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All he says is that he has a one-year contract. They will probably find someone else to take over as CEO. I'm not saying Joe is a guy who couldn't do it, but generally the guy who has to wield the axe is there for a short period of time.

David Ploss

I love doing jewelry licks. I love the power I wield over adults.

Colton Simpson

RUMOR, n. A favorite weapon of the assassins of character. Sharp, irresistible by mail or shield, By guard unparried as by flight unstayed, O serviceable Rumor, let me wield Against my enemy no other blade. His be the terror of a foe unseen, His the inutile hand upon the hilt, And mine the deadly tongue, long, slender, keen, Hinting a rumor of some .

Ambrose Bierce

Everywhere, unthinking mobs of 'independent thinkers' wield tired cliches like cudgels, pummeling those who dare question 'enlightened' dogma. ... Cliches begin arguments, they don't settle them.

Jonah Goldberg

The whole equation has been shaken up. Consumers feel so much more in control. They have all the power, and they are wielding that power.

Kit Yarrow

I was extremely irritated that a state senator would try to hinder the opening of this court without seeking all the information. She tried to wield her power and squash us.

Matt Greene

Commissioners always wield a lot of power in their respective sports. But in 2005 they defined their sports ? in and out of competition ? by their actions.

Bob Hille

We can sleep a little easier at night knowing a private developer will not wield the power of eminent domain. As long as the power of eminent domain remained with the state, we would be comfortable.

Marsha Looper

Obession is dangerous. It's like a knife in the mind. In some cases... the knife can turn savagely upon the person wielding it... You use the knife carefully, because you know it doesn't care who it cuts.

Stephen King

Justice Scalia, Congress did not pick on the parties. The party and the candidates are one in the same. Political parties wield enormous power and should be subject to regulation.

Ted Olson

I think UAL has shown that you can play hardball on slashing labor costs. You don't need to dance around. You wield a powerful stick that can force labor groups to accept draconian cuts.

Joe Schwieterman

It doesn't matter who his running mate is, he is the one running for governor and he is the one who would wield the veto pen in office.

Patrick Dillon

Well there are those that you wield and those that you join.

Richard Murdoch

It is yet another example of how much power a small group could wield behind closed doors.

Michael Barnes

Unusually brazen. ... It shows really poor judgment to put yourself in a position where you are seen as wielding that power for a friend.

Larry Noble

They're both used to wielding absolute power and they both want to demonstrate who's in charge. They perceive this as their show and the show doesn't go on without them.

Edgar Chen