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It is easy to go down into Hell; night and day, the gates of dark Death stand wide; but to climb back again, to retrace one's steps to the upper air - there's the rub, the task.

Virgil

The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning.

Oprah Winfrey

Well, the fact is that one cannot retrace one's steps, and the steps one has taken greatly influence the future.

Vincent van Gogh

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

Confucius

Four steps to achievement: Plan purposefully. Prepare prayerfully. Proceed positively. Pursue persistently.

William Arthur Ward

In 2000, following Barry's murder, the Pentagon announced it would take concrete steps to curb anti-gay harassment in our military and to hold accountable those who harass and condone harassment. Nearly six years later, Pentagon leaders have failed to keep their promise. The time has come for them to do just that, or for Congress to hold them accountable if they do not.

Patricia Kutteles

Whatever the congressman wants to do, that's his prerogative. We're still reviewing the report ourselves and are still deciding which steps are appropriate.

Dave Bary

He steps in when he needs to, and he knows when to back off.

Huston Street

Perhaps I am doomed to retrace my steps under the illusion that I am exploring, doomed to try and learn what I should simply recognize, learning a mere fraction of what I have forgotten.

Andre Breton

Significant steps have been taken since 9-11 to protect out country here at home, but much remains to be done, ... Americans from across the political spectrum must come together to develop the next phase of our efforts to counter global terror.

Warren Rudman

It is important to expect nothing, to take every experience, including the negative ones, as merely steps on the path, and to proceed.

Ram Dass

We've taken immediate steps to prevent something like this from occurring.

Denise Almazan

I did not want to meet my queen in a wheelchair. I was on two canes, and I managed to follow the protocol, two steps back, curtsy, two steps forward, curtsy again. The queen pinned the medal on and was concerned about how I was recovering. It was a wonderful honor I will never forget.

Anna Lee

We have 30 big steps to the holy grail again. You take one step at a time.

Scott Prince

We've followed all the steps that Barcelona have instructed. The injury is improving well in the way we had predicted.

Donato Villani

We were going forward and took two steps back. We've got to regroup. We're going to watch the tape of the Madison game tomorrow and go back to the drawing board.

Todd Krill

I could tell you how many steps he took from the dirt to the grass.

Danny Graves

Last year, he was a playmaker at nickel for us. He steps up. He's had a great spring, and he's had a good camp. He's going to be a solid player for us.

Nik Moser

When a man takes one step toward God, God takes more steps toward that man than there are sands in the worlds of time.

The Work of the Chariot

One of the first and most important steps that a student can do is visit the Web site of the university.

Robert Austin

Same dances in the same old shoesYou get too careful with the steps you chooseYou don't care about winningBut You don't want to lose.

The Eagles

The newspaper report this morning that the Bank of Japan is considering steps to limit a rise in interest rates lent some support to the debt market, although some appeared to unload 10-year debt for hedging purposes before the auction tomorrow.

Yasunari Ueno

We have already taken all steps necessary. Once it has touched European soil, then we have raised all the measures we should take.

Markos Kyprianou

There is not a Plan B. It's up to the board to tell us what the next steps are.

Jayme Kunz

I think we're taking very cautious steps in starting it.

Susan Schwartz

The outcome here is not assured, and so I think one must view it as a process that is an important step forward, and I think many, many important and difficult steps remain.

George J. Mitchell

These efforts are positive steps to promoting healthier lifestyle choices for Americans. It is extremely appropriate that President Bush launched this initiative in a workplace setting. More and more employers have made the connection between better health and lower health care costs, and are taking positive steps to enhance employee wellness programs.

Gregg Lehman

British authorities have assured us that they will take the necessary steps to address the threat posed by these individuals, ... I believe the UK did not have the information they needed to charge these individuals.

Flex Plexico

I wouldn't think that the university or any of the agencies involved would regret taking the steps they took.

Rhonda Weldon

First before you dig call JULIE, then wait the required amount of time, which is two working days. Next you must respect all markets that are set and finally dig with care. These steps could help avoid a painful and costly accident.

Raymond Muhs

I wouldn't think they were very sincere. I mean they all pleaded not guilty. They all made deliberate steps to hide what they did.

