Valid Quotations

Argentina wouldn't exist if not for self-determination, and this can't be valid for some but not for others.

I felt uneasy, but sometimes, like I said before, I believed in Col. North and there was a very solid and very valid reason that he must have been doing this.

I've struggled so much, growing up, with just feeling that my life is valid because it's not filled with these hyper-dramatic moments, and I think a lot of people of my generation feel that way. We're so inundated with hyper-drama that people crave everyday life.

Squabbling in public will eventually ruin football; there's no doubt it's hurting us already. Polls taken by Louis Harris - polls as valid as any political polls - indicate that very clearly.

Laws made in Alaska, which is known for its lawlessness, are as valid as laws made in Pennsylvania, which invented laws.

In my case, I write in the past because I'm not really part of the present. I have nothing valid to say about anything current, though I have something to say about what existed then.

I'm not as successful as Pixar or Dreamworks, and that is disappointing to me, because I think my films are as valid as a Pixar film. I think there's an audience for my films. I know there's a market for someone like Quentin Tarantino, who basically does adult cartoons in live action.

Ignorance of the law is not a valid excuse for accused criminals, and it cannot be an excuse for members of Congress.

A valid scientific theory is predictive, verifiable, and replicable. To me, that's beautiful.

I did business the same way President Lee did, and from what I read in the papers, the same way President Ma has done. But I have been charged for misuse and misappropriation. People need to learn at the most basic level that valid charges have not been brought against me.

You can get along very well in this world by simply coming up with a quantity of reasonably valid statements.

I insist that there is nothing sacred in the life of an invader, and there is no valid principle of human society that forbids the invaded to protect themselves in whatever way they can.

There are musicians who want to make a living making music. There are listeners who want to listen to music. Complicating this relationship is a whole bunch of history: some of the music I want to listen to was made a while ago in a different economy. Some of the models of making a living making music are no longer valid but persist.

No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.

In third grade, I had to an oral report on the state of Oregon. I brought up Big Foot sightings, and I remember there was an argument about whether or not Big Foot was valid history. Ever since then I've been thinking about how subjective history is.

As long as it feels valid to me and feels sincere, I'll do what I do under the moniker of Nine Inch Nails if it's appropriate. I would hate to think I would ever be in a position where I'm faking it to get a paycheck.

One of the good things that came out of this conference call is they confirmed there was no fraud. But they don't give any valid reasons for terminating Gerald Glenn, who has been the sole CEO since its public offering and has taken the company to new heights.

only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.

I wish to state very strongly that the above reasons and others cited by the Attorney General through their lawyers in the London High Court are not sufficient or valid reasons justifying the ousting of jurisdiction of the Zambian courts in this matter,

One of the things that I like about this production coming to fruition is the concept that normal people can do. That anybody can be a dancer or a performer with something valid to contribute.

Mortgage brokers have been burned by lead generation companies that don't live up to their promises regarding the quality of leads delivered. Our goal in creating the Quality Assurance Program is to meet broker demand for valid names and numbers from people who have truly expressed interest in a loan product.

Numerous leads have come in from South Florida. We are determining how valid they are and then putting them in priority and pursuing the most important leads first. There have been some real positive tips.

We recommend people not buy tickets this way. There's no guarantee they are not counterfeit. Until they're scanned, you don't know if you have a valid ticket.

Muhammad Ali is one of the sports legends of our generation. I don't think that that's valid criticism.

Scott mentioned something to me about it. It's a valid point. There are times when the coaches kind of seem like they're always on the players and players just stop responding just because they feel as if they can do nothing right. It kind of messes with your head a bit. So when you hear it from the guys -- that our agenda is to win and we're trying to help each other and be there for each other -- it relaxes you a little bit.

Simply put, given the enormity of the rights and responsibilities that accompany marriage, Massachusetts has a rational and substantial interest in ensuring that the marriages it creates will be recognized as valid outside its borders.

The prime minister officially informed the Palestinians, as he did at the beginning of the negotiations, that nothing is agreed until everything has been agreed and therefore it is only signed agreements which are valid and binding.

Given that employers have no legal obligation to thoroughly investigate whether documents presented to them by new employees are valid or not, they often have a de facto defense.

For some strange reason ... he has a valid point. We play as a team, like we should, in practice. Then we get in the game and I don't know what goes on.

'Frankenstein' is a work rich in possible meanings, so the horror-show interpretation is as valid as any.

Frankly it does not sit very comfortably with us because we are raising this issue for the very valid reasons we have outlined.

