Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bruce Baker

He was a banker's banker. He saw banking not just as a business and a profession but as a way to give back.

Vance Law

Going by the game stats we give up another big inning. Walks and timely hitting by them pretty well spelled doom for us. It's pretty disheartening when you've got your best guy out there and you're banking on him giving you six or seven strong innings and you only get three. We just feel like he was forced out of the game early with walks. I won't say with control, I'll say with walks.

Koichiro Suzuki

I think it's foreign investors who are aggressively buying banking stocks now ... in order to factor in Japan's economic recovery they are buying the most liquid Japanese stocks -- banks.

Richard Bove

I think it's clear that the banks that are more tied to the retail sector are going to have a much tougher quarter compared to those with diversified positions. The banks in the retail sector have to deal with interest rate compression, loan volume will be tougher, and they don't have the trading or investment banking that are hot now.

David Thwaites

I thought we would have been lower -- maybe the U.S. will follow Europe higher. I don't think there's a fundamental reason for it, other than what's going on in the banking sector.

Edward Gramlich

I think that Greenspan does have a very good intuitive sense of the economy, and the hardest thing with central banking is dealing with turning points,

Vincent Farrell

I think the basic fundamental underpinnings are very sound. The banking system's sound, there's no near-term crisis to be had. It doesn't mean the stock market's not overextended - which I believe it is and is due for some sort of setback. But I don't think it's 1987 all over again.

Mark Prince

We're proud of our heritage in West Virginia, and we're proud to move to a brand that has a long-standing place in our country's banking history. Through expanded products and services, our combined company will make banking even more convenient and efficient for Chase customers in our region.

George Bernard Shaw

What I saw were two F-16 jets and they were circling overhead a single-engine plane and other jet fighter pilots were banking very quickly. And I saw them fire two warning flares in the direction of the single-engine plane,

Jim Taylor

Kids don't necessarily (even) sort out the difference between store brands and product brands.

Todd Campbell

I wouldn't be a brand new buyer of most companies, ... But old money should keep riding the wave. Don't get off the moving bus until it stops.

David Herman

Hartmann and country music share a long and rich history in Tennessee and it is therefore only natural that our two iconic brands be linked in this celebration of this year's very best.

Sam Rockwell

I think of myself as a journeyman actor. I've got some talent and I work hard, but people like Brando or Pacino - those people are touched by God.

Todd Vesely

This was a good start for us. We made a few mistakes and had some steps that cost us some points, but overall it was a good day. We put ourselves in position, but (today) is a brand new competition and anything can happen.

Ben Silverman

He's a classy brand and a brilliant coach.

Jonathan Pritchard

Going from zero to a well-known brand in any country takes a long time, but in the U.S. it will take a lot longer.

Richard Hayne

Going forward, we are mindful of the challenges we face in the competitive retail landscape, but we have demonstrated that our concept of building compelling brands that focus on the customers' lifestyles can produce superior results. We will not waver from that concept.

Sky Dayton

Going after the wireless market and a very specific consumer, we created a new brand that's going to be specific to that.

Michel Therrien

He creates a lot of turnovers the way he can chase the puck-carrier. But he's got to chip in once in a while.

Simeon Wright

He chased me for three years, ... He convinced me that what he was after was the truth.

Tony Stewart

I guess if you're not going to win the championship, you're better off taking the opportunity to win a Brickyard or a Daytona 500 than you are to make the Chase and then fizzle out.

Lance Briggs

He runs all over the field. He chases down guys like Michael Vick . He creates havoc.

Saul Phillips

He's also much better defensively. He chases very, very well through screens and draws tough assignments with good shooting guards. At the mid-major level, that's where a lot of the good scorers are.

Harmon Eyre

He's hilarious. I like the one where he's in a woman's kitchen with his face smeared with food and the doctors come and chase him down.

Jeresa Hren

History teaches us lessons. How come there are no Chinese in the valley now? They were all chased off.

Al Groh

I think it's essential that internally or leadership-wise, I think it's essential that we have discipline within our organization that guarantees that things are done the right way and not just to chase talent for talent's sake. That's how you put a team together, and so that's what we're doing.

Andrew Flintoff

It (India's charge) was explosive. But we knew it would have required some effort from them to chase the total that we had set.

Bill Giles

Jordan probably hasn't scored 19 points in all his games combined this season. He did a good job tonight.

Tony Crescenzi

Greenspan's confidence in the predictive value of gold (as an inflation indicator) might be high enough that, when combined with other critical predictors . . . could push Greenspan to either hawkish words or action,

Gina Nolan

I thought our defense was the key for us tonight. We talked about that before the game. We knew that was going to be the key for us. The last time we played them, (Kate) Norton and (Melissa) Olsen combined for 25 points.

Tony Benshoof

I think Armin is a better slider, but Georg is a better sled builder. If you combined the two, they'd be unstoppable.

