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“It seems to me to be a way to give the Clinton Administration an opportunity to sidestep the issue of whether to announce they're going to withdraw from the ABM treaty, or whether they're going to go ahead and proceed with construction and be hopeful the Russians are not going to accuse them of violating the treaty.”

Way Giving Seems Opportunity Issues Clinton Administration Hopeful Construction Treaties

Author:Thad Cochran

“The fact that John Prescott is being paid large sums of money to do little or nothing adds to the general malaise surrounding this government and the feeling that ministers are incapable of tackling serious issues.”

Littles Facts Feelings Government Issues Serious Paid Add Ministers Incapable Tackling Malaise Serious Issues

Author:Vince Cable

“We have to yet really seriously debate the constitutional issues and whether or not we're willing to give up more freedom in order to have more security.”

Giving Order Freedom Issues Security Willing Giving Up Constitution Debate

Author:William Cohen

“The issues of the choice between right and wrong has to be an ongoing concern for everybody, at every age. There is no magical point in a human life when anyone is or becomes immune to the second-by-second choice to do right instead of wrong.”

Humans Age Choices Issues Concern Human Life Ongoing Immune Second Choice

Author:Diane Duane

“Tom DeLay himself has never been the issue. DeLay is a symptom of a larger disease?a sick Republican culture of corruption that touches everyone who took his dirty money, voted for his corrupt leadership, or sat silently while their party has sold our government to the highest bidder.”

Government Culture Party Issues Republican Disease Highest Sick Corruption Dirty Sat Toms Delay Symptoms Dirty Money

Author:Howard Dean

“We still have time to negotiate, we still have time for diplomacy, because there are still a number of issues that have not been clarified, that created a lack of confidence.”

Stills Numbers Issues Diplomacy Lack Of Confidence

Author:Mohamed ElBaradei

“The continued increase in many crime indicators and the fact that the overall crime rate has not seen a marked decrease while the Liberals have been in power is a clear indication that the Liberal approach to combating crime, as on so many other issues, has failed.”

Has Beens Facts Issues Clear Crime Approach Increase Rate Indication Decrease Indicators Crime Rates

Author:Stephen Harper

“The only logical solution to solve the Palestinian issue is to hold free elections with the participation of Palestinians inside and outside the occupied territories and a recognition of the nation's legitimacy”

Nations Issues Solutions Election Solve Recognition Logical Territory Palestinian Participation Legitimacy Inside And Outside Free Elections

Author:Ali Khamenei

“I'm trying to engage issues of power and sexuality and money and life and death and power. Power is the most free-flowing element in society, maybe next to money, but in fact they both motor each other.”

Trying Facts Next Power Issues Elements Sexuality Life And Death Motor

Author:Barbara Kruger

“To be outspoken when truth is under attack, when charity is being bruise, or when important issues of life are at stake is a good and courageous thing. To be outspoken when nothing is at stake except the feelings of someone else is a small and contemptible thing.”

Important Feelings Issues Truth Is Charity Courageous Stakes Bruises Important Issues Outspoken

Book:The Hidden Power of Kindness: A Practical Handbook for Souls who Dare to Transform the World, One Deed at a Time

Source: The Hidden Power of Kindness: A Practical Handbook for Souls who Dare to Transform the World, One Deed at a Time

“To take an unequivocal stand, it seems to me, is of greater heuristic value and far more likely to stimulate constructive criticism than to evade the issue.”

Seems Values Issues Greater Criticism Constructive Constructive Criticism Unequivocal Heuristics

Author:Ernst Mayr

“I have a hard time waking up. No alarm clock works! It sounds childish, but I seriously have my manager, my mom or a buddy of mine wake me up if I have to be somewhere. It's a serious issue! I've been very late for some serious gigs because of it!”

Ifs Hard Sound Issues Mines Serious Mom Late Wake Up My Mom Managers Clock Hard Times Working It Waking Gigs Buddy Alarms Alarm Clocks Serious Issues

Author:Jesse McCartney

“If the widow of a man who died without leaving issue, raises up to him a son by a member of the family , she shall deliver to that ,son the whole property which belonged to the ,deceased .”

Ifs Men Whole Issues Son Members Died Raises Property Leaving Widows Deceased Raise Up

Author:Guru Nanak

“The artist and the fundamentalist both confront the same issue, the mystery of their existence as individuals.”

Artist Individual Existence Issues Mystery Fundamentalist

Author:Steven Pressfield

“I think the American people were saying we do not want to have further investigation. We want to close this off. They clearly made a separation between the personal conduct .. They want Congress to wrap it up, get it behind them, so we can get on to the issues that the president has been working with Congress.”

People Thinking Want Has Beens Made President Behinds Issues Congress Separation Investigation Wraps

Author:Roy Romer

“I will be asking my network to lead a discussion on the issues of class, race, energy, the environment, disaster planning, Iraq -- all those things and more. This encompasses so many of the major issues of our time.”