Derrick Berry

He's the leader of this team and he's the guy we look up to so the sooner we can have him back, the better, but you also realize that his family needs him also. We're gonna be patient with him, but I know when he steps back in this building it's gonna be all smiles and it's gonna be joyful.

Troy Walters

(The plan) provides a road map for future development and the well-being of any town. It defines your vision for the future and outlines the steps necessary to achieve that vision.

Steve Palmer

We profoundly regret that these actions will impact the lives of so many of our highly valued employees. However it is critical that we take these necessary steps now to size the Commercial Airplanes business to support the difficult and uncertain environment faced by our airline customers.

Alan R. Mulally

So we're making great steps in order to enhance our presence there. . . . We want a bigger share of those huge markets which represent 38 per cent of the world's population.

Jim Peterson

A few months later, we got an attorney's letter saying they're taking us to mediation. There should have been so many steps before that.

Mary Knowlton

With each race, a different girl steps up and shows the team that they have the ability to post a (good) finish when they are called upon. I am very confident with the team I have chosen to race in the state finals.

Andrew Dorais

When many little people take many little steps in many little places, they can change the world!

Barbara Rütting

This is just another one of the steps in the process of developing the Oak Grove project. We're still excited about the many benefits this plant can bring to Texas.

Tom Kleckner

He's high-energy, a 60-minute guy. He calls for the ball, he wants the ball every single snap. He's always looking to make a big play, make something happen with the ball. He wants to get in the end zone; that's his goal every time he steps on the field.

Brent Alexander

He steps up every time, that's Cory Jones.

Mike Harvey

The music map, the Vera Project — all of these are steps in the right direction in making the statement that Seattle is a place that has great art, and music is one of those forms of art, ... If the Vera Project is doing well, that means good things for Sub Pop, because those are kids who will want to be musicians or work at Sub Pop.

Megan Jasper

We just keep taking steps forward. That's what you want to do.

Penny Gressick

As each city grows and develops, it's important to coordinate signals so that traffic can move as efficiently as possible. It's going to happen in incremental steps. This is just the next step, but it's a very important step because there is a lot of traffic that goes through and around Provo, which is a major business center.

Geoff Dupaix

Most of the people who will walk after me will be children, so make the beat keep time with short steps.

Hans Christian Andersen

He steps on stage and draws the sword of rhetoric, and when he is through, someone is lying wounded and thousands of others are either angry or consoled.

Pete Hamill

It's basically a grand march in the auditorium. The guys line up on one side and the girls line up on the other side and when they are announced as a couple, they proceed through an arch and down the steps.

Jennifer Wright

If the City Council or Easton police are taking steps to rectify the deficiencies within the department, that is a positive development.

Kevin Harley

At the end of the day, it's a train station. Sometimes, you need to take unpopular steps.

Michael Baufeld

We were clear last year that we needed to fix the basics of our offer for customers and we have made good steps forward.

Justin King

We are extremely disappointed, we will be considering what steps we might now take.

David Porter

There is no elections scheduled in the country soon and the opposition is weak, so the president may easily initiate some liberal steps and reforms.

Ilgar Mammadov

We told the McCourt group we were not interested in proceeding unless we're unable to close deals with the Coliseum and Anaheim. There are no further discussions planned. There are no next steps. We're not negotiating with them.

Greg Aiello

In September, weather really influences sales, especially early-morning temperatures, ... When Mom steps out in the morning and feels that chill, it really makes a difference.

Paul Walsh

It's like in mathematics, when dummies present the proof of a formula in a hundred steps and the genius does the same thing in five. It's the exact same process [in science communication]. The dummy takes 12 pages to explain what everybody needs to know, while the great communicator does it in a page and a half.

Randy Olson

These are some important steps some people don't want to take, but it will really help create a successful garden in the long run.

Joe Lamp'l

Given the lack of regulation, the increasing number of deaths, medical concerns and the lack of independent testing, the ACLU of Northern California recommends that the state Legislature and local law enforcement take strong steps to regulate the use of this weapon.

Mark Schlosberg

We are taking all the steps that are appropriate to reach our goals for the season. The girls have done a phenomenal job. These wins were all about them.

