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This is extremely regrettable and something that must never happen.


Kazuo Kitagawa

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The fact that the U.S. delegation used its veto is something extremely regrettable.
FAYSSAL MEKDAD It is extremely regrettable. We hope investigation authorities will conduct a thorough probe.
TSUTOMU TAKEBE I'm hoping for its strong performance as the country's No. 1 player in charge of our air traffic.
KAZUO KITAGAWA There are numerous reasons why people have not moved out, but municipalities are working hard to vis...
KAZUO KITAGAWA We hope to reach agreements on the direction of future policies and issue a message demonstrating ou...
KAZUO KITAGAWA We want police to clarify the facts behind the scandal so it will not happen again.
KAZUO KITAGAWA I wonder if we should be leaving driver qualification to train operators,
KAZUO KITAGAWA It's tragic, ... We have to investigate why this horrible accident happened.
KAZUO KITAGAWA We want to complete the greater Tokyo area's aviation setup. This will help us move toward that goal...
KAZUO KITAGAWA Personally, I regret the visit. Aside from constitutional points, I am afraid that the visit might c...
KAZUO KITAGAWA Perhaps the government needs to be more actively involved in driver qualification and training.
KAZUO KITAGAWA It is regrettable, but we must accept it.
FELIX MAGATH We have observed totally unexpected and abnormal increases in trading volumes and it is extremely re...
TAIZO NISHIMURO This is the best. This is something I never dreamed of. I never thought this could happen.
BERNARD KERIK We were shocked last weekend, and for this to happen again this weekend, it is extremely shocking an...
DEBORAH LONG I have never yet painted a location that something unique didn't happen. This is Spain.
JOAN MARRON LARUE It is extremely regrettable that Iran restarted uranium enrichment activities despite calls (not to ...
YOSHINORI KATORI This is very regrettable
COLIN POWELL You never plan for something like this to happen.
LARRY GIANGROSSO This is something that you never imagine. This is a Wal-Mart located in the north sector of town, ni...
MIKE PENA Even after two months of waiting, the reunion has not materialized. We find it extremely regrettable...
JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI You never know when (something like this) may happen again.
BIG BEN ROETHLISBERGER This is a great step and this is something that needed to happen.
BILL MAROLT This is my fundamental teaching: that there is no division between this and that. That is contained ...
OSHO I'm grateful that our daughter talked to us about this. You never think that something like this is ...
LUCILLE REYNOLDS For something like that to happen in this day and age, something is wrong in this town.
JOHN DUNLEAVY I never expected something like this to happen to Jordan, ... This is our Jordan, and I will fight t...
MARWAN MUASHER These statements are extremely regrettable... coming from a colleague of ours in government, ... a b...
HOSHYAR ZEBARI That's something that should never happen. We've built too much up over the years for something like...
JIM CALHOUN What happened in the States, while regrettable, I'm sure nobody regrets it more than that company, i...
IRIS EVANS That is what I am asking from Croatia - to do immediately what must be done. I'm confident that mayb...
CARLA DEL PONTE For a guy that doesn't complain, that works extremely hard and really never receives credit for the ...
DONOVAN MCNABB It was going to happen. The fact that my first (PGA Tour win) happened this week, at this tournament...
ARRON OBERHOLSER This is something that I want to see happen,
TOM BARRETT It never occurred to us that something like this could happen. We're just glad she was so brave, and...
MARK STERN You never know with these things when you're trying something new what can happen. This is all exper...
SIR RICHARD BRANSON I want you to know that once I get over this problem, I know it will never be the same. She can know...
DANIEL JONES I never thought something like this could happen to us. I became destitute overnight.
JENN GIEL I still pinch myself sometimes, ... This is something I never thought would happen for me, especiall...
ABRAHAM NUNEZ This incident is something that doesn't just happen at Stubbs. It could happen at any other school.
WENDY LAPHAM We hope that something like this will never happen at Sky Harbor. But we are prepared in the event t...
DEBORAH OSTREICHER You never know with these things when you're trying something new what can happen. This is all e...
RICHARD BRANSON It is regrettable that they kidnapped this great woman. This girl is not from the (Israeli) occupati...
ALA HOSNI This is something I never dreamed I would experience. You see Katrina. You see Rita. But you never t...
MARY ANDERSON It is not enough to hope for something to happen and throw it into the universe. You, too, must also...
