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It is simplicity that makes the uneducated more effective than the educated when addressing popular audiences.

Aristotle

Action to be effective must be directed to clearly conceived ends.

Jawaharlal Nehru

So far, they are effective and appear to be saving VDOT money.

Stephanie Boyles

There are no clinical studies that show it's an effective weight loss agent.

Adam Myers

I think we're all saying the same thing, ... We want effective checks and balances in the use of data.

Steven Adler

I think there's no question it will help us run a more effective festival.

Jill Miller

I am proposing a balanced budget and at this point, I am proposing no rate increases. I am proposing the effective tax rate.

Kevin Evans

I'm not sure how effective it will be.

Rory Schmidt

We hope it shows ? yes these things are effective. We want concrete evidence.

Debbie Adair

This was not a cost-effective decision. It was a very expensive decision.

Christopher Russell

Communication is about being effective, not always about being proper.

Bo Bennett

It is cost-effective. If you spend a little bit more, it will last longer.

Janet Moran

These petitions are just the beginning of a process for engagement of the citizens, and they're very effective.

Wes Boyd

Clearly this week has been Harper's least effective week.

Tim Woolstencroft

Having an agreed deal is more likely to be effective than someone just coming in with a hostile bid.

John Lawson

These treatments are effective--there's no doubt about that. But the glass is only half full.

Jeffrey Lieberman

It's more cost-effective to hire a consultant. Otherwise, we would have to hire someone for that special need and then lay them off.

Gerry Jones

The issue is whether it's cost-effective for the tax system and good for taxpayers.

Linda Mcdougall

They are very effective. Research around the world shows that they cut down on speeding.

Russ Rader

There is an ongoing discussion of whether this should be used across the board as an effective way of screening for cancer.

Dr. Norman Edelman

Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.

Peter F. Drucker

Effective 4:30 p.m., the BQE is open in both directions.

Jarrod Bernstein

In the absence of timely and accurate data, that makes effective oversight more difficult.

Bill Woods

Each side has sound bites that are very effective, ... we really don't have a lot of details.

Jack Davis

What matters most in this case was the effective steps taken by the university.

Gene Marsh

It's a tool of the trade. It's effective for criminals and they're going to find them.

Bj Zapor

An effective and experienced voice for Missouri.

Jim Talent

We don't feel that's effective, economical or practical.

Mike Rodriguez

More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty.

Jerry Weller

The CS5343 provides higher performance than the CS5330A/1A yet it is smaller and more cost effective compared to the CS5340/41.

Carl Alberty

She's a creative and intelligent person with a very compassionate soul so she was very, very effective with our older clients.

Judith Stein

Disinformation is most effective in a very narrow context.

Frank Snepp

This is the fourth campaign we've done. Now we'll evaluate how effective it's been.

Aaron Harris

Effective management always means asking the right question.

Robert Heller

Anthony always did things very mysteriously. ... It was an aura that he perfected to make his services seem extraordinarily effective.

Victor Sherman

Aggressive and effective state participation and support for economic development.

Richard Ward

It's been very effective.

Michael Watson

It's another sign that effective leaders are often big targets.

John Pitney

There is no downside to this tax. It's the most effective thing the legislature can do in this year's General Assembly.

Renee Martin

A program that does not include random testing is not very effective.

Lajuana Wilcher

The consequences that cause people to do their best every day occur every day. Delayed rewards are far less effective, even if theyre larger.

Aubrey Daniels

We've found that it's very effective for most of the birds.

Carol West

We didn't think that was an effective or efficient use of resources.

Lea Sloan

Communication is really the nerve system of an effective process.

Sen Donald Defronzo

Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment.

Bill Walsh

We will go to our docs to get more effective medications.

Pati Urias

We had very effective meetings. They were long, but we got a lot done. Each group got a fair chance.

Aaron Robinson

I highly recommend worrying. It is much more effective than dieting.

William Powell

If you remove these lines in the painting, the colors are no longer effective.

Henri Rousseau

Because [the bias] is so subtle, it's extremely effective.

Shanna Smith

One of their most effective tools for ensuring economic development.

National League

The experience with past employer (tax) credits is they're not particularly effective.

Leonard Burman

Can you tell me which is the most effective treatment for smallpox?

Leon Harris

The anthrax vaccine is very effective and safe.

