Famous Quotes & Sayings

Reed Hundt

As a result of this order and the WTO agreement, we predict that the average price of an international call will drop from 88 cents today to 20 cents five years from now,

Brad Soderberg

The bottom line is, we didn't make shots. It's just disappointing that we played as well as we did defensively, and yet it's a 10-point loss. And we missed free throws. It's just not good enough if you want to beat good teams. You've got to play complete basketball, not just defend, not just rebound, it's got to be complete. We're either going to get it or we're going to continue to be a .500 team. We're either going to figure it out or remain an average program.

Tom Potiowsky

Average wages are now growing at about the same level of inflation. And as the economy continues to expand, we expect this trend to continue to improve.

Duane Campbell

Average is probably about 10 hours of effort to be able to ride around the block.

Scott Pattee

Average is a matter of perspective, and this year, average is looking pretty good.

James Knightley

Average earnings growth was far softer than anticipated. It remained at 3.5% ... and is well below the 4.5% rate that the Bank of England has in the past considered compatible with its inflation forecast.

Mike Pence

Average Americans in all 50 states are reaching into their pocketbooks and investing in relief and recovery efforts. The power and symbol of members of Congress doing that, regardless of the size of the contribution, could be very important.

James A. Moore

Back in my younger years, I read an average of a book a day. That was when I was going to school full time and working a job after school 30 hours or more a week.

John Hooper

As long as the results are there, it probably won't change. If there's an impact in buying from my customers, I'll act accordingly. For the average person out there, they're probably starting to feel it.

Fred Ketchen

Bank mergers are probably not high on the list of priorities of the new government.

Fritz Elmendorf

Banking was never free because consumers were not getting a market rate on their savings and were paying a lot more for loans.

Richard Peterson

Banking has been the driving force in mergers and acquisitions this year. With over $1 trillion in all U.S. deals, about $250 billion have been in the banking sector.

Edmund Mierzwinski

Bank fees are still increasing and big banks are charging bigger fees. It's a serious problem for consumers.

Ogden Nash

Bankers are just like everyone else only richer.

Pichai Lertsupongkit

Bank blue chips were hurt by the concerns that they may not meet target loan growth this year in this environment of political uncertainties and high oil prices.

Jonathan Raymond

Banks will fee you to death. If you bounce a check, the bank has a policy to re-post the check three more times to see if it will be paid. If it continues to bounce they charge a $30 overdraft every time. So, one bounced check will rack up $90 for the bank.

Francis Lun

Bank stocks were lifted today due to better than expected earnings from Bank of East Asia, but interest rate worries hurt property stocks.

Masaki Iso

Bank stocks have become a core holding for foreigners because Japan's economic recovery is looking increasingly sustainable.

Glenn Carrin

As a result, places in the Southeast, like Atlanta, are having quite a wet time of it, and we are getting nothing. There's not much in the way of relief for the next 10 days, and January through March show below normal predictions.

Andy Bryant

During the last month or so, those sea surface temperatures have been below normal, further enhancing what we have been seeing.

Brian Reilly

I've managed to save so much because I live below my means.

Pichai Lertsupongkit

Technical signs are also not very positive after the index fell below the previous technical support of 735 Wednesday, which triggered continued selling.

Louis Mazzucchelli

The wild card here is if they can rebuild their consumer franchise. In order to do that, they need to have some aggressively priced products below $1,000 in the marketplace for Christmas of next year. I think they can do that.

Steve Taylor

That's kind of what everyone is waiting for. If we settle below $60 by the end of the week we may see some further pressure on prices.

Andrew Harrington

The reason being inventories remain strong in the U.S. Prices might fall below $60 this week.

Bob Dinneen

Ethanol makes up only 10 percent of a gallon of gasoline. If gasoline prices are up 36 cents, then ethanol would only make up 3.6 cents of that. And 85 percent of users have long-term contracts that are significantly below the spot-market prices.

Ryan Kolb

Brookings has had a real good streak in the last few years. They have a good program. Sioux Falls has been coming on lately. They worked their way into fourth in the league standings in the last month and a half. They were seeded below us for most of the season.

Andy May

The way it's designed, it's compatible for most suburban office users.

