#officials

There is a tendency by a lot of officials to hide behind the king. And it's about time that officials take their responsibility and are responsible in front of the people. ↗

— King Abdullah II

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Foreign Ministry guys don't become agents. Party officials, the Foreign Ministry nerds, tend not to volunteer to Western intelligence agencies. ↗

— Aldrich Ames

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And I'm very proud of the 50,000 poll workers and election officials who delivered a free and fair election. ↗

— Kenneth Blackwell

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What I did was sit down with the Washington State officials, with the historic preservation people, with the tribe, the local community, the port of Port Angeles, and we worked this thing out, and we protected the tribe's interest. ↗

— Norm Dicks

#community #did #down #historic #i

It is vital for officials and regulators to have input from people within our businesses who understand the intricacies of how financial markets operate and the consequences of certain policy decisions. ↗

— Jamie Dimon

#certain #consequences #decisions #financial #financial markets

You read constantly that banks are lobbying regulators and elected officials as if this is inappropriate. We don't look at it that way. ↗

— Jamie Dimon

#constantly #elected #elected officials #inappropriate #lobbying

Dick Clarke, who was head of counter-terrorism in the National Security Council, pushed constantly for the Principals Committee, which is the key national security group of top officials to take up the issue of terrorism. ↗

— Sidney Blumenthal

#committee #constantly #council #group #head

Though public pronouncements of Israeli officials emphasize peace and mutuality, unilateralism actually drives Israeli actions. ↗

— Douglas Feith

#actually #drives #emphasize #israeli #officials

I argued that the Bush administration, and the Coalition officials more recently, didn't understand Iraqi society. They thought it was a blank slate, that they could use Iraqis as guinea pigs. ↗

— Juan Cole

#argued #blank #blank slate #bush #bush administration

In the coming days, I know there will be some reflecting on my time as mayor. Many of you will search to find what's behind my decision. It's simple. I have always believed that every person, especially public officials, must understand when it is time to move on. For me, that time is now. ↗

— Richard M. Daley

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