Charlie Stoltenow

Her bark is really worse than her bite. So you know, she's very effective at barking.

Tim Boyle

If you have enthusiasm, you have a very dynamic, effective companion to travel with you on the road to Somewhere.

Loretta Young

It's much more effective than sitting down and copying letters.

Patricia Lopez

It appears that process was not as effective as intended in this situation.

Nicole Corcoran

ASUG has been a reasonably effective organization. They've been able to balance all the conflicts pushed onto it in an OK way.

David Dobrin

The only way we can be effective as a government is when we receive input from residents.

Bill Lilly

This might be one more step in deploying these technologies in a cost-effective way to rural areas.

Dusty Johnson

He has decided that the way to be most effective is to attack Americans and in particular American civilians, ... There's no more higher value [target] than him.

Jo White

You would have to evacuate at about 72 hours from landfall to have an effective evacuation.

Bill Doran

The bad news is we haven't got him. The good news, if you will, is that he's probably not in effective control.

Ryan Crocker

There's a lot of different things going on. This is the most effective, most efficient way.

Mike Clarke

It is without doubt the most effective swing training device I've ever seen.

Graham Walker

I've got to evaluate the most effective use of his time.

Jim Terry

Early in the game we got them in our pace, and our pressure was effective.

Brady Wells

An effective advocate for working people long before she and Jon Corzine met.

Tom Shea

I am resigning effective immediately. Bo Derek will become the new vice president.

Andy Borowitz

This is something we take seriously and it's also something, fortunately, where we do an effective job.

Shuman Ghosemajumder

The chemical pesticides they (farmers) have been using have become less effective or have been regulated away from them.

Tom Larsen

In cross-border deals, to me etiquette is not an 'edge' thing. It is a prerequisite to being effective.

Mark Greene

These bollards are effective, but they're not that pretty.

David Dickinson

It's a more effective use of our resources.

David Hoover

If Austin is focused, he is very effective for us.

Mark Percy

Learning is more effective when it is an active rather than a passive process.

Kurt Lewin

The first President Bush was very effective with the U.N..

David Woolner

She's not overpowering, but when she changes speeds, she can be effective. I liked the way she battled.

Chuck Green

FEDC is being put on solid footing and will be effective.

Jim Whitaker

Their defense was very effective. I knew it was coming but I didn't prepare them enough. This one's on me.

Ben Leiker

We immediately become more effective when we decide to change ourselves rather than asking things to change for us.

Stephen R. Covey

We could have been more efficient and effective overall had Oil City remained in the partnership.

William Kaufman

The only effective solution is to make them off-limits.

Ruth Frechman

At this time, sanctions are on track to become effective on Sept. 4.

Harold Creel

With different guys able to run our relay teams have been a lot more effective.

Pete Wade

If you see a mud tube or swarms, there are no effective over-the-counter treatments.

Richard Houseman

It is natural and more effective.

Bertil Ternert

The city has participated in the program for several years and has determined that it is a cost effective way to advertise.

Ruth Graham

It's part of the branding of the product, and it's been very effective throughout the years.

Bob Bernstein

We've got a very experienced, effective staff. We need to pay them what they're worth.

Bob Poznanovich

The decentralized culture was very effective with addressing academic issues. But was that same decentralized culture serving communication as well? The consensus seemed to be no.

William Murphy

It's another effective layer of security which is relatively cheap.

George Naccara

That's the most effective way to encourage conservation.

Rich Brown

There is two alternatives, basically. They are either pending or declared effective. This one is still pending.

John Heine

The future really is to find therapies that are just as effective, but safer.

Salim Yusuf

The batteries went low. He simply wasn't able to make effective use of it.

Thomas Gage

If we have to make arrests, we're going to do everything we can to make sure that they're the best we can make, for an effective prosecution.

Gerry Whitman

If you want to buy a quilt, you have to find someone who is willing to sell, and a lot of us aren't willing to sell. It's not cost-effective.

Brenda Cornell

What we're dealing with is officers on street patrol, which is more effective and more consistent with the Constitution, ... We'll have to see how it is implemented.

Howard Simon

There is no fair or effective way to categorize one's values or morality.

Vivi Widyawati

That was one of the most effective things I could've brought to the table.

