Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mike Oliver

I wouldn't be surprised if some of it's showing up on eBay in some fashion, ... Some of that stuff can get expensive.

Anthony Noto

It is important to keep in mind that typically eBay's initial next year's guidance is extremely conservative. In fact, over the past 4 years, eBay has outperformed its original next year's revenue and earnings-per-share guidance by 13% and 23%, respectively.

Pierre Omidyar

The interesting thing was, I started eBay off as a hobby so it was free of charge.

Safa Rashtchy

The issue is that eBay has lost some momentum,

Eric Schmidt

The thing that people seem to miss about not just Google, but also our competitors, Yahoo, eBay and so forth, is that there's an awful lot of communities that have never been served by traditional media.

Scott Devitt

Ebay put out good numbers. Wall Street had already priced in a possible miss or even lower guidance going forward but that did not happen. Ebay in fact moderately raised expectations. So that's a good thing.

Steve Langdon

EBay is a valued partner and we look forward to a long, successful relationship.

Meg Whitman

EBay is a significant enabler of economic opportunity in Europe.

Mike Royer

When you're paid $29 for something and 30 or 40 years later you're seeing it on eBay with pages going for $199 or more, it's like, "Dammit!"

Alice Lowe

I was in something called 'Garth Marenghi's Darkplace' which was a real cult comedy; it's sort of a spoof horror sort of thing, and it only ever had one series, but I liked the fact that it only had one series because it's kind of got this little gemlike quality to it that there were only ever six episodes.

Howard Simon

Kids now are smarter than we were. They want the facts. They want to know what's happening. That's why being open and honest with them is so important.

Smush Parker

Kobe is always a factor in the game. I don't think Golden State stopped him from scoring the ball. He just got other guys involved in the offense. It was a game Kobe didn't have to force the game until late.

Jeremy Jacobs

Jacques agonized over it. Not so much in a financial way, but it increased our recognition factor - it's become a hook for us.

Joe Tiller

I would say it's the single most important factor of (a team), ... You hate to put it all on one position, but if you told me, 'OK Tiller, you're going to graduate 21 of your 22 starters. Which one don't you want graduating?' It'd be the quarterback.

Robert Sarver

I would say it did surprise me. When I heard Toronto was interested in talking to him, that didn't surprise me. The fact that he wanted to pursue it surprised me.

Albert Gray

Katrina just went through, and it takes a little time for water to move. That's probably a contributing factor to these high bacterial samples.

Albert Gray

Katrina just went through, and it takes a little time for water to move, ... That's probably a contributing factor to these high bacterial samples.

Rep Crooks

Just when we got it solved a whole faction of people we never heard from before are talking.

Dwight Freeney

I was like, 'What, we signed a free agent?' ... It's big. I think the owner (Jim Irsay) really sees the opportunity to move forward here and make that push.

Joey Porter

I would think somebody would say it, but I wouldn't think he would say it. He's too soft to say something like that. He's going to have an opportunity to back up his words and I'm going to have an opportunity to back up my words. It's something I'm looking forward to. I'm ready to get it on.

Jerramy Stevens

Joey's a great player. I look forward to the challenge.

Bill Stoneman

John has been an integral part in the success of our pitching staff. We look forward to another impressive season from him.

Jessica Wilk

JMU is a big in-state rivalry, and we're looking forward to getting back at it and getting on the right side of the win column.

Andrew Card

Harriet is an outstanding person ... I look forward to her hearings and I look forward to her confirmation and I look for to her taking that oath. It means so much to all of us,

Gary Bartlett

What we have got to do is take what we have and go forward and make it work.

John Tabor

What we do now is complicated. We look forward to having all our operations under one roof. This will be a positive move for our employees, our readers and our advertisers.

Zeng Qinghong

Here I would like to put forward two expectations for our compatriots,

Ken Hill

Mistakes can be good things, because it is an unexpected thing.

Charles Warren

I was like, 'Wow,' something's going on here, ... Something good is about to happen.

