“I was pleased with the immediate response from DHS and welcomed the opportunity to sit down with Deputy Secretary Jackson, ... He indicated a desire to work with NTEU in the future and listened to my suggestions on how to proceed. NTEU will continue our efforts to achieve a personnel process that helps accomplish the multiple missions of the department while respecting the rights of federal employees.”
Colleen Kelley
“To his secretary after a visit from Kurt Cobain, "There's something wrong with that boy. He frowns for no reason."”
William S. Burroughs
“Mr. Secretary, you're dissembling, non-responsive, ... Anybody would say putting a bag over someone's head for 72 hours -- which is sensory deprivation.”
Jack Reed
“I am pleased to be the first U.S. secretary of state to have been here for 25 years, particularly on this occasion when we have just received permission by President Bush to re-designate this facility from U.S. liaison office to American Embassy, Kabul,”
Colin Powell
“The secretary-general welcomes the initiative of the British Foreign Secretary, H.E. Mr. Jack Straw, to undertake a mission to Cyprus, Greece and Turkey this week.”
Stephanie Dujarric
“We welcome the realistic analysis by the secretary-general,”
Samuel Schmid
“The secretary is making no statements of any kind about Thoroughbred. Because she will be sitting, in effect, as a judge in this case, she is not discussing it with others. Nor is she reading the expressions of opinion that several people have sent to the cabinet since release of the hearing officer's recommendation. But it is her intention to make an objective ruling.”
Chuck Wolfe