Famous Quotes & Sayings

David McSweeney

I would support the full investigation of this matter and all of the national security issues at a minimum, but I would oppose turning over control of such important assets ... to a company owned by a foreign government.

Aaron Brown

There are still an awful lot of assets that have been evaporated but not written down. People are looking for a quarter with bad news so they can write it all off at once. Asset quality is lower than it has ever been.

Peter Schiff

What will most likely occur is a long overdue loss of confidence in financial assets in general, particularly those denominated in U.S. dollars.

Eivind Reiten

Having paid for these assets we'll still remain within the long-term gearing target the board has set.

Allison Davis

Having lost all of their crops last winter, they have managed this year by selling off their assets to purchase food. They must wait two more months before this year's crops come in, but it will be the hardest two months, here at the end of the farming cycle.

Willie Randolph

He's a guy, overall, that gives us more assets in that spot. Miguel played well for us early in the year, and he can always go out there and grind and claw and do certain things. But he did come here to be backup guy. If Kaz can finish up strong, the way he's swinging right now, it would be nice for us.

Frank Lesh

Gold has regained its status as an investment vehicle. It's one of the better performing assets in 2005, and I expect gold to work up to $600 next year.

Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair

I think the market should reward banks that have been transparent in recognising their problems. I think the tendency of banks to hide the problem assets over a period of three or four years should not be allowed.

M. Wolfe

I think the one thing people are missing is the one thing that is attracting Hilton: the hotel operations. They could be setting up a sale of core assets in the Sheraton brand,

Ed Perkins

Greed on the part of banks is never surprising. Fortunately, not all the cards are doing it.

Zhou Shengxian

Groundwater near both banks of the river is in accordance with national standards and it's safe to drink.

Ron Dennis

I think the difference in the discussions that have taken place in the last month ... is that the push now is more towards what is in the long term interests of Formula One. That is where probably the acquisition from the banks of the equity by CVC has been most positively felt because they want stability, they want growth and now we participate in that growth so everybody has a very common interest.

Diego Rivera

What do you mean the banks of the river?. Are/ you the banks of Diego Rivera? I will be/ remembered throughout history and already my/ little Frida has forgotten.... Who first put a/ paint brush in your hand? ... And now you/ have become the banks to contain me? No,/ Frida, you have forgotten the real truth. You/ are a stone in the mighty river. A lovely/ speckled stone.

Jasmine Guinness

We've got to make greedy banks pass on interest rate cuts in full, and we've got to see rents coming down.

Mark Lackey

I think what's happening is that with Japanese banks wanting to clean positions by March 31, we're hearing that they have been big sellers in North America.

Yoji Takeda

It gives the impression Koizumi wanted someone who has political clout and who can support his structural reforms. Merging or privatizing government-affiliated banks will be positive for commercial lenders and brokerages because it will mean more business for them.

Michael Molligan

It goes from flooding its banks to getting very low.

Hans Tietmeyer

I will not talk about this experience. But, as I wrote before today, a signal of intervention by central banks can be an extremely effective move. I am not disapproving in certain situations of joint single intervention.

Joe Moore

Knowing what they have to pay for the next four years would be a luxury for their budgeting.

Jim Calhoun

I wouldn't be surprised if you didn't see some different teams in the semifinals than what people are predicting. And I wouldn't be surprised to see someone play four games in four days. That's just the way this season has gone.

Ricky Woods

I wouldn't be surprised if we don't (make up) this game. They might not have school down there for three or four weeks.

Mark Tiby

I yelled out to her that the fourth quarter was hers, and she took it.

Chuck D.

I would say it's highly unusual, ... I couldn't tell you if it's ever happened. I'm sure there's been times when there were three, but four is ... Wow, that's pretty good.

Woodie Fryman

Just like anyone, I had my good games and bad, but the last four years in Montreal were really enjoyable.

Chris Higgins

Just wanted to let you know your wife is four weeks pregnant' -- those were the first words out of the doctor's mouth.

Mark Richt

Just three or four weeks ago, I was saying we were as healthy as we've been, ... Now we might be as banged-up as we've ever been.

Terry Roberts

keep the next group down to four or five.

George Pierce

It is not the end of the world. Don't try to hide it from the kids or the spouse.