Stacy Phillips

Politicians can best help . . . the internet community by staying out of the way. Politicians usually are a few steps behind society. When it comes to the internet, they are laps behind.

Steve Urquhart

That's one contribution to this team that's greatly appreciated. Management has seen the steps that we need and they're making them. I know our linebackers will be happy.

Bobbie Williams

As new people come on board, we simply have to ensure in a timely fashion all the necessary steps are taken, including the training video.

Rev. Gregory Schlesselmann

We are pleased to reach this resolution because it will add even more positive steps to the customer care practices we already have here at AOL.

Nicholas Graham

I think the confidence level of the offense is pretty high right now. Everybody is getting their legs back and trying to recuperate from the two-a-days. We have a little extra bounce in our steps and are playing the way we're capable of.

Reggie Brown

This is a great way to send the seniors out and a great way to start the legacy of the underclassmen. We've got a lot of momentum going into the spring. Hopefully our defense steps it up. We all know our offense rolls. So, the combination of that could be great.

Jonathan Casillas

Our guys did a great job. We're making some steps forward. I'm really happy how things went. We've come along way since the first meet.

Russ Cozart

First you write down your goal; your second job is to break down your goal into a series of steps, beginning with steps which are absurdly easy.

Fitzhugh Dodson

If consumers just go through (some preliminary) steps, they aren't going to have all these other problems.

George Bennett

If this bill has some steps that improve the quality of education, however modest, we would still back it.

David Willetts

Mistakes are merely steps up the ladder.

Paul J. Meyer

If you shorten your momentum and your steps and leg swing, you have to find a new way to get power. Those were some of the things I was working on. I think it's going to pay dividends late in the year.

Phil Dawson

We have made headway at improving the standards and accountability for setting high expectations for all learners. We haven't made as dramatic and important steps as we must.

John Austin

We intend to keep production in line with demand, and are taking aggressive steps to respond to weakened market conditions, ... We expected a seasonal slowdown in the quarter, but rising fuel costs and concerns about the economic outlook are impacting our business across the board.

John Faraci

After watching the film, I felt we took a couple of steps backward.

Tarik Glenn

Why aren't the banks explaining the rules of the game in online banking? Why don't they have flash screens at ATMs on the safety of their technology and steps for using it properly?

Rob Ayoub

It's been a little over 20 years since (the stairs) were rebuilt. Steps are breaking apart and creating unsafe conditions.

Bob Brooks

But on the ground we have not seen these steps turned into action regarding disarmament and identification - all is still to be done.

Gilles Yabi

He's always had the weight of the world on his shoulders. But when he steps on the field, he's got tunnel vision.

Jeff Borris

We took a couple steps backwards. The last couple of games we were focused in the fourth quarter and pretty much could get the job done. Tonight, we didn't do that.

Al Harrington

We've taken numerous steps, from working with the states to identify people who are on both Medicaid and Medicare, to making sure that they will continue to get all of the drugs they need beginning on January 1.

Peter Ashkenaz

When I was in high school, I ran hurdles, but I was really short, so I'd barely clear them. I was pretty quick, but I had little legs, so I had to take 50 steps in between each hurdle.

Chris Kirkpatrick

Haggard steps up to the plate and does what he needs to do.

Larry Green

It's like climbing a mountain. At the beginning you have relatively easy hills to climb. The closer you get to the peak, the steeper the climb is. Those last few steps before you reach the peak are very strenuous, very difficult.

Anthony Gooch

I can't say why he did it (relocated the stream). He shouldn't have done it. We ordered steps to come into compliance.

Robert Dunbar

Leash walking, lots of love is definitely the way to go. The catchphrase is 'responsible pet owner.' It's realizing that your pet is going to want to wander and taking all the steps to prevent it.

Coady Haga

You may never get quiet time for reflection away from emails and the phone, if you do not take positive steps to be in control of both your time and the technology.

Steve Harvey

You can hear from the tape people yelling for help, he's been shot. What Mr. Shockley does is walk past the counter, in an area that everyone and his mother knows is not open to the public. He steps in there, sees the young man bleeding from his head, offers no aid, and starts going through the cigarette counter.

Kevin O'connor

Be honest with yourself. Think about the necessary steps to get there.

