Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ken Banks

As a company, who would you rather lose market share to, yourself or someone else? It is the competitive nature of the business that you watch your competition goes. You either lead or follow, but you always want a share of the market.

Charles Pena

As a company's fortunes fare, so do the CEOs and other top managers, and that is the way it should work in the business world,

Kathleen Hogan

As an ENERGY STAR partner, Marriott has distinguished itself by demanding superior energy performance in their business and seeing real results. Through ENERGY STAR, these Partners of the Year are leading a nationwide effort to protect our environment through improved energy efficiency.

Nikesh Arora

As and when further business models evolve on the mobile devices, we'll deal with that as we go along.

James Packer

As a kid, I saw that Dad lost a lot of money in casinos, and I didn't understand that. I thought this must be a great business. At the same time, I saw when I was with him - and I was with him a lot of the time - that this was a really cool business, and it was fun and glamorous.

Carolyn Thomas

As a kid on Saturday night, the streets were full. Now the only business we get is from the (Museum of the Middle Appalachians).

J. Horton

The business we're in is filling our airplanes, and we're going to fill as many of those seats we can.

Mike Moran

The business sector is worse than previously believed. And exports were softer than indicated by initial estimates.

Eric Lascelles

The business sector in Canada continues to grow at a moderate pace.

Kate Green

The Social Fund was designed to help the most vulnerable people at the time of greatest need meet the costs of things like cookers, cots and funerals, but it is not operating as well as it should be.

Takuji Aida

The slowdown in recurring profits reflects rising material costs in manufacturing and higher personnel costs in non-manufacturing.

Tom Schatz

The structure slams the door on any competition. The ULA locks up all contracts, ensuring high costs for taxpayers and stifling innovation.

Debra Smith

The sponsors made all the difference. Not only did they cover event costs but provided prizes for the student participants as well.

Matt Buckland

The short trading week looks set to be dominated by oil prices. The news is likely to depress stocks with higher input costs set to damage margins.

Walter Price

The surprises were all on the positive side. I was worried that costs would be out of control.

Bill Warlick

The surge in fuel costs is offsetting a lot of the progress that's been made.

Michael Thompson

A focus on health is one of the key strategies to reduce health-care costs over time. A culture of health and well-being can reduce the trend in health-care costs over time.

James Berg

Actually, the operating revenues have been declining over the years because of the increasing costs and operating expenses.

Stan Heath

Auburn is a difficult team to play because they have so many different defenses. We wanted to make sure we had a high energy level. I thought we responded pretty well in the second half.

Rene Portland

Our energy was not the same. Ohio State pressured us defensively and made it difficult for us. Our offense never got going.

William A. Ward

Opportunity is often difficult to recognize; we usually expect it to beckkon us with beepers and billboards.

Kathleen Gurney

often have the most difficulty because they put everything into their businesses. These people often find themselves misplaced a bit.

Conard Fowkes

Actors don't do a good job worrying about their finances. It's difficult because you do not work consistently week after week. You may be very well paid for a job that lasts 10 weeks. Then you're unemployed and you haven't put any money aside.

Robert Montgomery

The momentum is increasing for a national program. This is especially important because it offers hope to patients who have compatibility issues that make it difficult for them to find suitable donors.

Doretha Edgecomb

An emphatic yes or no would be difficult at this time.

Joel Silver

The size of Audubon's anthologies made them difficult to carry, move around and store.

Jan Vandemoortele

The situation remains difficult but it's not critical. The rains and snow often make it miserable but not unmanageable.

George Goncalves

As people read the economic numbers, they know the Fed is still there.

John Hughs

So much of this economic news has been anticipated that you're not going to get much reaction either way, to better than expected news, or to something that misses estimates,

Kathleen Camilli

The stock market could be on track for a recovery. The stock market is one of the key leading economic indicators and it tends to turn up about six months before the official end of recession. So, if in fact it stays up now, it would be signaling that the recession could be over sometime next June.

Mike Greene

This is huge for the town. We will now use this Internet utility for economic development and distinguish ourselves.

Wang Ziqiang

This is not because of foreign pressure. This is about the country's economic development.

Harvey Pitt

This is not an economic problem, it's a physical catastrophe,

Sean Comey

This is not a lot to reassure the consumer. The only upside to high prices is that it should ensure a steady supply because there is an economic incentive to produce and ship it.

Mir Nasir

The miserable power situation must improve to help sustain our economic growth.

Thein Sein

To have internal peace and stability and economic development, it is important to have good relations with the political parties that we have in our country. That is why we have had engagement with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

H. Auden

Private faces in public places / Are wiser and nicer / Than public faces in private places.

Jose Theodore

People talk a lot about Pittsburgh, but Pittsburgh showed tonight they're really a good team. They have so many skilled players, it's scary to face them.

Fernando Ferrer

Oh, he went into the valley to do battle, and all the smart money was on Goliath. And, then, who had to face 'em?

Moises Alou

Anything can happen in the playoffs, especially when you face good pitching,

Armon Johnson

After a while, I think we got a hand in his face and cooled him down a little. But he's a great player. It's tough to stop a shooter when he gets hot like that.

J. Horton

Somebody out there knows this man. I know his face is covered, but if it were my husband and I saw him, I would still recognize his movements and his body.

C.C. Sabathia

Some people may not know us. But I guarantee you that in clubhouses around the league, they know who we are. We don't have to see our faces on TV every night. As long as we're playing in October.

Marilyn Miller

Protesting in the face of a grieving family is unacceptable.

Ted Shaw

Quite a few of the men I've recommended for release have failed, and I've had to face that.

