Famous Quotes & Sayings

Helane Becker

The commentary was a lot more optimistic than I expected it to be given the high oil prices. The outlook was also a little more optimistic than I would have expected.

James Lindsay

The commentary on next year's earnings will disappoint but, obviously, reflects the extra interest costs and higher depreciation going forward.

Art Hogan

The equities markets are very forward pricing mechanisms so the (corporate) news you're hearing has been priced into the market, for the most part. The news that you should focus on is what will be suggested in the commentary that comes out because we're trying to invest for fourth-quarter growth.

Mark Vitner

You could even interpret the minutes to read that economic growth has already slowed to its long-run potential and that the federal funds rate is already at a neutral level. The Fed's commentary describes an economy that is nearing or already in the early stages of a soft landing.

B. R. Hayden

It's an extraordinary commentary on what the Internet can do, ... opening the crossroads around the world for communication between all people.

Barry Hyman

It's not the quarter-percentage point increase that is worrying people. We are all waiting to see if the commentary will point to one, two or more interest-rate increases.

Tony Lee

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Michael McDermott

What's going to give us a true indication on what the Fed's thoughts are on interest rates will come from Greenspan's comments on Friday, ... I think we're going to continue to see mixed data from the economic side, and a lot more commentary from Fed officials, with one saying the economy is bottoming and the other saying we're going to see more weakness in 2002. That will continue into the first half of this year.

Linda Duessel

The expectation was that first-quarter earnings and commentary would show us that conditions are bad, but with the exception of a few high-profile disappointments, the commentary has been mild to better.

Randy Kriewall

Just unbelievable. I don't even know how to describe it. I'm so proud. And relieved.

Rose Rosetree

Joyful, as he experiments. And 'experiment' is an important word to describe that.

Stieg Larsson

I know what kind of things I myself have been irritated by in detective stories. They are often about one or two persons, but they don't describe anything in the society outside.

Sufjan Stevens

I find in music there's a space and a language I can use to express things in ways I can't describe conversationally.

J. Horton

He's a big-time point guard. You don't have enough text in your newspaper to describe how good he is.

Don Morrow

I think you could probably describe our play for the whole season as skittish; that's the word I've been using. We have moments of doing spectacular things, and then we have moments where we turn around and shoot ourselves in the foot pretty good. We're trying, I swear, to get over that.

Malcolm Turnbull

I will go to the next election saying to Australians, vote for me, vote for the Liberal Party, and I will become your PM. So I'm offering myself as the alternative PM - that's one way people describe the Leader of the Opposition - but I'm not in politics for myself to realize a personal ambition.

Carine Roitfeld

If people ask me to describe my look, I always say: 'Quite classic with an edge.'

Stephen Breyer

I have to, of course, describe the views of those who disagree with my approach.

Jim Haslett

I think it is a great opportunity for Todd. I think the team will rally around him and give him the support. He's excited about the opportunity.

Acie Law

I think I rushed them. I got so excited because I wasn't expecting to be wide open.

Tom Donahoe

It always is. People get excited when you win and too upset when you lose. There's never any middle ground.

Jim Rise

He is young, will make some young mistakes but has all the tools to do an outstanding job and I am really excited about him, also.

Rob Vega

There are so many reasons to be excited about Glen Erin. It has no weaknesses.

Reggie Sanders

He's a faithful guy, ... He's worked really hard this year to show this team that he's worthy, and now to get the opportunity to do this for the first time ... I'm just so very excited for him.

Doug Murray

He's a great player, great guy. Happy for the team and for Sweden. I'm excited myself.

Rick Anderson

He's a totally different pitcher. That's why he can get excited about what's gone on this spring.

Jonathan Hill

He's a swimming legend. I was excited to meet him.

Barry Bonds

Just seeing everybody, all the fans out there was just incredible,

Craig Wilson

I think it's a great step, not only for the club, but for Jason. He's proven over the last two years what he can do. It lets the fans know that Jason will be here for a while. It's outstanding for him and for us.

Adam Dunn

I think it's a great idea. It gets the fans into (the game) and gives us something to look at.

Nikki Burish

I think it just shows how much women's hockey is growing and how good it is to all the fans out here.