Tom Morrison

Where we've used [radio], it's been particularly effective.

Rick Segal

This initiative allows us to actively engage those at priceless.com in an effective and interactive way.

Amy Fuller

Our pre-season practices have been very effective and we've been getting a lot done.

Brian Morris

The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.

Mark Twain

In the end, we came to the conclusion that the most cost-effective option for a first product is to find capacity somewhere else.

Mark Young

This new therapy is very exciting because there has been no effective therapy for protecting babies from CMV.

Patrick Duff

Every minute counts in stroke. There is treatment for stroke, effective treatment, but this has to be administered urgently.

Dr. Yousef Mohammad

I think we need some new ideas to deal with a disease to which there is no effective vaccine.

Stephen O'brien

It is much quicker. . . . It is a much more effective use of manpower.

Bill Holmes

Well, obviously we were very impressed in this VA cooperative study by how effective it was and how well tolerated it was.

Michael Oxman

The Somali children were not getting an effective education.

Jean Caldwell

It was a midfield war. Their shots weren't any more effective than ours, but we couldn't control them getting the ball.

Harv Bainter

We're going to convince consumers that our products are safe and effective.

Ronald Zarrella

They're not effective enough for that, so you don't want to do that.

Robert Hatcher

You can't do effective economic development if you don't have a great schools system.

Jim Newberry

I never saw a more effective lobbying organization.

Robert Mccarthy

Right now, that is the only tool that is effective in controlling avian influenza.

Daniel Perez

She felt, and the governor agreed, that she had been about as effective as she can be within the agency.

Dave Contarino

We're not being as effective as she wants us to be, ... Why would I continue to dedicate my resources to something she wants the sheriff to do?

Gary Griffin

In a way we agree they aren't effective. They can over filter.

Rebecca Jeschke

It's probably been — as far as exposure, as far as sheer numbers of people — the best and most effective place to be.

Peter Wein

Prevention is a whole lot less costly than treatment ? and maybe more effective.

Debbie Adair

But kids can be a motivator if the messages are effective.

Patricia Mcginnis

The chemical is very safe but very effective. We would then go back and see if it was making a comeback, and then we would go after it again. We will probably do something each year.

Howard Kaufman

Strong men have sound ideas and the force to make these ideas effective.

Andrew Mellon

As long as he's bringing it in at the knees and hitting the black, he's effective.

Jerry Halstead

The art of using deceit and cunning grow continually weaker and less effective to the user.

John Tillotson

It's a logical step. Our aim at the Bible Society is to get the Bible out there among the people and this is a very effective way of doing it.

George Rodriguez

I urge telecommunications regulators to develop a commercial strategy for delivering effective access to the continent.

Mark Shuttleworth

To be effective, ... you really must use a combination of strategies. No single one would successfully prevent an epidemic.

Neil Ferguson

It's really early to judge if they've been effective.

Carolyn Roberts

The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.

Plato

The ads had to be effective. There's no photography so there has to be physical descriptions.

Richard Newman

Generally, that has been very effective, because we get very, very few repeats of those.

Scott Hudson

As one of the most effective and responsive agencies within its membership.

David Chapman

It was very effective to have these honest conversations with people.

Rev. Steven Baines

The most effective way to do it, is to do it.

Toni Cade Bambara

They really have built a very impressive investment-banking capability. They won't always be No.1, but they clearly have been effective in merging their investment and commercial banks.

Guy Moszkowski

Sampling in adult-only facilities is an effective and responsible way for us to communicate with adult smokers.

Darryl R. Marsch

In order to make it cost-effective, they're gong to have to connect it to the airport.

Andrew Zarnett

Although less certain, screening indeed appears to be effective at lowering mortality.

Donald Berry

Effective April 19, 2000, black employees around the world will stop buying Coca-Cola.

Larry Jones

Love is the only effective counter to death.

Maureen Duffy

Effective managers live in the present but concentrate on the future.

James L. Hayes

She can be effective at a mile or a mile and an eighth.

Paddy Gallagher

Attackers are effective at going after low hanging fruit.

Leo Cronin

Europe will have the most effective air traffic control infrastructure in the world.

Jacques Barrot

I don't think he would be very effective in any way whatsoever.

Kevin O'neill

We've received quite a bit of power generation from that. So it's been effective.

