With respect to some of the specific legislation or initiatives that I've made, it's true that Republicans often opposed these things. Sometimes… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Initiative can neither be created nor delegated. It can only spring from the self-determining individual, who decides that the wisdom of others… — R. Buckminster Fuller Copy Share Image
Whatever lessons we take from this dreadful attack (on the World Trade Center and Pentagon), we should never forget that it was,… — Wendy Kaminer Copy Share Image
I think that the president of Iran has the authority wherever which - where - wherever the national interests of the country… — Hassan Rouhani Copy Share Image
There were initiatives I have remained involved with in the U.S. and in the Middle East, like the Peace Corps, which might… — Queen Noor of Jordan Copy Share Image
I'm asking Congress to pass my Zero Down Payment Initiative. We should remove the 3 percent down payment rule for first time… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
We have a number of very powerful women in the world now - Mrs. [Angela] Merkel, who the Germans call Mutti. What… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
If we expected self-reliance of family groups, if we expected hardiness and resilience and initiative on the part of individuals, and if… — Bernard Levin Copy Share Image
Pot advocates actually try to convince people who don't need or want medical marijuana to go get a card, because as those… — Doug Benson Copy Share Image
The American culture ideal of the "self-made-man," of everyone "standing on his own feet" seemed as tragic a picture as the initiative-destroying… — Kurt Lewin Copy Share Image
We didn't hear a word about the Clinton Global Initiative. We didn't hear a word about all the masterful, wonderful things they've… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
There are jobs here in Baltimore, but the problem is we don't have skilled people. Like the Port Covington initiative - that's… — Sheila Dixon Copy Share Image
The Art of Success . . . Success is ninety-nine percent mental attitude. It calls for love, joy, optimism, confidence, serenity, poise,… — Wilferd Peterson Copy Share Image
There are three possible ways to react to right-wing extremist parties. The first is to act as though they don't exist and… — Emmanuel Macron Copy Share Image
A tremendous amount of the entrepreneurial initiative, if you want to call it that, comes from the dynamic state sector on which… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
What I want to do is to make sure that we fully repeal Obamacare. This will be one of the largest spending… — Michele Bachmann Copy Share Image
The Holocaust committed by the Nazis turned this country, where most of the European Jews used to live and where their culture… — Marek Belka Copy Share Image
“Take the Initiative. Be proactive. If you want to rock your relationship results, it is going to take action, effort, initiative, and… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
Senator Lugar will also travel to Libya for official meetings as a part of the president's initiative to move toward more normal… — Dana Perino Copy Share Image
My view... would be that we are entering upon a new and interim society which is neither capitalist nor socialist, but in… — John Grierson Copy Share Image
The U.S. states that allow for citizens' initiatives tend to have fewer laws and lower taxes than the ones that don't. But… — Daniel Hannan Copy Share Image
“The few individuals who are capable of spontaneous and joyous effort stand out. These are the select men, the nobles, the only… — Ortega y Gasset José Copy Share Image
These are challenging and exciting times. No previous generation of Australians has ever had such an opportunity. No other country in the… — John Yu Copy Share Image
If one has fear, there can be no initiative in the creative sense of the word. To have initiative in this sense… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
It is natural for me to ignore autograph seekers, but God wants me to share my testimony card with them and be… — Ben Zobrist Copy Share Image
Don't be a salary slave! If you are going to do anything in this world, you must start before you are forty,… — Robert Cochrane Copy Share Image
Most change initiatives either fail or fall far short of original (perhaps unrealistic) expectations. More often than not, resistance is cultural in… — John Daly Copy Share Image
True progress lies in the direction of decentralization, both territorial and functional, in the development of the spirit of local and personal… — Peter Kropotkin Copy Share Image
I will not start an initiative until I've spent my own money. Because if I spend my own money, people who want… — will.i.am Copy Share Image
Some entrepreneurs have a bad habit of taking personal credit for all improvements and innovations at their startups. If you penalize or… — Martin Zwilling Copy Share Image
There are resources to help and simple steps that parents, preschools, businesses, and communities can take to help our kids succeed, because… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
I am happy and proud that during one year of presidency, my initiatives have been strongly supported by the people and society… — Dalia Grybauskaite Copy Share Image
I believe in the writer's mission. He receives it from the word, which carries its suffering and its hope within it. He… — Edmond Jabes Copy Share Image
The European policy is invariably the maintenance of the status quo, and you will do nothing for the subject races unless we,… — Eleftherios Venizelos Copy Share Image
We are taking the steps to transform education in Mississippi with every dollar invested in the classroom and every initiative expanding educational… — Tate Reeves Copy Share Image
I suppose I arrived at my charitable commitment largely through guilt. I recognized early on that my good fortune was not due… — George Kaiser Copy Share Image
Every liberal initiative, from welfare to antismoking measures, is justified by reference to 'the children.' Yet the clear result of liberal policies… — Mona Charen Copy Share Image
Our new strategic plan emphasizes the importance of providing access to records anytime, anywhere. This is one of many initiatives that we… — Allen Weinstein Copy Share Image
I met the president when he was president-elect at a meeting in Austin. He spoke of his faith. He spoke of his… — Jim Wallis Copy Share Image
Some years ago our Japanese counterparts asked us to resume the discussions of the issue and so we did meeting them halfway.… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image