Famous Quotes & Sayings

Warren Buffett

I think it is a marvelous way to keep directors' interests and shareholders interests as closely aligned as possible, with both an upside and a downside component. Too often, people talk about interests being aligned when the directors get the upside and shareholders get the downside.

Martin Jacques

Labour was always aligned with the U.S. during the Cold War, but the ignominious implosion of communism reinforced the belief that no alternative to the prevailing common sense was possible.

Jack Messman

to ensure that our costs are more closely aligned with our business strategy.

Robert Zagunis

If you wind up with a company that is so closely aligned with one individual, like it or not, the virtues of that company are tied to the virtues of that individual. You're usually much better off with CEOs who are under the radar and just work at doing a very nice job for shareholders.

Kyril Faenov

In fact, their motivations are perfectly aligned with ours?that is, as broad a penetration as possible.

John Abizaid

Clearly, we understand that we've got an enemy that's in for the long term, al-Qaida and the associated groups that are aligned with it, ... We know that they've got a long-term strategy to fight, to gain ground, to gain influence. And it's very very clear that we've got to have the same sort of long term strategy to contest it. But the keystone to this strategy is helping the people in the region help themselves.

Kris Hagerman

The core concept around utility computing has not changed. The priorities are to solve immediate problems, and give customers the confidence that we can set them on a path towards a data center that will be more automated, and aligned with business needs.

Gabriel Lowy

The first focus is going to be continuing the growth of the business ... focus number two is getting the cost structure aligned with the new demand. I imagine we're going to see another round of downsizing ... I think it's going to be significant.

Tim Karr

The fight for Internet freedom is now being waged in earnest. On one side you have the public...on the other side you have the nation's largest telephone and cable companies, who have aligned with some in Congress to strip the Internet of the First Amendment.

Ken Ham

Most students are presented only with the evolutionary belief system in their schools, and they are censored from hearing challenges to it. Let our young people understand science correctly and hear both sides of the origins issue and then evaluate them.

Katherine Paterson

Obviously, I love to do both contemporary and historical fiction. When a hint of a story grabs me, I try to go with it to see where it will take me whatever the setting.

Matt Carle

I was joking with Chris and Brian up there, how all three of us were just glad this thing was coming to an end after all the hype in the last three months. Now they're both competing for a national championship tomorrow (today).

Julie Martin

Kingma is just a phenomenal player, both offensively and defensively. She really got into Dunbar in the second half and was a great leader for them.

Don Williams

Kim woke up to hearing some people screaming. We smelled some smoke and we both walked out on the balcony and saw these embers flying by.

Bernie Bickerstaff

Kevin is a big guard who can defend both positions on the perimeter, ... We liked the effort he put forth during summer league play and wanted to take a second look at him.

Ed Steadham

Keystone was a very important part of our business. We build helicopters, they did the completion that finished our helicopters. We knew the company and were impressed with the company. The marriage has enhanced the both of us.

Bob Cortelyou

Kiev will be the latest destination in Delta's expansion into the key business and leisure markets of Eastern Europe. Delta will be the only U.S. carrier to serve Kiev, and business travelers on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as friends and family of Ukrainian heritage in the United States, will look forward to this new non-stop service between New York-JFK and Kiev.

Peter Warrick

Kit and I talked about this a long time ago. He said it would be a great system for the both of us. I never really thought it would happen. Then, once I got here (for a visit), Kit told me about the coach and how he is such a great guy. Here I am.

Matt Harris

I would say it's very closely being looked at. Growers want to know, sheds want to know: Are they going to continue dumping duties or are they finally going to drop them?

Roy Wilsher

Hertfordshire has had six recent training exercises on site in the last six months - the last one three weeks ago - and has worked closely with the site for many years to prepare for any incidents.

Doug Bournique

There is a grave concern as far as the fresh fruit industry's future. We are going to work closely with Commissioner Bronson and the USDA to ensure that the new management plan safeguards our crops and our markets.

Richard Franulovich

We're oil traders now because currencies are trading so closely off oil. All the risk now is that the hurricane does not have all the negative effects for the U.S. economy.

Jeff Kamis

We're obviously monitoring the situation closely at this time. We're remaining on schedule, but if we have to adjust, we will, because we want to be safe.

Tyrone Willingham

I think we're going to look very closely at our situation to make sure we have things in the right order. I think we've got to make sure we've got that situation where it needs to be.

Jason Chaffetz

I have worked closely with my Democratic allies. Elijah Cummings is a good friend.

George Darden

I'm pleased that I won, ... I'm happy ... that the colleagues who I worked closely with were always there to support me.

Allan Adler

In all likelihood, the Library of Congress and Dr. Billington will be consulting closely with the U.S. Copyright Office housed in the Library of Congress,

Dave Bautista

Know your lines; otherwise, have an open mind because you want to get lost in the moment. When you have talented actors and directors to work with, then it's pretty easy to do.

J. M. Roberts

John is one of the top parks and recreation directors I've seen. He has a great feel for the needs of the community, and that's reflected in the facilities.

Stephen Chbosky

'Rent' was a special project for me. It was my first notable screenplay job. I worked with two wonderful directors on it, starting with Spike Lee in the summer of 2001. I wrote a draft for Spike and he was really good to me.

