Famous Quotes & Sayings

Reed Hundt

As a result of this order and the WTO agreement, we predict that the average price of an international call will drop from 88 cents today to 20 cents five years from now,

Brad Soderberg

The bottom line is, we didn't make shots. It's just disappointing that we played as well as we did defensively, and yet it's a 10-point loss. And we missed free throws. It's just not good enough if you want to beat good teams. You've got to play complete basketball, not just defend, not just rebound, it's got to be complete. We're either going to get it or we're going to continue to be a .500 team. We're either going to figure it out or remain an average program.

Tom Potiowsky

Average wages are now growing at about the same level of inflation. And as the economy continues to expand, we expect this trend to continue to improve.

Duane Campbell

Average is probably about 10 hours of effort to be able to ride around the block.

Scott Pattee

Average is a matter of perspective, and this year, average is looking pretty good.

James Knightley

Average earnings growth was far softer than anticipated. It remained at 3.5% ... and is well below the 4.5% rate that the Bank of England has in the past considered compatible with its inflation forecast.

Mike Pence

Average Americans in all 50 states are reaching into their pocketbooks and investing in relief and recovery efforts. The power and symbol of members of Congress doing that, regardless of the size of the contribution, could be very important.

James A. Moore

Back in my younger years, I read an average of a book a day. That was when I was going to school full time and working a job after school 30 hours or more a week.

John Hooper

As long as the results are there, it probably won't change. If there's an impact in buying from my customers, I'll act accordingly. For the average person out there, they're probably starting to feel it.

Dr. Tucker

As far as total expectations, we know that we have work to do and we want to continue to improve. Magnet schools are just a vehicle that we are using to improve education in Texarkana. So, until education improves, then our expectations are not met.

Clive Smith

As far as their reasons for hunger striking, it seems to be a myriad of different reasons that they all have, the largest one seems to be like they want to protest their continued (detention).

Don Brash

As expected in November, growth in the economies of our trading partners has continued to be sluggish.

Tom Brady

As a team you're always trying to improve and there's a different identity this year than there has been in the past. We have to find that identity and continue to improve on our weaknesses while maintaining our strengths.

Bob Rosner

The bottom-line definition for me is that a leader is someone with followers, ... and given how tight talent is today, if you don't work to keep your followers, you will not continue to be a leader.

Frank Chumbley

(At several positions) no one has stepped up and said I'm the guy. We are inexperienced. But I like this team if they continue to get better. A lot haven't played in a varsity game.

Anthony Cannon

A win is a win, but we can't be that happy with this one. We just have to continue to get better and better. We can't take anything away from SLU.

Anthony Cannon

A win is a win, but we can't be that happy with this one, ... We just have to continue to get better and better. We can't take anything away from SLU.

Hideaki Kurimoto

Banks' earnings reaffirmed that Japan's economic fundamentals are strong. Selling by overseas investors may continue for another month or so and that is limiting the gains.

Jim Tracy

As long as he keeps his focus and continues to realize there is no real opportunity to be satisfied and he maintains that hunger, ... he could wind up being a real good pitcher in the Major Leagues.

Tony Tyler

As our schedule reliability continues to improve we are pleased to be able to resume services to (six) destinations.

Dr. Roberts

Randy has come through an unprecedented ordeal and continues to improve.

Douglas Altabef

Profit news continues to be good, and we are seeing some relief from the profit taking of the last few weeks. But there is an ongoing tug-of-war between 'we've come too far too fast,' and 'the economic recovery is strong' and you're seeing that played out on a day-to-day basis.

Owen Davis

Prime Office Products is a great fit with Staples, as Staples Contract continues its double-digit sales growth,

Mike Ortner

Our defense has been pretty strong during the season and continues to be consistent.

Ari Fleischer

North Korea continues to engage in provocations and now reckless acts.

Evan Olsen

Oil had a pretty big spike yesterday and that was negative. If it continues to go that way again, it could be something we start to watch again.

Timothy Ghriskey

Oil continues to be a big influence on the market, and the Fed is as well. As inflation goes, so goes the Fed.

Allan Meltzer

The name that's on the economy is Greenspan. If you want to step back and say Gore's responsible, it's hard to make that connection.

Mark Knold

After operating in the mid-3 percent employment growth range for the first half of 2005, the Utah economy unexpectedly jumped upward during last year's third quarter.

Maureen Allyn

Realistically, they've done a lot already. The economy may be sleepy, but you don't need to hit it with everything you've got.

