Famous Quotes & Sayings

Salvatore Satta

His vocation was orderliness, which is the basis of creation. Accordingly, when a letter came, he would turn it over in his hands for a long time, gazing at it meditatively; then he would put it away in a file without opening it, because everything had its own time.

Albert Dunlap

It is obvious the company no longer felt it had a legal basis to pursue its defenses without Al,

Steve Bennett

Intuit had another solid quarter. We beat consensus estimates for pro forma profitability. Our Quicken Loans mortgage business was profitable for the quarter and grew revenue on a year-over-year basis for the first time in four quarters.

Milos Forman

If you look at the natural dispositions of the economies, a union does not make sense. Their economy has an agricultural basis and ours relies a great deal on tourism.

Michael Berry

If you look at the larger companies in the industry, it's a year-round business. It's really a hospitality industry on a year-round basis and we're in the ski business from December to March.

George Young

If you know firefighters like I know firefighters, a voluntary basis means I will put it in my locker and I will think about it ... maybe.

Alan Rifkin

If you look at the four hurricanes last year, which had combined insured losses of $23 billion, both Home Depot and Lowe's benefited by about 100 basis points on their same-store sales,

Art Hogan

I think 50 basis points (one-half percentage point) is a credible consensus estimate for what the Fed does (at its March 20 meeting). Unfortunately, over the last five or six tumultuous trading days, we've talked ourselves into the fact that the Fed cares about equity valuations, but that's not the case.

Michael Holland

I think 50 basis points is built into the market price structure,

Mark Gordon

I think the public has always been fascinated by crime. Crime in American fiction dates from the 20s, 30s and 40s in potboiler novels and film noir, not to mention tabloid journalism. In the past few years, TV just figured out a way to capitalize on that in a different manner.

Tracey Morrill

I thought we played a good game. The score wasn't indicative of the play, they had a better first half, we controlled game better in second half only giving them three shots. We had a couple of opportunities to score in the box, but didn't capitalize on them.

Oscar Goodman

I think we're at the crossroads -- whether we want to be the entertainment capital of the world or a great American city. Our economy is good. Things are so wonderful in Las Vegas and it's time to move to the next level.

George Mirabal

I think all three cities tied in the design, the concept and the capital that was needed. I think it was the way in which the capital was structured that made the difference.

David Trone

It gives them a way to get in the game without having to put capital at risk.

Mark Bloomfield

I think that a capital gains tax cut is very, very doable this year. The only question is not will there be a capital gains tax, but what will it look like.

Parris Glendening

It is imperative that I, as well as our citizens, have complete confidence that the legal process involved in capital cases is fair and impartial,

David Livingstone

I don't expect Albertson's to make any capital improvements in the division.

Barack Obama

I can make a firm pledge, under my plan, no family making less than $250,000 a year will see any form of tax increase. Not your income tax, not your payroll tax, not your capital gains taxes, not any of your taxes.

Hilary Rosen

I think it's a great thing when companies experiment with different models.

Charles Gallagher

What we wanted to do was make succession-planning a process for these companies rather than an event they have to deal with.

Eric Shepcaro

What we find in these statistics is somewhat alarming, that four years after 9-11, a third of companies surveyed still lack these plans. We find that (many) companies that have these plans don't practice them.

Salar Kamangar

I think the next set of media companies are going to be created on the web and that YouTube is going to be a big part of that.

Bill Xia

I think the government is getting increasingly desperate. They're pushing the domestic media and outside companies to openly collaborate with them. They're summoning all their potential partners.

David Sze

I think that the most important thing we look for in partners is that they can help build companies and, you know, we have the - we have the opportunity to do that at different stages.

David Lowe

There is no difficulty with that concept, but not all companies have received the same level of profit.

David Kaslow

We try to pick companies that dominate their niche. So we think there are lots of opportunities to sort of identify pure plays,

David Brady

We try to invest in companies that kids can easily understand and our educational material is targeted to about the 6th grade level. It's all in the presentation I think.

John Atkins

The tech sector should provide a nice hedge from broad-based (outward) spread pressure in 2006, especially in cyclical areas.

David Easthope

You look at Morgan Stanley and its peers, you see a lot of reliance on their proprietary trading desks and a willingness to take on more risk. If the markets are reaching a cyclical peak, which I think they are, profits are at risk when the economy slows down.

Alice Lowe

I was in something called 'Garth Marenghi's Darkplace' which was a real cult comedy; it's sort of a spoof horror sort of thing, and it only ever had one series, but I liked the fact that it only had one series because it's kind of got this little gemlike quality to it that there were only ever six episodes.

Smush Parker

Kobe is always a factor in the game. I don't think Golden State stopped him from scoring the ball. He just got other guys involved in the offense. It was a game Kobe didn't have to force the game until late.

Jeremy Jacobs

Jacques agonized over it. Not so much in a financial way, but it increased our recognition factor - it's become a hook for us.

Robert Sarver

I would say it did surprise me. When I heard Toronto was interested in talking to him, that didn't surprise me. The fact that he wanted to pursue it surprised me.

Steve Martin

He?s already been to the show. I know the intimidation factor will be out of him.

