Famous Quotes & Sayings

Timothy Goebel

Any time I can use my talents to benefit others, I am happy to do so. I hope that the event helps families care for their loved ones.

Robert Chapman

Any industry that suffers skills shortages should take responsibility for marketing themselves in such a way that students see the benefit of developing a career in that sector,

Katie O'Brien

A secondary benefit is if you spend a couple hours cleaning up a park, you're going to think twice before you litter.

Dick DeVos

As a state, we have to engage the global marketplace. There is no alternative, no choice but to go out and win. The antagonists to this position see it as either/or -- either you invest in China or invest in Michigan. Most businesses do both. If your sales increase in any part of the world, the folks back home benefit.

Tom Richards

As consumerism continues to gain momentum in the marketplace, our goal is to continue to give consumers more choices and more control over their health care decision-making. CIGNA Custom Benefit Builder is an industry-leading next step in extending to health care benefits the same kind of choice and personalization that consumers increasingly enjoy for many other types of purchases they make.

Austin Ligon

Our third quarter used car sales growth reflected increased traffic compared with last year's third quarter, as well as continuing strong execution. We were able to sustain positive momentum even as the cross-shopping benefit from this summer's new car employee pricing programs waned. Subsequently, new car sales and traffic levels dropped significantly, reflecting the limited model year close-out vehicle availability that resulted from the success of the employee pricing programs.

Paul Sarbanes

Companies that go public should understand that there are responsibilities as well as benefits to going public,

Kurt Kuehn

Companies of all sizes as well as consumers in Chicago now can conduct business faster than ever before with the same UPS convenience and reliability they have come to expect. And the enhancements work in both directions because our customers will benefit from this network upgrade when they receive packages coming into Chicago as well.

John Stumpf

Demonstrating the benefit of our diversified business model, most of our consumer business showed strong growth this quarter and helped to offset the decline at Home Mortgage.

Paul Sarbanes

Companies that go public should understand that there are responsibilities as well as benefits to going public,

Joe Wilcox

So, to get to the benefits that come with this, they have to get past whatever retraining will be needed around the new user interface.

Zina Garrison

So much is owed to this legend. Althea helped me and other women to understand you can be all you can dream and more. The benefits of her contributions to tennis are still being realized and enjoyed by modern-day players.

Drew Altman

The widespread dropping of drug benefits that some had feared has been averted so far as business figure out what their long-term response would be.

James Berg

These are tough issues. The cost of benefits has exploded.

Rick Fraser

This is a way for us to get them the tax benefits that they are entitled to.

Bill Bradley

You should rest assured. You are going to get Social Security benefits as long as you are alive,

Ryan Bedford

This raises an interesting question: Who really benefits from union representation?

Larry Fitzgerald

I joined forces with the American Cancer Society in 2010 as a spokesperson for the N.F.L.'s 'A Crucial Catch' campaign, which benefits the American Cancer Society. This was important to me because I lost my mother to breast cancer, and I have always felt a strong commitment to doing all I can to fight this disease.

Keith Gumbinger

I would definitely expect more of it. Buyers may not pay for it. The seller or builder may pay for it to get a house sold.

Mike Evans

I lost my poise a little, but it was frustrating. I thought it came after the buzzer. It feels like we always have a bullseye on our back. That was a big momentum builder for them. In a big game like this I wish they would let the kids decide the game.

Tom Cody

Because of condo litigation in California, builders have to charge an extra $15,000 to $25,000 per unit.

Eddie Barnes

Hopefully we're going to use it as a confidence builder more than anything else. We're going to have to play up to the level we're capable of.

O. Henry

Mounting the instructions like this is an excellent idea. I have seen this used in a number of plants for internally generated changeover, operation and maintenance Standard Operating Procedures, but I don't recall having seen any builders putting it on the machinery.

Josh Childress

Just getting to the line and making free throws is a confidence builder in itself. It keeps the defense honest.

