kept garden with an octagonal chicken house in the corner.

The good name of the United Nations is one of its most valuable assets - but also one of its most vulnerable. The Charter calls on staff to uphold the highest levels of efficiency, competence and integrity, and I will seek to ensure to build a solid reputation for living up to that standard.

The person I heard say it the best was Bum Phillips when they asked him about Earl Campbell. He said, 'I don't know if he's the best, but it won't take long to call the roll.' I think Reggie White is a charter member of that club right there. He was as dominating and as good a player as probably anybody who ever played the game.

We are prepared to charter additional aircraft and rebook passengers on other airlines. For the moment we will continue to operate normally and take bookings on future flights,

What this bill would do is a poison pill amendment to require the school board to approve the existence of a new charter school going forward. So this idea that this is some kind of compromise measure, that it lifts the cap but provides the oversight, is completely misleading. In fact, it's designed to pretend to lift the cap, but in fact, squash any new opportunity going forward.

Throughout the charter application process, the District administration has used methods typical of the old, inflexible, centralized approach for the delivery of education.

We're looking at what the governor announced. We firmly believe that charter schools provide an effective educational option.

We have some charter business, but most of our money is made through the regularly scheduled runs.

The reform process began with the historic consensus on the Charter of National Action, in which the Bahraini people decided on a new chapter of their history.

We share the tenets of the Energy Charter Treaty, and will be ready to ratify it after we have coordinated previously agreed amendments with our partners.

There are a lot of banks that show a good capital base according to RAS but have a capital base lower than their declared charter capital according to IAS.

This problem that you have in Houston right now is the poster child for why we in the Legislature want to fix charter schools,

We won't be taking any charter buses on Super Bowl Sunday. We'll limit the number of buses on Friday and Saturday, but the rest of the week will be business as usual.

Make no mistake: given the dearth of black suppliers in key areas such as panel beating, tow-truck operators and the like, the charter targets will not be easily reached.

Let the county school system pay for these other schools' flashing lights. This is our charter school. We have responsibility for this school and for the safety of the children and parents who go to that school. I see no reason why we can't extend beyond the guidelines.

Los Angeles Unified has quickly become the nationwide leader in promoting innovative public school options like charter schools to tackle the challenges of low student achievement and over-crowding. The school district is to be commended for supporting high-quality charter schools for the many families that continue to demand them.

Side letters are often needed to allow a pension fund to invest in a hedge fund without violating the terms of the pension fund's charter documents or the provisions of ERISA. Driving this trend is a significant increase in the funds allocated to the alternative investment sector in all jurisdictions - from Japan and Dubai to the UK and the BVI.

Since obtaining our community charter in 1996 we have still found that most people mistakenly believe they cannot join our Credit Union because they are not in, or associated in some way to the military or March Air Reserve Base. We, in good faith and as a corporate conscious citizen, have decided to fine tune our name to better suit our vision and the field of membership we serve.

Since his inauguration in 2009, President Obama has upheld FDR's vision of America as a nation that keeps its word - a nation still committed to uphold the 'four freedoms' that President Roosevelt set down in the great Atlantic Charter of August 1941.

Mr. Harper begins his campaign with an unequivocal statement that, if elected prime minister, he would act swiftly to roll back charter rights.

On February 22, 1855, Pennsylvania Governor William Pollock signed the charter that created what is today The Pennsylvania State University.

Negotiations that lie ahead won't be easy, ... But we are all in the same boat, headed for the same harbor. We will charter the voyage, but there is a consensus among the six nations that it's much better to sail together than jumping off the boat.

Neil is a proven, talented executive with the right combination of operational, marketing and customer service skills to lead Charter to the next level.

Obviously the schedule charter business has not been successful for them.

If we don't provide that (seamless transition) in a temporary facility or whatever, you may have some parents who are reluctant to put their children in the charter middle school if they have to go ahead and transfer back to the regular public school system.

If the Security Council can't deal with something like the Iranian nuclear weapons program, then it's hard to imagine what circumstances the (UN) Charter contemplated the Council would be involved in.

Basically in the long run, charter school funding needs to be addressed because currently they are being funded at a lower amount than district schools.

Because of the way we run the school and the wavers we have through the charter school process, we can give them credit, they can catch up and graduate on time.

I live in the social purgatory of the San Fernando Valley, while my eldest daughter is bused to a charter school in the fantasy land of Bel Air.

