Sworn Quotations

Although I'm a retired teenager, I remember what it was like to be one. I could have sworn I was riding an emotional roller coaster most of the time. Looking back, I'm actually amazed that I survived. Barely.

We have not even sworn off. Instead, the problem has been removed. It does not exist for us.

There are some days when history is made. Yesterday was one - and I was honoured to be in Washington to watch Barack Obama being sworn in. During his soaring inaugural address, the new president gazed over a teeming National Mall that was crowded with more than a million people.

I have sworn eternal opposition to slavery, and by the blessing of God, I will never go back.

When I was sworn in the Marine Corps in 1964, when I was sworn into Congress, I swore to uphold the Constitution against enemies, both foreign and domestic. We have a lot of domestic enemies of - of the Constitution, those who want to pervert it, those who want to change it.

Fidelity and allegiance sworn to the King is only such a fidelity and obedience as is due to him by the law of the land; for were that faith and allegiance more than what the law requires, we would swear ourselves slaves and the King absolute; whereas, by the law, we are free men, notwithstanding those oaths.

Though my conduct on the 10th of August 1792 was the act of my life of which I have most reason to be proud, I will here merely do homage to the worthy martyrs of the national sovereignty and the sworn laws, who, while they supported constitutional royalty, manifested the highest degree of republican virtue.

The people who spoke before, we do have a record of that, it's sworn testimony. Unless they have something brand new to say, we really need to limit (the public comment time). We don't need any philosophical comments. It has to be pertinent to what's being requested.

We respectfully request that you reconvene hearings as soon as possible to take these witnesses sworn testimony about their roles in the Cheney energy task force and the recent run-up in American fuel prices,

With the information and sworn testimony on the record it is clear Judge Roberts has the necessary legal experience and character to be the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, ... It also appears that Judge Roberts will use the law and the Constitution to make his judicial decisions, not his ideological or personal beliefs.

With this agreement, virtually the entire mutual fund industry has now sworn off improper trading practices and agreed to compensate investors who were harmed,

When federal judges arbitrarily choose to dismiss the will of the nation's elected representatives and chief executive, they place themselves above the law they are sworn to uphold.

The only time I was under oath was Monday, and I told the absolute truth, ... Those were not sworn statements ... My perception was that it was legal jockeying.

Sir Beatle is inviting 300 people. They are all sworn to secrecy, lest this get in the papers.

One should judge the deeds and not the declarations. We have to wait and see if the new Cabinet will, in fact, be sworn in and how it will act, taking into account Arafat's staunch resistance to it and his capacity to undermine any process of reform.

I would have sworn that Indianapolis was going to go all the way. Now that Pittsburgh's in there, I think Seattle has got a shot at them.

I have been a strong supporter of a free and open Internet and have indicated this both prior to and subsequent to being sworn in as chairman of the F.C.C. I believe it is important to take concrete and reasonable steps to protect the freedom of users and entrepreneurs and businesses both small and large on the Internet.

I have been afraid of guns, I have sworn I would never use a gun on another person and so did not need one, and I have wanted to deny the existence of evil.

If only lawyers could be sworn in like all the witnesses to tell the truth in a jury trial, so justice will not only be seen to be done but be done !

Further investigation revealed conflicting facts and statements taken through sworn testimony that resulted in the charges being dropped. We found no evidence to support sworn complaints and found conflicting information to where we couldn't substantiate the allegations.

For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son in law of Shechaniah the son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah.

The people of the FBI are sworn to protect both security and liberty. It isn't a question of conflict. We must care deeply about protecting liberty through due process of law, while also safeguarding the citizens we serve - in every investigation.

There are statements to federal investigators, sworn testimony, a secret recording of Greg Anderson and on-the-record interviews, and the gist of our story is all supported by material that we can point to the sources on. It's all going in one direction. There's not any equivocation on this that's compelling or believable. We also have relied on unnamed sources who have given us a story that's very consistent with what the public record says about Bonds and steroid use.

It is a great honor and a feeling of great responsibility to be sworn in as the 22nd prime minister of Canada.

