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Status Quotes by Dick Thornburgh
- In historical and constitutional terms, the recent political status vote in Puerto Rico was a necessary but obviously not decisive step on the road of…
- The political status legislation which emerged in Congress in 1990 and 1991 did not receive the support needed for enactment into law during my tenure…
- If Congress does its job in this regard, the residents of Puerto Rico will be empowered to act in their own self-interest and express their…
- The need for a permanent status resolution approved by Congress is made even more clear to me because of my experience as a former Under-Secretary-General…
- As the highest ranking American official in the United Nations organization, I came to understand thoroughly that the national constitutional processes of the member states…
- That is why, with optimism instead of fear, all those who want to see Puerto Rico's status resolved should seek the truth about each option,…
- Now that the there is a path for the people of Puerto Rico to express their self-determination on Puerto Rico's political status, there are some…
- Apparently tired of waiting for clear direction from Congress, the people of Puerto Rico have used the tools provided by their own local constitution to…
More Status Quotes
- It will always be a battle a day between those who want maximum change and those who want to maintain the status… — Gerry Adams
- Faith in God's revelation has nothing to do with an ideology which glorifies the status quo. — Karl Barth
- The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it. — Warren G. Bennis
- Punk was originally about creating new, important, energetic music that would hopefully threaten the status quo and the stupidity of the 1970s. — Jello Biafra
- The attainment of the present status of Thailand has to depend on the ability or the actions of all the inhabitants of… — Bhumibol Adulyadej
- For years my wedding ring has done its job. It has led me not into temptation. It has reminded my husband numerous… — Erma Bombeck
- The Arab-Israeli conflict is also in many ways a conflict about status: it's a war between two peoples who feel deeply humiliated… — Alain de Botton
- Status anxiety definitely exists at a political level. Many Iraqis were annoyed with the US essentially for reasons of status: for not… — Alain de Botton
- I've never been one who enjoys maintaining the status quo. I'm always pushing for new ideas, whether it's in business or philanthropy. — Eli Broad
- I think the sexiest thing on anybody is intelligence. I respect somebody who has a brain and wants to use it more… — Sophia Bush
- I've never been difficult to anybody or with anybody on a picture. Especially when you're in that nice status of hierarchy of… — James Caan
- For the better part of my adult life, I proudly avoided nerd/nimrod/goober status. I was always just cool enough. — Steve Carell