I give the founders credit, ... but it?s a business. You need to bring in the experts to run your business. Many charter schools just don?t do that. That gets them in trouble. If you don?t have experts across the whole spectrum of things, you?re lost.

If Toledo Public Schools want to increase student enrollment, they must first look at themselves. Themselves they can control. They can't control charter schools.

If talks between the two sides can be completed within six months, charter flight services will be opened immediately.

The purpose of holding the commemorative meeting is to reiterate our solemn commitments to the principles of the UN Charter and the implementation of the 2000 Millennium Development Goals and the Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action,

We think that it's time for a moratorium on new charter schools so that we have an opportunity to take stock to see how those charter schools that have been in existence fare.

Juan not only achieved his flight instructor rating but also had an advanced instrument instructor rating. After six months as a charter pilot, Juan became an airline transport pilot. He accomplished all of this while working at odd jobs to pay his living and flying expenses. Without a doubt, Juan is one of the hardest workers I've ever seen.

I think the language to open it up to 'him' or 'her' language is important to do to keep the charter up to date.

I think we need to be true to how our charter allocates power,

Last year, I sat my helmet on the field and it blew over and the wind blew it down the field. If the wind is going to blow hard enough to blow my helmet around the field, that's bad. I should be a charter member of weather.com . I look at it every single day.

I think there seems to be precedence for putting in place an acting mayor, who is typically the president of the City Council, and it seems like a prudent move to make certain that the charter is followed.

Our charter is to be the fastest in the business.

Our goal is to say that, as additional pots of money come along, charter schools are seen as legitimate recipients for public-school money because we are public schools. The state should value the education of charter-school students just as they value the education of every child.

Republicans get a lot of money from big business, but they are not tied to the union dollar. As a result they have been aggressive advocates of school reform, charter schools and vouchers for private schools.

I will try to ensure, in the discharge of my responsibilities, that, with the help of my colleagues, I can pass on to my children's generation a charter of self-government as strong and as vibrant as the one that Chief Justice Rehnquist passed on to us.

I think charter schools certainly have proven that there are some wonderful things they have to offer. I'll follow anything if the kids are going to learn.

I think I was told later that people mentioned that they were heroes for what was done. I might be mistaken, but I thought the charter mandated that we investigate possible misconduct.

It is difficult -- if not impossible -- in certain areas to achieve what we consider the appropriate level of accountability and enforcement unless the charter school governing body agrees with the proposed terms,

I would like to see us revisit that issue, ... Not having a charter keeps us from doing a lot of things. I think the City Council needs to ... form an ad hoc committee and look into it.

We are being told there is a company ? and they have not been identified ? that wants to operate a charter for a company outing this spring. They don?t want to go to Logan.

We realize our work is far from over. Even when we see impressive overall performance, we know that the average often includes some sub-par schools. We must continue to work even harder to uphold the charter model of excellence and accountability to improve them or weed them out. It must be about quality for our kids.

We have a law that allows us to establish charter schools here in this state. We ought to get going on it.

Virtual schools are something that this charter school bill has certainly laid the groundwork for. It's something that we're certainly open to in terms of a way to expand choices for students and parents.

We have a lot of citizens that are very unhappy with this site and we have a lot of charter people who want to put it there without regard to what the citizens want. I would say we're just beginning a long a difficult process.

We have talked quite a bit about trying to do things more efficiently, and a charter would allow us to improve the way we do things.

Travel agencies are already organizing charter planes to go over.

We need to figure out if it's new people moving in or kids coming from private or charter schools,

Unfortunately, the United Nations suffers from a democracy deficit, ... Until the U.N. becomes more representative of the contemporary world and more relevant to our concerns and aspirations, its ability to deliver on ... its own charter obligations will remain limited.

We'll let him stick to the gimmicks. Gov. Sanford's focus right now is on getting the charter schools bill over the goal line, passing a strong eminent domain bill, and encouraging the General Assembly not to spend every dime of tax money that flows into Columbia.

We'll let him stick to the gimmicks. Governor Sanford's focus right now is on getting the charter schools bill over the goal line, passing a strong eminent domain bill, and encouraging the General Assembly not to spend every dime of tax money that flows into Columbia.

We don't have enough information or expertise to supervise a finance director. We just spent two years looking for a finance director as good as (the retired) Mike McPhail. As soon as they heard (it was a charter officer), they were turned off immediately.

We are psyched with the direction they are taking on these broadband media centers. We're very confident that Microsoft's software will be deployed on those. We're very confident about the work we're doing with Charter and it will come to light in the next several months.

