1,853 Quotes About Actions

  • Author William Anderson
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    If they violate the law, they will be dealt with, ... Our response will depend a lot on intelligence. We will monitor their actions just like any other group of that nature, and if they step out of line they will be dealt with.

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  • Author Abby Bellows
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    Students were aware that there was a risk of arrest for trespassing. That said, we certainly hoped that the university wouldn't respond to the students' actions by arresting them. We were in the midst of what we thought was good faith substantive dialogue.

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  • Author Alain Belda
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    While we are not pleased with the short term impact the labor issues have had on our bottom line, our actions are aimed at enhanced global competitiveness of our North American operations,

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  • Author Ambrose Burnside
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    The late brilliant actions in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas divided and weakened the enemy on the Rappahannock, and the auspicious moment seems to have arrived to strike a great and mortal blow at the Rebellion, and to gain that decisive victory which is due to the country.

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  • Author Andy Buchsbaum
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    This restoration plan comes just in time. The Great Lakes are sick. Their immune system is damaged. If we quickly take the actions in this plan we can heal the lakes.

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  • Author Ann Brown
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    A comprehensive program might require at least $5 million, which would enable the commission to enforce the reporting requirements of the Consumer Product Safety Act, continue to work with state and local amusement ride officials to identify and investigate possibly defective fixed-site amusement rides and obtain corrective actions where appropriate.

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  • Author Ben Bernanke
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    The actions taken by central banks and other authorities to stabilize a panic in the short run can work against stability in the long run if investors and firms infer from those actions that they will never bear the full consequences of excessive risk-taking.

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  • Author Ben Bernanke
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    So far, the actual actions taken have been relatively modest, but there is some hope, I think, that, going forward, these actions will advance further and we will see more progress in the current account.

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  • Author Bob Barr
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    When conducted with proper preparation, and in a focused and professional manner, oversight of executive branch actions can reveal serious shortcomings by government officials and help prevent recurrence; the 'Waco hearings,' conducted over a two-week period in 1995, stand as an example of such an undertaking.

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