Famous Quotes and Proverbs

«I would look on such a decision as a violation of mutual commitments made over the years, with a damaging effect on Habitat's reputation and effectiveness,»

«There have always been abnormalities in elections including in my own country, the United States. My hope is opposition party members would take their seats in parliament and ensure that voters' interests are represented,»

«The election process demonstrated significant advances in Ethiopia's democratization process, including most importantly the introduction of a more competitive electoral process, which could potentially result in a pluralistic, multiparty political system,»

«The election process demonstrated significant advances in Ethiopia's democratization process, including most importantly the introduction of a more competitive electoral process,»

«I personally had, at the beginning, some very serious reservations about this issue, ... This will be, I think, a move forward in getting more people to vote. It would not restrict people from voting. It will be uniformly applied throughout the country, and it will be nondiscriminatory.»

«[The president is right about the wisdom of conservation, and the need for the government to lead -- even if his own administration's energy policies make a mockery of Carter's wise conservation proposals of the 1970s. Sure some will dismiss Bush's conservation call as just the latest act of post-Katrina political theater scripted by Karl Rove. But who knows? Perhaps Bush, who has staked his presidency on a global crusade to defend energy supplies from threats to] the American way of life, ... If we fail to act soon, we will face an economic, social and political crisis that will threaten our free institutions.»

«The United States has alienated its allies, dismayed its friends, and inadvertently gratified its enemies by proclaiming a confused and disturbing strategy of pre-emptive war.»

«Seen from the air, it is very clear that this disaster is worse than the earthquake of 1972, ... I have known other cases of disaster, and I know the worst is yet to come -- cholera and dengue.»

«He had to do the same thing I did when I went to Washington, and that is to choose people who were very experienced in previous administrations, ... And I also chose a very experienced vice president, (Walter) Fritz Mondale, who kind of tided me over into my learning process when I got to Washington.»

«As a Christian, a trained engineer and scientist, and a professor at Emory University, I am embarrassed by Superintendent Kathy Cox's attempt to censor and distort the education of Georgia's students,»