Famous Quotes & Sayings

We've had more ups than downs. But more than anything else, I think we've had so many learning opportunities that I think now it's going to cause us to accelerate our growth process. Probably the most important thing is we've grown mentally.

As Starbucks continues to accelerate its international expansion, we must perpetually build stronger infrastructures that will allow us to meet the Company's strategic growth objectives. Cliff's and Julio's past successes, extensive experience, knowledge of the business and Starbucks culture, as well as Phil's credentials in the restaurant and retail industries, are strong indicators that these leaders will provide the foundation we need in the region to reach our long-term goal while continuing to deliver our legendary service and the Starbucks Experience to our customers.

Consumers' upbeat mood about current business and labor conditions underscores the economy's continuing recovery, but the latest retreat in expectations suggest that the pace of economic growth will not accelerate in the months ahead,

We are going to be pursuing legal remedies in every form we can to accelerate the appellate process.

We felt that a royalty-free software approach was the best way to enable the supplier community and accelerate availability of EDA. ISMI also will be able to offer some level of support for ECCE users.

We expect this trend to continue and to accelerate in 2006 and 2007.

We expect the company to put its $14.5 billion of net cash to work in pursuing acquisitions to accelerate growth. That said, we would not be surprised to see the shares trade sideways until a significant acquisition is announced.

We expect services revenue growth to accelerate throughout 2006 to achieve mid-single digit revenue growth in the second half.

We expect seasonally normal PC demand and a richer product mix to drive a positive first quarter earnings surprise. PC demand should accelerate in the second half of 2000, (driven by) a strong economy, Windows 2000 and a sharp increase in microprocessor price performance.

We expect Microsoft's commitment will accelerate deployment of many services that carriers see as important for the next generation of wireless communications. Microsoft's digital media expertise, applied to wireless in a way that focuses on the needs of the carriers, is a very positive step for our industry and consumers alike.

We expect both the rate of customer adoption and ecosystem building to accelerate even further in 2006. Concurrent with accelerated customer adoption, hardware vendors, OEMs, and software vendors are aggressively building products and solutions that enable and facilitate server virtualization.

The results of this study, ... indicate that achieving fusion in the cervical spine significantly improves pain scores. Thus, efforts to accelerate the fusion process, such as PEMF, have a demonstrable impact on patient care.

Jason Varitek

There?s a few I?m going to have to learn, but we still have two weeks left so that?s the good part. It?s important for me these next couple of weeks, just on a personal level. I need to play. I need to get at bats. I need to accelerate my play. I need to see pitchers. There?s a lot to be done.

The creditors could accelerate the debt, say the whole thing is payable today and that would be a liquidation scenario for the company and could precipitate a bankruptcy filing.

The converged device market is growing at more than 60 percent a year. This realignment positions the handheld team to more clearly focus on navigating this fast-paced market while PSG continues to accelerate its trend of profitable growth.

We want to accelerate the adoption of new technologies in useful situations so that our customers can get these new capabilities deployed as soon as possible.

Martin Jacques

The fact that the Bush administration, and those in Europe who have followed its 9/11-inspired agenda, somehow believe that the future of the world is being played out in the Middle East and Central Asia rather than East Asia has only served to accelerate China's rise and the U.S.'s decline.

Alejandro Toledo

We need to accelerate the process. That's why we're here,

We are disappointed by these results, and we are taking decisive actions to accelerate our repositioning efforts,

Robert Hormats

Learning from the American experience, governments around the world have developed national innovation policies and programs to accelerate their economic prosperity and to help their citizens and companies compete globally.

On the contrary, house price inflation continues to accelerate as some areas that have experienced relatively slow appreciation are picking up steam, ... There is no evidence here of prices topping out.

CBFA will give us the necessary critical mass to broaden and deepen our penetration of the retail supermarket, club store and foodservice channels, ... The completion of the transaction will enable us to accelerate the realignment of our existing production facilities. Not only will this transaction not result in layoffs and plant closings, we expect to increase our production capacity and manpower.

Business Process Networks take the concept of software-as-a-service to a new level. By focusing on transaction-intensive processes, extending common business processes across multiple companies and leveraging shared connections, we are able to accelerate the adoption cycles and significantly lower operating costs.

Only a proxy infrastructure has the power to simultaneously control, protect and accelerate Web communications and applications. We're pleased the State of Alabama chose Blue Coat to help make its Web environment and Internet use safe, productive and with the highest quality and responsiveness. Located in the network between users and the Internet, Blue Coat proxy appliances are an ideal platform for state, local or federal government organizations implementing comprehensive security and control for all types of Web communications.

My first and most important goal is to accelerate gains in student performance. We have to roll up our sleeves. We have to redouble our efforts.

For Xerox to continue building momentum in this uncertain economy, we need to accelerate our drive to improve efficiency while delivering competitive products and services to our customers,

Francisco Partners will provide GXS with the support necessary to acquire other electronic commerce solution companies in the future, as well as attract and retain key talent to accelerate its growth.

Gains in consumer prices will probably accelerate at a gradual pace as wages rise, consumption picks up steam and companies pass more costs to consumers. Investors should anticipate the Bank of Japan won't stop with one rate increase alone.

I don't think you're going to hear anything about Phil's next step in the NBA, if there is a next step in the NBA, until a new champion is crowned. I don't think Phil is going to accelerate the pace of any discussions. He has obligations that are non-NBA related. As it turns out, his calendar of engagements ... frees itself right around the time the NBA playoffs conclude. That's the time when we could really jump into it if there are serious offers.

I expect there will be improvements in the trade balance and business investment and in inventories so that the overall pace of activity will accelerate in the third quarter,

If successful, we would combine the resources of two of the leading innovators in cardiovascular medicine and would expand our footprint into cardiac rhythm management. The Guidant acquisition is a natural outgrowth of our strategy to further diversify our business and accelerate growth.

Bob Graham

I would give relief from the first $10,000 of the payroll tax. I would allow small businesses to accelerate depreciation so they would have an incentive to buy now rather than defer. I would also give to the states $40 billion of relief.

Craig Stevens

If we can make these technologies markets competitive, we can make them more attractive to consumers and really accelerate their use.