Qualified Quotations

My vision is to hire qualified employees that may have not yet had the opportunity to create a better life for themselves, or did have one but might have came down on hard times and need a hand.

If our most highly qualified General Staff officers had been told to work out the most nonsensical high level organization for war which they could think of, they could not have produced anything more stupid that that which we have at present.

I feel good. I'm up there. I got third in the 100 'fly, I've qualified in the top eight already for the 100 freestyle.

You can't treat an illness with cosmetic surgery, and that's why it would be great if there were qualified therapists in plastic surgeons' offices, and that people would go to a therapeutic meeting before plastic surgery. I think that should be part of the FDA requirement.

Even if I flop, I still qualified for the Games, and that was my goal. My target was to be at an Olympics for the third time with people I like.

I don't consider myself a gangsta rapper. But I'm probably more qualified to be a gangsta rapper than people who call themselves that. I've been through that life.

The hesitancy is in the detail, not the principal. There has been no resistance to the principal of women playing in the Open if they are qualified for it. We are not dragging our feet. It's just that we never had cause to think about it before.

I'm unqualified for anything else. I'm barely qualified for this.

What was I qualified to do to make a living? Nothing. You don't need qualifications as an actor or a politician. And I didn't want to be a politician.

For me, my father was, and still is, a symbol of qualified persons in the Ministry of Foreign Trade under Soviet conditions.

My public school teachers did a great job of saying, 'Check this out. You're qualified for this. You should explore these opportunities.' They're the ones who said, 'You know, apply to Harvard. You might be a good fit here.'

There is only so much negotiating and maneuvering that can be done while the aircraft is under siege in mid-air. Therefore, the best way to put a stop to hijacking is by having high levels of security implemented by qualified and trained personnel both on the ground and in the air.

Ronald Reagan wasn't qualified to be governor, let alone president.

In India, we now see many highly qualified professionals ready to work in the rural hinterland and in their own towns and cities to tackle development issues directly without depending much on the government.

Back when the concept of organ transplants qualified as science fiction, novelist Maurice Renard wrote a thriller called 'Les Mains d'Orlac.' Call it a bastard offspring of 'Frankenstein;' its plot revolved around the old theme of Science Giving Us Stuff We Shouldn't Have - in this particular case, restoring severed body parts.

I've seen women afraid to stretch for things. They avoid opportunities they don't feel qualified for yet. Instead, they should grab risky opportunities that will force them to grow on the job and learn to do it.

I came up in 1941 and I played against men who played in the 1930s. I stayed until 1963 playing against men who will be playing in the 1970s. So I think I can feel qualified to say that baseball really was a great game, and baseball is really a great game, and baseball will always be a great game.

Nobody criticised me when we qualified for the World Cup when I decided that the best shape for us going forward was three men at the back and stretching the pitch width-wise, which gives you options.

I'm the only comedian qualified to navigate a supertanker.

It's tricky to ask a filmmaker to explain his own work; usually we're the least qualified to make sense of what we've done, unfortunately, because of the tunnel vision required to create anything over four years.

As a man may know about Africa either by going there personally or by reading descriptions written by travelers who have been there, so may he visit the super-physical realms if he will but qualify himself therefor, or he may learn what others who have so qualified themselves report as a result of their investigations.

I am not qualified to talk about the diet. Simply because I am not a dietician.

Everyone is not able, or inclined, to write poetry in the narrower sense any more than everyone is qualified to take part in a walking race. But just as all of us can and do walk, so all of us can and do use language poetically.

With the establishment of a presence in all three counties of Delaware, recruitment in and outside Delaware and throughout the world and new master's and doctoral programs, Delaware State University will continue to grow and attract even more qualified students.

As someone from, and directly involved with, this part of the world, I am convinced Arabs are qualified to regain their glorious past.

I wasn't really qualified to be on Saturday Night Live - I'm not like an impressionist or anything.

If I wasn't a film-maker, I'd be a film critic. It's the only thing I'd be qualified to do.

Why there is one body in our System qualified to give light and heat to all the rest, I know no reason but because the Author of the System thought it convenient; and why there is but one body of this kind, I know no reason, but because one was sufficient to warm and enlighten all the rest.

You have to have a certain realism that government is a pretty blunt instrument, and without the constant attention of highly qualified people with the right metrics, it will fall into not doing things very well.

Don't be afraid to make things up. Never fear being exposed as a fraud. Experts make things up all the time. They're qualified to.

For Sarah Palin, the least experienced on the world stage, the stress of maintaining the fiction that she was qualified to be vice president sent her over the deep end almost immediately. She went off on a ferocious spending spree that might have killed a lesser woman. Katie Couric's straightforward questions unraveled her.

I'm a reluctant writer of non-fiction, in part because I don't really feel qualified.

Even if I disagree with Obama on many, many things, he is certainly qualified to be president. He is certainly competent to be president.

I agree that the two-party system stomps on any kind of competition. A great first step is to open the presidential debates to all qualified candidates, including the Libertarians. If that happens, the Libertarian party will experience unprecedented growth.