Jerry Rombach

Large-volume 'tract' builders will typically develop the ground -- streets, utilities, public/open spaces -- and build two or three display homes from which they will sell to buyers. Most of these also will do 'semi-custom' homes, where a buyer may generously modify or upgrade one of the offered models. These builders may build 'speculative' homes, hoping someone will like the house and land and buy it.

Jami Safrit

That was really a momentum builder and I thought it would change the pace of the game for us. We got within six, but, you've have to hit them when they count, so I should've hit them in the first half.

Jay Butler

Most of the investors are gone, and traffic is down in home builders' sales trailers. Just look at all the ads. Builders are trying to move homes fast.

Derek Johnson

A new qualification would reinforce the idea that catering in care homes is an important issue.

Gary Larkins

Any time Brunswick High plays Glynn Academy, it's going to be a rivalry game. I don't care what the sport, I don't care what the past records are ... it doesn't matter.

Mark Calcavecchia

A short hitter has got no chance unless he has a career week with his putter. Only a few guys can win here now ? we all know who they are.

Kenneth Mayfield

As far as mental health goes, we are continuing and expanding a program to keep the mentally ill out of jails and with health care providers.

Paul Gimigliano

As as rule we do not comment on the personal career decisions of individual employees.

Chris Hutchings

As a young team we still have a long ways to go in terms of making mistakes. We don't do a very good job of taking care of the little things and the details.

Carolina Milanesi

As competition continues to drive price pressure at the low end and a design and technology 'arms race' at the high end, the survival of the fittest depends more and more on economies of scales, or very carefully cut out niche markets.

Shona Thorburn

As a senior it's crazy how fast the games and your career go by. We're playing every game like it's our last, so this one will be a dog fight. We're not going to give up.

Jeff Evans

As a rule, traffic pretty much takes care of it and eliminates the problem, with the cars running over it and smashing it around. If we would happen to see it, and I have a crew out cleaning the streets, they would clean it up.

Mike Ditka

A neutral site, that would have been fair. But everything happened so quickly, the league had no choice.

Nicholas Sparks

As for getting the right publisher, many times, you don't end up with much choice in the matter.

Bill Bixby

As a viewer, I want to make the choice as to when to laugh. I don't want to be told. I want to get credit for some kind of intelligence.

Raheem Askia

As a man grows older he has one choice to make, be either a gangster, hustler, playboy, or nerd; I chose all of thee above.

Eugene Dial

The big thing is that the pet population is something that people can do something about. Humans have a choice to do the decent and humane thing. We can walk away from it and ignore it, but I have decided to not walk away from it.

Craig Venter

People think they're making individual decisions for themselves and their family not to get vaccinated. It's not just an individual choice - you're a hazard to society.

Bob Fuller

Our customers are telling us that they want to be able to download music tracks directly to their phones and our focus now is on extending the choice that we provide.

Jacob Sullum

People should have a choice whether they want to engage in risky activities.

Michael Posner

People think I'm crazy, but for this first festival I wanted to give them a choice and show them what's out there. Fortunately, we have a lot of snowbirds here that can come by and see a matinee. Let's hope they do.

Benjamin Cardozo

Inaction without more is not tantamount to choice.

Brendan Fraser

Embrace your dorkdom or rail against it. The choice is yours.

Channing Tatum

A well arranged scrapbook, filled with choice selections, is a most excellent companion for anyone who has the least literary taste.

Jane Bryant Quinn

Financial planners who take commissions have a built-in conflict of interest...even with disclosure, my choice would be a Fee-Only planner.

Jamie Bamber

When you start a new project, you wonder whether its the right choice.

Bojana Novakovic

I just want choices. Its not about making money and having a lot of friends in Hollywood; thats the last thing I want.

Anton Yelchin

The ability to have a choice in what you do is a privilege.

Atul Gawande

Life is choices, and they are relentless. No sooner have you made one choice than another is upon you.

Deepak Chopra

Happiness can be woven into every aspect of life once you make new choices.

Asahi Shimbun

As a result, the food safety of consumers was treated carelessly, raising questions once more about government responsibility.

