Famous Quotes & Sayings

Michael Gavin

Going forward, we expect the economy to show positive year-on-year and seasonally adjusted rates in the quarters ahead, but the 1.8 percent Central Bank estimate appears to have more downside than upside risk at the moment.

Julius James

It is a big adjustment. The higher you go the faster you have to play, the less time you have to react. You have to be mentally adjusted to the rapid changes.

Randy Mayes

I think the opposing coaches had a lot of respect for him. Biggest thing he had to get used to was playing every down and pass blocking. And he adjusted to both of those well.

Connie Clark

I thought we grew a lot mentally. We were challenged to make sure we adjusted mentally.

Debbie Ryan

I thought that we really adjusted well from the first half to the second half, which is a good indication of how well these kids do at adjusting. We did a much better job of defending penetration and we got on the boards a lot better.

Gary Barnett

I thought our defense was on the ball. We had a good plan and sort of knew what they were going to do. I thought we tackled well. They had one new formation for us, and only a couple of new plays. The kids adjusted to (those) pretty well.

Don Shows

I thought our defense adjusted real well to what Ruston was doing. Ruston looked good on that first drive, but the defense picked it up after that.

Cari Strange

I think we're peaking at the right time, and we adjusted decently tonight. One of our goals was to win a couple games in the playoffs. The kids worked really hard, and different girls have been stepping us for us in each game.

Ron Artest

I think when I got Defensive Player of the Year I was playing great defense. Last year when they implemented those new rules, I was still playing very good defense. I just have to get adjusted to the NBA style of play. It will be fine because I can still slide my feet.

John Scott

Jack brings that year of college experience to us and will be a huge asset to our inside line backing corps and special teams.

James Stokes

Kenneth is back with a vengeance. He can be an asset to this team, and this week (in practice) he's been an asset.

Don Waddell

Keith's knowledge of the U.S. program will be a tremendous asset to us. We're extremely pleased to have him as part of the staff.

Kevin Hassett

I think it is very dangerous to enter a new world in which every purchase of an American asset by a foreign entity is scrutinized by the government.

Tyrone Johnson

He can shoot the ball just as well as anyone. He's got a lot of offensive talents. His brilliance combined with his willingness to learn has been an asset to our program. His numbers have improved, and I expect him to pick it up more during the postseason.

Rep. Gannon

He is such an asset to our delegation. He is the go-to person for all of these issues.

John Hackworth

He'll be a huge asset for USF. He has great size, is technically very gifted and brings a great work ethic to their program.

Paul LaViolette

What we get is diversification for Boston Scientific and growth, and we get that through CRM. Clearly, CRM is the key asset here.

Richard Greenfield

Here is an asset that investors have very much given up on,

Stephen Hunter

Now, I am about to be nailed as the man who disliked 'Howl's Moving Castle.' Lord, give me strength! Also, IT, please disconnect the e-mail thing.

Richard Williams

There is a huge disconnect between the magnitude of what is likely to happen with earnings and what stocks have already discounted,

Mario Van Peebles

If you sort of treat the environment in sort of this mechanical, industrial way that there's a disconnect between man and the environment, it's very easy to treat people that way.

Paul O'Neill

In our history we have seen times when there is a disconnect between the stock market and the fundamental productive power of our economy, ... The reality is that our economy remains solid, and our recovery is well under way.

Mark Shapiro

I just think there was a disconnect when the White Sox got out to such a big lead.

Gene Taylor

The disconnect was, people thought there was some federal expertise out there. There wasn't. Not from you.

Kurt Gurley

The disconnect is not between us and forecasters, it's between us and people in general.

David Joy

There seems to be a wide disconnect between the headline growth numbers and individual perception about the relative health of the economy.

Russell Feingold

There seems to be a disconnect between the rhetoric in Washington about what this is all about and what we hear here.

Steve Schmidt

Kerry's economic policies would raise taxes on minority small-business owners, whose numbers are steadily increasing as a result of the President's pro-growth policies. Under President Bush's leadership, a majority of minority families are homeowners for the first time in history.

Bernard Baumohl

Katrina has shaken the very foundations of the U.S. economic expansion when it ruined much of America's energy infrastructure, ... While a recession is unlikely, the probability of stagflation has greatly increased with inflation moving higher even as the economy slows.

Zhang Guobao

It also delivers substantial economic and environmental results, alleviating poverty.

Ken Robinson

You create your life, and you can recreate it, too. In times of economic downturn and uncertainty, it's more important than ever to look deep inside yourself to fathom the sort of life you really want to lead and the talents and passions that can make that possible.

Alan Johnson

Having the Blazers in Portland is important to the whole region and the state. The economic impact the Blazers organization has is very significant. And when you think about their payroll and what taxes they pay locally, it's a huge factor.

Larry Goldstein

Goldstein said. ''There does seem to be some lessons learned. Whether they are economic lessons or political lessons, or some combination of the two, I don't know.

John Hill

Gold prices have been resurgent, following oil, inflation data, and fretting over global economic imbalances.

Mitsushige Akino

Good economic reports provided us a relief and I expect stocks will rebound from yesterday's losses.

Tomoko Fujii

Good economic figures will surely be euro supportive. The euro-zone economy is expanding faster than expected.

Warwick McKibbin

He's a very well trained economist like Greenspan...so I don't think there will be a problem with the transition.