Luke Ford

The way the play was written originally is that in the end Henry Higgins and Eliza separate because they aren't compatible because of Eliza's feminist views. They wanted a happier ending for the musical.

Jonathan Todd

There is also the possibility that we won't have all the necessary technical information so that competitors will be able to make a product that is compatible with Vista.

Rebecca MacKinnon

The critical question is: How do we ensure that the Internet develops in a way that is compatible with democracy?

Jim Ferree

Obviously it's not something compatible with oil and gas activity.

David Cohen

It is a great opportunity for family members who want to donate but are not compatible with their own family member to be able to donate.

Matthias Egger

Our study powerfully illustrates the interplay and cumulative effect of different sources of bias. We acknowledge that to prove a negative is impossible, but we have shown that the effects seen in placebo-controlled trials of homeopathy are compatible with the placebo-hypothesis.

Hans Jonas

Act so that the effects of your actions are compatible with the permanence of genuine human life.

Donald Rumsfeld

We should upgrade out military ties compatible to the national relationship,

David Harcharik

Avian flu should not be considered a human health issue, but a human- and animal-health issue.

Malcolm Speed

Australia, Bermuda, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, UAE and the West Indies have indicated their intention to be considered as hosts for an inaugural Twenty20 event while England, Hong Kong, Nepal and Scotland have also expressed an interest in hosting future events.

Bill Cherpak

I've never seen Nate play a better game - ever. I told him before the game: 'If you want to be considered a big-time player, this is where you do it. I saw Nate take control of that huddle in the last drive. He took over.

Petro Poroshenko

I understand that my presence in the position ... could be considered possible pressure on the investigation (into the corruption allegations).

Dave Gould

They are an icon of the '50s, ... It was considered a friendly, comfortable American sports car,

Steve Terry

This is a significant trophy trout fishery, there's a number of trout, 10 pound plus, which is considered trophy size in New Zealand so it's quite significant.

Scott Carney

This is probably the first time I have considered it.

Dan Fisher

This game meant so much more than a playoff game. We considered it the state championship for northern Michigan.

Len Klepack

This course is considered the Yankee Stadium of our sport. It will be a great experience.

Jan Leroy

The mood is very positive. Earnings are supportive.

William Hummer

The third quarter earnings have been fairly well received and I think there will be anticipation that fourth-quarter earnings could be better than expected,

Barry Hyman

The moves in media stocks are never earnings based.

Jack Ablin

Right now, we have this positive confluence of earnings and economic news that has been propelling the market.

Jim Volk

Right now the perception is we are not going to get the earnings recovery we thought we were going to get.

Takashi Ushio

Right now the market is showing a positive reaction to yesterday's earnings results.

Takashi Ushio

Right now, the market is showing a positive reaction to yesterday's earnings results. But investors are also in something of a wait-and-see mood, as we have earnings from industrial electronics firms tomorrow.

Brian Gendreau

Practically in every quarter lately, we've had this feeling that we're at the peak, this is it, no more growth. That's why you see a lot of volatility but, ultimately, the Dow or the other indexes end up not having moved much. But one day we may see earnings growth decelerate, and it could be this year.

Rick Meckler

It was too much for the market to overcome. Otherwise, it could have been an even better year profit-wise if so much of (companies') earnings weren't deflected into energy costs.

Dwayne Peel

People say there is a lot of expectation on the England side but I can't speak for them. We are just concentrating on ourselves and doing our homework. I think we have been doing that pretty well and we can look forward to going there.

Rob Andrew

Nowadays there are too many players who can't get a contract elsewhere, who come to England and just take the money.

Lawyer Milloy

The way the Patriots tried to back me into a corner. It didn't show a lot on their part, ... New England tried to squeeze me with a last-minute deal, so we took a risk and went on the market.

Jane Austen

But are they all horrid, are you sure they are all horrid? [Referring to Gothic novels, fashionable in England at the beginning of the 19th century, but frowned upon in polite society.]

Jim Calhoun

When I walk down with Cousy I'm walking in as the face of New England as the face of so many people who weren't fortunate enough to get into what I got into.

Rupert Brooke

And think, this heart, all evil shed away, / A pulse in the eternal mind, no less / Gives somewhere back the thoughts by England given.