Ramon Hernandez

I was looking for a fastball. I got it on the good part of the bat. It went where no one could get it.

Carl Pohlad

Kirby's too good a guy to have something like this (stroke) happen.

Buck Showalter

Kenny was effective. They've seen Kenny so much. They hit some good pitches for hits. He bent, but he didn't break.

Kevin Towers

Khalil is an exciting, popular player. We think he's going to have a real good year, offensively and defensively.

John Crumbley

(Key West) had a tough week this week, but (starting pitcher Daniel) Foltz pitched a good game. It was good to be in this type of pressure situation.

Michael Young

Kevin will be fine. He's going to have a big year. He's a good hitter. It's just a matter of getting him hot, and sometimes it takes a little longer than you'd like.

Jim Sullivan

Kevin's times this year are just a shade off of what Jesse Bentley used to run, ... I think he'll have a really good year.

Dennis Hastert

I also think there has to be real guidance, ... So they can rule and tell people and give them guidance before they take a trip about what's right and what's acceptable.

Eric Ross

Guidance was disappointing. Inventories and chipset shortages are still issues.

Albert Rauch

If you've misjudged what's happened in 2005, how can you give guidance for 2006 and 2007?

Ted Parrish

Intel has a history of undershooting in its initial guidance.

Carl Smith

I'm 100 percent sure if Dr. Clayton was there, this would not have happened. It's all because the people in the guidance office had no idea what they were doing.

John Boland

I'm surprised by the guidance for next quarter.

Dipen Sanghavi

The market had moved very quickly in a short period of time, so investors are just taking profits now, waiting for guidance from the big tech firms.

Barbara Schneeman

The agency's intent is to have this as guidance and to reflect our thinking about what constitutes whole grains.

Safa Rashtchy

The revenue guidance for the first quarter looks pretty solid.

Tetsu Emori

In that case, we'll be in the winter season already. If temperatures in winter time are lower than forecast, then that should be a big problem.

Dan Houston

Individuals who are targeting a lower replacement ratio will see a significant reduction in their standard of living.

Karen Ignagni

In many cases, the plans have negotiated lower rates than Medicaid with pharmaceutical companies.

Bill Richardson

In my estimation, the sense was they have a small number on the lower end of one to five, ... My sense was two. But I can't verify that.

J. Taylor

A lowering of tariffs will help. However, it's not the only issue.

Ed Silliere

Everyone is lowering their expectations for demand. It's taken the urgency out of the market.

Travis Miner

After the play was over, she said she was having pains in her lower stomach. So I went and told the preacher.

Tricia Neuman

The numbers are moving in the right direction. But enrollment is lower and slower than projected.

Buddy Bell

It's stiffness in his lower back, no big deal.

Steve Ralston

I was in the right place at the right time . . . if I had missed that one, it would have been embarrassing,

Dinara Safina

I think I played well today. I just missed some really important shots.

Thomas Ken

Redeem thy misspent time that's past, And live this day as if thy last.

Jeff Burton

He said it in a way that you couldn't miss it.

Buck Showalter

He's a treasure. Every day that passes, we realize how much we miss him.

Jack Ferraro

I think the players that we have right now are very good. But one thing we don't have is that big-time scorer. We're going to be missing Piazza, but somebody's going to have to pick up his slack.

Zhang Dan

I thought this is the end. Because we are at the Olympics, I didn't want to miss the chance.

John Shadegg

I think we need an idea person. It's something we've been missing for a long time.

Claude Tarver

I think a lot of them are wondering if they may have missed out on him.

Hanna Rosin

Studies show that recipients of Section 8 vouchers have tended to choose moderately poor neighborhoods that were already on the decline, not low-poverty neighborhoods.

Kyle MacLachlan

I did a little movie called 'Touch of Pink,' where I played a Cary Grant-type guy, which I thought was a lot of fun, and I thought I was moderately successful in my own interpretation of Cary Grant.