Tim is going to foot the bill for the boat charter for people from St. Croix to come over. He just wants to get as many people from St. Croix to St. Thomas to see this open scrimmage as possible.

We do charter buses sometimes, but it just depends on the sport and how far away the game will be. We usually leave it up to the coaches to decide on whether or not a charter bus is needed.

We don't know if we can do that (a charter school) with our current staffing.

The demand for charter schools is growing. If we are to continue to close the achievement gap in this country and create real opportunity for children, caps on charter schools must be lifted now.

What it boils down to is duplication of services. We already have charter schools that serve the same need.

Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton once said, 'High expectations are the key to everything' and we agree. Since April of this year, Wal-Mart Watch has been leading the public education campaign to reveal the full effects of Wal-Mart's business practices. Launching Higher Expectations Week with 200-plus charter partners moves us into the next phase of our efforts. Unprecedented in size and scope, Higher Expectations Week unifies concerned citizens to highlight the myriad problems Wal-Mart creates. Together, this national movement is moving toward making the retailing giant a better employer, neighbor and corporate citizen. We are also a sponsor of the educational efforts for the new film by Robert Greenwald, 'Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Prices' and believe as people view this film, the momentum for our efforts will only continue to grow.

The realization of the charter flight and travel as early as possible is the common desire of and in the interest of the compatriots from the two sides and will facilitate the common prosperity and development of Taiwan and the mainland.

While phase one is strictly informational we are currently developing a network of charter jet, luxury motor yacht, executive ground transportation companies as well as all inclusive resorts that are geared to meet the needs of the affluent traveler.

We have finished with this charter that has been with us for too long.

When I was younger, I had no problem renting a car and driving down every dirt road in Baja or Costa Rica looking for great waves to avoid crowds, ... It was fun, but as I've gotten older, I'm more inclined to charter a surf camp trip. Frankly, I'm looking for a little more comfort and a lot less hassle.

When a charter school opens up, typically they are inundated with parents who wish to enroll their kids as well as with applications from public school teachers who wish to teach there, ... They have a tendency to grow very fast.

There is a correlation between top-scoring laws and the quality of the charter environment in that state.

When I set out to really write the charter for Nick Jr., I wanted to make TV that has as passionate and child-centric a mission as PBS did.

With AYES affiliation, Granada Hills Charter High School now joins with San Fernando Valley automotive franchise dealership partners to offer enhanced career technical education opportunities to students. AYES offers real-world automotive internships, school lab training on new manufacturer-donated lab vehicles and access to the most advanced automotive curriculum available.

The problem is that the two sides didn't have enough sitting-down time to work out what are the needs of the charter schools and what space is open to them. If we have the Board of Education continuing to make decisions without the charter schools, this will continue to happen.

There are a lot of things in the charter that no longer apply and there have been a lot of new statutes that we need to incorporate. We will have to hold several public meetings. We are going to need to educate the voters about the changes.

With the addition of the Global Express, we continue to dominate the heavy jet private travel charter arena in the Northeast, offering worldwide service on the largest fleet of heavy jets in the region. The Global Express' superior range and comfort are key to meet the needs of our customers for regional and global travel.

The governor has to be very firm in his commitment to charter schools.

What is important is the process of charter change itself as well as the outcome, whether it will materialize or not, does not affect this policy making economic reforms, especially fiscal consolidation.

We want to go back to what was the original charter back in 1781.

You hope these guys understand that they're coming down because the coaches want them to get playing time and want them to develop. I hope they're receptive to it, but we may run into some problems with guys feeling, 'Hey, man, I was in the NBA on the charter flights. Now, I'm flying commercial.' That's the one side that we can be concerned about, but I'm excited about it as a coach.

You have to look at what is best for your kids, ... Charter schools give you a choice over being stuck sending them to the public school down the street.

We will not earn any more money from the charter of these three vessels to the government than we would have by operating them according to our post-Katrina plan. However, there is a possibility that we could earn a little bit less.

The public input is essential to the overall process. I won't say that the charter is strengthened by this process but it is a very positive step to have the charter reviewed and essentially clarified where needed, or amended as needed. The process of reviewing the charter should be viewed as a positive step overall.

With less than 30 charter schools, we don't believe that they are having the kind of impact on the overall picture that they could be having.

We see in the future a new era among nations, an era of peace and harmony as described in the opening words of the Charter of the United Nations.

We are going to fight this thing all the way. The district is breaking the law and it's breaking its word to treat students who attend charter schools fairly.