Famous Quotes & Sayings

Rick Wagoner

Any time GM and UAW has something going on, we're all curious about how that may affect us,

Fadela Chaib

An outbreak of cholera, affecting probably several hundreds of people, is occurring,

O. Singh

As far as I know, the hotel project at Providence, close to the stadium, has enough cement in supply at the site. The shortage is basically affecting the small man rather than big companies.

Todd France

As far as Ronnie hurting himself, we are aware of how it could affect him. It has affected guys differently over the years and you cannot predict the future. ... Bottom line, we have always wanted to get this deal done ASAP and Ronnie has been working out very hard everyday.

Chris Warren

As far as contests go, this is the last big event of the season. It's affects us greatly. Normally, we don't get as much walk-in traffic.

Eddie Jones

As a team the increased fuel costs, naturally, affect your budget. Figure this: the transporter that we run gets about 6 1/2 to 7 miles per gallon at best, 4 1/2 at worst. Obviously, the increased fuel cost makes a considerable difference, especially with all of these trips we're making to the West Coast now.

Mark Billingham

As crime writers, we put these characters, year after year, book after book, through the most horrendous trauma, dealing with grief and death and loss and violence. We can't pretend that these things don't affect these characters; they have to. If they don't, then you're essentially writing cartoons.

Brian Mitchell

As a place of some resources we had a responsibility to reach out to those who were affected by Hurricane Katrina.

Dean Duerst

As a group, I don't think it was our best effort. It is always tough to tie. It was a very exciting game and both teams could have won it. Our first-half performance was a level down and it affected the outcome of the game. We need to learn from that. We definitely came back in the second half and played with a lot more energy. It was a great battle.

Charles Adams

Any exposed piping, go ahead and cover it with foam insulation.

Ian Shepherdson

As far as we can tell, confidence now seems to have run a bit ahead of the improvement in the stock market, and the failure of the Nasdaq and Dow to make further progress in recent weeks makes it doubtful that confidence will continue to rise at the May pace. The sharp rise in unemployment is likely to become a negative factor, too.

Susan Kalla

As far as technological innovation they are ahead of the Bells. Whether they can leverage the technology to put them on an even position with the Bells -- it's possible but not probable.

David Goodwin

As developers, we have to keep a little ahead of the game, ... This is an area that's on the move.

Priscilla Feral

As far as a tourism boycott which I had called off, it will be organized again. As much as we are floored to get the news, we are determined to go ahead and keep working.

Michael J. Anderson

As good as 'Twin Peaks' was, and I mean, it's a superb work that's way ahead of its time, and we've never caught up, and we never will... I mean, we will never catch up to 'Twin Peaks.'

Michael Cuggino

As a general rule, techs got ahead of themselves last year. There's a 'priced to perfection' mentality with tech now.

Kimberly Harris

The bottom line is we are working to give our customers and our utility more energy independence. Over the long term we're trying to shield our customers, as much as we can, from the financial stings an unstable energy market can inflict. The way to do that, we believe, is to plan ahead -- to invest now and secure the energy resources and infrastructure needed to serve our region long into the future.

Phil Singer

The bottom line is that if you're an average American, it's pretty hard to get heard by George Bush and get ahead in today's economy. But if you're a big contributor, or a powerful corporate interest, you get heard loud and clear.

Lynn Collins

People are very cautious about what they take to make sure plenty is left over for others.

Sunil Reddy

Companies are cautious and are slowly increasing information technology investments. It's not going gangbusters, just steady,

Michael Wallace

Despite our expectations for slight growth this year, we remain cautious on the industry heading into 2006 due to the transition.

Jackson Wong

Speculation about a generous dividend payout is helping support the stock. But investors remain cautious about CLP due to uncertainties surrounding talks with the government over the scheme of controls and other related regulations governing the sector.

Steven Milunovich

Tepid company guidance makes us cautious in extrapolating.

Jan Vandemoortele

Perhaps for the first time since Oct. 8, there is a sense of cautious optimism in the humanitarian community. The job is colossal, but there is a feeling that this is a doable job. It is not mission impossible.

Jennifer Gordon

The roads are treacherous not only for the people who are trying to get back and forth from their homes but also for the emergency personnel, ... We're being very cautious on what we send them out on, whether it's something that can wait or whether it's something that really has to be dealt with right away.

Dan Grasser

This is an exciting time of the year for our students and they are often not as cautious as they should be. Motorists need to step up and take the lead in the safety of our students.

Ozan Akcin

This is something to be concerned about. I don't think investors have been particularly cautious just yet.

Jim Cook

Our direction from (supervisors) has been to facilitate the effort, and there lies why we are putting up $1.3 million.

Chad Reed

This was a step in the right direction for me. I will take it any way I can get it. Something told me it was going to get ugly tonight.

David Watson

Be prepared. The stress and the pressure can make you run in all sorts of directions for any job out there.

Steven Thomas

feel comfortable with the direction the district is taking, but we're not satisfied.

Jack Templeton

Father's hot-button issue is donor intent. Foundations are too often taken in a radical direction.

Helen Johnston

The plans and the policies that are set out are generally in the right direction but where we have been less successful is being able to drive through the implementation.

