If the point is sharp, and the arrow is swift, it can pierce through the dust no matter how thick.
Bob Dylan
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True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings; Kings it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings.
William Shakespeare
In the defense of our nation, a president must be a clear-eyed realist. There are limits to the smiles and scowls of diplomacy. Armies and missiles are not stopped by stiff notes of condemnation. They are held in check by strength and purpose and the promise of swift punishment.
George W. Bush
Sen. Baucus has said that he expects a swift and smooth confirmation process. The hearing is expected to focus more on the larger policy issues rather than any individual concerns about O'Neill's candidacy.
Michael Siegel
I am grateful for the swift, professional work by the New York City Police Department. In spite of any efforts to discredit or intimidate me and fellow exchange members opposed to the terms of the merger, we will continue to mount our challenge legally in court.
William Higgins
Swift action must be taken to take care of the matter and set the facts straight.
David Wang
It may be that the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong -- but that is the way to bet.
Cybill Sheperd
Time is swift, it races by; Opportunities are born and die... Still you wait and will not try - A bird with wings who dares not rise and fly.
A. A. Milne
This study underscores the need to take swift, meaningful actions at home and abroad to address climate change.
Vicki Arroyo
Men fear thought as they fear nothing else on earth - more than ruin - more even than death.... Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought looks into the pit of hell and is not afraid. Thought is great and swift and free, the light of the world, and the chief glory of man.
Bertrand Russell
We applaud him because his statement was swift, it was responsible, and it was contrite, ... We accepted the contrition and the spirit behind it and our board, in our session, unanimously accepted this statement as well as accepted Rev. Jackson's apology.
James Meeks
Don't put yourself at risk. Water, either surf conditions or swift water creeks, and streams are unbelievably powerful. And we've lost people's lives in this county due to it.
Dan Turner
Remind me each day that the race is not always to the swift; that there is more to life than increasing its speed.
Wilferd A. Peterson
We are pleased by the decision of Tel Aviv Stock Exchange to select SunGard as its strategic SWIFT platform. By adopting our MINT solution, Tel Aviv Stock Exchange has addressed its short term SWIFT connectivity requirements as well as allowing for the future by having an open and scalable solution that supports a wide range of financial messaging standards.
Tom King
We strongly urged (North Korea) that it is important to return to the six-party talks in a swift manner.
Tadamichi Yamamoto
Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.
Abdul Kalam
Our actions in the aftermath of this terrible incident were swift and decisive. We terminated eight officers and made it perfectly clear that we will not tolerate any unnecessary or excessive force.
Mark Vernarelli
The response has to be swift and it has to be bloody to prove to the population of the town, and the whole of Iraq, that any attack on the president will be punished in brutal and horrific terms.
Toby Dodge
We are closely monitoring the situation, making contact with parents and students affected and offering any and all assistance we can, ... We are grateful so many were able to escape this terrible fire and pray for a swift and complete recovery for those who were injured.
Robert Hemenway
Time is: Too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear.
Henry Van Dyke
Swift detects and localizes and sends the information instantaneously to everybody. Every time a burst goes off, we check the resources we have available.
Daniel Reichart
Expectations were set quite high. Everybody had their fingers crossed that this was going to be even more surgical and swift than last time, and last time was absolutely astonishing.
Jim Griffin
We designed Swift to look for faint bursts coming from the edge of the Universe.
Neil Gehrels
If the allegations are true, they certainly would impugn the principles of the Games, but it appears the IOC is looking into that and presumably will take swift and thorough action.
Jerry Shields
If large masses of people in this country were starving there would be a swift public reaction to feed them. Similarly large masses of people without housing should be immediately helped.
Millard Fuller
Oh! be swift, my soul, to answer Him! be jubilant, my feet!/ Our God is marching on.
Julia Ward Howe
The Democrats were good, but it took a while. We need swift passage and enactment.