Dannielle Romano

People are witnessing how interested consumers are in experiencing digital music, consuming it that way, and having the convenience of consuming it that way. It's a quickly growing, voracious audience.

Eric Wold

A few years ago the big question was could IMAX get Hollywood content on their screens and theaters to sign up. But studios now see the value of putting movies on IMAX screens since consumers have much better home theaters.

Linda Pinney

Prescriptions going to consumers is like money going to consumers. The margin for error is zero.

Pasuya Yao

Premier Hsieh said that the music industry should work out a way of cooperating with the file-swapping operators so consumers can legally enjoy the results of the latest technologies.

Michael K. Powell

Protecting consumers from service disruption is the Federal Communications Commission's first and highest priority,

Brad Smith

The routine that was described in court today in fact does not remove all of the Internet Explorer files; it only removes about 3 percent of them. It's designed to be very easy for consumers to use, but does not do what we were ordered to last week, which was to remove all those files in their entirety.

Stephen Baker

It was the one-two punch needed to get consumers in the stores.

Dick Durbin

it would have put millions of American consumers and families at risk of losing coverage for necessary health care.

Stephen Mandel

As Edmonton continues to position itself as a major film location, it is important that the industry feels welcome and views Edmonton as a film-friendly, professional destination,

Sheridan Murphy

As Florida continues to develop rapidly, this issue will continue to come up.

H. Hart

As CPIX (consumer price index less mortgage costs) continues to surprise on the downside and oil prices come down, pressure to cut rates will rise again.

Adam Mesurier

Arroyo continues to outmaneuver her political opposition. The various opposition factions were unable to gain any momentum.

Deborah Davis

As a leading international processor, Vital continues to offer the latest market-leading wireless payment technologies to service our customers. TNS has been and continues to be, our sole partner in delivering and improving upon wireless services through the Synapse Payment Gateway.

Lloyd Ong

As long as the government continues to do a long-dated deal, it's always viewed as a positive.

Dee Dee Myers

As long as the G.O.P., led by its increasingly visible women, continues to insist that the problem is not their policies but women's failure to understand their own lives and interests, the gender gap won't go away.

Peter Judge

As of this morning, the situation has been described as stabilized. The water level continues to be reducing a little bit.

Jordan Rohan

As long as Yahoo continues to meet or exceed projections, shares should trade higher. The stage is set for sentiment to improve.

Mike Griffin

Any time I can have more flexibility and control of my money, I think that is a good thing - as long as it is optional.

Mark Rea

Another typical outstanding game for her. Team-wise, we played defense pretty well. We really took control of our own errors. We kept control of the ball.

Marco Coleman

As far as health, that's just a blessing. There's just so much that's out of your control, that you don't know how it's going to go. Really, you've just got to be really fortunate. You've got to be lucky.

Janet Jacobs

As a mother, you are never ready for something like this. It is hard to let that control go and you just have to be supportive. Everyone is proud of him and we all miss him here at home,

Robert Corn

The big thing is that we control our destiny. If we win, we're in.

John Rafferty

The big thing is it's dangerous. There are not enough officials for three at each game and maybe not even two. You need three referee's to control a physical game between rivals. And if the fields are slippery that could be even more dangerous.

Paul Farris

back in the city's control - not the library board.

Dick Hunsaker

As long as we're an independent we'll have this scenario where we can't control our schedule and where we play. Playing seven (road games) in nine isn't what you want to do.

David Robinson

A small system today without national control service would really be economically disadvantaged.

David Singer

As innovative security technologies transform the way the world lives, works and plays, Homeland Security Corporation is positioned as the vital link of this still-expanding industry, matching customer needs with the products, services and solutions when and where they need them most. When our customers need to build, maintain, run and/or use security products, they need to know Homeland Security Corporation will deliver for them.

John Fitzpatrick

Our dealers were telling us, 'We can sell a luxury truck, you just have to work on your execution,' ... We went back to the customers to research it further, and it turned out the dealers were spot on.