I think I'm very much an entrepreneur, but I know I have the ability to start a company in a lot of ways than other people who are more qualified because I have this existing brand as an actress.

We are proud of these guys. They have qualified and now they have to go and compete. I believe they will do well.

We are proud of the commitment partners like Puget Sound Energy have made to helping Americans save energy. The Partner of the Year award recognizes partners whose efforts to promote energy-efficient products are exceptional. They have been instrumental in putting more than 2 billion ENERGY STAR qualified products into American households over the last decade.

We are pleased to add Tower Semiconductor to our list of qualified vendors. We have set stringent qualification standards for all of our wafer suppliers and Tower has passed on all levels.

While Kurt was with us, we won four straight conference championships. He's a heck of a lot more qualified to coach than I ever was when I got this job (in 1953). He'll do well, I'm sure. But I can't worry too much about him; I've got to worry about me.

We would prefer that students in the earliest grades have the benefits of a smaller class taught by a qualified teacher, and we are striving to make this happen.

uniquely qualified to discuss an out-of-control culture of corruption.

We're getting into a year where we have a lot of serious decisions to make. Ed's qualified to do the job and he's here.

We're basically removing all of the procedural barriers--such as late fees--and speeding the admission and enrollment process for qualified students so they can enroll for fall semester. Whatever students need to make this happen, we're going to take care of it. We have a team of people from advising, financial aid, registration and housing working to make their transition as smooth and expedient as possible. Ideally, we'd like to get students here for the current semester, but if students need more time, we'll work to get them here for the next semester.

Ultimately, voters are going to decide a small-town physician from a small and atypical state is probably not qualified to lead this nation in a dangerous world.

We have never had a more qualified and capable champion of personal and economic freedom than the 2012 Libertarian Party candidate for President of the United States - Governor Gary Johnson.

We want the chief to be able to make good decisions. If the first 10 officers are all male whites and the chief says he needs more diversity, he should be able to pick another qualified officer from the list to represent this department and community.

Far too many women are hesitant, and remain trapped in jobs for which they are over-qualified or paid beneath their worth.

We have qualified for the final which means we have done a good job. When you have your supporters behind you, you run a little bit more.

We have said all along that we are interested in hiring as many people from the region as possible. The job will be open to whoever the qualified workers are who apply. It will be an 'open shop' job.

The fact that it is a natural rivalry and it qualified us for the playoffs definitely made it our biggest win of the year.

We have HR staffers who are HOLA members, and they put the word out about opportunities. We also look to HOLA to help fill some of our vacancies. We're making a deliberate effort here to have our affinity groups play a role in finding qualified minority and female candidates.

We have hired umpires to work the games. All the games will go on. Qualified umpires are going to be out on the field and we?re going to move forward.

We're here so that they don't have to go scrambling around looking for people qualified to determine who's eligible and who isn't.

This qualified us for states, so I feel great about it. I?m ready to go back.

We've struggled up to this point a little bit. None of the Bill Davis cars qualified as fast as we thought they could or should. We weren't all that happy with it in the first drafting practice. We need to gain a good bit more.

I don't feel qualified to talk about my work,

What I am opposed to is the perpetuation of immersion courses. We sometimes can undersell these qualified students. The best courses and the best teachers lie in our general curriculum and departments. The ELL is not something we permanently want to maintain students in.

We were confident that we could find a qualified candidate, largely because it's a seat we can win.

We need to be able to train more nurses in our state starting now. The problem is only going to get worse as baby boomers head into retirement; the demand for qualified nurses is only going to go up.

Magic Johnson, former basketball player, may run for mayor of L.A. in the next election. Remember the good 'ol days when only qualified people ran for office like actors and professional wrestlers.

Last year, they both qualified for state, so we expect both of them qualify and do well again.

Many of the employers mentioned that the job seekers seemed more prepared for the event and more qualified for management positions.

She was looking over our information and noticed we paid $700 a month in rent and that we qualified for a special grant through the state of Michigan. She wanted to know if we wanted to be homeowners.

She's provisionally qualified for the hurdles. Her strength is her strength. She's a strong, powerful runner who keeps her momentum going and doesn't break down.

Somebody could be in police work for umpteen years and doesn't have the formal side of the training, yet is very qualified to hold the job. This would be a way of tying the two together in a way that is fair.

She did a great job on the day. She has good physical ability and we thought she could do something in the event. She had qualified for the finals and then she jumped a foot farther than her previous best effort.

She (Gardner) is very well qualified for this position and Governor Riley thinks she would be an excellent choice; that's why he appointed her.

Mississippi State had him as their No. 1 recruit, but midway through the summer I started getting vibes that they wanted him to go to a prep school and then they would sign him. I said no way we could do that. This kid is already qualified with an excellent future in front of him. I felt that was not in his best interest.