Ralph Hellmann
Allegany County Transit is excited about moving into the area of automated scheduling and feels that this is a major step for our county to provide swift and efficient service to better serve our customers. After careful research by Harford and Allegany County, we feel that RouteMatch will help us accomplish our goals in automated demand-response scheduling.
Jim Stafford
The swift resolution of this matter is the direct result of effective coordination and serves as a good example of what we can achieve when we work together.
Louis Reigel
While the court has failed to take swift action to stop the ongoing violation of CTA members' constitutional rights while this class-action suit is pending, we believe that the educators will ultimately win their legal case because Supreme Court precedents are on their side.
Stefan Gleason
Time is/ Too slow for those who Wait,/ Too swift for those who Fear,/ Too long for those who Grieve,/ Too short for those who Rejoice,/ But for those who Love/ Time is not.
Henry Vandyke
Sinatra. What's with this final curtain? Is God disturbed churches are packed Palm Sunday, Easter and Christmas and not in between? Will we feel the fateful lightening of his terrible swift sword. Is this Armageddon?
Buck Malachi
I'll be back up to about 280 before the middle of the season. I'll probably be about 280-285 ... somewhere around there. I still got my speed and can still be swift.
Justin Johnson
This is a sad day for Chico State Athletics. We pride ourselves on being role models, on having a program that the campus and community are proud of. However, the magnitude and gravity of this situation warrants swift and decisive action that sends a message this behavior is unacceptable.
Anita Barker
[In Pakistan, the nation's interior minister said investigators] know the names ... the strongest possible actions ... [to] bring them to swift justice.
Daniel Pearl
It was really exciting news for the Swift team when this Swift data were sent to the ground. This is exactly what we had built Swift to detect.
Neil Gehrels
Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.
Henry Van Dyke
The race is not for the swift and we will come back. This is not a sprint. This is a distance race.
Ali Rochester
We expect justice to be fair and swift when it comes to Code of Ethics complaints against teachers. SBEC has been warned before that they need to address this situation, and it hasn't happened.
Donna New Haschke
Sentiment towards gold has now turned markedly more bearish and further long liquidation looks likely, although the deterioration in sentiment has been so swift that a bear trap can not be ruled out.
Alan Williamson
The packaging industry is undergoing swift changes, and Smurfit-Stone is in the process of assessing its entire asset base to determine how to stay ahead of the market.
Patrick Moore
The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but that's the way to bet.
Damon Runyon
So many people have worked tirelessly on this project over the last several months and we're all very excited to be able to join Swift in celebrating the delivery of the new Atlantic cars.
Vicki O'connor
Since the court will not take swift action to order union officials to inform union members of their rights, this informational campaign will help pick up the slack. Union officials have been fighting tooth and nail to keep teachers in the dark. They naturally fear a revolt from teachers opposing the union hierarchy's extraordinary $60 million campaign this fall.
Stefan Gleason
This is an extremely serious matter, and we are taking swift actions to deal with it.
John Browne
In this area, SWIFT can also play a constructive role by introducing to Chinese banks the internationally-proven standard and global best practice.
Lazaro Campos
If there's some action, it's going to depend on how we come out. If there's a swift retaliation, and it's seen as successful, it could make people feel good, spur celebrating and give us a lift.
Robert Goodman
We've positioned our first responders to be sent to the disaster zone to do rescues or recoveries after the storm, if asked. We're trying to have them geared up and ready to go whether it's swift water rescue, firefighters or electrical people trying to restore power. There's a potential for people with all sorts of different skills to be needed.
Melissa Millecam
I trust that the Auditor-General will ensure a swift, thorough and transparent investigation, and I look forward to seeing the terms of reference.
Phil Heatley
We are waiting for Republic management to update us. Until we know the facts, it's hard to speculate. The most important thing is getting a swift appraisal of what happened, how it happened, and what it means.
Richard Beck
This was an incredibly horrible tragedy. A tragedy for the Swift family and a tragedy for the Morgan family. No one knows that better (than Morgan) ... that's why he came forward.