Our intent is to have an interim city manager and Ward 5 councilor sworn in on Monday night. My seven days will be up Saturday, so we will actually not have a city manager on Monday, but, hopefully, we'll have one Tuesday morning and it will be business as usual.

Mark is part of our nation's most distinguished legacy, men and women who have sworn to protect Vermont, and, when called upon, the United States. This was a man of uncommon courage, a man who lived the Army values.

Justice is not hitting, kicking a member of the community you're sworn to protect. No one is above the law and no one is below the law.

Usually on tour, each night, we'll call a random song and we'll end up playing it in a way we hadn't thought of before, songs that we had not thought of touching or had sworn off, because they have a connotation of oldness. We're like all right, whatever, we'll just do it, and it'll sound fresh and new. It's a sign of three dudes who like to play together.

Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.

When I first came to Congress, the party was supposed to help you. Now, when a new member is sworn in, he or she is told what their dues are - how much they are expected to raise for the party for the next election. It's worse in the Senate. It turns the whole place into a money machine.

The facts are the vice president's company that he was CEO of, that did business with sworn enemies of the United States, paid millions of dollars in fines for providing false financial information, it's under investigation for bribing foreign officials.

When Bush was sworn in the second time as governor, his father is standing behind him, and as he turns after taking the oath of office, he walks past his father's outstretched arms to Bullock, who truly was his practical political mentor, and he embraces Bullock first.

To those who are investigating me or others of my colleagues, please understand that I will not be intimidated by these efforts, ... These efforts will not deter me from performing my sworn duty under the Constitution as a member of Congress.

We-Lyn Shaw, Norgie Hester and myself-went to see the inauguration the year George Bush was sworn in as president in 1989,

We welcome (him) into the Democratic Party. Tony Means is now a card-carrying member of the Democratic Party. He has sworn his allegiance to the Democratic Party.

You are well aware that I come to these proceedings to be judged as a judge. ... It would be wrong for me to say or to preview in this legislative chamber how I would cast my vote on questions the Supreme Court may be called upon to decide. ... Judges in our ... system are bound to decide concrete cases, not abstract issues. ... A judge sworn to decide impartially can offer no forecasts, no hints. ... It would display disdain for the entire judicial process.

To a certain extent, they want to try to have as much resolution as possible ... before Ms. Mullen is set to be sworn in.

especially when those doing the shooting are police officers sworn to protect innocent people.

First off, we've had sworn testimony from soldiers and testimony before our staff that wasn't sworn, that said these alarms rarely went off, that they went off after the war in most cases and went off a lot.

Federated worked with regulators to address problems with improper trading, ... With this agreement, virtually the entire mutual fund industry has now sworn off improper trading practices and agreed to compensate investors who were harmed.

Fear is the twin of Faith's sworn foe, Distrust.If one breaks in your heart the other must.

Reverence is one of the signs of strength, irreverence one of the surest indications of weakness. No man will rise high who jeers at sacred things. The fine loyalties of life must be reverenced or they will be fore sworn in the day of trial.

Of course, we make mistakes like every player and coach. But that shouldn't lead to referees being sworn at or even threatened,

And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

As Director of the FBI, I am sworn to ensure that my special agents have what they need to protect themselves and the citizens of this country, and that they are trained to properly use and properly deploy that equipment in the right times and places.

As a senior member of our family and a respected senator of the land, Sen. Magsaysay holds my highest esteem and respect. It is in this light that I am again explaining that my decision was based on my sworn duty to uphold the Constitution and the rule of law, and to work for the interests of our people.

They say that our sovereign is above his laws to his pleasure, and he may make it and break it as he pleases, without any distinction. The contrary is true, or else he should not have sworn to keep it.

There was three Kings into the east, / Three kings both great and high, / And they hae sworn a solemn oath / John Barleycorn should die.

a stunning betrayal of their shields, their colleagues and the citizens they were sworn to protect.

According to sworn testimony, intelligent design has nothing to do with God,

It's absurd. It's been a systematic investigation since four months after he was sworn into office in 1999. In this country, we are not supposed to investigate individuals. We are supposed to investigate alleged criminal activities.