Marlia Fontaine

Once you've done the sale, the only way to fix that is with a time machine. But you can take steps to minimize the (tax) impact.

David Mellem

Every January, Chris steps away from Nickel Creek to stretch his musical legs.

Jack Walker

These are the steps we feel, strongly, need to be taken if what we're facing is a new paradigm in hurricane activity.

Mayco Villafana

We're battling for a playoff spot and every game is important for us. The (next) three games, there's got to be no steps back. We have to go forward and win all those.

Alexei Ponikarovsky

We said from the outset of our new management team that we would take the bold steps necessary to build on our strong balance sheet and strengthen operational efficiencies that will better position the Company for future growth. This is one of those steps.

John Sidgmore

People should be concerned about this information. That's why we want to have steps taken immediately to fix it.

Bill Hayden

Part of this new office will be to undertake the necessary steps to address any outstanding issues relating to the reimbursement of past hurricane relief efforts. These groups were essential and will continue to play a substantial role in the hurricane relief effort.

Russ Knocke

We will take all necessary steps to solve this horrible crime.

Aslan Maskhadov

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

Gene Marsh

Immediate steps have been taken internally at the Globe and Telegram & Gazette to increase security around credit card reporting.

Richard Gilman

AWB is disappointed by the decision. AWB is determined to take whatever steps are necessary to rebuild its reputation with all customers, growers and shareholders.

Brendan Stewart

We've taken some positive steps forward since Holiday break, but this evening we took some steps backwards. Our opponents were tough and they took it to us.

Jim Pappas

It's the time of the season that we're seeing things from practice in games. We're finishing our opportunities and definitely taking steps in the right direction.

Nate Cleveland

It appears that as long as politics does not threaten steps towards fiscal consolidation or derail growth prospects, the market will be happy to buy Philippines assets on dips.

Shahab Jalinoos

The hard part was after 22 years a lot of these people are like family, so it was more or less like a divorce, ... You go through the whole 12 steps of recovery. You are angry for a while, you blame people for a while and then you get over that and you are sad for a while, but now it is time to go on.

Robert Owens

We continue to aggressively restructure the operations of our core holdings and have taken several key steps to improve the prospects of these businesses.

David Wetherell

The start of a new year provides an opportunity to take stock of one's career and outline steps for advancing to the next level. Managers and employees must continually develop their professional skills and abilities in order to reach their full potential and remain engaged at work.

Max Messmer

We have all seen the devastation caused by the last two hurricane seasons. We have become aware of the predictions of future storm activity both in frequency and severity. It became clear that we had to take appropriate, measured steps to manage our high concentration of market share in the impacted counties.

Brian Pozzi

We wanted to see what steps we needed to take to get my dad listed. They told us to go home and do it over the Internet.

Gayle Meadors

There is no doubt that the detentions are the first steps toward justice. This is the beginning?. God willing, the truth will emerge.

Saad Hariri

We have a number of steps we have to go to even decide if we have a project.

Jacob Snow

We will be led by the police investigation in this regard but, without a doubt, disciplinary steps will be taken against those implicated.

Solomon Makgale

We're very close, and when he steps up for me like that, it's hard to tell him no.

Gary Payton

It would be very easy for conferences to just fine schools like that. And if a school is being faced with a $100,000 fine, they're going to take the steps necessary to prevent fans from coming onto the court. It's just not that hard to do.

Greg Skidmore

Science seldom proceeds in the straightforward logical manner imagined by outsiders. Instead, its steps forward (and sometimes backward) are often very human events in which personalities and cultural traditions play major roles.

James D. Watson

We're not looking this year for big-ticket bombs, if you will. This is new. We're taking little baby steps.

Jim Sproul

It's going to be a slow recovery process. The first time he got out of bed it took him five minutes to get up-and he made it about three steps before he had to lie back down. But he took 12 steps (Jan. 30) and 19 (Jan. 31), so he's coming along.

Alex Procel

We are employing lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and trying to take the steps now that will help us get back up and running depending on the impact.

Steve Baker

My strategy is not to let the girl, if there is someone in front of me, not let her get more than maybe five steps ahead of me. That'd make it difficult to catch up to her. Mainly, it's strive.