I am aware that he has a number of creditors and he was under a lot of stress on Aug. 4 when the police came to his premises. We are investigating those aspects that we hope will show valid defenses.

I don't think Sears happened as quickly as Lucent, peak to trough. But it's a valid analogy.

Certainly I can have no valid objection to his personal political preferences. However, making them known in such a public way, I believe, compromises both the appearance and the reality of nonpartisanship so expected from journalists and media commentators.

Building our women's line was a challenge. We had to convince licensees and retail partners this was a valid business. But now it's growing exponentially. I see heads with pink hats all over the stands at football games.

Business owners are not trying to determine if a person is documented or not, or that the documents are valid and legal per se. We are in business to conduct business and bring in profits.

I don't know of many people who've done sex research with an eye toward people saying sex is bad for you, except for the promiscuity and cervical cancer link - which is actually a valid discovery.

Because this promotion is valid for up to six months after purchase date, this is a great opportunity for students and tourists to get more value for a Summer 2006 European vacation. Traveling by train is the best way to truly see Europe and we are thrilled to offer promotions and deals that make it even easier and economical for North Americans to have this experience.

I have been informed that he has been arrested for no longer having valid travel documents,

To get ahead in the rat race you have to be very tough, ... but whether you have to be mean and disrespectful to people, as well as being tough, is a valid question.

If the state surplus is used in part or in whole for this, it will have been used for as valid a need as we've ever had,

If someone presents valid documents upon applying for a job, we are not allowed to investigate further by the law.

His message is very much valid today. He was about standing up for what was right. He took part in peace petitions. It's something we need to do now. A lot of what's going on now was going on when Woody was alive.

There are no plans to rebuild the dam. The Maclay family believes it does have a perfectly valid right which they may or may not choose to exercise.

He's got a valid argument for winning that thing. Very few rookies throw 200 innings,

I welcome the step. It gives management credibility. What we would look for now is whether this outlook is just part of a series of revisions that might come later or whether today's guidance is valid for the rest of 2002.

Recreational fishing is a long-standing, valid activity in the park, and we recognize that. But the park has a dual mission, to protect resources and provide for their enjoyment. If you don't protect the resources, it'll prevent the enjoyment.

Part of the issue is that people feel pets are family members. It's a valid emotion, and it's a valid grief.

Our lawyers are going through the documents to confirm whether it's a bona fide and valid offer.

People just send in complaining. That is not valid grounds for the appeal.

I think what is a valid concern is an overburdened FDA, and whether the FDA becomes more of a bottleneck to getting new generic drugs approved and getting the prices of drugs down,

I think there are still some things they need to work out in the formula. It's new, so you have to figure there will be some tweaking involved to make sure it's a valid ranking.

I think there are valid points on both sides,

I think the reason I've given it any consideration is my concern for the state and I don't think we're moving in the right direction, ... On the personal side, my family kind of feels like we've been through this. We've done this, we've done our time. And I think that's a valid position as well.

Man becomes fit and functionally valid only when, along with scholarship and expert skills, he has imbibed these values.

I'm still frustrated with the fact that there are so many unresolved issues a year later, ... They have been slow to respond to some of the valid criticisms.

I think leaving the American people with the impression that it was an election that was valid -- there were over 1,000 candidates that were disqualified, that weren't even allowed to run,

I think that ultimately - as I say to most of the people who are acquiring art - I can tell you my reality of a piece, but ultimately what's more important will be yours. I can tell you what a piece means to me, but just as valid if not more is what it means to you.

I think a valid approach to being a musician is to take all of the experience of your life and filter it through your personality and send it back out there, and that's what art is.

Respect the differences between the faiths and recognize them as valid so far as they do not extinguish the flame of unity.  

Removing those territories from the migration zone will mean that it will not be possible to make a valid application for a protection visa or temporary protection visa while in those areas.

(Parents) have a real kind of deep-seated opinion that the quality of education is not as high, whether the stories are valid or invalid.

Parents should be really confident, and I am confident, that this is a scientifically valid and reliable test.

Our basic premise is to determine whether a violation of the Fair Housing Act has occurred. We'll be looking at whether their housing of older-people status is valid under the federal law.

I think satire is a beautiful art and I'm still working at it. To me, it's more valid than straight news reporting.

I think it was Laurence Olivier who said that one of the things you have to accept in art is that when you put your heart into doing something there will be people who don't like it for really good reasons, really smart people who don't like what you've done for very valid reasons. That is hard to accept, that there are really valid reasons for not liking anything. The astonishing thing is that there haven't been many valid reasons for anyone not to like this movie.