Trilby Lundberg

I think it's over. The slightly higher crude oil prices combined with a recovery in gasoline demand is ending the retail gasoline price crash.

Tiffany Anderson

I think those things combined have helped us immensely,

Cathy McMorris Rodgers

Under President Obama, we have spent more money - he has spent more money than any other president in this history, actually, the combined total from Washington up to George W. Bush. President Obama has racked up more spending, $1 trillion deficits. And it's time that he join us in this effort to get our fiscal house in order.

Paula Radcliffe

I am excited about the announcement. It is a big step forward for the sport, the events and the athletes, that there has been this united stand from some of the major marathons. The results can be only positive and having experience of three of the events involved, I am convinced that their combined expertise will help the sport immensely.

John McBride

I am happy for my guys, especially about the combined of course. It was a solid, good performance, and it's good to see them cross the finish line.

Italian Proverb

Keep company with good men, and you'll increase their number

Scott Bilker

Keep all your records. By law, the credit-card company must investigate your dispute.

Gray Davis

Just the other day, we had to pay $1,900 for a megawatt hour, which a year ago would have cost us $30, ... And the reason this company named Reliant out of Texas gave us for charging us that much money was, they said, the state's credit isn't any good.

Stephen Roelofse

I think in time they will probably make an offer (for Western Areas). I can't see them taking a passive stake in the company like that.

Eugene Christiansen

Harrah's is putting together some very, very strategic real estate. You look at that, you look at Caesars Palace and the implication is that Harrah's is: a) Making a no-brainer investment; b) Is making provision for a major expansion in its Strip presence. I look at the map; I couldn't read it any other way. That's something the company needs Å  a greater presence on the Strip.

Eugene Christiansen

Harrah's is putting together some very, very strategic real estate, ... You look at that, you look at Caesars Palace and the implication is that Harrah's is: a) Making a no-brainer investment; b) Is making provision for a major expansion in its Strip presence. I look at the map; I couldn't read it any other way. That's something the company needs Å  a greater presence on the Strip.

Dusty Baker

Harold Reynolds told me that maybe he should have gotten a Gold Glove over Bret Boone. That's pretty good company right there.

Larry Butler

Harold feels the company needed to set up an escrow reserve with a local roofing company to cover the normal percentage of defective roof warranties they issued while they were in Jackson.

George Packer

Before Google, and long before Facebook, Bezos had realized that the greatest value of an online company lay in the consumer data it collected.

Dick Vermeil

He knows the offense and he lives in town. He's convenient and a smart guy.

Jim Bell

Golfers are creatures of habit. We want to make it convenient for them to stop in and spend their money.

Rubin Carter

It is a challenge. I spoke about things being uncomfortable sometimes. It's not always going to be a situation where it's going to be convenient for you.

Ann Sims

I have immediate plans to pursue a doctoral degree in education. That will be more convenient if I'm back on the other side of the mountains.

Sheldon Jacobs

If you want to spread your money around different fund groups this is a convenient way to do it. And if you want to move money from one fund into another, it's just one phone call.

Robert Stevens

I guess I was just trying to make it as convenient as possible for her,

James Jeffords

In my conversations with the Democratic leadership over the past two weeks, a lot of possibilities have been discussed, but nothing has been or will be final until the Senate acts, ... While some might find it convenient to describe my decision in terms they can understand, such tactics should be seen for what they are. I hope the spinning will stop so that we can all move on.

Eric Hamilton

I'm not into all that pop music. It's convenient because I can store up to 500 songs and listen to what I want, when I want.

Virginia Woolf

I' is only a convenient term for somebody who has no real being.

Craig Johnson

I wouldn't necessarily say that Target is stealing market share away from Wal-Mart because Target's customers are slightly more upscale. Where it's outperforming Wal-Mart is in grabbing market share away from department store chains.

Ronald Cohen

have great reaction time, and give their customers a lot of personal attention.

Al Bloom

Her toys are very popular with our customers so we're excited to have them.

Steve Conroy

It could change. There are some customers who might experience some outages overnight.

Richard Gray

It is about retail as theatre. Our customers want to come in and be entertained so we have DJs in menswear, or we play movies on screens. Merchandising has to be very eye-catching.

Glenn Johnson

We've been through a rough patch this past year. We have not always delivered the consistent, quality experience that we'd like, for customers and employees.

Scott Helbing

We're offering the tools and services that help our customers enjoy the digital lifestyle.

Jim Sluzewski

We're obviously glad the transit workers are going back to work and that the transit system will be back to normal soon. We're looking forward to welcoming customers into stores as they finish their holiday shopping.

Chris Ball

We suggest to our clients, customers need to be proactive and make those phone calls.

Steve Carr

I would say they were very heroic. I understand the staff was efficient and professional.

