#official

To restore and keep the public's confidence in the integrity of their government, state government and its officials must be open, honest and transparent. ↗

— John Lynch

#government #honest #integrity #keep #must

I never wore a tie voluntarily, even though I was forced to wear one for photos when I was young and for official events at school. I used to wrap my tie in a newspaper, and whenever the teacher checked I would quickly put it on again. I'm not used to it. Most Bolivians don't wear ties. ↗

— Evo Morales

#checked #even #events #forced #i

I just broke up with my boyfriend, so I'm officially single. But one thing I find unbelievably annoying is all these guys in my life who want to save me. ↗

— Olivia Munn

#boyfriend #broke #find #guys #i

In the past 30 years, officials of the Iranian regime and its apologists have labeled criticism, especially with regard to women's rights, as anti-Islamic and pro-Western, justifying its brutalities by ascribing them to Islam and Iran's culture. ↗

— Azar Nafisi

#criticism #culture #especially #in the past #iran

We played soccer a lot with our friends and at school. We weren't on an official team or anything, but we'd definitely be up for it in gym or in after-school pickup games where we live. ↗

— Mary-Kate Olsen

#anything #definitely #friends #games #gym

If you were a public official, you had to be accountable, and you had to be reachable. ↗

— James Jarrell Pickle

#had #official #public #reachable #were

Like some high official, you have to tell your brain: 'Do it. Come on. I have to do it.' ↗

— Haile Gebrselassie

#come #high #i #like #official

You elected government officials to make decisions and it's about time they started making good ones. ↗

— Bob Riley

#decisions #elected #good #good ones #government

Drug use, within entire teams continues unabated. It is planned and deliberate cheating, with complex methods, sophisticated substances and techniques, and the active complicity of doctors, scientists, team officials and riders. There is nothing accidental about it. ↗

— Richard Pound

#accidental #active #cheating #complex #complicity

I wanted all my visits to be official. When I sent the pass back with a note, I had no idea it would antagonize the president. I found out years later that it did. ↗

— Louis Freeh

#back #did #found #had #i