Bill Cummings

Our customers will receive a great Starbucks experience.

Amitabh Srivastava

Our customers will have a feature-complete Windows Vista sooner in their hands than any previous Windows release.

Pat Garner

Our customers have come to expect a high level of service from the Motley Fool.

Richard Harmon

Our customer is one that wants to live the Big Event.

Leigh Sparks

Department stores are not really out of fashion, but they will struggle if they don't provide what customers want.

Ken Golden

Anything that is good for our customers normally bodes well for John Deere.

Bill Miller

The start of production and the first shipment to a customer represent significant milestones for MED. There is still much to do but we look forward to 2006 with confidence.

Stephanie McDonald

As far as day-to-day life, he's a very happy baby. He's not miserable. He loves music. Knowing that he's not in any pain and that he can express his feelings is wonderful. It relieves us a lot. All we want is for him to enjoy his life.

Adrian Gonzalez

As long as the kids can get to enjoy this, they can take it back to their school and tell their friends about it, and get their friends to do well so they can come back here next year.

John Beilein

Rather than those gut-wrenching last seconds, it was good to just get some of these guys out of there and let them enjoy the experience of playing in the NCAA Tournament.

Karen Smith

People come from week to week, they enjoy each other and start forming friendships.

Jerome Flynn

I've always enjoyed the physical side of acting.

Darren Criss

I've always enjoyed fashion and dressing up for things, whether it's high fashion or play fashion.

Tamra Duncan

I've always enjoyed cooking, and I have just loved giving people recipes that can warm up a home.

Wilma Askinas

A friend is someone who sees through you and still enjoys the view.

Bill Steiner

See? We didn't want you to stress and miss out on enjoying your weekend.

Michael Gartenberg

This is a question of extending their reach.

Robin Cook

There is no purpose in extending the talks any further,

Jusuf Kalla

We are now evaluating the possibility of extending AMM.

Kazunori Jinnai

The Nasdaq gains gave a gentle nudge higher to a market that was ready for a rebound after last week's losing spell.

Jere Adcock

The most impressive thing to me about him now is how many yards he gains after contact. He doesn't give you a big target to hit, and he's exceptionally strong.

Japan Times

Puffy Gains Real-Life Foothold on 'anime' -crazy U.S. Market

David Briggs

The S&P lost 50 points last week and today we gained back four. This is not great.

Cheryl Smith

The whole thing with the power of prayer in our minds is true. And a lot of what has happened, and the strength he has gained back and progress he's made, without sounding corny, I think a lot is attributed to prayers.

Sarah Bolton

The victory of success is half done when one gains the habit of work.

Uhuru Kenyatta

This is a setback not only to the media, but to the gains made by ordinary Kenyans. This is draconian, it is as if we have returned to the Middle Ages.

James Stevens

This is a potential way that if the virus did take this mutation route, it could gain a foothold into the human population.

Marcos Basaglia

This is a technical adjustment; it's too soon to talk of optimism. Some stocks showed healthy gains but they were the ones that lost out most.

Mats Sundin

As a team we are scoring some goals, but there's still a lot of work to do,

Julius James

As a youth growing up, everyone's goal is to play on the senior team because that is the highest you can reach.

Jose Theodore

As a goalie, you don't look at the number of goals, you just make sure there are no weak ones,

Luis Suarez

As a minimum we have to get to the second round. After that, a ton of other goals will open up. This is what we want the people to understand.

Greg Johnson

The bounces that had been going our way aren't right now. When that happens, you usually just have to simplify things and go to the net. A lot of times you'll get out of a rut with an ugly goal or one that bounces in off someone else.

Alain Vigneault

That was a big momentum shift. To give up that goal really, really hurt.

John Danby

That was a big goal for us. I can't remember the last time we got the first goal of the game.

Linda Stone

Rachael was on her game. (All of the goals) were not completely her fault. There were marking issues.

Dale Carnegie

Really important goals are accomplished by people who will keep trying even when there seems to be no hope.