Dave Cassels

John is a really efficient guy when it comes to this kind of stuff, and he has been really good at helping out the association. He's been involved in all of the layout and planning for the website.

Jim Hossack

I suspect it will be Mexico and not be a UAW facility. The UAW won't like it, but Ford doesn't have a choice. Manufacturing has to go where it's most efficient and low-cost.

Eugene McCarthy

The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is inefficiency. An efficient bureaucracy is the greatest threat to liberty.

Kyle Wright

I think the new offense is making me more efficient and helping my all-around game.

Linda Lingle

I think the governors right now are learning a tough lesson...I think you realize quickly that it's a combination of doing things in a more efficient manner, making sure you are maximizing the money you are getting from Washington.

John Gordon

I think the government has enough money. The government can just be more efficient in how it manages the money.

Cary Justmann

I thought we played a very efficient match as a team. Our kids played with a lot of focus. I'm very proud of the effort they gave.

Danny Ainge

I think we can be more efficient in some ways, especially offensively. Wally is such an efficient player, he scores with fewer shots.

Anthony Sanfilippo

In Memphis, we've got just a terrific heritage of music.

Karl Marx

Take away a nation's heritage and they are more easily persuaded.

Lord Byron

Lord of himself; that heritage of woe!

Wayne Andrews

The King Biscuit name has been around since 1941. We recognize that heritage with the festival. Why not be part of that and be the savior of the name?

Scott Williams

American Heritage is the favorite, but it's going to be a battle.

Nick Russo

We want to preserve and protect Mississippi's rich architectural and archaeological heritage as communities restore and rebuild.

David Wong

When we went to them and told them that we want to do a heritage tour of Hong Kong, a lot of them were very skeptical,

Barbra Streisand

My nose was part of my heritage, and if I had talent to sing and to act, why wasn't that enough?

Mike Phillips

This is part of our heritage -- it made us who we are. We need to protect that heritage.

S. Hughes

I would take a pause and see how it goes. I think the big move has been made already.

Dale Shull

I wrestle him and he's a lot stronger. Then the same moves I try to put on him I put on the other guys, and it's a lot easier.

Bob Peck

I think it is the right time for me to move on,

Emeka Okafor

I think I stepped on somebody's foot. I'm not in too much pain, but I really can't move (the ankle).

Marty Barnes

I also haven't moved anything on my desk. Nothing has been touched.

Janet Reno

he wants to move on to his campaign.

Corey Kline

He can't show any moves until the semifinals.

Stu Barnes

He can move the puck and make a spectacular play from a phone booth. And if there's more room out there than that, like there is with these new rules, he's even more dangerous. That's especially true on the power play.

Barry Alvarez

He can move. He's very athletic. I don't even know what he weighs. I don't care. ... If he moves well enough, he can weigh 400. He is a giant, though. He makes Kemp look like a little guy.

Shane Robison

With managed services, we have a lot of products we can pull through.

Richard Segal

We think cross-selling is important, but we're not obsessing about whether one of those products is sports betting.

Werner Herzog

I am a product of my failures,

Bert Hochfeld

Informix has strong products in a strong market.

James Inhofe

I am a product of the draft.

Ogden Nash

A lady is known by the product she endorses.

Marco Arment

Making a product better often requires removing features.

Kate Smith

I have personally believed in every product I have ever advertised.

Lady Gaga

I already am a product.

Lynda Carter

Having them go to these premieres with me and tell me that they are proud of me is pretty cool.

Tom Gorman

We're proud of what happened. It was important for the community.

Manson Hill

We're proud of our players. We outplayed them in the second half, and we had a shot to win it.

Brian Smith

We're proud of Levi. He's one of 11 state finalists at Bellingham.

Kevin Ellis

We're proud of everything Raynham is and stands for. That's why it's worth it.

Joe Brooks

We're pleading with you. Come with us and let's make this thing something the midcoast can be proud of.

Greg Zipadelli

What I'm proudest of this season is how we've battled throughout every weekend,

Malcolm Fraser

I think we have a lot to be proud of.

John Torchetti

I was just proud of our whole team. This is a team win if I have ever seen one. From the goalie out, we competed.

Samuel P. Huntington

In 1920, the West ruled huge amounts of the world.

Whittaker Chambers

The satellite revolt was not sparked from the West. It was sparked by Communism itself.

Zhang Yimou

Ang Lee was educated in the West and his English is good.

Mahatma Gandhi

The socialistic conception of the West was born in an environment reeking with violence.

Mahatma Gandhi

The West has yet to discover anything so hygienic as the Indian toothstick.

Luther Allison

In the States, it takes you a lifetime just to get from Chicago's South Side to the West Side.

Eric Lefkofsky

The West coast money and the East coast money, in an ever-increasing manner, is finding its way to Chicago.

Octavio Paz

Writers, you know, are the beggars of Western society.

Noam Chomsky

The West Bank is essentially imprisoned.