#prior

Prior to the passage of the Patriot Act, it was very difficult - often impossible - for us to share information with the Central Intelligence Agency, with NSA, with the other intelligence agencies, and likewise, for them to share information with us. ↗

— Robert Mueller

#agencies #agency #central #difficult #impossible

The FBI's principal priority right now is protecting the United States against another terrorist attack. ↗

— Robert Mueller

#another #attack #fbi #now #principal

When I appointed the Minister of the Environment to major cabinet status, the Planning and Priorities committee, the signals that that sent through Ottawa were major, because that's what the bureaucracy understands. ↗

— Brian Mulroney

#because #bureaucracy #cabinet #committee #environment

We decided that the environment was an integral part of our policies and the political thrust of our government. We gave it the priority and we sustained it with the money required to make it happen. ↗

— Brian Mulroney

#environment #gave #government #happen #integral

My priority is my books, at least at this point. What I have to do is write the narrative of this time. ↗

— Haruki Murakami

#i #least #narrative #point #priority

Having a child keeps you very grounded. So when I decided to have a child, I made it clear to the people I work with that my job was no longer my priority. ↗

— Carolyn Murphy

#clear #decided #grounded #having #i

When I had my daughter, my priorities shifted. Being in the world of fashion you have to be very self-absorbed and surrounded by people that are self-absorbed. ↗

— Carolyn Murphy

#daughter #fashion #had #i #people

Two days prior to the Herrick operation I repaired a double cleft lip, resected a recurrent cancer of the mouth, corrected lop ears in a child, and closed a burn of the buttocks. ↗

— Joe Murray

#cancer #child #closed #corrected #days

If we ever start communicating with living creatures from other planets, the number one priority is, how are you going to communicate information? Even between different cultures here on Earth, you get into communication problems. ↗

— Story Musgrave

#between #communicate #communicating #creatures #cultures

As women slowly gain power, their values and priorities are reshaping the agenda. A multitude of studies show that when women control the family funds, they generally spend more on health, nutrition, and education - and less on alcohol and cigarettes. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#alcohol #cigarettes #control #education #family