Bruno Tonioli

I think a lot of people have a vision of L.A. in which TV executives and movie directors plan their latest productions by the swimming pool.

William Shatner

A director is a choreographer, both politically and creatively.

Rebecca Hall

You either are a good director or you're not.

Norman Lear

You're in the business - when you're a writer, producer, director - to get ratings.

Orson Welles

A director is someone who presides over a series of accidents.

Oliver Stone

I love films. I love fiction films, too. I do. I love making them, but it has to be the right one. Hopefully, I'll never become a director for hire. It's horrible to make a film that you're not really interested in.

Brett Gallagher

Had they won, the upside would be significantly greater than the downside we're seeing . . . .

Kevin Blemkin

Refineries are going to be slow to recover. I'm not too excited about the downside for prices. We still have disruptions. We won't get a real picture of the market today because people are away in the U.S.

S. Walker

In order for the program to work it has to have some teeth and that's the downside if you're not willing to make a full-blown commitment.

John Herrmann

The downside for them on the appraisal is it could come in at $650,000.

Jerry Miller

It's a great day -- I'm glad to see the sun, ... The only downside is we have fewer volunteers -- people had priors plans. Right now, I have nobody to run the trolleys.

Richard McKenzie

This is the downside of the lack of pollution in New Zealand.

Bill Brandt

This is the downside of doing an all-debt plan.

Charles Schumer

Even if he is more likely to be a Rehnquist than a Thomas, the downside of him being a Thomas outweighed the upside of him being a Rehnquist,

Katie Townshend

We've had a nice run off of late-April's lows and the market is digesting these gains. We'll probably start moving to the downside next week.

Doug Bereuter

Releasing Mr. Pollard would put vital U.S. interests at risk and send the message that we are not serious about punishing espionage.

Jane Clayson

I love to hear about ordinary people's lives and interests and what motivates them.

David Miliband

Al Qaeda has no place in Pakistan. It's a threat to Pakistan. And there should be a convergence of interests between the Pakistani state and the West on security issues, but also on wider economic and social issues.

Stephen Farnsworth

The truth is that it is profitable for private interests to give things to lawmakers. And if it weren't, they wouldn't give them. If it were not profitable for them to put some of their resources in the pockets of lawmakers, they wouldn't do it.

Martha Stewart

This is what truly interests us, why we all come to work every day ... our passion is and always should be to make life better,

Dennis Woodward

Australia's trying to tread a tightrope between our various trading interests and our strategic alliances.

Dan Shechtman

Select a subject that interests you and make an effort to become an expert in that field. I promise you, if you make the effort, and you become an expert, you will have a wonderful career.

Mo Ibrahim

Young people, all too often, find their interests overlooked and their voices ignored.

S. Walker

You have to go in and find out what their interests are, and take it from there.

Tom Hank

And it is meant to make people think, 'How in the world did we do that? And isn't it a marvelous thing that we did,'

Mary Chapin Carpenter

It's a marvelous feeling when someone says 'I want to do this song of yours' because they've connected to it. That's what I'm after.

O. Henry

A marvelous test match, right at the top end of international competition, I would have thought.

Johnny Mercer

Too marvelous for words.

Gordon B. Hinckley

With small means the Lord accomplishes His marvelous work.

Howard Fast

The play is a marvelous form, but it demands less than a novel.

Gail Carson Levine

'EIla Enchanted' began in a marvelous writing course at New York City's The New School.

Alan Young

We had some marvelous outtakes, but the producer had destroyed them all.

Kay Redfield Jamison

Moods are complicated and very much a part of who we are. People would be very boring without them.

Andrew Shue

I was lucky, because of Student Council, my classes, sports and social life, there were different people I had friendships with.

H. Hart

I would try to put more people on the road without doing any more hiring.

Don Miller

Just like I've been telling people all year, Ryan isn't going anywhere.

Jeff Palmer

Just watching the news, seeing what those people are going through, touches me,

MC Hammer

I think it is a shock to people to find out that MC Hammer is a super geek.

Stephen Graham

I adore my job. I think I'm one of the luckiest people out there. I've worked hard, but I get to mess about every day - that's how I see it.

H. Hunt

He used to laugh. He'd get people to do it and not tell them what was going to happen.

Graham Elliot

I do take pity on some of the people that have to work with me.

William Farmer

I think it'll be ok; I think by the end of this year, we won't be talking about PeopleSoft at all.

Bob Lachky

I think you're talking about a two-year play at least.

Stephen Smith

It is frustrating because we're not getting 10 to 12 inches. You're talking about 2 to 4 inches. We live in Wisconsin. It is not like this is unusual.

Bill Callahan

What do you mean? What are you talking about?

Mark Grudzielanek

We talked a lot and we had to get comfortable,

Bill Golden

We talk about Myrtle Beach, we talk about the event.

David Lane

Today (Friday) he was told he could talk to the media.

Denise Holmes

It is significant. We're going from talking to doing.

Dave McDermott

I was worried about rebounding. We talked about that at halftime.

Susanne Bier

At some stage in most people's lives, things turn upside down, and nothing is as you expected it to be.