... I've seen it around the world, in the poorest countries and in countries riven with conflict, ... It is women who are the key to breaking out of poverty, breaking out of stagnation. ... It's women who can contribute to achieving real security -- not bombs and bullets and repressive governments. |
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(Equipment manager) Peter Millar and I decided to do that so I could make sure all the people who have been involved and all my friends and family can get a little piece of this. I brought about 30 sticks. I told Torch he's going to have to play me a lot so I don't have to change sticks on the fly. |
(I'll be) so much more determined. We've never experienced anything like this before. Just coming here and being with these teams and seeing that we can play with the best, it's going to make us want to play harder next year so we can get back here. I know for my last year, I want to get back here. |
(Producer) Michael Bay has done something that is rarely if ever done and that is remake a classic and turn the remake into a classic. We have a shot to get into the $80 millions. It cost $9.5 million to make. I imagine this will be the (year's) most profitable movie vis-a-vis what it cost to make. |
[? He's learning how to deal with rough patches.] We go through tough spells, and it's up to you to take something out of it, ... Some people take the good out of it, some people just fall off the radar. I've taken something good out of it, and I really feel like I'm knocking at the door right now. |
[? Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres told CNN the Israeli actions were a message to Arafat.] In many ways, this is more of a warning than a military operation. It is a warning to Arafat, telling him: 'Take the situation into your own hands and respond to the real problems,' ... Larry King Live. |
[• Smaller jets. The number of flights is increasing mainly because airlines are replacing large planes with smaller ones. Flying regional jets saves money and lets airlines offer more frequency on routes, but] you now have 10 planes doing what eight could do, ... That tends to exacerbate delays. |
[After meeting five times since forming in May, the Committee to Close the Achievement Gap delivered its first report to the Board of Education last week.] The striking thing that we're finding is the consistency of the gap over time, ... The same gaps exist that existed during the last five years. |
[Akaka and others in the delegation downplayed the Justice Department's statement yesterday.] Every practical policy issue raised by DOJ in our negotiations has been addressed and resolved, ... Although I realize and respect that there are those who have differing views, the bill is constitutional. |
[But a Florida shareholder last week had filed an objection to the company paying the fees, and Schwartz agreed.] It's a very good settlement, but I don't see the corporation paying for it, ... What I argue with is the corporation or the shareholders paying $25 million or $24 million or $1 million. |
[But even the smartest IT security staff is no match for user ignorance.] User education is paramount, ... They need to learn to look at the Internet as a city. You can move into the wrong neighborhood and it can ruin your life. You need to learn where to park or walk and where not to park or walk. |
[Carter, acquired Friday in a blockbuster trade with the Raptors, is still recovering from a strained Achilles heel injury and probably won't suit up for New Jersey until Dec. 27, Nets president Rod Thorn said Monday.] He probably won't play until after Christmas, ... We want him to be 100 percent. |
[Despite that, and the fact that those viruses have been circulating in China for a dozen years, almost no human-to-human spread has occurred.] The virus has been around for more than a dozen years, but it hasn't jumped into the human population, ... I don't think it has the capability of doing it. |
[Despite the selling, traders appeared fairly optimistic, many attributing the day's decline to investors pulling out profits after recent record session.] I see the flow of funds still exceptionally favorable for the stock market, ... 8,000 is my number. We should be there in the next week or two. |