Janet Reno Quotes (209 Quotes)

I'm bitterly disappointed and I think it was just plain wrong. It is incomprehensible to me that given the opportunity to correct a situation which permitted people who were not lawfully entitled to purchase a weapon, to give them time to do so, just doesn't make sense,

I just try to do my best and make the best judgments I can.

There are some bad police officers like there are bad people in every walk of life, ... When we see officers cross the line and tarnish the reputation and violate the laws, it's important that we take action when the jurisdiction of the federal government is invoked.

I love the law, I love good and caring lawyers, but never have I loved people as much as I do you for what you do for this country,

I would like to see the day ... where I can meet Elian, wherever he is, and sit down and talk to him, not about the tragedy and trauma that he has been through, but about himself and what his interests are, ... He is obviously a wonderful little boy.

we need an attorney general that will enforce the law and a Justice Department that will do the same thing.

a sentence of death is justified, and the United States will seek the death penalty.

I think what these mothers are doing is an example of what we must do when we see something wrong,

Health care fraud schemes disguised as legitimate business arrangements divert million of dollars away from patient care each year,

The cigarette makers have also realized since 1953 that the truth represents a mortal threat to their business, ... At every turn, they denied that smoking causes disease and denied that it is addictive.

I didn't express any matters, opinions on any matters of substance. I think it's obvious that we disagree on a number of issues.

It has been so effective. Its passage has stopped felons and fugitives from acquiring guns from licensed dealers, ... ... Jim and Sarah Brady have been such an inspiration. I think they should be our inspiration to try harder today and renew our efforts.

Forcing PC manufacturers to take one Microsoft product as a condition of buying a monopoly product like Windows 95 is not only a violation of the court order but it's plain wrong,

I would like to explore and see this country. I have had so many opportunities to see it from the air! I would like to climb the mountains that I wished I could climb at the time but had to get back to Washington.

It does not disagree with my determination, it does not say that the boy cannot be reunited with his father in this country, and in fact the court said we need not decide where or in whose custody the plaintiff should remain while this appeal is pending.

I congratulated him on his nomination. I told him that I wanted to make sure that the transition, whenever it was appropriate, was done as smoothly as possible, and if there were any problems from his perspective to let me know, and he was very gracious,

Everybody should want to make sure that we have the cyber tools necessary to investigate cyber crimes, and to be prepared to defend against them and to bring people to justice who commit it.

The (Senate) bill has languished in conference for nine months while over 20,000 people have been killed by gunfire in America. That's just simply plain, outrageously wrong,

The only effective way to reduce and prevent juvenile crime is to balance tough enforcement measures with targeted, effective and intervention initiatives.

committed to taking steps to ensure that e-commerce remains a secure place to do business.

Tensions between police and minority residents affect all aspects of the criminal justice system,

She had the ability to get to the heart of the issue,

We want to try to apprehend those people and take action against them for the most serious crime for which they are eligible for prosecution,

We have been well aware that the technology has changed not only how people do business, but how criminals do business, too,

It is important that we identify who is responsible for them having guns, what the parents knew or should have known, and take appropriate steps, ... Meet the Press.

There will be 500,000 people coming back from prison or jail this year, ... They can come back marked as ex-offenders, unable to get a job, presumed to by community to be the person responsible for the next crime to come down the road and they will be right back in prison again having committed another crime.

We had a situation where there were very few people outside the house that morning. We had the situation where, if we did not go, people were sure to find out that we were prepared to go, and the crowd would gather and keep a vigil and make it more difficult for the future,

I think until you find some substantial sources that are willing to put their name on the line, you should end all this fuss and let Clinton be about his business,

Over the past several years, the Department of Justice has substantially increased the resources devoted to this effort, and we have seen unprecedented increases in investigations, prosecutions, and recoveries of monies fraudulently billed by unscrupulous providers.

The president really shouldn't be involved in terms of dictating what course the investigation should take.

This merger threatens to undermine the competitive gains achieved by this department when it challenged ATT's telephone monopoly 20 years ago,

My earnest hope is that what we started in terms of building partnerships with communities across America will continue, that we will continue our efforts to reduce crime and violence.

that there is a bond -- a special, wonderful, sacred bond -- between a father and his son. And one that I intend to uphold.

This fully supports the Justice Department's view that this case is about protecting consumers,

Today we filed a lawsuit that seeks to recover from the tobacco companies the billions of dollars that American taxpayers spend each year on smoke related illnesses,

Her knowledge and expertise of immigration issues, coupled with her humanity, fairness, dedication, and compassion, have enabled her to steer the agency towards a more balanced program of judicious enforcement and improved customer service, ... She has served the American people well.

The most important thing in any investigation, particularly at this time of year, is that we just do it right -- methodically, carefully and without commenting on it,

Effective policing does not mean abusive policing, ... Across the country there are nearly 700,000 law enforcement officers, and the overwhelming majority are hard-working public servants who care deeply and who do a dangerous job justly, fairly, with excellence and with honor.

It is absolutely critical that we do everything humanly possible to learn all the facts as accurately as possible and make them available to the Congress and public,

Up until the last, we tried every way we could to encourage Lazaro Gonzalez to voluntarily hand over the child to his father, ... Unfortunately, the Miami relatives rejected our efforts, leaving us no other option but the enforcement action.

Although I was not apprised of the details of the case at the time the decision was made, I have reviewed the decision of the OIPR (Office of Intelligence Policy Review), and fully support it,

It is addressing situations where the state cannot or will not take action, or where there may be an evidentiary law in the state that makes it more propitious to handle the case in federal court,

The good lawyer is the great salesman.

I felt joyful at the public's criticism. People come to the country for free speech. It's what America is all about,

The two initiatives in Arizona and California attempt to sidestep this very important scientific and medical process,

In some instances, local prosecutors and investigators do not have the resources to proceed and it is a difficult process trying to make sure there is funding. In other instances there's an unwillingness to proceed,

We've given everybody concerned some more time to try to address the issues, ... I expect that this will happen within the next several days.

I can only tell you about the future, and let you draw your own conclusions.

It'll be the best investment we can make in a safe future for our children, and I hope we can pass it with your help,

The first I heard of it was when I saw the article in The Washington Post, and that's the first time I learned of it, ... And that -- it is my understanding that that is the first time the Justice Department's public integrity section learned of it as well.