Ryan Giggs

England got the luck this time, but if we keep producing performances like that it'll come our way,

Andrew Eldritch

I still like being in North of England and I keep a place there. But there are a lot of things about the Continent that are to be preferred. The social institutions work better, women have a better position in society and the food is another thing.

Zach Galligan

I love England and I love English culture, particularly English pop culture.

Paul Gregg

As far as Wayne Rooney's concerned, I am pleased to inform you that he reported for training at the start of the season on Monday,

Randy Julander

As far as water supply is concerned, we're looking at a great year.

Frank Culbertson

As far as waiting or going, you can't wait on the ground for something else to happen. It looks like the situation is stable.

Tim Allen

As far as trucking in snow, we don't have the money.

Kevin Atticks

As far as tourists, (Worcester County) can't be beat.

Jim Dyke

As far as this week is concerned, you've seen this process move forward and that's important, and you have learned more about her judicial philosophy and her qualifications and her experiences, all important considerations for senators.

Kate Ziegler

As far as the world record goes, it still seems so far away from me, ... As far as the world championships . . . I'm just so happy how it's gone.

Shantel Rivard

As far as the type of goals that went in, she wasn't looking sharp.

Tony Stewart

As far as the to-do list is concerned, it's the No. 1 thing. The last two years, I've led enough laps to win the whole race outright.

Naeem Wahid

People are unwinding growth expectations and interest rate expectations,

Ray Rund

People are taking this as a signal. In this case, it's kind of pro-growth stock. The Nasdaq has the most growth stocks, and when interest rates stabilize, or go down, people start to think of growth as being worth more.

Terrence Gabriel

People feel the growth is there whether you push rates up to 6.50 percent or 6.80 percent.

David Manning

Of the various alternatives, this one was the growth story more than any others.

Jesper Koll

The moment American growth slows down below, say, 2 percent, trade pressures are not just something that we talk about but are something that are really going to hit policy makers.

Harold S. Geneen

Do you want my one-word secret of happiness? It's growth - mental, financial, you name it.

Harold Geneen

Do you want my one-word secret of happiness -- It's growth -- mental, financial, you name it.

Alan Greenspan

a process that has undoubtedly improved national productivity growth and standards of living.

David Martin

The seniors have their own settings, which shows the growth and improvement they've made over the last three years.

Glenn Miller

There's no question that inflation has occurred, and $75 million is not the same today as it was then. That said, from where we sit, what's past is past.

Irene Cheung

From March, the year-on-year inflation rate will probably come off quite substantially.

Will Rogers

Invest in inflation. It is the only thing going up.

Richard Yamarone

Inflation pressures are rising, but at a subdued pace.

Glenn Hubbard

Inflation pressures are quite modest in the United States. I don't think inflation will be a problem this year, or next year, even with the rate cuts.

Robert Parry

It's risky just to sit back and wait for an upward trend in inflation to show up before we do something,

Anirvan Banerji

There will be a time when inflation will turn around.

Hiroshi Arano

Worldwide, inflation is going to be the big story next year. For Japan, that's going to be a big positive.

Bruce Alston

We're seeing a tickling of inflation in the pipeline but it's not going to be passed on to the consumer.

John Allen

As pope, he has to be the pastor of everyone.

Michael Fincke

Space has shown us over the past years that things aren't always what we expect, and that we need to be ready.

Orlando Bloom

Now my favourite pastime is to take a bath with my son.

Demis Nikolaidis

The work we have done the past two years is now visible and we will play to win.

Jay Shows

This is something we've been working toward since the past year. It's not really much of a change.

Stuart Sternberg

This is the day we pointed to. It's optimistic. It's enthusiastic. It's exciting. Really, on a scale of 1-10 of expectations, it's past a 10. It's just great, just wonderful.

Robert Esche

That's in the past. I don't really want to talk about that.

Jaret Wright

You're going to think about it. Once you're out there, you've got to play the game. Everything is in the past after that.

Brett Favre

Even in past years, when I wasn't in the Super Bowl, I wished I was.

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.

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.

Leon Black

Different industries have different risks and growth rates and volatility.

Ali Babacan

Turkey does not have an official exchange rate target.

John Parsons

The (property tax) rate stays the same, but the taxes go up all the time.

Glenn Thomas

We'll probably have to look at some rate increases.