Glenn Loury

I was a hot commodity, ... Being African-American didn't hurt me - I was one of the leading young theoretical economists of the generation.

Jim Bunning

I know there are 20 economists out there who could do the job.

Christopher Low

Economists were expecting that the Fed would either remove the warning about asymmetric risks toward inflation or judgment that further tightening might be necessary. Of course, the Fed did neither.

George Stigler

Economists exert a minor and scarcely detectable influence on the societies in which they live

Lakshman Achuthan

The not-too-hot, not-too-cold 'Goldilocks' economy envisaged by many economists could turn out to be a mirage.

Nelson DeMille

I read 'Time', 'Newsweek' and 'The Economist'.

Carl Tannenbaum

It's a big surprise and another puzzle for economists to try to figure out.

James Glassman

Usually economists are figuring things out after the fact, especially the Fed chairman.

Mark Cliffe

His reputation as an arch-dove on inflation is rather misleading.

Philip Shaw

Last month's inflation report ... (was) about as strong an endorsement of steady rates as one is likely to see.

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 Brusca

Inflation is very contained; it's not going anywhere.

Leonard Kaplan

Inflation is screaming. All you have to do is look at your life and what it costs.

Clyde Prestowitz

Inflation is just not a problem in this economy.

Annette Beacher

Inflation is going the wrong way, from 3.2 to 3.4 per cent.

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,

Jim Robb

I think the market will not really react to it.

Alex Brown

I think the markets will probably be up,

Bill Sutherland

I think the market kind of got walloped by the Merck verdict on Friday, and this may be a reflex rally we're seeing now.

David Briggs

I think the market is trying to make up its mind,

Brett Gallagher

I think the market is just biding its time, and we're going to have these back-and-forth days.

Alex Brown

I think the markets will probably be up,

Alan Levenson

I think they have sent a message that I'm surprised that they wanted to send to the market. I think the markets are seeing the neutral directive and they are saying, 'Well, they're done,' which I think is wrong.

Mary Schapiro

I don't feel any pressure at all to go along with anybody. I feel pressure to do the right thing for U.S. markets and U.S. investors.

David Pursell

The markets will treat it like it's Tyrannosaurus rex, but bigger.

Linda Jay

The markets really are little overdone to the upside.

Felix Boni

The markets here and in the U.S. have been moving in the same direction. Today they're up, and moves in Mexico are stronger.

Robert Metcalfe

The markets for the products are huge. If you can get it right, it's really a market that's infinite.

Andrea Williams

The markets are with him and I think the numbers will be pretty good.

Tim Evans

The markets are bracing for Thursday's DOE reports, with traders cringing since the recent (supply) trends have been bearish.

Rian Johnson

I do love science fiction, but it's not really a genre unto itself; it always seems to merge with another genre. With the few movies I've done, I've ended up playing with genre in some way or another, so any genre that's made to mix with others is like candy to me. It allows you to use big, mythic situations to talk about ordinary things.

Robert Toombs

With these vast advantages, ordinary and extraordinary, one would have supposed the North would have been content, and would have at least respected the security and tranquility of such obedient and profitable brethren; but such is not human nature.

Tove Jansson

It looks rather ordinary," said the Snork. "Unless you consider that a top hat is always somewhat extraordinary, of course.

Robin Morgan

Ordinary is a word that has no meaning.

Veronica Roth

It's strange how time can make a place shrink, make its strangeness ordinary.

Bob Taylor

I'll probably be working. To the ordinary run-of-the-mill person, I think this will just be another day.

Narciso Rodriguez

For me, it is exciting to see a woman take a chance and wear something out of the ordinary.

James Howe

A day can start out ordinary and end up being in the top ten. —Joe Bunch

Libba Bray

There were few things worse than being ordinary, in Evie’s opinion. Ordinary was for suckers.

Kay Redfield Jamison

Moods are complicated and very much a part of who we are. People would be very boring without them.

Andrew Shue

I was lucky, because of Student Council, my classes, sports and social life, there were different people I had friendships with.

H. Hart

I would try to put more people on the road without doing any more hiring.

Don Miller

Just like I've been telling people all year, Ryan isn't going anywhere.

Jeff Palmer

Just watching the news, seeing what those people are going through, touches me,

Joe Horn

Just to make those people happy, it's all worthwhile.

Spencer Kayden

I surround myself with people I admire and respect. I have never tried to make anything happen. I don't know how long 'Urinetown' will run on Broadway, and I find myself strangely unconcerned about it.

MC Hammer

I think it is a shock to people to find out that MC Hammer is a super geek.

Dave Breitenfeld

I think, in general, most people in the public don't know what we do.

Glen Mason

Just when you think you've seen it all, here comes something else in football,

Ronnie Arnold

Just when you think you've seen it all.

Joe White

He didn't put them anyplace that they could be seen by children.

John DeLuca

There are so many other things for us to talk about that it just hasn't come up, ... We'll say 'How's it going?' and that's about it. By the end of the day, we've usually seen each other's work, anyway.

Naveen Chopra

What we've seen today is shocking. Ultimately it's down to how we keep strengthening our system to make it more stringent.

Tony Plath

What we've seen is a lot of pent-up demand.

Dave Leitao

He's having not only a career, but particularly this season, a year for the ages. I've watched it, I've studied it on film and now I've seen it in person.

Ron Johnson

I think it shows the strength of the organization, what we've seen come through here,

Jeff Davis

It could be seen like that. But it's really a story unto itself.