Danilo Pinnock

I think the fact that Pops wasn't out there was really our rallying point because Pops is such a valuable part of this team mentally, physically and emotionally.

Amani Toomer

I think the fact that he had time in the preseason and mini-camps is going to help him a lot in his comeback. This is going to give the other quarterbacks an opportunity to step forward and see who's going to be the backup.

Tom Benson

I think the fact of what San Antonio did for us -- we had no other place to go where something like this was set up -- that's what made this happen.

Tate Donovan

I was a girl who would read magazines and go, 'Oh, my gosh -- look how beautiful. Could I be that thin?' The fact is that's not what's important.

Brad Turner

Jacksonville was faster and Forney was bigger, so we've seen different types of defenses, ... We feel like we can do some things.

Dan Hendricks

He can run, that's all there is to it. There hasn't been any faster horses in the races so far, and the next one there will be and it's a whole new game.

Michael Litzinger

He returned from a mission and got back to good form a lot faster than we expected.

Steve Murdock

If you look in the 1990s, in every one of the 50 states, non-Anglo Hispanic populations grew faster than Anglo populations. It's a very pervasive pattern.

Rhonda Jefferson

In our league, the teams play quicker and set faster so it is hard to defend. We have to raise our tempo, we're not quite there yet.

Paolo Iorio

It has been much faster than they thought ... He must now be extradited within 10 days.

Giorgio Rocca

I'm happy for this podium finish. It was fun. I want to go ever faster as we head to the Olympic Games in Italy.

Jessica Martin

I really want to go in and lift after this. I think I can get faster and improve my vertical jump.

Neal Marshall

I'm really happy with our time (in the quarter-final race). It was faster than the German A-team, which makes us confident.

Carl Pohlad

Kirby's too good a guy to have something like this (stroke) happen.

Kevin Towers

Khalil is an exciting, popular player. We think he's going to have a real good year, offensively and defensively.

Herb Cytyrn

Jake is a very good skier and I wouldn't be surprised if he made it to sectionals.

Bill Walsh

I would say that we made a lot of good trades, but that may have been the best.

Alan Greenspan

Keeping out competitively priced goods would materially lower our standard of living.

Tim Kohs

Kayla can guard any kid in the state and make them miserable. In the past, I've always had one or two kids who raised the level of the team by their intensity at practice and their commitment. McCarthy and Finn are as good as any kids I've had like that.

Ken Auletta

Journalists prize independence, not teamwork. Journalists understand waste is inherent to good journalism ... that good reporting and writing is hard to quantify.

Bobby Cox

John is not 100 percent. But if he's 95 percent, that's good enough.

Hector Garcia

John has pretty good quickness for a big guy,

Robert Rubin

The only certainty is that there is no certainty.

Warren Buffett

Anything can happen anytime in markets. And no advisor, economist, or TV commentator-and definitely not Charlie nor I-can tell you when chaos will occur. Market forecasters will fill your ear but will never fill your wallet.

Warren Buffett

If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things you need.

Benjamin Graham

A speculator gambles that a stock will go up in price because somebody else will pay even more for it.

Peter Lynch

It would be wonderful if we could avoid the setbacks with timely exits, but nobody has figured out how to predict them.

Peter Lynch

The simpler it is, the better I like it.

Peter Lynch

It only takes a handful of big winners to make a lifetime of investing worthwhile.

Peter Lynch

The best stock to buy is the one you already own.

Peter Lynch

Everyone has the brainpower to make money in stocks. Not everyone has the stomach. If you are susceptible to selling everything in a panic, you ought to avoid stocks and mutual funds altogether.

John Collins

I think in some ways those conversations, as well as our overall conversations of the organization and how to make it better, may have spun some rumors out that essentially were tagged to the GM.

Richard Jerram

I think the overall picture is quite positive,

Mike Hultz

He was unbelievable. It was probably the second best, not points-wise, but overall performance I have seen live.

Pat Murphy

I'm disappointed overall in the play of the weekend.

Peter Morgan

The overall trend is still that the recovery is weak. I wouldn't say that this is a turnaround yet.

Willie Randolph

When you don't get calls, then you don't pitches where you want them to be. But overall he pitched pretty well.

Richard Ford

The pace of life feels morally dangerous to me.

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

A comfortable and regulated life is needed for fastest pace of evolution.

Edwin Way Teale

For observing nature, the best pace is a snail's pace.

Sarah Howard

It was weird. I had no idea where I was or what kind of pace I was swimming.

Andy Gray

And then there is the magnificent Thierry Henry - someone who has blistering pace and is unbelievable when he is finishing at his best.

David Frost

British business is disappointed that the MPC felt unable to act more boldly to counter the worsening economic circumstances and the sharp slowdown in the pace of economic activity,.

Christian Slater

I enjoy the process of TV; I like the pace of it; I like the continual work.

Kent Houser

We played it for three quarters at the pace we wanted.

Hal Borland

There is a leisure about walking, no matter what pace you set, that lets down the tension.

Russ Jones

Our rates only go up once a year, and that's in June.