Henry David Thoreau

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

I find the great thing in this world is, not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving.

Craig Brown

Men know something that women don't know. Never ask directions of a stranger.

Andrew Walker

Luke's been an outstanding editor-in-chief. Throughout the year, he's always been greatly supportive to me.

Larry King

If asked, I would be greatly honored to stay on,

Jimmy Smits

John was a true pillar of a man, he set the stage for kindness and generosity. His humor and smile were infectious, he will be greatly missed.

John Greene

For many years, the Taft name in Ohio has been greatly respected. The Tafts were men of sober and conservative temperament. They were somewhat seen as stodgy, but they were men of principle and integrity.

Mike Falbo

No one wants to sour the IPO market. That will make investors nervous.

Brett Gallagher

After a big up day like you had yesterday, you have to have some digestion. Once things run up by a big amount, then investors have to step back.

Yasuo Yabe

Right now the market is rather quiet, but it will be a problem when investors return after the New Year and trade volume increases.

Christine Benz

That's what we've been telling investors all along.

Kevin Rose

I want to be known as one of the most accurate investors that ever lived.

Peter Peterson

The time has come for investors to speak up.

Scott Adams

I'm primarily just an investor.

Hideo Mizutani

Share prices were weaker as many investors are keenly awaiting the machinery orders (figures).

Mo Ibrahim

Celtel established a mobile phone network in Africa at a time when investors told me that there was no market for mobile phones there.

Yingxi Yu

Technical trends are looking very strong and people find it very risky to go short right now. I think that's why the rally has been continuing.

Wayne Gandy

It was the normalcy we've been looking for.

Mike Browning

You're looking at the young guys. You're not looking to win, just to get a win.

Chuck Koons

We're looking for what we could do that was ecologically sound.

Eva Simons

Sometimes when I'm dancing and don't put in enough hairspray, I wind up looking like a... what's the animal with needles? Porcupine.

Jeff Bryant

We really don't know our starters yet, or where everyone will play. We're looking for the right combinations.

Robert Wood

We've seen the report and are looking into it.

Robin Wagner

At that particular time, I was looking for something in her that maybe she wasn't ready to give me.

Nick Vujicic

If you're looking for happiness in things, you'll never find it.

Michael McLaughlin

(Dell) is positioned in a market that is rapidly going to grow.

John Patrick

The target market is for people who have not been entrenched in Web culture.

Jeff Mortimer

The surprise of the quarter was really the strength of small-cap market when most pundits were saying it's time to switch to large-cap. Large-cap was positive for the quarter, but the real money was made in small caps.

Arthur Levitt

The tension between centrality, on the one hand, and competition, on the other, is probably the oldest of all market structure issues.

Mark Urman

The movie was going to be a big hit. Of course, that was a perfect illustration of what market research does. It tells you what you don't need to know and is often very misleading.

Edmund Daukoru

The oil market has remained well-supplied with crude.

Richard Herring

So they have to be outwardly directed. And the North American market is the richest market, so its not too surprising that they are making acquisitions here.

Felix Kulov

Russian investors? presence in the Kyrgyz market is vital

Kenneth Sheinberg

Right now the trend is up but we're getting very overbought. The market is susceptible to any pullback.

Marcus Williams

I waited it out, but I was tired.

David Troyer

Right now we're waiting on them and they're waiting on us.

Willie Randolph

Right now, we just have to wait and see. But it doesn't look too good.

Chris Ferris

This is one of the fundamental specifications the world has been waiting for,

Brian Austin Green

As of right now, I'm still waiting to meet Halle Berry. And she is single.

C. S. Lewis

If we let ourselves, we shall always be waiting for some distraction or other to end before we can really get down to our work.

Craig Ferguson

I can't wait to see the debate between Ryan and Joe Biden. Biden is said to be already trying out different strategies. So far the one that Obama likes is where Biden pretends to have food poisoning and they cancel the debate.

Bradley Whitford

Infuse your life with action...

Eckhart Tolle

The ego is just waiting to identify with anything. Whether it's your misery or being a great meditator, it seeks some identification.

Jerry Jensen

put out fires, not to watch them burn.

Brian Jacques

Shake paws, count your claws, You steal mine, I'll borrow yours. Watch my whiskers, check both ears. Robber foxes have no fears.

Erinn Hayes

I used to watch 'Grey's Anatomy' pretty religiously.

Erik Estrada

I like to watch the Fox News Network. I like 'Nightline.' I like to watch 'The Sopranos,' of course. That is one of my favorite shows. 'Entourage' is another one. I like 'The Shield.'

Elizabeth Scott

Please. If you were mostly dead in the middle of the road I'd obviously stop. And then I'd watch you die." Kate to Will

Jane Elliot

My guilty pleasure is 'Revenge.' I've watched it from the very first episode.

Dennis Quaid

I've done so many movies that when I see them I don't really watch them.

Bono

You've got to watch the politics of AIDS. The politics of AIDS can work both for and against the victims of AIDS.

Ben Katchor

I never wore a watch. I always depend on public clocks, and stores have clocks, but that is strange.