Stacey Koerner

Her fans are her fans. Even if they do want to see any of these new shows, they're not going to leave her show.

David McGreal

Here's the thing about dunking, especially at the high school level. One, you don't see it that often. It gets the kid excited, the team excited, the fans excited. Then there is the intimidation factor.

Mike Peterson

There is no better feeling than silencing the crowd, ... When we were walking off the field, fans were looking at us like, 'We know it's not over. It can't be over.'

Gordon Strachan

I have had incredible support from the supporters who I have spoken to and come face-to-face with, the real fans have been fantastic.

Jim Wiedie

I'd be lying if I said this wasn't a game that we've been looking forward to. Our fans haven't stopped talking about it since last March.

Terry Adams

There are still some exceptional teams in the section. Obviously, at the moment, Upper St. Clair and Peters Township are the top two. We're fortunate that we got the first victory.

Brian VanGorder

I think we're fortunate we had the opportunity to get him. And for the opportunity to be at Georgia Southern, he's very fortunate.

Sammy Knight

I was just fortunate enough to be in the right place.

Eduardo Perez

I was just fortunate enough that he missed a spot on his fastball. I guess that's what you're supposed to do with it.

Skip Schumaker

Huge. He's been huge for me, absolutely. I was very fortunate to have him with me and have him have my back. What a guy to have your back. Any questions I have, he's always open to you what he thinks, even when you don't ask.

Mark Whipple

He was good when he got here, and he's getting better all the time. I was fortunate to land in a tremendous situation.

Teri Hatcher

I have been really fortunate to have some great experiences in my life, and I look forward to more, and I would really like to have someone special to share those with.

Craig Morgan

I have been very fortunate from the get-go because I am a songwriter and was writing songs and was fortunate enough that I was getting pitched top-shelf songs because the songwriters were my friends.

Andy Roddick

I didn't really take my chance, he kind of gave it to me. This is one of those where I feel fortunate to have gotten through.

Katherine Paterson

I'm a great believer in research. I have to know about a place before I write a story that is set in that place.

Darius Miles

Kevin had a great game. We have some smaller guards out there so he was able to do a lot more things. He had it going and was on fire.

B. B. King

Kevin did a great job tonight. He gutted it out there at the end for us. It was a great team win.

James Patterson

Kids don't read as much as you'd like them to, just in terms of seeing the world from different perspectives. I mean, that's the great thing about books, still. Here's television, here are the movies, and it's pretty limited in terms of the perspectives.

Mary Carskadon

Kids are too sleepy to learn well. They're too sleepy to be happy. And they're at great risk for such things as traffic accidents.

Alan Trammel

I wouldn't say it was one of his greatest performances, but he pitched well enough to win.

Jim Schmitz

Jake Wade did just such a great job throwing strikes, going right at them. He pitched six quality innings. It was just nice to see him come out like that.

Alden Ehrenreich

I would say that it's mainly about the director. It's a hard quality to find, but I always know whether I want to do something or not. The character is important to me, as is getting to work with people that I feel like I can learn from and make a great movie with.

Chuck D.

Joey wrestled a great tournament, and we don't want him to get lost in the shuffle. He was solid all weekend.

Michael Schiavo

He wanted to go out into the hall and have a fistfight. It was ludicrous.

Shirley Sippel

He'd be playing that old piano at the town hall waiting for the meetings to start.

Shawn Amos

Harlem's Apollo is probably the most well-known music hall in the world.

Nancy Cartwright

I will not whittle hall passes out of soap

Richard O'Brien

He shook-a me up, he took me by surprise. He had a pickup truck, and the devil's eyes. He stared at me and I felt a change. Time meant nothing, never would again.

Richelle Mead

Right. Because there’s no bigger sign of commitment than a Halloween dance

William Friedkin

Style is something that's extremely important, but it must grow naturally out of who and what you are and what the material calls for. It cannot be superimposed.

River Phoenix

Acting is like a Halloween mask that you put on.

Tucker Max

Halloween revolves around delicious candy, excessive alcohol, and horny women dressed as sluts. This also describes my vision of Heaven.

