Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tina Brown

The comptroller of New York City ought to have all the characteristics of a major corporation's CFO - quiet rigor, obsessive care for detail, incorruptible judgment, an ability to work assiduously behind the scenes with the key stakeholders.

Thomas Friedman

America still has the right stuff to thrive. We still have the most creative, diverse, innovative culture and open society - in a world where the ability to imagine and generate new ideas with speed and to implement them through global collaboration is the most important competitive advantage.

Wendy Kopp

We look for people who demonstrate perseverance in the face of challenges, the ability to influence and motivate others - people who want to work relentlessly to ensure that kids who are facing the challenges of poverty have an excellent education.

Wendy Kopp

We are looking for a set of personal characteristics that predict success, the first and foremost of which is perseverance in the face of challenges. We also look for the ability to influence and motivate others who share your values, strong problem-solving ability, and leadership.

Virginia Postrel

What makes a loft authentic isn't its layout or its history but its ability to give people a true home - a dwelling that reflects their personalities and aspirations, including their dreams of urbanity.

Colin Morgan

For me, one of my favorites, director-wise, is Tim Burton. I also really admire the work of actors like Sean Penn. He is probably my favorite actor because of his dedication and commitment to roles, and the ability to morph and change himself when he needs to. It's about dedication and commitment and a passion.

Ben Carson

You have the ability to choose which way you want to go. You have to believe great things are going to happen in your life. Do everything you can - prepare, pray and achieve - to make it happen.

George Burley

The Polish guy was a lad I really wanted to bring to the club because he has smashing ability but unfortunately we've been unable to prise him away. He is a top-class player. One of the best in Poland.

Bruce Norris

The picture for California has been great, but I think it has started changing. There's certainly going to be upcoming weakness in California because we've just about gotten to the point where we've priced our typical buyer out of his ability to make the monthly payment.

Jon Thorn

The outlook for the remaining quarters of the year is quite clear and the momentum will be continued. Generating such cash flows will help the company in its plans to make its refinery the world's largest.

Richard Bernstein

The 1-year T-Note rate is now rising at an extremely fast pace relative to dividend yields. Historically, this has been a reliable signal that cash might outperform stocks.

Dan Packer

We have an immediate need for cash because our goal is to continue the restoration effort.

Red Herring

Today?s (venture capital) money chases older, more-established companies with real cash flows, rather than pie in the sky projections. Silicon Valley has evolved.

Jim Grossman

We've more than $5 million in cash and in-kind contributions. What has been done in such a short period of time is reflective of our community as a whole.

Robert Kiyosaki

Making more money will not solve your problems if cash flow management is your problem.

Peter Jackson

We're very pleased with our fundraising so far in this campaign. We have eight times the cash on hand as our opponent, and even though he spent $2 million in his primary, we're tied in the latest Mason-Dixon poll,

Philip Baggaley

Usually, one would see a ratio of less than 50 percent for industrial and transportation companies; however, that's the peak and from there, it should decline as they use free cash flow to pay down debt.

Vijay Jayant

While the company's overall cash flow and revenue numbers were in line with our expectations, the subscriber numbers were a little disappointing.

Gordon B. Hinckley

A nation will rise no higher than the strength of its homes.

Frank Quattrone

When we took Netscape public, if people wanted to invest in the web, that was the only stock that they could do it by investing in. So Netscape's market value was higher than it probably otherwise would have been if there were lots of other ways to play that theme.

Kurt Barnard

The 5.7 percent projection is not too much out of line, but it is at the higher end of projections,

Richard Doherty

That was higher than we thought they might have gone.

Chris Grisanti

That will surprise the Street and lead to a higher stock price.

Tisha Hill

We need to knock down some shots. We need to take smarter and higher percentage shots.

Eric Graaf

Today's surprise is not enough to warrant a substantially higher valuation.

Bill Carter

You'll look like you have lead weights strapped to your feet, ... The higher the heel, the more shape you're going to get to your calf.

Saddam Hussein

Will the performance of one who has sat an examination and passed it be higher and better, or lower and lesser?

Jeanne Shaheen

Low-wage jobs have gone offshore. We need to innovate to stay competitive.

Bill Bryson

I'm quite certain that if the rest of the world vanished overnight and the development of cricket were left in Australian hands, within a generation, the players would be wearing shorts and using the bats to hit each other, and the thing is, it'd be a much better game for it.

Arsene Wenger

Unfortunately apparently I am to blame because I don't produce enough English players.

Arsene Wenger

Sometimes I see it [a foul by an Arsenal player], but I say that I didn’t see it to protect the players and because I could not find any rational explanation for what they did.

Arsene Wenger

You build a player like you build a house. You start with the foundations. The fundamentals.

Arsene Wenger

Who is the Best Player in the World? Leo Messi. Who is the Best Player Ever? Leo Messi!

Arsene Wenger

I think generally the Japanese players have more intensity in practice but generally I do the same things.

Arsene Wenger

As a coach you can influence the diet of your players. You can point out what is wrong.

Arsene Wenger

English players are as easy to coach. The problem is that the Premier League has the best players in the world, and statistically not all of them can be born in England. But we don't have enough English players: we are working very hard on it.

Bill Bruford

One of the great things about having good players in your band is that you just ask them questions. You can pick up some good information that way.

Chris Carter

I think I've been asked a lot more than most TV producers to go on-camera. But I just do what I do and don't think about the package.

Steve Gibson

It is conceptually infeasible to get any other program to produce the same MD5 signature,

Herman Edwards

I think offenses need rhythm. When you play and you go three-and-out, that doesn't produce any rhythm for you. You start pressing.

Del Harris

We'll find out, won't we? It has produced 60 wins. But we all know that's not the ultimate goal.

Henry Markram

You stimulate the neo-cortex, it produces a symphony. But it's not just a symphony of perception. It's a symphony of your universe. Your reality.

Jenn Lyon

I'm a really gifted physical comedienne. I write and produce a lot of sketch comedy.

Doug Henning

If I produce a 450-pound Bengal tiger, it's going to create a lot more wonder than if I produce a rabbit.

Kenneth Lieberthal

I don't think it's going to produce any fundamental change. This is still an autocratic system. There are things that they just don't want the public to know about.

James Sasser

have to produce a better today and a better tomorrow.