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There's no present. There's only the immediate future and the recent past.

George Carlin

I really enjoy a chance to use my engineering skills and do something where we can feel it has an immediate outcome.

Larry Bohs

He's got something that [agency heads] don't have, and that is immediate access to the president if the president wants to get this job done. And believe me, the presidential cache will go a long way on this one.

Porter Goss

Yes, it is under control. There is no area under immediate threat.

Pat Adams

This is the historical record. These are the eyewitnesses to these events, so no one can ever say this didn't happen or it wasn't like that. This tells us it happened in a very immediate and quite graphic way.

Andrew Carroll

There was a need for immediate action. In the public, it was already my responsibility. I had to do it.

Thomas Middelhoff

There is no immediate threat of intervention by the European Central Bank.

David Gilmore

Name some European companies and chances are average U.S. citizens have heard of a lot of them, which provides an immediate comfort level based on name recognition.

Scott Snyder

We didn't find any immediate, easy fixes here.

Bill Gerstenmaier

This ensures immediate response on behalf of Campus Police.

Gary Thompson

In my experience, these investigations can take years and generally don't have any immediate influence on the fundamentals of the companies.

Thomas Gunderson

He's a guy that can have an immediate impact on our receiver position.

Doug Berry

It would be cool, but it wouldn't have immediate recognition.

Dave Swift

They want to see immediate results. Sometimes, to instill change, it takes awhile.

Jim Centric

I could get the funding in two weeks, two months -- or never. It's all about how immediate and necessary the needs are.

Scott Walton

A cancer center in Florida has agreed to treat his leukemia, so he will get immediate attention for the cancer, as well as for the pneumonia he contracted this week.

Brian Concannon

There is nothing on the immediate horizon that will be a dealmaker for us.

Jerry Stenger

We are in desperate need of immediate help. For most of us, the profit margin has become nonexistent.

Joe Smith

There is nothing in the tax bill that requires an immediate response.

Harold Evensky

There is a direct need here as well. We received dozens of calls from evacuees who need immediate food assistance.

Jaynee Day

There is no immediate rush for a special election.

David Brehm

It's an ideal location, within driving distance of Washington, yet removed from the immediate area.

Chris Connelly

We are the immediate targets. They are going to take away our passports. I'm sure of that.

Paul Themba Nyathi

That's a priority in the immediate term.

Blake Irving

We have not heard any effective immediate solutions to the scourge of crime that faces us all.

Christian Mouttet

We don't have immediate plans to sell our stake in IOC but we are certainly looking at GAIL.

Subir Raha

Police have arrested our 5,000 workers and supporters, We condemn it and we demand their immediate release.

Liaquat Baloch

Certainly she hasn't announced yet, and she's probably not decided yet, either. The immediate task for her supporters here is to win re-election. That's what everyone is focused on.

Bruce Cohen

When a market is this tightly fought, any price drop in a component results in an immediate drop in hardware price.

Rob Enderle

It is their duty to protect humanitarian operations and civilians in their immediate vicinity.

Jemera Rone

If I had to vote now for immediate action against Iraq, I'd vote no.

Larry Craig

At the moment there are no concerns on the immediate horizon.

Alfred Kugel

You want to get immediate help as soon as possible because the more help you get, the sooner [and] the better the outcome.

Kathy Monaghan

A superficial knowledge is not enough. It must be a knowledge capable of analyzing a situation quickly and making an immediate decision.

Cavett Robert

Let me assure you that at no time were we aware of an immediate dangers to the Atlanta area of the United States.

Gregory Jones

With the immediate communications capabilities we have, if the drivers do not know, we can alert them of what conditions they're in and what's coming.

Guy Welton

Touring is a favorite part of what I do. I love connecting with the fans in that immediate way.

Nelly Furtado

It says so much to have eight (freshmen) making an immediate impact. This is a special group.

Mikki Denney Wright

Everything started to happen in the fourth round of that fight. Darnell began to let his hands go and the difference was immediate.