Roberto Sanchez

Things are changing. It's a local economy. In other places people don't know their neighbors. They don't know their names. People don't say 'hello' to each other. Not here.

Lawrence Lindsey

The world's problems are starting to infect the U.S. economy,

David Toung

They all had pretty good numbers this quarter. It's very simple: people have money. Jobs and the economy are doing well.

Toshihiko Fukui

The world economy is running smoothly at the moment but there is a need to see what kind of risk factors there are,

Goolam Ballim

The world economy is entering a global monetary transition that will see incremental monetary policy tightening resulting in reduced global liquidity.

Raghuram Rajan

The world economy has proved tremendously resilient over the last few years.

Ben Howland

That was about 20 minutes into practice. He did not practice the rest of the time. Has some swelling there. We'll see how it feels. ... I would expect it would take a lot to keep him out of the game.

Mike Lordemann

Our seniors have won two state championships and been to a final four. They know what it's like to win, they know how to win, (and) when they step on the field they expect to win. For them to have that experience and pass it on to our younger kids is invaluable.

Michael Phelps

People really expect to get news and information for free. They get it free on TV, they get it free on the web, and there's no reason they shouldn't get it free in the newspaper.

Kofi Annan

peoples look to you to solve problems, expect you to work together as governments ... with other institutions.

Jim Struzzi

People can expect pretty much the same scenario.

Alan Faneca

People don't really expect that from us. They know we're trying to get the run going. Maybe they're thinking that a little too much. We're able to open up a little bit.

Martin Nissenbaum

People don't expect it. The presumption is that when you pay taxes that are deductible you won't have to pay tax again. Just having a lot of kids can put you into the AMT.

Martin Nissenbaum

People don't expect it, ... The presumption is that when you pay taxes that are deductible you won't have to pay tax again. Just having a lot of kids can put you into the AMT.

Robert Vincent

People are very sad. Our people called and gave because they knew it would be there for generations. We just never expected this.

Michael Johnson

Somebody's planting a lot of marijuana out there, and it's not local people just growing it for personal use, ... These people are growing to make a profit. A big profit.

Robert Warren

So that makes it even all the more important that we find these kids who again, are sometimes misdiagnosed as having growing pains or tendonitis,

George Vecsey

Television is making sports universal; for the same reason, big-time soccer is growing more popular in the United States.

Keith Morris

Realistically, the population is only growing in Avondale,

Nina Norman

I've seen a lot of growing pains. They could have really contributed to the team.

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.

Mike Olson

It was about what I expected. We have some growing to do, but it was a nice start.

Qiu Xiaohua

The service sector was hard hit, growing just 0.8 percent.

Jose Gonzalez

I speak Swedish, it's my first language. Of course, growing up with Latin American parents from Argentina, I also have some other influences from other cultures. But Sweden is where I feel the most at home.

Miles Shipside

Properties are selling more quickly and stock levels declining.

Marc Chandler

Once we got through an important technical level that triggered a lot of stops. We went through the level that the technicians thought was a bottom.

John Gallagher

Do you want performance level one or performance level two,

Dwayne Slay

The talent level is rising around here. It's going to be a surprise next year.

Eric Hecox

The most significant thing I've seen has been the level of participation.

Landon Donovan

Ten years ago, the level was nowhere near what it is today. We have an obligation to do that and most people take that seriously.

Mario Caminiti

Sometimes we just play to the level of the opposition. We can play better.

Jake Goebbert

(The state tournament) is a different level of basketball. We need to come out a little harder.

Simon Greul

I see now that I can play at this level and I can play with these guys. I'm playing my game, I'm playing well.

Roland Swenson

This is a trend going on around the country.

Anna Deavere Smith

Movies, as evidenced by a chorus of protesting and celebrating Americans, influence broader trends.

Thomas Keller

Good food is a good trend.

Tablo

Any trend that is developed too fast and is disposed right away is not going to have a lasting impression on the culture, you know?

Bethany Mota

I’m not too into the trends - I like to look at trends as suggestions, not as rules.

Zhang Ziyi

Today's China is not in the least shut out from the rest of the world. Trends come to us from all over the world. And the Internet is really developed in China. We get news from all over the world.

Ellen Goodman

Values are not trendy items that are casually traded in.

Eric Rohmer

You have to know how to go against the trend of the times.

Eric Ripert

I don't follow the food trends.

Tim Powers

The wages of courage is death, lad, but it's the wages of everything else, too.

Jim Rohn

Profits are better than wages.