Energy Race Class Issues Environment Majors Asking Iraq Disaster Planning Discussion Our Time

Author:Brian Williams

“It would be a real failure if agreeing that it [abortion] was not an electoral issue provided an alibi for taking it seriously as a public issue.”

Ifs Real Would Be Issues Failure Abortion

Author:Rowan Williams

“The quilt format is highly appropriate for repetition and serialization. Formal issues of balance and color, space and light in landscape are endlessly engaging. I try to use the medium to its maximum, pushing well beyond tradition.”

Trying Wells Use Light Space Issues Color Balance Tradition Mediums Landscape Appropriate Pushing Formal Repetition Engaging Maximum Format Quilts

Author:Elizabeth Barton

“I think it will help people have a better work-life balance, that's really important - that's the centre ground for me, it's the issues people care about in their lives.”

People Thinking Important Helping Care Issues Balance Centre Work Life Balance Life Balance

Author:David Cameron

“The environmental assessment should give us the answers to all the issues that have been raised: potential lead migration, endangered species, noise abatement and proper disposal of shot, shells and things.”

Giving Should Has Beens Answers Issues Shots Raised Species Environmental Noise Shells Assessment Migration Endangered Species

Author:Steven Hall

“In my books I might hold the mirror to my own face. If others would like to borrow the mirror, they're welcome. The books aren't there to accuse others - merely to raise issues and keep the debates alive.”

Ifs Book Might Faces My Own Issues Alive Mirrors Raises Debate Welcome

Author:John Scott

“I don't know about anyone else, but if I had problems or issues maybe I wouldn't feel as comfortable talking about them in a group.”

Ifs Knows Feels Problem Talking Issues Groups Comfortable

Author:Jermain Defoe

“Self-awareness and self-esteem. Those aren't female issues, those are human issues.”

Humans Self Issues Awareness Self Esteem Female Self Awareness Esteem

Author:Curtis Hanson

“I would urge that we all use a little bit of caution in dealing with an issue that is so vital to our national security.”

Littles Use Bits Issues Security Little Bit Urges National Security Caution

Author:Theodore Stevens

“To suggest that the president should be censured because you don't agree with the legal advice he got seems to me to just -- to be out of the ballpark in terms of the way we can sensibly discuss and talk about issues like this.”

Way Should Seems President Term Issues Advice Agree Ballparks

Author:Jon Schmidt

“The by-product of fewer technical support issues is also an increase in customer satisfaction, which can be reflected in reduced subscriber churn.”

Support Issues Products Increase Satisfaction Customers Fewer Customer Satisfaction

Author:Patrick Fitzgerald

“Global warming competes with cancer and competes with AIDS for a finite amount of money. Nobody ever won that fight by saying: My issue isn't important.”

Important Fighting Issues Amount Cancer Aids Global Warming Finite

Author:Patrick Michaels

“We might have new issues involving information technology for example, or new questions arising out of the war on terror, or new issues arising from natural disasters that can't be anticipated.”

War Might Natural Technology Issues Information Example Terror Disaster Involving War On Terror Information Technology Natural Disaster

Author:Cass Sunstein

“The Constitution gives us a standard to follow. We cannot define impeachable offenses to a greater degree than the language of the Constitution. But we all agree the issue is the public trust. Our duty is not to punish anyone. And our challenge is to avoid pettiness.”

Giving Language Challenges Issues Greater Duty Degrees Standards Constitution Agree Offense Pettiness Public Trust

Author:Asa Hutchinson

“Can a one judge sitting somewhere in a trial court issue an order that says nobody in the world is allowed to have, to use, to improve or to develop software for playing multimedia content without the permission of the manufacturers of the content themselves? .. This is an astonishing development in the course of our understanding of what we call the copyright bargain, the relationship between authors' rights, publishers' leverages and consumers' needs.”

“So while there is no evidence at all that Iran has any significant quantity of nuclear material or any nuclear weapons, Iran is a much more difficult nuclear issue to resolve for the United States.”

States Difficult United United States Issues Materials Weapons Evidence Nuclear Significant Iran Resolve Quantity Nuclear Weapons

Author:Joseph Cirincione

“The tragic effects of terrorism have forced the new-construction industry to re-evaluate traditional methods of fire protection in commercial infrastructures. That includes everything from building codes, to structural design issues and the less durable fireproofing materials currently specified for commercial steel structures.”

Issues Fire Effects Design Building Materials Industry Method Structure Terrorism Protection Traditional Code Tragic Construction Steel Infrastructure Evaluate Construction Industry

Author:Craig Scott

“Carbon trading engages finance directors. It takes the issue of energy efficiency right to the top of the company.”

Energy Company Issues Directors Finance Efficiency Carbon Trading Energy Efficiency

Author:Elliot Morley

“The window of opportunity to avert famine is rapidly closing and could already have closed. The real issue facing us is not whether there will be famine but how many people will actually die.”