Jack Loew

The Red Cross met the immediate emergency needs for food, clothing and medical supplies.

Pat Fitzgerald

Initially, we're all emotional about it, and therefore much more willing to put the money up to take care of the immediate emergency.

Joel Hefley

It is easy to answer the ultimate questions -- it saves you bothering with the immediate ones.

John Osborne

A system was set in place to ensure immediate response and ensured communication between agencies. But observation of the events on Dec. 2 of the evacuations of the courthouses calls much of that into doubt.

Sen. Donald Defronzo

In the morning, there was really immediate danger to his life, but now . . . (there is) no immediate danger.

Shlomo Mor Yosef

The most immediate (concern) we have is lack of safe drinking water.

Johanna Reese

At the moment we've got a little bit of a budget surplus, so it's not an immediate concern.

Jim Harris

The way things stand, Central Bank is not doing too bad, there is no need for an immediate change in rates.

Ajith Fernando

Success isn't always an immediate change.

Dirk Matson

I think there was ongoing confusion about what was intended. . . . It seems logical to make an immediate change.

Kyle Cavanaugh

We continue to demand that the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia get immediate access to Kosovo.

Louise Arbour

Not at all. They're not at levels that would be an immediate health threat.

Sarah Trombetta

We've probably got more youth that is probably going to get immediate playing time than ever before.

Ray Tanner

We have had no further contact -- again, no contact -- but we are making all efforts to attain their immediate freedom.

Michel Barnier

This will have an immediate and huge impact upon economic development in Livingston County.

Patrick Rountree

The date for the elections will be December 27. Parliament is dissolved with immediate effect.

Frederick Chiluba

They're in violation of the standards for basic equipment. Some are immediate electrical hazards. Some of them (have) no plumbing. There's a little bit of everything.

Bill Burgess

Anyone who attempts to relate his life loses himself in the immediate. One can only speak of another.

Augusto Roa Bastos

The immediate consequence ... is that they would have to close. They would have to get rid of the entire staff.

Arthur Schwartz

Put an immediate chill on the housing markets and reverse almost a century of housing policy.

Jerry Howard

We homeowners need help. We need immediate relief.

James Head

The degree to which this will fit into our immediate future - do we have the staff, can we get a consultant lined up, does this fit into our priorities - are all questions.

Tom Beekman

My immediate concern is a report from the fire department. In addition to that, because of suggestions from your engineer, we are having a new traffic engineer's report done.

Philip Shore

Whatever happens happens. I'm not looking at making any immediate life changes.

Corky Miller

Obviously, it's considered a nuisance, especially dealing with the droppings. There's no immediate health concern with the crows other than an extreme nuisance.

Greg Chance

There was a moment when we thought about not doing this. Then there was an immediate 'yes.' Life will go on and we are going to move ahead.

Paul Lee

The 'Dome is home for them, ... For residents, another immediate relocation is simply too much, too soon.

Joe Leonard

It will take time and there will be no immediate breakthroughs. But someone has to take the first step.

Joseph Cheng

If the reviewers feel it needs immediate feedback, they may call it to the attention of one of the others and post it.

John Tippett

How to bring home to President Milosevic the need for an immediate end to repressive action.

Robin Cook

How many times does the system have to fail before immediate action is taken?

Andrew J. Spano

The immediate return of ambassador Vladimir Villegas has been ordered.

Ali Rodriguez

But that may or may not happen in next week or two or three. I don't see much of a change in the immediate future.

Michael Right

The gap has only widened in the immediate years. In 1980, China and India were comparable on data.

Chetan Ahya

She will make an immediate impact with her speed.

Shawn Boggs

There is very little overlap but the biggest challenge would be rationalizing flights in and out of Cincinnati and Detroit. What Northwest really brings is immediate access to the Pacific Rim.

Henry Harteveldt

His license was restored because we didn't feel that he presented an immediate danger to the general public.

