Settlement Quotes

144 quotes by 123 authors

I congratulate you and my country on the singular favor of heaven in the peaceable and auspicious settlement of our government upon a Constitution formed… — John Hancock
There are four great measures for my administration - a reduction of tariff, an independent treasury, settlement of the Oregon boundary and acquisition of California. — James K. Polk
GUNPOWDER, n. An agency employed by civilized nations for the settlement of disputes which might become troublesome if left unadjusted. — Ambrose Bierce
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict seems to have been overshadowed by the upheavals in the region. Â I have followed events there for almost 40 years. I am… — Heinz Fischer
Peace is more of an internal settlement rather than what is visible on the external. — Criss Jami
Conrad Hilton was very generous to me in the divorce settlement. He gave me 5000 Gideon Bibles. — Zsa Zsa Gabor
People always assume I don't need to work for money, but my divorce settlement was not as much as it's always reported to be. — Daphne Guinness
I believe that if Israel were to put an end to the settlements in the West Bank tomorrow, as it did in Gaza, there would… — Alan Dershowitz
America was indebted to immigration for her settlement and prosperity. That part of America which had encouraged them most had advanced most rapidly in population,… — James Madison
Everyone assumes America must play the leading role in crafting some settlement or compromise between the Israelis and the Palestinians. But Jefferson, Madison, and Washington… — Ron Paul
Payment systems are critically important for overall market stability. On a typical business day, U.S. payment and settlement systems settle transactions valued at over $13… — Henry Paulson
The Charter of the United Nations expresses the noblest aspirations of man: abjuration of force in the settlement of disputes between states; the assurance of… — Haile Selassie
We do not build new Jewish communities in Samaria, Judea and Gaza. The United States has never accepted our building of communities or of the… — Ariel Sharon
Romance should never begin with sentiment. It should begin with science and end with a settlement. — Oscar Wilde
How I will cherish you then, you grief-torn nights! Had I only received you, inconsolable sisters, on more abject knees, only buried myself with more… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Hamas is regularly described as 'Iranian-backed Hamas, which is dedicated to the destruction of Israel.' One will be hard put to find something like 'democratically… — Noam Chomsky
No settlement with the majority is possible as no Hindu leader speaking with any authority shows any concern or genuine desire for it. — Muhammad Ali Jinnah
She suffers according to the digits of my hate. I hear the filaments of alabaster. I would lie down with them and lift my madness… — Anne Sexton
If I ever meet with the man who fulfills my ideal, I shall make it a condition of the marriage settlement, that I am to… — Wilkie Collins
Being human is itself difficult, and therefore all kinds of settlements (except dream cities) have problems. Big cities have difficulties in abundance, because they have… — Jane Jacobs

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