Lessened Quotes

When it's fully in place, it will make us stronger and more secure, ... There will inevitably be a time of learning who your new partners are, what the new rules and expectations are, and during that transition time, we may actually see some degree of lessened homeland security. - Bob Graham

When blacks made purchases in any store, they weren't given paper bags; instead, they had to carry out their purchases without a bag. If my mother had informed us of these things, it might have lessened her authoritarian presence in the world. Or, she might have come home one day to find me with hundreds of paper bags that I might have stolen somewhere. - August Wilson

We're still seeing the effect of Hurricane Wilma in the marketplace but, as we expected, that effect lessened somewhat in January from the previous month. The increases for individual home prices and total sales volume indicate residential real estate remains strong in South Florida. - RAGFL President Dori Longhini

We're sensitive about that. Unless [the images] are totally called for, we're very careful in using that. It's still as disturbing - I don't think time has lessened the impact. - Dianne Doctor

We still control our own destiny. It's just that our margin of error is lessened. If we go 3?0, there are no ifs, ands or buts. - Steve Alford

We have not lessened the strength of terrorists around the world and have not lessened but have increased both the number and the fervor and the organizational capabilities of terrorists. - Jimmy Carter

They have questioned them, they have used polygraph instruments on them, and that aspect of the threat seems to have lessened. - Ray Kelly