Tiffany Thomas

If we become aware of any instance in which the information on the tapes may have been accessed or misused, ... we will alert anyone impacted immediately of additional steps that can and should be taken.

Kathy Mckiernan

Baby steps. Defensively, we were much better, but we gave one away and we wanted to get a clean sheet. One lapse, and we got caught numbers down. But we didn't want to lose at home, and it's something to build off of.

Jon Busch

There are still unclear points about the U.S. investigation of the cause and steps to prevent similar incidents.

Mamoru Ishihara

The bottom line is, that's what good players do. The ones who you end up knowing their name, they make plays when the game is on the line. There's no doubt with Josh. Not only does he want the ball, but he steps up and makes something happen.

Dave Mislan

On the other hand, we believe that we have taken appropriate steps to preserve the integrity of our cases, ... And we have every confidence that in the end, everyone will get a fair trial.

Jamie Gorelick

[The SPD] are taking steps away from the Agenda 2010 and inserting symbolic, leftist elements, ... If you look at it that way, the Left Party has already succeeded.

Uwe Andersen

We need to start thinking about this not as a plan, but as a vision for the future. Some of what is included in this plan may never happen, but it is a way to take small baby steps towards our future.

Peter Pappas

Risk prevention is better than cure. People need to take reasonable steps, such as buying a shredder. That's the most important thing.

Malcolm Tarling

We have a strong economy, but it's not bullet proof, so you've got to be very careful about the steps you take to try to change the way things are going. There is certainly room for the market to go up.

James Huguet

We only have two seniors, so we're trying to take baby steps. We're trying to build.

Rex Meshelle

I believe there are a lot of next steps for this team. There's never a lack of effort. We are focused. We know what we want to do, but there's always something different every game. (At home) we managed to find a burst of energy. We managed to pull through it.

Sasa Cuic

It's not mechanical. People just let go. The drummers are animated. Their hands reflect every gesture the dancers do. There are a lot of quick steps with the feet, shoulders, waist, hips and breasts.

Chenzira Kahina

We're getting better. We're still not having our regular practices -- with the weather -- but we're taking baby steps.

Bryan Duncan

We're also working on further steps to insure that, when a beneficiary goes to a pharmacy in 2006, they'll be able to get their prescription drugs, even if the only proof they have is that they are in Medicaid and Medicare.

Gary Karr

I don't think I could run those bases fast enough to get into the dugout. Seeing guys like Jimmy [Edmonds] greeting me at the front of the steps, [Chris Carpenter] and all the big name guys were right up there. It's pretty nice to see that.

Skip Schumaker

The five steps in teaching an employee new skills are preparation, explanation, showing, observation and supervision.

Bruce Barton

But if he is on the brink of extinction, he certainly may take suicidal steps involving the launching of a few missiles against Israel.

Amos Gilad

Journalism constructs momentarily arrested equilibriums and gives disorder an implied order. That is already two steps from reality.

Thomas Griffith

In B.C., Dave Dickenson has the ability to make others around him look good. He's not the most agile guy but agile enough. He knows where he's trying to go [with the football] and only needs a few steps [to elude a pass rush].

Sean Millington

She was on the ground, and she got up and start running to the steps, and I chased her. And then she fell down the steps on me. And then a few moments later she took her last breath.

Ashley Baker

It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to make a great leap forward only to stumble backward.

Old Chinese Proverb

Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps.

Helmut Schmidt

Do we have plans to expand it today? No. Will we in the future if it does well? Of course we will. This is only our second week. We're taking it one step at a time, not five steps at a time.

Bob Sinclair

They're kind of baby steps. We haven't made any measurable impact on the mortality rate or survival of this disease.

James Young

Israel, for its part, has taken necessary steps to further progress with the Palestinians. The Palestinians, for their part, continue to refuse to take the necessary steps to prevent terror against Israel.

David Baker

When we took a couple steps back, he took a couple steps forward. That's exactly what we wanted at that time.

Guy Dupuis

I reiterate my total innocence of the allegations made against me, ... And will take all necessary steps to clear my good name.

Michael Foley

Many if not most of the property owners out there have taken the next steps.

Al Reynolds

I wouldn't rush to get rid of either line because of the costs associated with the move. But if GM's share continues to drop and gets down near 21 percent, I see them taking steps to phase out Buick.