James Stephens

Any fool can wash himself, but every wise man knows that it is an unnecessary labour, for nature will quickly reduce him to a natural and healthy dirtiness again.

Nick Rimando

Another week to two weeks, hopefully less than that. I want to make sure I'm 100 percent healthy before I go out there again.

James Pennebaker

As an outsider, this one-shot policy strikes me as a little extreme, ... Somehow, we view mental health as totally under a person's control, whereas physical health is not.

Mikhail Gorbachev

As a human being, I want to support Boris Nikolayevich (Yeltsin) and wish him recovery, ... the president's health is also a political matter.

Bill Maris

People talk about the redistribution of wealth a lot, which is a very valid topic. But what about the redistribution of health? That's even more concentrated at the top.

David Bernstein

Once we established that it was safe and did what we hoped it would do in normal healthy adults, then we move to our most vulnerable population, older adults and children.

Alan Marks

a real loss to people and to the overall health of the community.

John Breaux

Any that is why I think any kind of a stimulus package is going to have to help people who are without work, without a job, help them have health insurance.

Kevin McCarthy

The simple truth is that the implementation of Obamacare has hurt Americans and their health care more than it has helped.

Jim Riccitelli

You never want to give the other team momentum for a long time, so fortunately we took it away.

Shane Doan

To get momentum like that is huge. We've got to find a way to keep it going. We've let it slip away too many times.

Brian Brohm

We got that momentum going, got in a rhythm, and you saw (that) once we get into it, we can do pretty much anything we want to, ... We've got to get into that rhythm every game.

Marlon Brando

Never surrender to the momentum of mediocrity.

Frank Sharry

I'm a little worried that the political momentum that we witnessed this week may dissipate somewhat.

Kasey Kahne

We had momentum. We've had momentum all weekend long.

Dick Powell

When it starts to move it will make a lot of noise and it will move and have a lot of momentum and take anything in its way out.

Hannah Arendt

Only the mob and the elite can be attracted by the momentum of totalitarianism itself. The masses have to be won by propaganda.

Dee Brown

I just threw it up and prayed for it to go in. It was just big momentum for us before halftime.

Kevin Kerr

The switch is not going to be that smooth. Within the next 14 days, I think we are going to see prices steadily climb.

Joni Pitkanen

Now I know how he wants me to play. This is a big year for me. I want to step up to the next level.

Arnold Palmer

Tell you what ... I'll wear it at the next tournament I play in.

Gordon Hamilton

This is something that we could see in the next decade.

Mike Lamb

This is one of the most resilient teams I've been on. Whether we get shut out, whether we lose, whether we win this team the next day, it doesn't faze them,

Barbara Kingsolver

The last generation's worst fears became the next one's B-grade entertainment.

Bashar al-Assad

This is the Middle East, where every week you have something new; so whatever you talk about this week will not be valuable next week.

Arianna Huffington

I'm pulling out, and I'm going to concentrate every ounce of time and energy over the next week working to defeat the recall because I realize now that's the only way to defeat Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Susan B. Anthony

I expect to do more work for woman suffrage in the next decade than ever before.

Toshihiko Sakai

We see the trend of Treasury purchases continuing.

Scott Downs

As a whole staff, we're just trying to step it up while Doc and Teddy are out,

Deion Sanders

The thrill is gone. It's time for me to step away.

Mahmoud Abbas

The most important step after the withdrawal will be how we protect, rebuild.

Mickael Pietrus

It was tough for us tonight and we're really going to try to step up on Wednesday and try to get a W before the break. It's very important to get a win on Wednesday.

Bill Worsham

This is a really significant and unexpected step in our development.

Mark Russinovich

This is a step they should have taken immediately.

Janet Napolitano

This is a step in the right direction, but we really need more resources.

Richard Hasen

This could be an important first step toward undermining (the 2003 ruling) without overruling it.

Tom Blake

That's where your upperclassmen and tri-captains step up. That's what they're supposed to do.

P. J. O'Rourke

We all know the types who listen to Pete Seeger songs; even Pete admits they aren't interesting.