Clark Caras

It was hard to curb our immediate enthusiasm, but we had to do the research. Would 'The Godfather' resonate with our game consumers, and what approach would we have to take that would make it compelling as a game?

David Demartini

The management team is a very seasoned management team, and we don't have any plans to make any immediate changes.

David Wasserman

Other than that, we don't have any immediate plans for the space.

City Clerk Scott Berka

With a show like 'Desperate Housewives,' one of the benefits is you get to turn it into charity things. We've been doing it all along. But now, this one is staring us in the face because it's so immediate.

James Denton

There was an immediate benefit to virtualization, ... We went from 12 servers in two data centers to two servers in one data center and no performance hit.

David Grant

Underage drinking kills people in Shelton. There are a lot of immediate consequences to drinking.

Jason Perillo

They said they understood we had no immediate plans for those improvements.

Peter Weiss

We don't have any immediate plans to charge new fees. But we think it's logical to charge for new services.

Scott Kirby

The response of the market was immediate.

John Bencomo

Please take immediate action and use the power of Congress to deal with these matters.

Kyle Taylor

If during the investigation, something is brought to our attention that requires immediate action, we will take that action.

Lara Ramsburg

We're talking about immigration reform as the immediate fix.

Andrea Hoffman

I hope not. I think overall he's done a good job, and I hope he can overcome any immediate problems that are out there.

James Crosby

This is not long-term assistance. This is for immediate needs.

Denise Bishop

We feel we addressed positions where we have immediate needs. All of these guys are expected to come in and compete for starting positions right away.

Joe Tiller

What I didn't really expect getting into it was probably that it would require so much immediate attention.

David Filo

She comes from the theater, so she has tons of experience. She has intelligence and the audience has an immediate sympathy for her.

Joe Mantello

For me, the moral difficulties lie in the continual pressure brought to bear on my friends and immediate family, pressure which is not directed against me personally but which at the same time is all around me.

Andrei Sakharov

This situation demands immediate and forceful action.

Lewis Campbell

They begin to see the difference between the immediate gratification of working and buying things now versus the delayed gratification of a better career option and higher salary.

Lisa Alexander

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

Kypros Chrysostomides

Nevertheless our sympathies at this time will very much be with her immediate family.

Gregory Campbell

Always in the immediate aftermath of a disaster we have what is called a therapeutic community, where people want to help.

James Johnson

A donation bag gives you an immediate easy solution to the problem.

Sue Shipman

Inspirations never go in for long engagements; they demand immediate marriage to action.

Brendan Francis

Now that the government has decided to erase graffiti, things are clear. The decision will be implemented in letter and spirit and with immediate effect. The decision has been conveyed to the commission.

Debasish Sen

The most immediate need is getting additional food into Afghanistan. So that has to be the top priority.

Larry Thompson

Berlusconi and the center-right should respond by resigning and open the way for immediate elections.

Piero Fassino

I have been in contact with Willie's agent and we are exploring options with Willie. There will be no immediate answer at this time.

Billy King

Ego is the immediate dictate of human consciousness.

Max Planck

The need is immediate, but in reality the earliest we'll see something on the ballot is 2006 and that's pretty aggressive.

Ron Fink

As soon as you start talking about Scouting, there's an immediate connection and brotherhood.

John Coyle

There's a long list of sites that need immediate attention.

Tom Simpson

Your current boss, whether you like him or not, holds the key to your immediate future.

Robin Ryan

It is both a long-term goal and an urgent immediate task.

Chen Xiwen

We are aware that the immediate priority would be the rescue operation.

Chandrika Kumaratunga

No violations are acceptable. We take these things very, very seriously. We've taken immediate action to correct them. We've addressed the issues. All of them have been corrected.

Cynthia Smith

Genius is immediate, but talent takes time.

Janet Flanner

It doesn't take 18 months; it doesn't take 18 days. The results were immediate.

Joe Escobedo

I don't think they're in immediate danger. I think it's long-term neglect.

Kerry Manion

Her situation isn't devastating, but it does require immediate attention.

