Resigned Quotations

I will not remain silent, resigned to watch as my fellow prisoners collapse under the strain of slavery-like conditions.

While they're in WWE, we absolutely have a health and wellness policy. I'll probably always say 'we,' even though I've resigned as the CEO. It's kind of hard to break a 30-year habit.

When Richard M. Nixon resigned and Ford became the 38th president of the United States, the Watergate Special Prosecutor's Office, of which I was a member, was preparing for the criminal trials of Nixon's top aides - H.R. Haldeman, John Ehrlichman and John Mitchell.

Even though I resigned as Papandreou's adviser early in 2006 and turned into his government's staunchest critic during his mishandling of the post-2009 Greek implosion, my public interventions in the debate on Greece and Europe have carried no whiff of Marxism.

It may not be proper for me, perhaps, to let my feelings carry me further am therefore resigned to stop here, if sir, you think my particular reasons following too free, or will give offense to the House, which I would be sorry to be thought capable of intending.

It isn't just that Obama's policies have failed; it's that he has essentially given up and is asking us to accept a lesser America going forward, as if resigned to the fatalistic belief that America has begun an inevitable and unavoidable decline.

We are all of us resigned to death: it's life we aren't resigned to.

I did not resign from politics because of Bofors. I resigned because I do not know how to play petty politics. I did not know back then and I don't know now either.

Mitt Romney has never been resigned to what someone else said was possible. He cut his own path. That's why he believes in his heart that America has a future full of opportunity and hope. And that's why when Mitt Romney looks down the road, he sees a country that's ready for a comeback.

I am a President held prisoner, that I haven't resigned and I will not resign.

Since I don't come from a privileged background, I couldn't afford to be irresponsible with career decisions. I wrote two books alongside my job and resigned only when I realised I can make a living.

I resigned from the Marine Corps and flying in 1974, even though I loved them both. I quit because I no longer wanted to fight for peace. Instead, I believe we can build a more sustainable peace by working for prosperity.

My wife loves football, but I think she's resigned to the fact that I'll never make it there.

Nixon had already resigned and the held opinion (in Hollywood) was 'No one cares. No one wants to hear about this. And I said, 'No, it's not about Nixon. It's about something else. It's about investigative journalism and hard work.

On June 19, 1981, a vigorously healthy Justice Potter Stewart resigned from the Supreme Court at the age of 66.

Mr. Aristide has resigned his office and has left the country. And now the Haitian people are involved with grasping democracy and moving forward on an interim government. And that's where the focus should be right now. And any comments that would stir up more division are not helpful, as the Haitian people move toward a greater democracy.

When I heard what had transpired, I was deeply saddened. I resigned in support of Mrs. Wheatley because I know she has given unselfishly of her talent to this community.

I was looking back on when Nixon resigned and actually the market held up very well around those days. It began to tank actually after Ford came in as president and the economic news began to dim.

Frankly when I resigned in November, there wasn't anyone.

I don't think it is any surprise to anybody because everyone who has talked to me since I resigned said they understand that there is a pervasive negative attitude in the county, ... There is a lot of criticism. The focus seems to be on criticizing county government as opposed to, at least sometimes, looking at the good things that are going on.

I became aware of that fact when he resigned his position as minister.

I don't know whether that perception will be changed by a misdemeanor prosecution for conduct after he resigned from office.

Chris resigned the first week of the season. It's been business as usual for us.

I had legal opinions that I didn't have to resign, but I resigned to avoid an appearance of conflict.

Today I resigned as director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, ... As I told the president, it is important that I leave now to avoid further distraction from the ongoing mission of FEMA.

He resigned for personal and family reasons. We accepted his resignation, and we've asked Coach Laura Romo to take over and complete the season.

He was suspended with pay, which is our legal obligation to do. As of (Thursday), Mr. McCormack has resigned from his position with the Dearborn Public Schools. That will officially take place at the Board of Education meeting on Monday.

He was a principled foreign secretary, he was reforming leader of the house and even when he resigned regretfully from the government he did on principle he did it with style and elegance,

He was a tired man, ... Also, I think, a man resigned to his fate.

I'm an atheist, and I don't have any belief in an afterlife. You could say that I'm resigned to the fact that this wonderful life that we get here is it. And having hit 60, it's a good time to get resigned to these things and not be too nervous or upset - and enjoy what great times one can have.

He has resigned and will no longer officiate in the Southeastern Conference. If he had not resigned, he would have been prevented from officiating in this league.

I resigned as a coach walking across the field so I can say the refereeing performance by (Alan) Kelly was the best display all year but if the refereeing had been consistent all year like it was tonight then it would have been a much better competition,

I resigned for a combination of reasons - my business, my mother's illness and also a general lack of cooperation.

I resigned myself to this eventuality. After all, it was the musician's name first (he's a lot older than I am, certainly, and perhaps more famous), and . . . But then I remembered. . . . Bill Wyman the Rolling Stone wasn't born Bill Wyman. . . . His real name, Stones fans know, is William George Perks.

I resigned over this issue. Do I think this matter is of some importance? Yes, I do.

Our head coach resigned last week. ... I talked with Damon at length a couple times and he decided he wanted to take it on.

I think they're resigned to it, because that's the normal course.

I think most people see their homes as somewhat transitory, and they're almost resigned about it. Say you have a house that's worth $1.3 million. Is it a reasonable expectation that you'll ever pay it off? Probably not. The most people hope for is that someday they'll sell it for a profit or leave it to the kids, who might have to sell it but will maybe make a little money.

It is a disgrace that the Government should choose the day on which the Work and Pensions Secretary has resigned to conceal these findings.