Gary Garnant

I'm not sending a minister because I don't expect it to be an effective summit.

Clare Short

He's been getting his hands on the ball and been very effective with it.

Ben Cohen

Effective leadership coaching can happen on the dance floor of conversation.

John G Agno

A companion's words of persuasion are effective.

Homer

I thought (Collins) was very effective. It appeared that they listened.

Joan Mcdonald

Alexis was very effective. All her pitches have a lot of movement and her change is really working.

Charlene Reyes

It is always easier - and usually far more effective - to focus on changing your behavior than on changing the behavior of others.

Bob Nelson

How do we keep effective teachers in the classroom and encourage effective teachers to come into the classroom?

Cheri Yecke

The government is now attempting to fashion a more effective tax policy to rein in the budget deficit and contain debt.

Thomas Byrne

Immediate and effective action is required to ensure that Cyprus is not deprived of its air links.

Kypros Chrysostomides

When I came into the job, what I realized is although we were being very efficient in our spend, we weren't being as effective as we needed to be.

Brent Dewar

We're not going away. We're going to see that [the] recommendations are translated into legislation, that the legislation is translated into effective action by the agencies.

Stephen Push

There was no effective oversight of the investment manager and no effective control or checks on his actions.

Peter Bresnan

We believe that we have a fine board and the board's functionality is very effective.

Chuck Connor

No matter which way you try and spin it, there's no doubt the strike has been effective.

Randall Howard

We now know with certainty that Aspirin is effective in both men and women in reducing cardiovascular events.

Dr. Jeffrey Berger

He has been a more effective questioner than some of the other Democrats. He was the prosecutor zeroing in.

Dennis Coyle

Leaving it to them would certainly be a big mistake until they're restructured and much more effective than they currently are.

Allen Meltzer

I really didn't think that I could beat Scott. He's an effective politician, and he isn't a bad guy.

Mike Agnello

One of the things that make these lines effective is that they grab your attention.

Robert Mclaughlin

It could be an effective conditioning tool.

Mark Seidenberg

They are cheaper, more cost effective.

Jesper Lund

I really think that effective acting has to do literally with the movement of molecules.

Charlotte Whitton

We have 25 working days to decide whether we think there may be some negative impact on effective competition or not.

Jonathan Todd

What celebrities are useful for is bringing attention to the public and making them more aware. They can be unbelievably effective.

Diane Keaton

We know that it's an effective preventive at low doses.

Bharat Aggarwal

This decision by the FDA is very, very disappointing to us. It's the most effective treatment available to poultry producers.

Bob Walker

He is low-key, but effective nonetheless.

Stan Soloway

(Jones) did a good job out there against us. He was effective moving the ball in and out on us.

Max Harkrider

For now, this is a lot more cost effective.

Mahendra Dassanayake

I'm a smarter pitcher now. With more pitches to rely on, I've been a lot more effective.

Nick Ursitti

They have plenty of people who will be very effective.

Harold Vogel

I can confirm I am retiring effective Sept. 9.

Bob Dixon

The sense is that the current plan hasn't been as effective as it could have been.

Theo Holtwijk

We have got serious engineering challenges there. Until we can determine it's cost-effective to build on that site, we're withdrawing it.

Ray Gadd

It appears to be a quite well-organized, effective and sophisticated movement.

Hugh Roberts

More and more people are realizing that seat belts are absolutely the most effective safety device in a car.

Jeffrey Runge

Therapies that have been tested in clinical trials have not proved effective.

Mark Steele

That turns out to be an effective way to make the region more competitive vis-a-vis China.

Peter Power

They work together to chase monkeys, and they're quite effective when they chase them together.

Brian Hare

It was not very effective, especially among women who already have given birth to a child.

James Trussell

If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito.

Betty Reese

Effective teaching may be the hardest job there is.

William Glasser

It's my understanding in some cases that it has been effective.

Matt Sullivan

You have to break through and you have to do that with very effective advertising. You have to do it with reach, impact, and repetition.

Craig Shirley

It's more effective to see it than to hear about it.

Andrew Ward

We've got to keep it simple. When we do, we're very effective. We can't try to beat guys one-on-one.

Tim Whitehead

Prayer may be an effective adjunct to standard medical care.

William Harris

I think the new regulation is effective.

Tim Parker