Detract Quotes

You've got to be able to take a calculated risk. There are always going to be detractors. - Jeff Marshall

You do have a lot of personal attacks against the president, but they don't detract from the real issues that matter to the American people. - Brian Darling

Yes, there's a reason why some detractors, and even fans, prefer to call the long-running British band ''Depressed Mode. - Depeche Mode

We've had instances in the past, but not to this extent. This park is set aside for all citizens in the United States to enjoy, and when people do that, it really detracts from the enjoyment of this public place and this natural wonder. - Bob Love

Well, he was a bigot, but that doesn't detract from anything he accomplished on the field. - Dick Clark

We think it's a highly significant appointment which ought to be welcomed by the detractors of our president's policy. - Nicholas Burns

We should not reduce ourselves to beggars asking for food from outsiders. It is embarrassing and it gives our detractors an opportunity to meddle in our affairs. This year we should make sure we produce enough food. - Cde Nkomo

We haven't seen much improvement in export volumes and that suggests net exports will detract from economic growth yet again. The current account deficit also will stay wide, reflecting increased profits for foreign investors and higher debt-servicing costs for Australian companies. - Richard Gibbs

We have a hard-nosed, long-term approach to value. We are aware of the challenges currently facing the industry. We respect the experience of the owners and managers of the businesses we work with, and we work in partnership with them. We seek to bring to existing businesses valuable new relationships and alliances. We stay with the deal once it has been concluded, patiently working to ensure its success, protecting the capital, building value. Empowerment - to be sustainable - must not distract or detract from growth and value creation, but will have to contribute to it. - Van Aswegen

We had 10,337 people in the seats last Sunday... No church, no mosque, no synagogue in Michigan came close to that. Anybody like me is going to have detractors ... because I get things done. - Keith Butler