Lori Bennett

Our serve and service return was very weak in the first two games. But we had a lot of things that worked well. So for the third game, we focused on serving more aggressively.

Michael Barrett

The one thing I like about this team is as great as it was, as fun as it was, there's no real celebrating what happened today. It means we're focused and moving on.

Tim McCutchen

It was the same press. We used the same press-breaker, but we didn't execute. We just were not as focused and ready to play as we were the first time." ()

Jane Garvey

The whole issue of wiring is something that people have been focused on for a while,

John Shin

This is stronger than expected, the highest since spring of last year. But it's less important since it doesn't show anything about the impact of Katrina and everyone's focused on Katrina right now.

Adrian Jones

You're not really focused on the star, but the co-stars to see what they're doing to help the whole scene.

Paul Kenny

We held their offense to one touchdown in the first half. Things were looking good. In the second half, we lost our focus. We knew what we had to do to stop them and we would have stuck with them if we were focused in the second half.

John Steffensen

Everything I'm doing at the moment is focused towards the Commonwealth Games and running the sort of time which could help me win an individual medal.

Nicolle Rubino

We just told ourselves that we're a good team and we've got to come out like we're a good team. We were trying to stay focused after the two losses we had, and I think we did.

Joe Given

It was a nice growing perk for her. I told her location is everything. In that situation, she didn't miss one pitch.

Ben Holmes

Is it pricey? Probably. But it may be a small price to pay if they keep growing at their present rate or even faster.

Lauren Freedman

The whole notion of alternative payments is really growing as an industry.

Joe Monahan

The window on that is growing short, too.

Scott Morrison

This is an independent, self-sustaining industry that is growing (at) more than twice the rate of the pharmaceutical industry. It is here to stay.

Susan Aspey

This is the first time for everyone. There are going to be some growing pains.

Mark Kelly

This is something we've yearned for. We were kind of growing out of our skin here.

Dwane Casey

That's growing pains. Hopefully Marcus will learn from it; nobody was trying harder than he was.

Brett Lee

Growing up, you look at guys like Jeff Thomson as heroes, so going past him is pretty special.

David Martin

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

Jason Bram

The story of New Jersey is one of stability and modest growth.

Brent Bracelin

The slowing growth and deteriorating margins could mean that 2006 will be a more challenging year than 2005 was.

Tim Luke

the surprising sustainability of 30 percent-plus growth over the next 10 years.

Ernie Goss

The most recent rate increases, and a rate hike at its next meeting, in my judgment will slow growth to an unacceptably low rate for the region and the nation.

Ifzal Ali

Strengthening the inclusiveness of the growth process is a precondition to sustaining high growth rates.

Daryl Strohbehn

Some sires were in the top 25 percent with superior growth and end product weight, while others did it with moderate growth and superior quality attributes.

Evan Olsen

November has had a lot better tone to it than usual. We're seeing money rotating into the growth stocks. If I had to guess, I think people are pretty positive on the market.

Stuart Fraser

Technology is here to stay. There is long-term growth in the industry.

Jill Soloway

Your first job, I tell people I mentor, is managing your affect. Be nice and say nice things. Make it so that the people walk away from interacting with you and say, 'That was fun.' That will make them want to come back and do it again.

Tim Howard

I don't really get too high or too low. I think when you have a big tournament, that's the important thing: managing emotion.

Rock Hudnall

I don't know how we're managing to do it, but we still have a shot at third place (in the conference).

Carlton Forrester

The site is a reflection of society. It's an enter-at-your-own-risk kind of thing.

Joe Gallegos

The score doesn't reflect how well we played.

Craig Thompson

The state of your psyche is reflected in your body.

Stanley Hauerwas

I should like to think how we write as theologians would reflect our confidence in the One who makes that writing possible. That is one of the reasons, moreover, that the scriptures remain paradigmatic for how we are to write.

Ken Starr

Whether the story reflects the facts is obviously a different matter.

Olesya Rulin

I was really blessed with parents who never said I couldn't do anything. And now I reflect as an adult on that, 'Wow, they never told me no!'

Cesar Chavez

Our language is the reflection of ourselves.

Jane Austen

She was not often invited to join in the conversation of the others, nor did she desire it. Her own thoughts and reflections were habitually her best companions.

Bill Cowher

At this point, it's not about the reflection on what we've accomplished. I'm not into too much reflection. You can do that when the season is over.

Rudi Giuliani

I would have to say to myself, 'You've got to remain calm, you've got to stay focused.'

Unknown

Here's to the new husband, And here's to the new wife, May they remain lovers, For all of life.

Neal A. Maxwell

The "new" in us is bound to notice the "old" that remains.

Kelly Clarkson

Everything changes, but beauty remains.

George Davis

They're kind of saying that it's going to be OK, but that remains to be seen,

Ben Hatfield

We are very discouraged by the results of this test.

Peter Drucker

Leadership is all about getting results.

Peter Drucker

Results is all that separates one company from another.

N. T. Wright

The gospel is not itself about you are this sort of a person and this can happen to you. That's the result of the gospel rather than the gospel itself.

John Wooden

Be more concerned with what you can do for others than what others can do for you. You’ll be surprised at the results.

Michael Rady

It's amazing... to enjoy the results of your labor.

Jeff Bower

He's had all the hands-on examinations that he's going to need. The results are all there.

Herbert Simon

Human beings know a lot of things, some of which are true, and apply them. When we like the results, we call it wisdom.

Jennifer Stone

We do what we can. The results are none of our business.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Thrift is a great revenue.

Lawrence Lessig

What you want to do is to get a kind of revenue that right now you don't get at all,