Famous Quotes & Sayings

Yamamoto Tsunetomo

One must know the so-called 'lesson of a downpour.' A man, caught in a sudden rain en route, dashes along the road not to get wet or drenched. Once one takes it for granted that in rain he naturally gets wet, he can be in a tranquil frame of mind even when soaked to the skin. This lesson applies to everything.

Tina Brown

Along with all those books about Lincoln, Obama might read some biographies of Napoleon. The general who established the Legion d'Honneur understood that people fought as much for medals as for morals.

Idina Menzel

Along with enough sleep and taking proper supplements, I steam - in my steam shower. I find it's very healing, more than just your typical 'tea and honey.'

Idina Menzel

I set the bar high because I don't want to do just any other show just to keep working. I want to do something special that means something to people and speaks to them. Those kinds of opportunities don't come along all the time!

Isaac Brock

When I do write, it happens really easily. I'll just kind of sing along to whatever I'm playing, then find a line to build off of, then sit down and write. When I do write, I take care of business!

Isabella Bird

The traveller who aspires to reach the highlands of Tibet from Kashmir cannot be borne along in a carriage or hill-cart. For much of the way, he is limited to a foot pace, and if he has regard to his horse, he walks down all rugged and steep descents, which are many, and dismounts at most bridges.

Giles Foden

Writing about Africa by Africans has been part of my literary apprenticeship, standing alongside works by authors such as Joseph Conrad, Joyce Cary and Graham Greene as influences.

Gil Gerard

I'd always wanted the show to be more reality based science fiction, something along the lines of The Day the Earth Stood Still, which I consider to be the classic science fiction film.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic

I would love to play alongside Wayne Rooney. He does the running of two or three players and makes a lot of space. We would be the perfect combination.

Warren Stephens

We don't think of ourselves as a regional investment bank. We think of ourselves as merchant bankers with clients all over the country.

Rory Stewart

The politicians think the journalists have power, the journalists think bankers have power, bankers think lawyers have power. The truth is, nobody has power.

Marcus Samuelsson

Harlem is not a playground for rich bankers and consultants. It's got students of all colors. It's got old people who keep history and tell tall tales.

Matthew Quick

I'm from a family of bankers and businessmen, and here I am, the artist, the black sheep.

Diana Yates

M&A is not going to be enough to carry the day for investment bankers as far as earnings go.

Tony Hughes

The practice of central bankers wearing their hearts on their sleeves is disingenuous or damaging to economic prospects.

Fred Green

We are delighted to officially enter three dynamic Florida markets through the acquisition of First Florida. First Florida has a team of talented bankers and investment experts who are empowered to deliver financial solutions and make local decisions that best suit their customers' needs. Through our partnership with First Florida, we can increase the resources of the local bank so they can offer even more robust products and services to both commercial and retail consumers in these rapidly growing markets.

Abner Kurtin

We can only hope that the Goldman Sachs investment bankers who are advising the board are providing you with the same advice. Why should a company's shareholders have to run a proxy contest to convince its board to do the right thing?

Ben Bernanke

If bankers become overly conservative in response to past lending mistakes - or if examiners force such behavior - it will hurt bankers' own long-term interests and the economy in general.

Richard Branson

We have always felt that a company with music at its core rather than technology could do so much better for music fans. It is so user friendly that even I could use it.

Paul Zane Pilzer

Your employer is the last person you should want to provide for your healthcare, from a privacy, financial, and value standpoint. Employees with families should get the family, meaning spouses and children, off the company plan. In most cases, that will save them money.

Jake Brace

We'll open trading on an exchange and that will determine what the value of the company will be. That's when you'll be able to determine what the true recovery will be.

Barbara Williams

We have the luxury of just watching a little bit. Every company must make a decision about where they want to be on the curve. There's always the risk that if you lead, you bleed.

Robert Hartwig

Typically, they want to know how many people are residents in your household. That creates a different liability situation, and you need to inform your insurance company about that.

Brent Bracelin

Typically a company will look at acquisition strategies when their growth starts to slow but there's no slowing down at Dell.

Robert Kirby

Today, things look much rosier for American Home. The degree of uncertainty at the company is much less today than it was four or five months ago.

Kozo Hiramatsu

We will rebuild our company and keep it going for the future. But this time we promise we'll grow our company with integrity, enhanced corporate governance, and compliance.

A. Bush

We've got some people working here because of the ingenuity of the plant managers, ... . . . This company has provided housing for the folks who work here.

Jim Young

When it makes sense for my shareholders, when it makes sense for my customers, we're willing to put the investment in,

Siddhartha Mukherjee

Postwar U.S. was the world's leader in science and technology. The investment in science research was staggering.

Matthew Lloyd

For most people, it represents a stable, solid investment in choppy waters.

Judy Genshaft

I would say that the Legislature and the people of Tampa made a very savvy investment 50 years ago.

Joseph Lisanti

What is a dividend but your payment as an owner of the company? If you don't get that, then the only way you can profit from your investment is to sell all of it or part of it.

Todd Pratt

He has been great, ... This is what the organization made that investment for.

Nathaniel Smith

I'd like see the the party give strong arguments for more investment in post-secondary education. What's a better place to do it than in Halifax, where there are so many students?

Diane Watson

Social Security is a family insurance program, not an investment scheme.

Daymond John

I consider each business investment based on concept and revenue.

Emma Bunton

We've kind of been out of the public eye, even though we haven't stopped working.

Pete Rodda

We are not putting anything out that is not public record.

Kathy Nelson

Those are the things that reporters do for the public on a regular basis.

Amanda Martin

If anything, we are going to see more and more things shielded from public view rather than fewer; that's been the trend.

Pat Gillick

He's a blue-collar guy. And he's somebody that the public will like.

Charles Ray

Her public service announcement for us went out all over the nation,

Larry Nixon

He's always done things no one's surprised at, whether it's for publicity or by accident.

Mike Mower

We've been very public in our support of this.

Robert Lopez

If they're here illegally, they shouldn't be accessing public services.

Randy Pausch

We don't beat the reaper by living longer, we beat the reaper by living well and living fully.

Andrew Carnegie

If thou dost not sow, thou shalt not reap,

Eddie Rickenbacker

I've cheated the Grim Reaper more times than anyone I know.

Mac Miller

I'ma do my thing until the day the reaper come for me. You can keep on grillin', I'ma smile back.

Irish Proverb

If you do not sow in the spring you will not reap in the autumn.

Bible Bible

They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind.

Lou Reed

You're going to reap just what you sow