Fern Adelstein
Converg-e and CAMA will create and send SWIFT messages to the service bureau where the they will be processed to optimize withholding tax. Tax reclaim credits are then generated for client accounts.
John Byrne
We're both kind of swift, we're kind of the same.
Tony Dixon
The swift and strong opposition to this bill from the leadership in Ohio's General Assembly is a sign that Ohio's legislators put the needs and interests of Ohio's children first.
Lynne Bowman
He is old school. He's not a friend to the students, he's an authority figure. He is type of faculty member that students come to when they have problems. If they need a swift kick, he'd do that.
Jane Moore
Law enforcement was fully justified and acted in an efficient, professional and swift manner.
Phill Kline
Graduating to the American Stock Exchange will be a significant achievement in the growth and advancement of our company and will increase our exposure to both institutional and individual investors in the United States and in Europe. Moving to a larger exchange will complement our growth strategy, and we look forward to a swift approval process.
Lawrence Finn
[The agreement with the Labor Department] does not constitute an admission by Swift to any violation, ... Going forward, we're going to continue to strive to hire and attract a diverse workforce.
Sean Mchugh
Unless there is swift intervention, growing numbers of people will become severely malnourished and the mortality rate will rapidly accelerate.
Gezahegn Kebede
Large is no longer in charge, ... Leverage will belong to the nimble and the swift.
Sumner Redstone
The commission is very conscious of the swift and severe price spikes that occurred immediately before and after Katrina made landfall.
John Seesel
It was swift and they didn't let it linger, which was nice. I'm glad it's over. I'm indifferent. It's not up to me to decide, that's not my place.
Darcy Tucker
I think it was when they were sophomores, when Swift, Van Vliet, those guys were sophomores. I think that's the last time we beat them.
Stu Walters
We have taken swift steps to secure the information and to remove the data from the Vermont Tech server and from other sources.
Allan Rodgers
It is spelled out perfectly in the student handbook the rules and guidelines for incidents involving student behavior. We have these procedures so that swift action may be taken.
Steve Carpenter
It was hard for people to step out and say "I am homosexual" in those times, which is what they would have done were they to associate themselves with the movement by pitching in and working for it, because you had to start swimming against the current, and a very cold current it was - and very swift.
Joseph Hansen
Swift is hiring, and if there are qualified drivers, we will get them employed right away. They may want to get home and see if they can drive for the company they worked for before. . . . If they meet our qualifications, we will hire them.
Dave Berry
Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket.
Charles Simic
Well, there was one fellow that wanted to give me a good swift kick in the rear end for not getting our work done.
Joe Atkins
Our customers' funds remain safe and secure, and we continue to take pride in the honesty and integrity of our team members. Our control procedures are strong, so if we do see any anomalies, we take swift action.
Chris Hammond
You've really gotten off to a great start. There's a lot of self-sufficiency on the part of the folks over there who are, on their own initiative, taking up and starting the planning process, getting on with the rebuilding period. I think you're going to have a pretty swift and effective recovery over there in Texas.
Gil Jamieson
A lot of times it's a loss of life. Somebody is trapped in swift water, somebody jumps in to try and save them, and you end up with two fatalities. This was done very professionally with our rescue teams.
Skeeter Rutledge
Our response to this natural disaster has been swift and generous, ... We have cared for more than 2,400 evacuees in Maryland and sent sorely needed staff and supplies to Gulf Coast states. I am grateful that the Bush Administration will help shoulder the costs associated with our efforts.
Robert Ehrlich
All human joys are swift of wing, For heaven doth so allot it; That when you get an easy thing, You find you haven't got it.
Eugene Field
For the health of parliamentary democracy, this matter now needs to be brought to a swift conclusion.
Andy Burnham
Pity me that the heart is slow to learn / What the swift mind beholds at every turn.
Edna St. Vincent Millay
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