David Cole

There are no secrets. You can't hide anything.

Jay Garner

He had 12 years to hide it. He was very skillful at doing that,

Samuel Beckett

How hideous is the semicolon.

Zora Hurston

If you haven't got it,/ you can't show it./ If you have got it,/ you can't hide it.

Parry Aftab

If you freak, the kids are just going to hide (their online activity).

Cierra Ramirez

I'm very well known for hiding my phone in really weird places. I can hide it in a refrigerator during a scene or under that bed. It's pretty bad, but at the end of the day we can all laugh at it.

Rachael Ray

If there are celebrities, they can't just come on and talk about their movie. It's come on and tell them how to get picky eaters to eat. Where do they hide their junk when people come over?

Charles Palliser

I'm quite intrigued by the notion of a book that is completely self-contained but related to another book. I've coined a rather hideous word for it - a paraquel.

Stuart Rose

I would think that we're probably taking back some market share back off (key rival) Next (NXTNXT) as well,

Patty Thayer

I would say it's one of our most important marketing pieces. It is a response to every phone call, to every reader, that we get.

Mike Johns

Just to regain that market share we had before will take some time.

Edmund Daukoru

Just rest assured, we are under obligation to the market to keep the market well supplied. We meet as often as it takes to micro-manage the short-term volatility.

Francis Gannon

I think in this market you never know what's going to happen,

George Davis

I think in terms of tone it was a little more dovish than what the market was expecting.

Eric Lascelles

There are some weak spots in the report and that's what the market is responding to.

Jim Robb

I think the market will not really react to it.

Alex Brown

I think the markets will probably be up,

Keira Knightley

I find more interesting roles for women in period pieces. I do personally like watching period films; I think you can really get lost in the fantasy of them.

Kofi Annan

Guatemala is going through the most promising period of its recent history,

Rick Vernon

Going back to the '60's, we're one of the only schools that plays them year in and year out. When you play somebody for that period of time you're going to have that rivalry.

Ariel Sharon

I thought we could reach a period of respite before a cease-fire, ... But this is a war situation we are experiencing now and negotiations for a cease-fire will take place under fire.

Edmund Phelps

I think the 19th century is an extraordinary period with a welling up of creativity and all kinds of experimentation and exploration going on at least until 1940.

Gwen Stefani

I was ... writing that song (with) tears streaming down my face. To me it'sa snapshot of (a) time period of my life, and ... that's the song that kind of took us around the world.

Richard Pennington

He eluded us for a long period of time,

Richard Petty

Never put a question mark where God puts a Period

Travis Barker

I don't like traveling, period. I like being at places and I like going places, but I don't like forms of transportation.

Sasha Roiz

I have this tendency to play these horrible, horrible characters.

Jason Bateman

I have a tendency to evolve into William Shatner, with my big fat face.

Mark Hendrickson

That's always been my tendency the first inning of spring.

Laurie Helgoe

I am very troubled by the tendency to define introverts by what they lack. Introversion is a preference, not a fallback plan.

Dan Shechtman

Israel, in general, should learn from other nations. We have a tendency to teach the world. In many cases, we should learn from the world, because they make advances.

Debbie Ryan

We just went cold. We have a tendency to do that.

Chris Adrian

My natural tendency is to write about zombie bunnies, but one of my first writing teachers got incorporated into my writing superego, and I keep hearing his admonition to make things feel more real the weirder they get.

Beth Walters

We made it interesting. That's what we have a tendency to do, whether we need to or not.

Lyndon B. Johnson

I wrote once every two or three weeks for about a year, ... and then about a year ago, I got an e-mail.

Mark Grindstaff

Joel is real dominant. He didn't have any trouble. He has one loss. All three are undefeated in league.

Chris Edwards

What we had in 16 acres, ... they have in three counties.

Spencer Stewart

Going 30-0 is amazing, but we want three more wins.

Clark Haggans

He's got three rings. There's nothing else you can say.

Robert Sarver

It could be on schedule; it could be three years from now.

Sidney Siller

It could be two or three years away.

Jeff Hironaka

I thought we were able to negate their big three (offensive stars), at least doing enough to frustrate them. At the other end, we were able to get decent, high-percentage shots.

Karen Woodall

We've been trying to get that back for three years.