When I retired, I had no plans, no offers other than that Central Dauphin job. When I resigned I said that's it.

We're all resigned to the fact that anybody in this league can beat anybody. There's never an off night. There's never a night where you can just relax. And every time you think you can, as we learned, somebody smacks you.

That's the question, certainly, for all our clients on Wall Street. They're resigned to Clinton getting re-elected, but the real issue is if it's not by 10 points, but by 18 or 19 -- if it's the latter, then I think certainly the House will go Democratic, ... The Senate is a tougher case to make, but in a blow out, even the Senate could go.

We tried our best to make our marriage work but we are now resigned to the fact that we should part,

I know, but I do not approve. And I am not resigned.

He never could have loved me, or he would not have resigned me so willingly

Would customers say they're satisfied? I don't think that's the right word. It's more like they're resigned to the situation. But you have low fares and lower quality of service. For consumers, as a group, that's good.

Bob Jones has resigned as president and CEO and from the board of NCED. He will no longer be involved as an officer of NCED, but he will continue in an advisory capacity as the board continues the restructuring.

I've resigned myself. Everybody has had to resign themselves. We've been told it's not going to change. A lot of people are upset at the limited number of tickets, a good number of people. They changed something that was a traditional thing. Our perspective is that it's always been at the Coliseum. If they make such a dramatic change, the decision should involve the students. The bottom line is, it's our ceremony.

Brown should have resigned last Friday and spared the Bush administration an entire weekend of being bashed.

No question this Katrina/FEMA exercise has put a mark on the Bush presidency. Brown should have resigned last Friday and spared the Bush administration an entire weekend of being bashed. He should have seen the handwriting on the wall.

Companies are resigned to the fact that Arthur Andersen is soon to be deceased.

As of this time Mike Williams has resigned from the department. He has not been terminated. He resigned during the course of the investigation.

I never set out to become 'famous.' I mean, when you're 14 you think 'I'm gonna become a writer and people will want my autograph and that'll be cool,' but you grow up and you learn that's just not how the world works. I resigned myself to the fact that I would probably never be published and if I did it probably wouldn't be a big deal.

If Rather were the slightest bit hard on himself, he would have resigned the minute the forgery fiasco unraveled. He would not have let his supporting cast get thrown out on the street while he was still drawing a paycheck with so many zeroes it would give liberal tax-hikers the vapors.

I made a promise to (the players) when I resigned (after the 2004 season) that if any of them had a desire to play in college, it was my job to give them that opportunity.

I had never been as resigned to ready-made ideas as I was to ready-made clothes, perhaps because although I couldn't sew, I could think.

The Berlin Wall crumbled, Politburos resigned and governments vanished overnight. Half a million Czechs and Slovaks gathered ... in Prague and we sensed that a long, absent angel had returned home to Central Europe,

I wanted young kids to have the opportunity to idolize pro players the way I idolized the North American Soccer League players, ... I volunteered with the committee in Dallas, and when the committee resigned itself that they couldn't get a team and closed up shop, we went to work and negotiated the contract for the Cotton Bowl. I got the North Texas State Soccer Association to give its support.

The lady walked in and resigned on her own, now they're hollering retaliation.

They (Congress) found a scapegoat (Singh). The External Affairs Minister resigned but nothing happened to the Congress, which too was named in the Volcker report. This Congress administration is neck-deep in corruption.

I have resigned from MSG (Madison Square Garden Network) and have been let go from NBC. I fully understand the position in which the networks found themselves due to my very painful situation. In the interest of my family, my friends and my many supporters, I step aside with deep humility and seek to reconstruct my personal and professional life.

Honesty is a long lost art form resigned to the archives of famous quotes and a few lone ducks in a pond of hypocrites.

He that serves God is resigned up into him, and in all things has respect to truth and righteousness, and will promote that.

I probably should have just resigned my post earlier and gone public with some of these things.

After I have resigned from my position as chairman, I hope that all external criticism or pressure being exerted by certain authorities can be focused on me as an individual, and not on the company, shareholders, or innocent employees within the company.

All he has to do is stay in that position and work one day, and he's entitled to that compensation under the police contract. If he had resigned before Jan. 1, he would only be entitled to any sick days he's banked during his career.

An awful lot of Republicans, both in Washington and outside Washington, are resigned to leaving Obamacare in effect.

A lot of members resigned from the club, and we were concerned the club wouldn't keep going. We bought their stock to keep it going.

We initiated termination proceedings on June 2 against all nine individuals. Under procedures established in their collective bargaining agreement, they had seven days to respond to the charges before the terminations would be final. All nine individuals resigned during that time.

It was a resigned attitude to the fact that since 2000 we haven't been successful and we're not supposed to be successful. It was kind of like they would go into a game and know we were going to lose. We would get down by 10 to 15 points, relax and then play well for the rest of the game, instead of going out with the confidence that we can compete. That (attitude) was the first thing we had to attempt to overcome.

I certainly resigned on my own volition without notice, ... I can say that I certainly didn't leave specifically for the purpose of setting up my own adviser.

If he is looking weary and resigned to the fact that he is probably going to die before it is over, and if he has a deep, almost hopeless desire to go home and forget it all; if he looks with dull, uncomprehending eyes at the fresh-faced kid who is talking about all the joys of battle and killing Germans, then he comes from the same infantry as Joe and Willie .

I never was a great Thatcher fan, and it wasn't a sad day in my life when she resigned.

The mental disturbances originated in the early months of 1959, at a time when Alicia happened to be pregnant. And as a consequence I resigned my position as a faculty member at M.I.T. and, ultimately... travelled to Europe and attempted to gain status there as a refugee.

Do the best that can be done and then . . . be resigned.