There will be no politics, no ifs and buts; if we see something and feel that work needs to be done, we will get people here we can rely on and ensure it is done in the same thorough way as our other projects.
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Related We encourage people to come to the meetings and we'll see what we can get done. If someone needs hel... BETTY PATRICK No ifs, no buts - we will not share the pound if Scotland separates from the U.K. GEORGE OSBORNE If we get past the districts, there will be no more pressure on us. We've done it. There will be no ... EVAN JUMPER We'll comply with court orders and if something else needs to be done, we will work with our lawyers... DAN JIRON We should be 3-0, there are no ifs, ands or buts about it. RAFER ALSTON At SBI, we say that if you need a project to be done, you need to be determined that it needs to be ... ARUNDHATI BHATTACHARYA I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES With any soil contamination - whether it's sand like we have here or soil or clay - testing needs to... DAVID SOMMERS They would have done their homework and it will be a tough battle up front. Yes, we will focus on th... FRANS LUDEKE They would be in jail. There would be no ifs, ands or buts. GEORGIA GROVES We usually get it done somehow. We've always been a third-period team. As soon as we put all three p... LAUREN KELLIN We believe that any immigrant any immigrant residing in this nation has a right a right ... ALVARO CIFUENTES We should so work as if we were to be saved by our works; and so rely on Jesus Christ, as if we did ... FRANCIS ASBURY No one is questioning the good that is being done with this money. We just need the money here in th... JEFF BAKER We're trying to do something that no other team at the school has done. We have a nice run going. We... JASPER JOHNSON We had a very efficient spring. We came in, we took care of business, we got our work done and we go... AARON HARANG America is not nearly done. We're only in the beginning. Who knows who we will be? Who knows... ... ALICE WALKER We will have an oversight committee that can work as a recommending body, work with me and work with... LINDA CLARK No, I think the future of humanity will be like the past, we'll do what we've always done an... OCTAVIA BUTLER We will be there as a reminder that there is an alternative, that there is another way. It is no dis... AMRAM MITZNA The metaphor is so obvious. Easter Island isolated in the Pacific Ocean — once the island got into... JARED DIAMOND The metaphor is so obvious. Easter Island, isolated in the Pacific Ocean — once the island got int... JARED DIAMOND But we're no longer rain, I said, we're no longer seeds. We're men. Now we can stand and decide. Thi... DAVE EGGERS We will recover. And we will rebuild. And the Congress will work in a bipartisan fashion to see to i... TOM DELAY When We have Patience in our minds and Love in our hearts, Nothing appears to be impossible or unrea... PHILIP T.M On our part we have pledged that there will be no acts of violence. At the same time we want the gov... ANTON BALASINGHAM We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done. ALAN TURING We've all done actions in our lives where we compromise what we believe in. And if we keep doing... DANIEL ESPINOSA Yeah, we should all line up along the Bosphorus Bridge and puff as hard as we can to shove this city... ELIF SHAFAK I remain optimistic for two reasons. One is it's not as if we haven't done anything to date. We have... BILL DALY Our focus is on the bargaining table. The union feels it can be done, we feel it can be done. We jus... JOE HOPKINS That would be great to run the ball the way we want to. We have a running game that we feel is somet... BARRY SIMS These projects are affected because we don't have the funding yet. It costs so much to complete an e... LOU HATTER Come do more. Our invitation is just that. At this point, we say to students, if you think nothing i... CHRIS GIOVARELLI I like it. If we can get the costs in line and it can be done so it meets the needs of our students,... CYNTHIA LOWERY No government can credibly guarantee there will be no terrorist attack in his or her country, but we... MR HOWARD As our Downtown loops go, that is probably the busiest one. It would be a challenge, but certainly w... BOB GROVE We need to work with chest specialists to determine where this will be most useful. It could be that... BOJANA TURIC What we can conclude is more work needs to be done. BILL NELSON People will be fascinated. We will think of each other in a far more homogeneous way, because we wil... DWIGHT SCHULTZ It will be really big for us to know the ropes. We know the practice facilities and we know what's g... DAVID THOMAS We feel there is a lot of prevention that can be done with education. We will never know the potenti... ANN DAVIS I have appropriated $20,000 to do this. There is no really knowing how long it will take or how much... DAVE MCANINCH We have a partnership agreement and we have an agreement with the NBA that governs how we operate. T... BRUCE LEVENSON No truth can cure the sorrow we feel from losing a loved one. No truth, no sincerity, no strength, n... HARUKI MURAKAMI The valuable assistance of Germany in this matter demonstrates that the war on terrorism is global, ... JOHN ASHCROFT We have done what we can to alert people to the fact that one measure is on the back of the ballot. ... KATHRYN REITH We had a lot of initial work that had to be done and these people need to be paid. We pay fees and t... CAROL ROUSSEAU But something may be done that we will not;
And sometimes we are devils to ourselves