People Real Dies Opportunity Issues Window Closing Famine Avert Window Of Opportunity

Author:Catherine Bertini

“The key issue is the shift of the centre of gravity from the West to the East, the rise of China and India.”

Issues Keys India West China East Gravity Centre China And India Rise Of China

Author:Klaus Schwab

“Black culture is cool, but black issues sure aren't, huh?”

Culture Black Issues Black Culture

Author:Azealia Banks

“The important issue for us is bringing (people) who recognize the Palestinian people's rights and work on ending the occupation (to the Palestinian territories) and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.”

People Important Issues Rights Conflict Occupation Territory Palestinian Israeli Important Issues Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Author:Mohammed Dahlan

“Age-old question: Is the glass half empty or half full? Answer: Who cares? Does it really matter whether the glass is half full or half empty? The issue is whether it quenches your thirst.”

Doe Matter Care Age Answers Half Issues Empty Glasses Realism Thirst Who Cares Quench Half Full Half Empty

Author:Larry Winget

“Regardless of the moral issue, dishonesty in advertising has proved very unprofitable”

Moral Issues Honesty Advertising Dishonesty Moral Issues

Author:Leo Burnett

“The old parties are husks, with no real soul within either, divided on artificial lines, boss-ridden and privilege-controlled, each a jumble of incongruous elements, and neither daring to speak out wisely and fearlessly on what should be said on the vital issues of the day.”

Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century

“What I know about street outreach is that it is essential to dealing with the issue of youth homelessness.”

Knows Issues Streets Youth Essentials Homeless Homelessness Outreach

Author:Jewel

“The Holy Ghost is the Spirit of the Lord, and issues forth from himself, and may properly be called God's minister to execute his will in immensity.”

May Spirit Lord Issues Holy Ghost Ministers Holy Ghost Immensity

Book:Journal of Discourses

Source: Journal of Discourses

“Sometimes a single battle decides everything and sometimes, too, the slightest circumstance decides the issue of a battle. There is a moment in every battle at which the least manoeuvre is decisive and gives superiority, as one drop of water causes overflow.”

Giving War Sometimes Moments Causes Water Issues Circumstances Battle Superiority Overflow Drop Of Water

Author:Napoleon Bonaparte

“The mass starts into a million suns; Earths round each sun with quick explosions burst, And second planets issue from the first.”

Firsts Earth Science Millions Sun Issues Planets Mass Rounds Explosions

Book:The Botanic Garden; a Poem, in Two Parts. Part I. Containing The Economy of Vegetation. Part II. The Loves of the Plants. With Philosophical Notes

Source: The Botanic Garden; a Poem, in Two Parts. Part I. Containing The Economy of Vegetation. Part II. The Loves of the Plants. With Philosophical Notes

“Conservation is a great moral issue, for it involves the patriotic duty of insuring the safety and continuance of the nation.”

Nations Moral Issues Duty Safety Conservative Patriotic Conservation Moral Issues Continuance

Book:Autobiography: Condensed from the original ed., supplemented by letters, speeches, and other writings

Source: Autobiography: Condensed from the original ed., supplemented by letters, speeches, and other writings

“If we are to be really great people, we must strive in good faith to play a great part in the world. We cannot avoid meeting great issues. All that we can determine for ourselves is whether we shall meet them well or ill.”

People Ifs World Wells Play Faith Issues Greatness Meetings Strive Ill Determine Really Great Great People Good Faith

Book:The Complete Works of Theodore Roosevelt

Source: The Complete Works of Theodore Roosevelt

“Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and freedoms.”

Thinking Force Forget Opinion Issues Violence Worst Paid Contrary Naked Factors Cynicism Idealism Wishful Thinking Referee

Author:W. E. B. Du Bois

“I am not here to pass civilities or compliments with you, but on other business. I have stood your meanness as long as I intend to. You have played the part of a damned scoundrel, and are a coward, and if you were any part of a man I would slap your jaws and force you to resent it. You may as well not issue any more orders to me, for I will not obey them... and as I say to you that if you ever again try to interfere with me or cross my path it will be at the peril of your life.”

“When I hire somebody really senior, competence is the ante. They have to be really smart. But the real issue for me is, Are they going to fall in love with Apple? Because if they fall in love with Apple, everything else will take care of itself. They'll want to do what's best for Apple, not what's best for them, what's best for Steve, or anybody else.”

Ifs Want Life Real Care Fall Issues Smart Falling In Love Take Care Apples Being Real Senior Competence Hiring Really Smart

Author:Steve Jobs

“Disneyland is something that will never be finished. It's something that I can keep developing. It will be a live, breathing thing that will need change. A picture is a thing, once you wrap it up and turn it over to Technicolor, you're through. Snow White is a dead issue with me. But I can change the park, because it's alive.”

Needs I Can Ideas Dream Turns Imagination White Issues Alive Finished Snow Developing Breathing Parks Wraps Need A Change Disneyland Snow White

Author:Walt Disney