MoMA is one of the world's great cultural institutions with one of the world's premier Boards and Museum leadership. It is my distinct pleasure to work with such a talented and highly qualified group. I salute Bob Menschel for the high bar he has set and follow him in the position of Chairman with all the respect he has earned.

Mr. Cheney was part of the 'Whip Inflation Now' team and he was part of a Bush administration that had a pretty anemic growth record, but that doesn't mean he's qualified to talk about the state of the economy today.

One is not qualified for the court by virtue of his position on issues, but rather by his ability to judge fairly,

One of my goals as president of ASLMS is to try to establish some criteria for certification of who's qualified to do specific procedures, ... As you might guess, it's politically charged.

Money is wasted or lost to fraud, and quality of care can be jeopardized when products and services come from con artists rather than qualified suppliers,

No place in the world prides itself more on its vigilance and realism, no place considers itself more qualified to censure any flourish of rhetoric or extravagance of aspiration.

Now that the medley has qualified we have three relays qualified for the state. The fact that we keep qualifying by time shows the great consistency the girls have. It speaks about the girls' effort and their work ethic.

New package types must be developed that combine effective unit-dose packaging, child resistance, and senior friendliness into one ingenious design. The new solutions must be tested and qualified and applicable to various configurations and large-scale industrial packaging.

Obviously, it is aimed at trying to encourage qualified individuals to enter Britain.

Obviously, politics is probably more of a negative than a positive for Halliburton, which is unfortunate because it is the most qualified company in the world, in my opinion, to do a lot of the work.

No doubt, they (Americans) have made great strides forward in the last few years. They've qualified for the World Cup for the fifth straight time. We have a lot of respect for them, I know all their players and it won't be easy.

Right now it's not practical to expect every school district will have a qualified Japanese or Arabic teacher to provide that.

Peter Rodrick was one of only around 4,000 men in the world qualified to land jets on a carrier after dark.

Perhaps the single most important thing for a child is to be with a loving, supportive family. And all things being equal, any child of any race should be placed with any qualified parents without restriction or special conditions.

If they feel they're not there on merit that can also have very bad implications. It's really about getting the balance, about being active but also retaining the appearance that everyone is qualified and doing a good job.

I have confidence that qualified professors will be selected to fill the available spots.

I don't have a lot to say, I am just very happy about the award. I am just going to keep doing the same things that I do. We get the horses trained and qualified for the races which start in April and go through November. The amount of races we do generally varies.

I don't find it scares people, they just need qualified help. They see a $300 reel and think they won't ever buy that, but in five years they will buy one if they get into it.

I can imagine no better qualified person to serve as the first U.S. secretary of state in the 21st century,

I am delighted that we have such talented swimmers who have qualified at the first opportunity offered to them at the Commonwealth Trials in August. This group have a wealth of experience to call upon.

I am deeply disappointed by this decision from the BRAC Commission, ... ... What disappoints me most about the decision is that the U.S. Air Force will be losing so many highly qualified people.

I am honored and humbled to be asked to join your administration, and to serve with you and your qualified team. Agriculture is part of the fabric that makes America great.

I bet there are a ton of qualified young whippersnappers who will be chomping at the bit to get it, ... My advice would be take their time to get the right one.

I am running full tilt. I have my papers filed in Harrisburg and I am technically qualified to be on the ballot. I am committed to this race with every ounce of energy in my body.

I am qualified as a candidate for president, ... I want to work for the Peruvian people.

I apologize to the loyal fans and sponsors that have expected my participation in Tennis Masters Cup, ... It is an honor for me to have qualified for this event for the third-straight year.

CEOs will rarely admit it in public, but privately they say they're worried about having enough qualified people to fill leadership roles as baby boomers retire. So more big companies now are actively analyzing where the gaps are likely to be, and which skills they need to be giving people the chance to develop right now.

CEOs and directors realize that board discussions are richer when individuals with diverse backgrounds and perspectives participate. The challenge is finding qualified women and minority candidates. Boards have a responsibility to shareholders to align the composition of the board with the business strategy by appointing directors who add value to the board and company. But, there is still only a small number of women and minorities among senior corporate executives, and they are in high demand.

But we had a number of other athletes who specialized. Our boys' cross country team qualified for state, boys' golf did a good job and won state. So it's a mixture of the core group of girls and other athletes.

But that's not what qualified me for membership. It was the (1963 documentary) film I made, 'The Seat of Your Pants,' which featured a bunch of OX5 pilots -- old-timers flying antique airplanes.

Businesses are finding it increasingly difficult to hire qualified workers to fill specific positions, especially high-tech and skilled-labor jobs, which are in demand in Connecticut. The retirement of the baby boom generation in a few years will lead to a critical shortage of workers with the skills necessary to compete in today's high-tech global economy. We need to make sure that employees entering the work force can help drive the innovation and productivity gains that our economy needs to remain competitive in the global marketplace.

But circumstances change and people change. It's a fluid situation and people always have the chance to explore new opportunities. Mayor O'Connor wants the most competent, qualified and professional people for the job.