When we w... WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE We know all we can worry about is the first game and go from there. But with some of the teams that ... JUAN RUEDA The United States remains the last best hope for a mankind plagued by tyranny and deprivation. Ameri... RONALD REAGAN There's work there that needs to be done and one thing we have to put in place is an improvement pla... MARK RICHARD We've seen action taken, and more needs to be done. We will insist upon it. JANICE NOLEN No truth can cure the sadness we feel from losing a loved one. No truth, no sincerity, no strength, ... HARUKI MURAKAMI We've done all that we can think, as far as testing in a one-G environment and simulating the effect... RON DITTEMORE We tell them that we believe it will be beautiful because that is our specialty, we only create joy ... CHRISTO Our elevation must be the result of self-efforts and work of our own hands. No other human power can... MARTIN DELANY Hopefully we can push on from here. There is still work to be done to try and get the card for next ... DAVID PATRICK We have the same amount in the budget, but we will be able to get more streets done, DENISE GRIFFIN Something needs to be done so that it doesn't happen here. I feel completely unprotected. BARBARA CHU We didn’t think anything of it at the time, but we saw several of the bodies of the crew, space pi... CHRISTINA ENGELA We got 30,000 people that work here and there's no communication on something as essential and as im... DAVID BONIOR We believe Cisco will not meet consensus revenue estimates in fiscal 2002 and expect it will no long... STEVE KAMMAN House Republicans want to pass a strong border security, illegal immigration bill. We want a bill. T... JOHN BOEHNER We ought to do our neighbour all the good we can. If you do
good, good will be done to you; but if... BIDPAI (PILPAY) We can finish as high as seventh or eighth and then we would be playing either Miami or N.C. State. ... JEFF HOUSE we sat there smoking cigarettes at 5 in the morning. CHARLES BUKOWSKI By living our lives, we nurture death. True as this might be, it was only one of the truths we had t... HARUKI MURAKAMI If we have a pitcher who doesn't have her best stuff, the other will somehow be on her game. If some... COURTNEY DAVIS We are trying to get them thinking of having a technical school there. We want to help with that as ... ANGELA MING BEAN We are trying to get them thinking of having a technical school there, ... We want to help with that... LEE BEAN If "ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, wouldn't it be a Merry Christmas? DON MEREDITH And when I saw you kissing that girl My heart, it shattered and my eyes, they watered And ... KATE NASH Hopefully it will be possible to get all our other albums in American shops one day so if people are... VILLE VALO I know what needs to be done and I know what to expect of these guys. I know we can be successful if... GREG HELLHAKE We hope and we've made clear that the forces need to come out. It needs to be full and complete ... STEPHEN HADLEY We don't know how long he'll be out here in California. We'll just see if the surgery does what need... CATHERINE HOLLAND Before we can begin to see the cross as something done for us, we have to see it as something done b... JOHN R.W. STOTT Do not let anyone tell you it cannot be done. No challenge can match the heart and fight and spirit ... DONALD TRUMP As long as you know what it is you desire, then by simply affirming that it is yours -- firmly and p... SCOTT REED For the Trump brand name, when we build, we want only the best buildings in the world. We travel a l... ERIC TRUMP If .. 'Ifs and buts' were candy and nuts...oh, what a party we would have. H. BERGH California's red-legged frogs are part of our historical, literary and cultural heritage, ... It is ... ROBERT STACK There is no question in our mind that there needs to be hard boundaries. We will do nothing to endan... HAL HARPER Without the funding Amtrak needs to keep operating, we will soon see people that rely on Amtrak to g... CORRINE BROWN We will meet to see what can be done about the appeal. ABBAS ZAIDI There is not, and there will not be, any other laws and values in France other than French laws. We ... MARINE LE PEN In a community, it won't go anywhere, it will just get swallowed up in administering the work that n... SCOTT FRASER If we have to wait for a couple of days for the final results to ensure the election is done right, ... ISRAEL TORRES There is a real strength in depth and when we see the finishing line we will be looking to push on t... LUKE YOUNG It's there. You can't be an offensive line and, no matter what's going on production-wise, not be co... DAVID LIGON If we become completely whole-hearted we will have love for all people and will seek in each person ... EBERHARD ARNOLD Once Canadians no longer believe that there is any good in politics, they no longer feel we can work... JUSTIN TRUDEAU We have to make sure the building is safe before we can get anyone in there to access the damage. We... GLENN MENARD We at the center want to get people from all walks of life to be more involved in politics. This ser... HOLLY HATCHER Franklin has to be No. 1. There is no issue that is greater. Something has to be done and I'd like t... GENE STAMM Hakuna mimi katika umoja. Kuna sisi. ENOCK MAREGESI There is no schedule. We are all volunteers, so we get it done when we get it done. Perl 5 still wor... LARRY WALL We explain to our clients we are working with a laser not a magic wand. There is work to be done on ... LAURIE PETERSON The bottom line is that no matter what we do, the site will be clean when we are done. DON AVILA
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