Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jack Layton

The question is if Mr. Martin will realize that he needs the support of other parties to get things done or not. We will be putting some proposals in front of the House and convince other parties to support them. However, at the present time there is no discussion of some sort of an agreement,

The proposal to have self-rule in either side of Kashmir may forever remain a point for discussion in the back channel diplomacy between India and Pakistan.

Ben Bernanke

This step would in no way reduce the importance of maximum employment as a policy goal, ... In any case, I assure this committee that if I am confirmed, I will take no precipitate steps in the direction of quantifying the definition of long-run price stability. This matter requires further study at the Federal Reserve as well as extensive discussion and consultation.

George Allen

Today's announcement appears to be good news for our efforts to keep the Navy's jets at Oceana. It throws a well-deserved wrench into the controversial, unwise and unusual BRAC order. However, I would urge caution before anyone suggests that the encroachment problems in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake are of no concern to the Navy. We must not be distracted from addressing the issues that have caused this discussion in the first place. We must aim to make sure that Oceana remains the best location for the Master Jet Base on the East Coast.

William Lacy Clay, Jr.

It's an issue that we need to have a national discussion about, the militarization of local police forces, and then when they are used to quell peaceful demonstration. Then we have a problem, and especially around this entire case of the murder of Michael Brown at the hands of a Ferguson police officer.

Tom Price

I liked the give-and-take of a policy discussion in the community, with citizens. I didn't know that even took place, frankly, but I never dreamed it would be an enjoyable thing to do.

We want to have a policy discussion about how what we do impacts other jurisdictions and how they impact us.

We basically learn about what butterflies do at night. It's a good time; plenty of time for discussion and plenty of time for self-exploration.

What's increasingly clear is that when you are open to a discussion of leadership, and you're relating it to your company, it is much easier to get people to become open.

I was looking for a nonpartisan discussion that would help me understand better how I could help get our troops out sooner and win this war,

Keeping the historical integrity of the neighborhood is kind of what we've been doing. There's actually been a lot of discussion of whether we should go before the board anyway, even though we don't have to.

A U.S. government publication should not treat Holocaust-deniers as if they are a legitimate part of scholarly discussions about the Holocaust. One glance at the web site of the Institute for Historical Review reveals its blatant hate-mongering, including articles defending Hitler and alleging international Jewish conspiracies. Such bigots should not be described as 'scholars and researchers,' their organization should not be described as 'scholarly,' and their publications should not be included in a discussion of the writings of legitimate scholars of the Holocaust. We urge the National Security Agency to immediately withdraw the report from circulation until its reference to deniers as 'scholars' is corrected or removed.

Leo Hindery

A time will come when this ... whole discussion is entirely academic, because our technology and our shelf-space capabilities will be rising at roughly the same rate, in my opinion, as high-definition television begins to arrive throughout our society,

Scientifically, that's great, because there's been lots of discussion of whether comets contain minerals or glass.

Ramsey Clark

President Saddam Hussein was in very good spirits, very clear minded. We had a good discussion after the court.

Quite frankly, it's almost a joke, ... It's an opener for discussion, and you're not going to have that discussion before this judge.

Realistically, it is simply not feasible in any time period relevant to our discussion today.

Rather than the debate being about how immigration impacts neighborhoods, schools and hospitals, maybe you'll now see discussion about how it impacts the business sector.

Sitaram Yechury

Probably, the government does not want to have a discussion on these issues before the visit of (US President) George Bush and the BJP also doesn't want to be seen supporting the government's line on the matter. If this is true, then it is really very unfortunate.

Our discussion today was at a very general level. We are happy to continue our trade dialogue.

Of equal importance is a discussion on whether the NHL is prepared to move in the direction of having a real revenue sharing program. We are certainly looking forward to hearing what they have developed in this area.

You still have the Iran case under discussion and I think Iran won't change their strong language.

You're going to find a more in-depth discussion in a book than on a Web page.

Jami Attenberg

Young adult novels don't shy away from the discussion of weight issues, and 'Blubber,' the tale of an overweight, not-so-sympathetic fifth-grader bullied by her peers, is a refreshing take.

This is a situation like the Web, where information is secretly collected without any discussion of whether it is a good idea,

This is an open discussion with children where we ask them what they would do in these circumstances and we can tell them what the penalties can be for certain crimes and how that can affect their future.

This is not something that Fed officials want to see, and there may be a serious discussion within the financial community of the Fed moving beyond the 5 percent federal funds cap that Wall Street has viewed in recent months as the final stopping point (for interest rate increases).

This is something that the Charter Revision Commission is going to have to decide. In my opinion there should be five people on the commission because that gives more opportunity for discussion on a complaint.

The U.S. would like to take U.S.-China relations to the next level. The challenge ... is to show the American public that there's some result, that there's some productive output from this increasingly candid and strategic discussion between the two leaders.

Jackson Katz

The whole gun debate needs to be infused with a discussion about manhood. It's frustrating to hear debates about gun rights vs. gun control, and yet very few people say what's hidden in plain sight: It's really a contest of meanings about manhood.

The whole discussion for two and half years was that federal agencies couldn't connect the dots, ... None of these databases talked to each other.

The whole discussion about rising protectionism, especially in the United States, is a dollar negative. It's an ongoing story.

This gives us another chance to talk about it next Tuesday. The discussion has started.