Mike Chung

What's new in 2006 is an update and clarification of the enforcement policies; as we do from time to time, we have taken steps to ensure that exhibitors are familiar with the policy and how it will be enforced.

Mary Dolaher

You cannot be on the board of directors and also be doing investment banking work for the company. I don't care if he steps out of the room or not. You cannot be the umpire and the pitcher in the same game.

Nell Minow

You must take the first step. The first steps will take some effort, maybe pain. But after that, everything that has to be done is real-life movement.

Ben Stein

That steps over the line and is, in fact, illegal.

David Mcintosh

It seems that the results achieved by the international investigation constitute essential steps towards uncovering the truth and the pursuit of justice.

Saad Hariri

Applicants have to go through a series of steps, including thorough background checks, especially those who have lived abroad. That's all coordinated centrally.

Jim Margolin

We're glad to participate in this latest review, but what we need is not so much a review, but proactive steps and investments that make cities safer and stronger.

Martin O'malley

That is something that is definitely a major issue with regional government as well as citizens, that they do want to see those trail connections made. We've taken steps to try to do that.

Todd Redenius

They had plenty of warning. They kept taking this series of temporizing measures and half-steps, and they've probably exacerbated concerns about the integrity of their brands.

George Sard

The Iranian government has made no positive steps demanded in the February 4 resolution of the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency followed by a statement of the UN Security Council chairman on March 29, including to cease uranium enrichment activity.

Mikhail Kamynin

It's different from last year, ... You had to improvise with Matt, but with these quarterbacks - three steps, the ball's coming out.

Marcus Monk

There's been so much hype just because it is the U.S. Nationals. It's definitely a prestigious race. If you were to pick one to win, it would definitely be Indy. Everybody steps up their game and tries to put their best stuff together.

Dave Connolly

We can no longer ignore heart disease. While awareness is important, it's time for women to take action now -- to love and protect their hearts while maintaining healthier lifestyles. To that end, Go Red encourages women to not only join the movement but also take simple, everyday steps to protect their hearts.

Karen Murray

I'm proud of our students and our community. Students have seen a need and they've made a difference and the community steps up every time there's a need.

Mike Harper

There are two primary steps everyone who wants to be considered for assistance needs to do.

Bob Alvey

When Ben steps down, we won't worry as much about the replacement, ... Greenspan never really left a playbook.

Mark Gertler

Today's actions are significant steps in moving the company toward best practices in corporate governance and compensation matters.

Gail Wilensky

[Of course, discord among family members is as common as touching instances of brotherly or sisterly love. The] Quatrain of Seven Steps ... Borne are we of the same root, brothers two; should you now burn me with such disregard?

Cao Cao

We believe that these steps will further reduce an already minimal risk in lead exposure in candy.

Michael Kashtock

We're happy because we didn't feel we played our best over the last two games. We had a big, emotional win over Merced, but then we felt like we took a couple of steps backwards. Tonight we played with a lot of passion and a lot of desire and we ended up with a nice win.

Matt Thissen

It will notice if a SQL-injection attack occurs - it's not a quick attack; it takes several steps - and it stops it.

Harvey Ewing

Series events are so much fun because we train six months for a one-day race and then its over. They are such good baby steps leading up to the race. They help to get you mentally prepared and for the competition.

Jess Sapp

Each year Endicott basketball has taken steps forward and becomes more competitive. And, we will continue to do so. This program is headed in the same direction it has been headed since its first men?s season in 1994-1995 ? up.

Chris Millette

We're struggling with circumstances like this always in the institutional environment, ... (But) I'm very confident that the steps that have been taken are the appropriate ones.

George Smitherman

As young adults take the first steps into the real world, they need to consider the financial impact of an illness or accident. Medical bills can pile up quickly without the added protection of health benefits. For example, a college grad could spend more than $8,000 to visit the emergency room with a broken arm. With insurance coverage, you are likely to spend only a few hundred dollars.

Tracey Baker

For new couples or those preparing to make a large financial investment together, it is critical that steps be taken to plan and organize affairs early-on. This way, all bases are covered and future debt or difficulties in obtaining account information can be avoided.