We never reveal any kind of information unless we receive a valid court order or subpoena.

We were starting to get several requests from groups asking us to name different things after people. We started thinking about that thing: Who's really the valid person to name a facility after? It gets to be a naming contest if you encourage that. A no-naming policy is the best way to avoid conflicts.

unlikely a valid trademark. ... The mark is a weak one as trademarks go.

We are now investigating the matter more closely to determine what has happened, ... If it is confirmed that the accusations are valid and improper actions have occurred, we will naturally take actions.

We haven't examined that in detail yet. We've looked at it enough in general to think there are good and valid defenses if the legislation is challenged. But we make it clear we can't guarantee any result by the court.

We have nothing against mandatory health education. We think it's a valid topic that should be part of the curriculum. But this is a Trojan horse to bring a very radical sexual curriculum into the schools.

We were looking for something that was valid and reliable . . . for something that would measure teacher effectiveness that was neutral. This measures student improvement and the value that teachers bring to student improvement.

We were very disappointed. We felt confident that we had presented a valid argument on why the project should be allowed to move forward.

We protect the viewing of the profile to only students or other people with valid e-mail addresses from those universities.

We filed a complaint against P&G because we believe their TV commercial is false and misleading and there's no valid evidence to support the claims they are making.

The only valid corollary to this doctrine is not to fix the total budget, or even the budget for each element of the program, ... but to fix the annual budget cap for the program as a whole. That allows each mission date to move to the right as much as needed to stay within that annual cap.

The only valid thing in art is the one thing that cannot be explained, to explain away the mystery of a great painting would do irreplaceable harm, for whenever you explain or define something you substitute the explanation or the definition for the

There are more African-American men with suspended licenses than valid licenses,

There are more valid arguments for fifth-grade being in the middle school than not.

We heard from the taxpayers, ... I think that's all valid concern. I think the trade-off will be positive. We're going to spend $16,000 to turn that into green space.

You don't need a crane or other expensive equipment to build a log home. The early settlers of the western United States used many techniques that are still valid today. The pioneers couldn't run out to the hardware store every time they needed a tool.

When deputies attempted to arrest Mr. Larson, he refused to exit his house, despite the fact that they had a valid warrant for his arrest.

We were able to use this game as an opportunity to see some players. The part that I felt was valid was that we watched our players have to deal with coming from behind, being down a goal.

When a reliable, valid urine test is available, we will adopt it immediately. If another type of test becomes available, we will take a hard look at it.

There are many paths and they are all valid if they work for the individual, ... All the paths are sacred and all should be accepted in the recovery family.

The only self-incriminating investigation that is considered valid is a plea of 'guilty as charged'. Since that will not be said concerning the Katrina debacle, the proposed process becomes a 'whitewash' or at least a 'light gray wash' and will not be seen as credible.

We believe the auditor raised many valid points last year, and we have given his recommendations significant consideration. As a result, we have made more than 100 operational changes that we believe will be reflected in the next audit.

This report card does not offer valid ground for reassurance. We have closed half of our hospitals since President Kennedy was inaugurated. In some parts of the state, it means substantially greater travel time to the emergency room.

There have been some valid points raised and it's something we are now looking into.

We would love to see these sites nominated to the Network to Freedom. I'm sure there are valid sites in Connecticut.

When you say a school and a district is going to be judged on this, and then it's not a valid test, that doesn't seem right.

We have no idea yet how long it's going to take to get rid of it. We're working on all kinds of different ways to get rid of debris, but we won't know if any of them are valid until we see what we've got to get rid of.

We want to see what his line of reasoning was and if it's a valid argument, then perhaps the dollar sells off. If his comments are not as dovish as people might fear, the dollar might rally.

To most people in the U.K., indeed throughout Western Europe, space exploration is primarily perceived as 'what NASA does'. This perception is - in many respects - a valid one. Superpower rivalry during the Cold War ramped up U.S. and Soviet space efforts to a scale that Western Europe had no motive to match.

Unfortunately many people with valid questions will not get them answered.

We value and truly believe that the home-based education, a home-schooling education, is very, very valid and a valuable way to go about educating children.

Counsel's advice to me was that they (SDI) do not have a valid claim for voting purposes.

Dont fool yourself that you are going to have it all. You are not. Psychologically, having it all is not even a valid concept. The marvelous thing about human beings is that we are perpetually reachingfor the stars. The more we have, the more we want. And for this reason, we never have it all.

What's core to his business is, in fact, the more mundane, more operational aspects of running an organization, and that's a valid core competency.