Brian McLaughlin

I was in Pensacola, Fla., for Ivan and I just want to be able to feel like I have helped people in my life,

Patrick Hogan

(Kirby) helped people...he always wanted to help people so splitting the money up is most in the spirit of (Kirby),

Rig Veda

Knowledge increases his thinking capabilities and helps him in getting new and innovative ideas.After implementing those ideas successfully he earns wealth.

Will Peterson

Knowing the way he throws can help us. But it is a different team, a different offense now.

Luke Donald

Knowing I have played well here before helps a lot.

Robert Reed

Katrina, in some sense, helped that process be a little quicker.

Pat Callahan

Just to release a rock record with very little help from MTV, and with just touring and radio, I think it's awesome. I think it did a lot better than any of us expected. But we're a touring band. That's where our roots are and we love touring. It's a lot of fun.

Mark Slotsve

It actually helps to have played them, we know a little of what they're about.

Sufjan Stevens

I think it just helps us to feel kind of unified,

Clay Richards

I wouldn't be surprised if as many as 25 percent of New Jersey voters said they are supporting Kean because of his father's record, or because they like his father.

Marty Turco

It always baffles me why they do these things. I've never made a save with my jersey before, but as long as we don't look too silly, it doesn't really matter to us.

Richard Schiff

It was tough doing 'Underneath the Lintel' in New Jersey in the wintertime, but rewarding. Those audiences were lively and interactive. On-stage was great, but off-stage was difficult.

Tony Parker

If Tim Duncan had Knicks on his jersey, he'd be a god.

Mike Church

In my mind, it?s the Jersey series that got us going,

Dee McCann

I had my fingernails in his jersey and he stepped away. He's got a lot of speed and quickness, but he's not better than his brother.

Jon Corzine

I have a very optimistic view of where New Jersey can go, ... My opponent has presented a more negative view than is necessary.

Frank Iero

Really I don't know anything other than Jersey. I like the dirtiness of it. Now I'm getting to see the world, and it's great, but it's not better than Jersey.

Katie Thompson

Honestly, wearing the white jersey means nothing with how you do. I would take winning the Little 5 over the white jersey any day.

Marcellus Sommerville

He erases a lot of mistakes. It's a privilege to have him back there to do that. He comes up with big rebounds when we need them.

Reinhold Niebuhr

The individual or the group which organizes any society, however social its intentions or pretensions, arrogates an inordinate portion of social privilege to itself.

Sarah Palin

I had the privilege of living most of my life in a small town.

Tori Amos

Being able to still make records is a privilege. I don't take it casually.

Matthew Nable

It's a privilege to be an actor, as it's not work - it's a job.

Margaret Deland

... when personal happiness conflicts with any great human ideal, the right to claim such happiness is as nothing compared to the privilege of resigning it.

Ani Difranco

Privilege is a headache, that you don't know that you don't have.

Dean Heller

Serving in the United States Senate has been the greatest privilege of my life.

Ali Partovi

Coding is a privilege, but that privilege is not available to most Americans.

Michelle Gomez

Jack wasn't my type at all. I thought he was too young and too posh, and I told him that. Plus, I couldn't deal with his dodgy bowl-cut. But he wore me down.

Shaquille O'Neal

Whenever I see a celebrity that comes to watch me play, I'm going to do for them the same thing they've done for me - bring them some type of joy.

Nick Cave

I won't go into the details, but I ready myself for the day. I am a high-maintenance type of guy.

Daimon Shelton

He'll come back and get better, ... Being around him for so long and being the type of person he is, he'll respond. We'll all respond.

William Shatner

Yeah, I do stand-up, my own type of stand-up.

Venus Williams

I'm this overachiever type, I'll just work and work and I'll just do it over and over and over again.

Robert Stone

I was a radioman when I first went into the Navy, so I learned to type by taking Morse code. So I was using the typewriter from day one. My handwriting wasn't any good anyway.

Winston Graham

I have been under considerable pressure to buy at least a laptop computer. I have always turned the suggestions down for the reason that I have never done creative work on a typewriter. There is to me a lack of empathy.

Zach Duke

I'm not unhappy or anything. It's a business. It's kind of a rite-of-passage type of thing.