It might have been that I praised the work of (former Test coach) Bob Simpson, who was his sworn enemy, or that I didn't spend hours in the bar drinking and regurgitating old cricket stories,

(It) raises very serious questions about whether Sidney Blumenthal was truthful in his sworn deposition,

It's kind of the eye of the hurricane. He's been sworn in, he's chief justice, we have a period of calm before the next storm.

Considering that this man has sworn repeatedly on the streets that he would not be taken alive, he would kill any law enforcement office or anyone who tried to take him, we consider ourselves very fortunate to have him in custody and that the came down peacefully.

It's so hush hush that they have sworn everyone to absolute secrecy and haven't revealed the exact date or location yet.

The attorney general was giving advice to a friend. There is only one governor at a time. He (Schwarzenegger) has not been sworn into office.

Sworn to secrecy, You better catch it early.

It's amazing how quickly sentiment shifts. Two weeks ago, people would have sworn that the economy was gaining momentum. But there's no reason to believe that if we have normal economic improvement then that won't translate into normal seasonal second-half demand.

It was one of the greatest days of my whole life, ... It ranks right up there with the birth of my children and the day I was sworn in as governor.

I want to add that the people that are conducting this war against the United States and the citizens of the United States wear no uniforms, swearing allegiance to no country, obey no treaties and have sworn and acknowledged that what they want to do is do the most amount of damage to the most amount of individuals without regard to any rules,

The world is not dialectical -- it is sworn to extremes, not to equilibrium, sworn to radical antagonism, not to reconciliation or synthesis. This is also the principle of evil.

The U.S. military has done a phenomenal job of creating these facilities almost over-night and dealing with these sworn enemies of America with more respect and dignity than they ever would have considered according our officers had they captured any.

They will have powers. They will be sworn in as auxiliary German police officers but their powers will be limited to the railway system and the airports.

Not only do these few threaten the integrity of our armed forces, we simply cannot protect the American people if those sworn to protect us join and conspire with our enemies.

The new government will face complex challenges ... I believe it will be sworn in.

It's not a vendetta, ... You've got to look at Letitia. She left, and she didn't say anything. ... She's not making these accusations out in the open. She's making them in a sworn deposition. That's a little different than shooting off your mouth.

I'm turning the corner. I'm putting in hard work. I will not be denied. I'm just waiting to be sworn in as the next heavyweight champion.

If the president has subverted that system which he was sworn to uphold, any president in that situation, I believe, would be susceptible to impeachment, you know, in my view, any president should consider resigning,

I remember him telling me that he was going to New York for a couple of days. I could've sworn that he told me he was going to a foot doctor.

I have sworn to only live free. Even if I find bitter the taste of death, I don't want to die humiliated or deceived.

I hope that at this critical period, we will concentrate on the bigger picture, ... The answer to extremists on both sides sworn to sabotage this process must be a big 'No.'

(Clinton) has an obligation as the highest official in this government, sworn to uphold the Constitution and the laws of this country. If he doesn't do that, I think public opinion would turn overwhelmingly against him, ... Face The Nation.

How can it be that in a city with an annual budget of over $55 billion that the lives of firefighters and the citizens we are sworn to protect depends on apparatus built in the 1980s, when Ed Koch was mayor?

If he thinks we're doing that, he's not doing his sworn duty as a judge to keep that from happening,

I am very honored and appreciate the support from everyone in my precinct. The No. 1 issue I heard on the campaign trail was county roads. There's nothing I can do yet, but as soon as I'm sworn in I plan to meet with the county engineer and others to see what can be done.

The laws receive their force and authority from an oath of fidelity, either tacit or expressed, which living subjects have sworn to their sovereign, in order to restrain the intestine fermentation of the private interest of individuals.

I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man.

The jury, passing on the prisoner's life, may in the sworn twelve have a thief or two guiltier than him they try

The jury, passing on the prisoner's life, may have in the sworn twelve a thief or two guiltier than him they try.