Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Chandler

The simple fact that the trade sector has ceased to be a significant drag on growth will be enough to convince the Bank of Canada to move on September 7 (and beyond).

If you're robbing a bank and you're pants fall down, I think it's okay to laugh and to let the hostages laugh too, because, come on, life is funny.

Helio Ozaki

The central bank has made clear it won't let the real appreciate. The real won't strengthen as long as the bank continues to sell contracts and buy dollars.

Annette Beacher

The central bank has identified the triggers that will make it raise rates. We don't think those things will happen.

Yu Yongding

The central bank could scrap the way it automatically determines the closing rate of the yuan and determine it on its own.

Nick Kounis

The figures continue the recent run of reports suggesting that underlying inflationary pressures remain muted. They suggest the bank does have room to cut rates if growth disappoints going forward.

Yoshimasa Maruyama

The figures are a sign that bank lending will probably start to show year-on-year rises in the January-March quarter.

Peter Ueberroth

The financial condition when the new board was elected was very unattractive. We were surprised to find that major bank loans were necessary to fund 'ongoing operations', and that the United States Olympic Committee was basically in debt.

Robert Levine

The first letter I received was that they froze my bank account, my checking account.

Yi Xianrong

It is a clear signal to the property market that the central government has the determination and the means to curb investments and housing prices.

Larry Freed

During this critical stage in the holiday shopping season, online retailers face huge challenges to maintaining high satisfaction. Those who aren't able to meet customer expectations online during the last week or two of the holiday shopping season risk the long-term impact of lessened customer loyalty during the weeks and quarters to come.

Peter Yesawich

This speaks volumes about the challenges contemporary families have simply coordinating schedules . . . and the premium they place on the increasingly limited leisure time they spend together.

Lita Ford

Last night we challenged him in front of the whole team because I think in the last few games he didn't give us the games he should have. He responded and that's what I'm excited about. Some guys can't take getting called out in front of the team, but the guys that can use it as a motivational factor come out with games like he had tonight.

Reed Sorenson

I think the main challenge will be running 800 miles every weekend, but I'm looking forward to it. I think I needed to run both, just being a (Busch series) rookie last year. There'll be times when I wish I hadn't done it, but I needed to do it so I'll live with the decision.

Lloyd Carr

His greatest strength is that he's smart, ... The most difficult part about trying to evaluate quarterbacks is determining whether or not they'll be able to embrace the pressure. Matt comes from an excellent background. He's been in a high-school program that had more exposure than any program in the country. He made it very clear he was excited about the challenge of playing in a program like this.

Charles Bush

I'm sympathetic with their concerns. Many of them are single heads of households when it's a particular challenge for them.

Richard Adams

I'm not sure they had slowed down enough to process it. That's the challenge for people in ministry.

Eddie Gran

I'm hoping it has been fatigue. When we challenge him, he's done a great job.

Curt Miller

I'm happy for our program and our community. Our players deserve credit for stepping up to each challenge and test throughout the season.

I wish I had a dollar for every time I spent a dollar, because then, Yahoo!, I'd have all my money back.

Warren Buffett

The policies that we're following are likely to lead to a weaker dollar over a long period of years. It's not a forecast for next week, or next month or even next year.

Harvey Pekar

It didn't take long to establish myself, as far as people thinking my work was good. They liked it from the start.

George Orwell

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establish a dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolution in order to establish the dictatorship.

Niki Lauda

Vienna is the gate to Eastern Europe.

Salvador Dali

Democratic governments are not suited to the publication of the thunderous revelations I am in the habit of making. The unpublished parts will appear later ... when Europe will have restored its traditional monarchies.

John Sifton

The truth does not lie with the Human Rights Watch. It lies with Poland, Romania and all the governments in Europe which might have information about these activities.

Bobby Knight

I just love the game of basketball so much. The game! I don't need the 18,000 people screaming and all the peripheral things. To me, the most enjoyable part is the practice and preparation.

Bobby Howard

We were leading 7-2 in the game. We just didn't get it done.

Scott Walker

My problem with public sector union leaders, the bosses, has been they stood in the way of protecting the taxpayer.

Burt Flickinger

Retail planning has a very long lead time and it's tightly controlled,

Char Miller

In the past, with a different mayor, Nelson Wolff was the lead player. Look at Toyota.

Lars Tatom

In one month I had my first lead and in three months I was director. It was serendipitous.

DeJuan Blair

I'm willing to lead this team by my play. I know I've got to step it up.

Sophie B. Hawkins

I'm not the kind that could lead the millionaire lifestyle. I've got a truck, and I've got my bike. I've got a lovely Labrador and two kitty-cats. I live very modestly.

Frank Clark

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't lead anywhere.

Bobby Labonte

If we start off and we're not in the top 10, we're going to be there before long,