John Seabrook

In the nineteen-eighties, rates of obesity started to rise sharply in the U.S. and around the world. By the nineteen-nineties, obesity reached epidemic proportions.

Richard Bernstein

At the rate it's going right now, profitability will accelerate, but at a very, very slow pace, ... much slower than what's implied by valuation in the market.

Lucy Maud Montgomery

I've always held that early marriage is a sure indication of second-rate goods that had to be sold in a hurry." - Martin Harris

Greg Hymowitz

With rates going higher, I'm staying away from the old-economy stocks.

Chuck Palahniuk

At this rate, we'll never get to the future.

Lawrence Yun

Obviously, many renters have become homeowners as rates have fallen.

Roni Java

That's a very respectable rate for a rural county. We know they're trying to reach 50.

Jill Dougherty

I think one of the misconceptions is that it is fatal. If it's detected early, the five-year survival rate is 95%.

Carlos Parreira

He will stop for two or three weeks, can recover and return in even better condition.

Virginia Satir

I am me and I am okay.

Robin Quivers

I had a major surgery, a major abdominal surgery, and a mass was removed from my pelvic area, and I do have some more recovery to do. But everything seems to be fine.

Kristin Armstrong

Everyone knows I drink a lot of Diet Coke, so...I drink chocolate milk after races as my recovery drink, and you won't ever find me without a peanut butter sandwich in my bag at races or without a jar of peanut butter when I am heading to Europe.

Ashley Judd

I have a very ecumenical faith. I have a very inclusive faith. There's a quote I love from recovery literature that says, "The realm of the spirit is roomy and broad. It is open to all." I've absolutely staked my life on that.

Bernie Siegel

If a person can turn from predicting illness to anticipating recovery, the foundation for cure is laid.

Lady Gaga

Amy [Winehouse] changed pop music forever, I remember knowing there was hope, and feeling not alone because of her. She lived jazz, she lived the blues.

Paul Theroux

Winter is a season of recovery and preparation.

John F. Kennedy

The Federal Budget can and should be made an instrument of prosperity and stability, not a deterrent to recovery.

Chris Sienko

I think we see her as a 3. We're pretty sound at the 1-2 positions.

Elvis Costello

I didn't want it to sound like a pastiche of Andersen,

Richard Ayoade

With a live performance, you feel nervous because there's a sense it could do well or badly based on how well you are performing, whereas the only variable with a film premiere is technical, which invariably you have very little control over, whether the sound is good, whether the acoustics of the room are good.

Ron Chernow

That strategy of buy and hold, which is the sound and sensible one for the individual, can have very dangerous and perverse effects for the market as a whole.

Reynolds Price

The sound of story is the dominant sound of our lives.

Raymond Chandler

She was the music heard faintly on the edge of sound.

William Howard Taft

The policy of dollar diplomacy is one that appeals alike to idealistic humanitarian sentiments, to dictates of sound policy, and strategy, and to legitimate commercial aims.

Tyrese Gibson

Excuses sound best to the person that's making 'em up!

Rod Serling

If it sounds good as you say it, likely as not it'll sound good when an actor's saying it.

Arnold Schwarzenegger

know that there has to be a spending limit.

William S. Burroughs

If, after spending time with a person, you feel as though you've lost a quart of plasma, avoid that person in the future.

Elizabeth Hurley

Spending time outdoors makes you feel great.

William J. H. Boetcker

You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than you earn.

Leon Wieseltier

I was not interested in spending 10 years in the culture wars.

Carmen Busquets

I was always into fashion, and used to go on spending sprees when I was a university student in Miami. My father would be furious, but I would always say, 'It was an emergency! I had a party to go to!'

Richard P. Feynman

The inside of a computer is as dumb as hell but it goes like mad!

Tyler Cowen

apart from the seemingly magical Internet, life in broad material terms isn't so different from what it was in 1953... The wonders portrayed in 'The Jetsons,' the space-age television cartoon from the 1960s, have not come to pass... Life is better and we have more stuff, but the pace of change has slowed down...

Richard Foreman

I see within us all (myself included) the replacement of complex inner density with a new kind of self—evolving under the pressure of information overload and the technology of the ‘instantly available’.

Richard Powers

I think that if the novel's task is to describe where we find ourselves and how we live now, the novelist must take a good, hard look at the most central facts of contemporary life - technology and science.

Samuel Wilson

One of the biggest challenges to medicine is the incorporation of information technology in our practices.

Robert M. Pirsig

The test of the machine is the satisfaction it gives you. There isn't any other test. If the machine produces tranquility it's right. If it disturbs you it's wrong until either the machine or your mind is changed.

Zhang Ziyi

Working in Hollywood, it's clear the more money you have, the more technology you can get. So you can build a whole Japanese set. Only in Hollywood!

Marc Benioff

The only constant in the technology industry is change.

Narendra Modi

Pro-active good governance aims beyond short-term requirement keeping in mind the long-term needs such as the use of clean technology and in preparedness and mitigating climate change fallout etc.

Oriana Fallaci

It must be terribly lonely to be a king instead of a man.

Antony Gormley

I feel terribly misunderstood; I feel terribly misunderstood.