Bryan Clintsman

We now need to look beyond our immediate future and aim higher and farther.

Paul Biya

They ... represent the probable immediate ancestors of anatomically modern humans. Their anatomy and antiquity constitute strong evidence of modern-human emergence in Africa.

Tim White

This is a partial dismissal [of charges] with immediate release.

Boucounta Diallo

We would like to achieve a balance between cities with growth potential and those that can give you immediate yields.

Katherine Tsang

There have clearly been serious questions raised about some of the contracts that were awarded in the immediate aftermath of the war in Iraq.

David Nussbaum

We have no indication that he has left this immediate area, so we make the assumption that he is still afoot or ... holed up somewhere in this area.

Norm Stamper

Knowledge once gained casts a light beyond its own immediate boundaries.

John Tyndall

Everything in Haiti is broken and everything needs fixing. One of the most immediate tasks is reconciliation and dialogue among Haitians.

Robert Maguire

After the immediate crisis has subsided, we will re-evaluate the need for this provision.

David H. Safavian

That is an immediate desecration of land.

Jared Leland

We're working with the family. Our major concern is seeing how we can assist with their immediate needs.

Luke Wood

He would have spoken out, ... He would not have hesitated to call for some type of immediate action.

Charlotte Observer

The whole goal is to get people in apartments. Hotels are the most immediate resource.

Nicol Andrews

It was a huge increase, probably more than the immediate demand.

David Beirnes

We need an immediate supplemental appropriation -- right now.

Ike Skelton

He's one for the future and not likely to put any immediate pressure on Craig Gordon and Steve Banks yet.

John Mcglynn

It might be once a quarter, or as often as every day, depending on the immediate manifestations of the disease and complications.

Bob Stone

For the immediate future, I think we will see prices pretty close to what we are seeing now.

Randy Bly

Get the word out and focus on this issue now, ... I expect to see immediate improvement.

Peter Schoomaker

Their immediate challenge, ... is to give us a fresh creative approach to help improve sales.

David Novak

In the immediate future, unions will carry on shriveling in the private sector.

Richard Freeman

As soon as we found out, we took immediate action.

Brian Hague

Our immediate concern was treating her and her baby.

Jess Gomez

When you have a great building, you are inspired to do something great. For us, the building had the immediate impact of raising the aspirations of everyone involved in the arts.

Leon Botstein

When it comes to politics, you don't get that immediate effect.

Nancy Snow

I have 10 to 15 volumes of names just connected to (my immediate family). I got so carried away with this, I (researched) my cousins' (families).

Bonnie Brothers

Our community needs an immediate resolution, ... Our community has lost confidence in Dr. Ladner.

Abdul Aziz Hakim

This is likely to be continued to be offered for the immediate foreseeable future. We hope it is not permanent; we hope we can get it under control.

Bruce Batt

(Child abuse) is something that's not talked about. It's the dirty little secret. There is the immediate damage, but there is also the damage that it does down the road. It's the baggage that you carry. It's not here and today, it's tomorrow.

Melody Strong

We have requested the government to take immediate action to help the students.

Natwar Singh

It's been crazy and hectic. A lot of people calling, coming up and asking for tickets. I don't have any more. We only get four, and they're going to my immediate family.

Jai Lewis

We're asking for a feasibility study now, not immediate implementation.

Matt Prescott

It's probably a good sign for Megan. She's going to an up-and-coming program where she can have a chance to make an immediate impact.

Katrina Jeter

You comrades must take immediate care for the victims' families and do not let anyone be hungry.

Nong Duc Manh

Those only who are ready and prepared in this life for Christ, shall enjoy eternal and immediate communion with Christ.

Thomas Shepard

He stabs her to death in the immediate vicinity of two toddlers, ... I ask you to hold him fully accountable.

Julie Mitchell

An immediate and full investigation into the circumstances of this death.

Lou Fintor

When we become donors we save people's lives. It's that immediate. It's a cure.

Elaine Berg