Mario Theissen

I think it could be possible but in the end it's a sport.

Greek proverb

It is not possible to step twice into the same river

Tomas Vokoun

I don't feel any pressure. I don't think this has got anything to do with pressure. Sometimes you just play really well, and then get in a slump. Now is the worst possible timing.

Robb Felton

I'd like to see them as soon as possible and get them out. I'm sure they're probably going crazy, they're not used to being in a kennel.

Richard P. Feynman

It is scientific only to say what is more likely and what less likely, and not to be proving all the time the possible and impossible.

Richard P. Feynman

So my antagonist said, "Is it impossible that there are flying saucers? Can you prove that it's impossible?" "No", I said, "I can't prove it's impossible. It's just very unlikely". At that he said, "You are very unscientific. If you can't prove it impossible then how can you say that it's unlikely?" But that is the way that is scientific. It is scientific only to say what is more likely and what less likely, and not to be proving all the time the possible and impossible.

Bob Williams

If there was something someone wanted that we didn't have, we could usually get it for them in a day or two. We tried to make things as simple as possible for our customers. I think they appreciated that.

Manuel Pellegrini

It has come at the worst possible time. But we have other options.

Cindy Sheehan

I'll be back as soon as possible but we'll keep you posted.

Grace Gealey

I was raised by a single black deaf woman, so I am as independent as they come.

Scott Porter

I was raised around music.

Paul Loriquet

As soon as he raised his weapon was when the shot was fired.

Richard Genthe

This is the sixth consecutive year we've raised over $6 million.

Robert Thomas

It raised our spirits up and made us feel good. It makes us ready to play.

Dinaw Mengestu

I couldn't be more American if I tried. I was born in Ethiopia, but I was raised and educated as an American.

Howard Wolfson

No wonder Ms. Pirro raised so little money,

Victor Herrera

The rumors that Mexico's rating is going to be raised imminently are groundless.

Derrick Williams

I used to live here. It's because they raised their rents I had to leave.

Stephanie Nelson

I think they'll have to do something. I don't think streets can support it.

Maria Rodriguez

You've got to go to the streets to get to the table.

David Brooks

They're from a friend's house. Three streets away.

Al Jarreau

I sang do-wop on the street corner before it was called do-wop.

Bob Marley

You can't find the right roads when the streets are paved.

Mark Holleran

The street is a tough place to be.

Daphne White

Do we really want 6-year-olds to become street fighters?

Larry Nelson

Essentially, we are migrating to a 28-foot-wide street in all residential neighborhoods.

Simon McBurney

I feel that if you can play on the streets or in a comedy club, then in a theatre it's a doddle because you've got an audience.

Robert Creeley

It is hard going to the door cut so small in the wall where the vision which echoes loneliness brings a scent of wild flowers in the wood.

Robert Crais

I have these huge black foam boards on the wall, and tacked to them, I have these white punch cards with my story ideas, scenes and notes.

Russell Baker

Journalism was being whittled away by a Wall Street theory that profits can be maximized by minimizing the product.

Rose Macaulay

The very utterness of the crash and ruin, the desperation of the case, might be its hope. On ruins one can begin to build. Anyhow, looking out from ruins one clearly sees; there are no obstructing walls.

Rose McGowan

You have to work to carve out your own little corner, and I'm certainly smacking my head against the wall trying to make a dent. I just hope I don't get brain-damaged before I get there

Ron Chernow

If you go back to the time of J.P. Morgan, the world of high finance was completely wholesale. The prestigious investment banks on Wall Street appealed exclusively to large corporations, governments, and to extremely wealthy individuals.

Ron Chernow

In the 1920s, Wall Street was a world that was really dominated by professional speculators and stock pools. These people had a monopoly over information.

Tyler Perry

A degree on the wall, without labels on your back, is nothing.

Toyin Odutola

I kept wanting to push my image as validity; I wanted to see my portrait on a wall and know it was okay.