Deborah Dillon

Our goal is to recruit ideally 7,500 people or more to log their steps for 12 weeks.

Marsha Worthington

The public is now to the point of disgust and outrage that they want the city to take the same steps that they're taking to insure the tourists are safe and apply that to the public at large.

Rafael Goyeneche

Our instincts are when Josh Byrnes steps into the role formally, he has the potential to be not only a successful general manager but a great one.

Jeff Moorad

Mississippi officials have taken some important first steps toward reform, ... Despite some initial progress, we have been unable to obtain agreement on an in-court settlement.

Alex Acosta

We're particularly concerned where kids are exposed to high temperatures and high humidity with nowhere to cool down, ... Everyone would agree that one kid dying of a heat-related illness is something no one wants, especially when it is a totally preventable situation if proper steps are taken.

Brad Garrett

Everyone on this team contributes. When everyone steps up, we can compete with everybody.

Lasheena Brown

We didn't have a leadoff hitter. When we got him, we took off. He can run, I'll tell you what. No doubt about it. If he gives me a couple of steps, I would think about racing him.

Tommy Watkins

There needs to be some steps before this becomes a home theater system.

Harry Blount

Now, we will take the time to evaluate our next steps.

Vince Borg

Clogs can be avoided if proper steps are taken.

Stu Schneider

That would be a big hurdle anyone would have to get over. That?s something that would have to be worked out through the city council, and I can?t even imagine how many public discussions and other steps would be involved in that process.

Gary Miller

We're trying to move forward. We've still got a lot of work to do to get better, but we're making the right steps.

Stephen Weiss

All steps necessary to ensure that all registered Pennsylvanians who show up at the polls are treated with respect.

Patrick Meehan

These steps are being taken to help us handle future growth, extend our brand and operate more efficiently.

Scott Bauer

No, it wasn't right and that's why we did what we did today. But I understand that the U.S. Attorney's office in Washington, D.C., will seek an indictment against the other participants. Mr. Baird took the steps he took today to try to make the best out of a bad situation.

Jeff Harrelson

She had asked for a DVD in which her steps were recorded, to be sent to Rio where she was shooting. After pack-up, she used to return to her suite and practice her steps.

Hari Singh

We are taking significant steps to reduce our cost structure and sharpen our focus on the products and services that hold the best potential for growth and return on investment.

William Esrey

It's our hope that coming out of the summit, the leaders will have some concrete steps that all the countries of the region can be taking.

Thomas Shannon

I like the man who faces what he must,/ With steps triumphant and a heart of cheer;/ Who fights the daily battle without fear.

Sarah Knowles Bolton

The ceasefire agreement will be amended so as to ensure that acts of terrorism would not be permitted in any way. The ceasefire monitoring mechanism would also be reviewed and new steps taken.

Mahinda Rajapakse

The State of Wisconsin Investment Board is beginning to take steps to increase its venture allocation to Wisconsin-focused funds. That should help improve our rankings.

Tom Hefty

We had a lot of adversity this year. We met a lot of challenges this year, but we didn't meet this final one. We're very proud of the fact we've won 40 games in two years. We just skipped a lot of steps. We went from Step 1 to Step 10. Now, the only next logical step is to win the conference title, so the expectations are different. Everything was in place, and then the injuries came along.

Sal Buscaglia

While the fundamentals of this quarter were disappointing, we took important steps to position our company for a strong future in both print and online publishing, and our accomplishments were significant.

Tony Ridder

As far as a lot of smaller companies go, there's always a risk but they have a reasonable amount of security through obscurity. If they take reasonable steps, they are pretty safe because they're not public targets and don't have the notoriety of a U.S. Air Force or Pentagon.

Rob Ayoub

We have not concluded this round of base realignment and closure, because there are two more steps to be taken - one by the president and one by the Congress.

Jim Saxton

My 4-year-old grandson (in Texas) keeps calling and saying he's sitting on the steps waiting for me to come pick him up. It breaks my heart.

Mary Williams

Our final offer is basically asking for the steps we missed during the freeze.

Peter Callero

ISRO has made all security arrangements and put on red alert. We are taking all possible steps.

Madhavan Nair

We can see better by being up a level what steps there are we need to take to continue our upward plight to be a level 5.

James Loftin