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GREG WERNER Dreaming is wonderful, goal setting is crucial, but action is supreme. To make something great happe...
GREG WERNER One must never set up a murder. They must happen unexpectedlly, as in life.
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GANI FAWEHINMI It must be said that all entrants were extremely talented, and there were no losers at this event.
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LENNART NILSSON I can't even
SARAH VAN WATERSCHOOT I'm sure the FBI and CIA must be mortified by this because it is extremely embarrassing to them.
RAY CLOSE This is a clear human rights violation and it is regrettable that it is coinciding with the 50th ann...
YASIR ARMAN This is an opportunity to make something happen.
ELIZABETH JOHNSON I keep thinking about this river somewhere, with the water moving really fast. And these two people ...
KAZUO ISHIGURO What really needs to happen is this culture of waste and mismanagement and corruption that the Liber...
STEPHEN HARPER This is something you wouldn't trade for anything. It's an unbelievable way to win a basketball game...
LANCE RANDALL He had been bored, that's all, bored like most people. Hence he had made himself out of whole cloth ...
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LUIS DIAZ It is not the least bit coincidental that adults who commit suicide with firearms nearly always shoo...
DAVID FOSTER WALLACE There was no satisfactory answer from the North Korean side. This is very regrettable.
KUNIO UMEDA I can't live my life worrying about something that might never happen.
BILL PARCELLS This is not something that's going to happen tomorrow.
MIKE TURNER This is typical of these world championships -- it's total chaos. It's ridiculous that something lik...
BENJAMIN RAICH I must stop wishing for things to happen. Because something will happen eventually, and when it does...
KRISTIN CASHORE I can understand that Muslims find the caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad in the Norwegian weekly.....
RAYMOND JOHANSEN I think this is going to be an extremely enjoyable event and something totally different for our com...
ED COLSON When you're saying something that can never happen in life, that's not talking, it's dreaming.
NERRYMIAH SCIPIO This has been a highly regrettable episode for Compass Group.
STEVE LUCAS Style is something that's extremely important, but it must grow naturally out of who and what you ar...
WILLIAM FRIEDKIN I would give odds that something would pass but it wouldn't shock me if they failed to agree. This i...
BOB STERN For something like this to happen is just beyond words.
BILLY STALVEY It is deeply regrettable ... that these strikes could not be avoided,
JOSCHKA FISCHER There is still something real wrong within the community of police. There is a deeper wound here for...
CAROL WHITE To have something happen that never before in our history have we ever borne witness to or imagined,...
JACK VALENTI We are extremely happy with our new location. The mayor, other officials, everyone has been extremel...
ALAN BERNSTEIN Fuck this.
Fuck this wondering. Fuck this trying and trying. Fuck this belief that two people c...
DAVID LEVITHAN Leaders must wake people out of inertia. They must get people excited about something they've never ...
ROSABETH MOSS KANTER It is regrettable that we could not find the audience that that show deserved.
PETER LIGUORI He's suffering from Politicians' Logic. Something must be done, this is something, therefore we must...
ANTONY JAY Fame is something that must be won. Honor is something that must not be lost.
ARTHUR SCHOPENHAUER You never know. This is the Olympics. Unexpected things happen.
EMILY HUGHES He was genuinely nice. (The movie) is an honor. It's something you thought would never happen.
SCOTT ARCHER What each must seek in his life never was on land or sea. It is something out of his own unique pote...
JOSEPH CAMPBELL Love is the extremely difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.
IRIS MURDOCH This will never happen again.
HUGH SHELTON we must believe that we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be att...
MARIE CURIE You must never regret what might have been. The past that did not happen is as hidden from us as the...
RICHARD MARTIN STERN This has been a highly regrettable episode for Compass group. The board is determined that Compass g...
STEVE LUCAS You see that old woman? That will never happen to you. You will never grow old, and you will never d...
ANNE RICE I don't look for signs. But when things happen, I say, 'OK, something must be right.' Or...
LIL WAYNE I think this is ridiculous. I think (certain district officials) just want to get rid of me. . . . I...
DAVE HOULE It is most regrettable that nuclear energy is being harnessed for making nuclear weapons.
LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI All I can say is that it is regrettable when two teams play as hard as both did and were very aggres...
JOE BEASLEY It's a regrettable event.
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