Famous Quotes & Sayings

The recent weakness in wage and salary growth is bad news for retailers, since wages and salaries, which account for more than 56 percent of personal income, tend to influence spending decisions far more than other income sources.

The recent discovery of prior-year accounting errors has been extremely disappointing and embarrassing to all of us. Credibility is paramount, for GM as a company and for me personally.

We had a great body of work. We've had an excellent season. You have to take full account of the season and that's why we're in the field. Even if you've had a so-called strong finish, there's no guarantee you're going to win in the first round either.

Grace Napolitano

To allow all U.S. workers to put part of their earnings into private investment accounts would definitely erode the Social Security system and cause uncertainty for new investors.

This was extraordinarily weak, even taking into account the seasonal unreliability of the data.

James Smith

Those Wall Street gurus have bigger expense accounts than I have total income.

This was a very strong report, both in terms of asset flows, account adds and trading activity.

This valuable first-hand account of the historic Montgomery Bus Boycott, written by an important, behind-the-scenes organizer, evokes the emotional intensity of the civil rights struggle. It ought to be required reading for all Americans who value their freedom and the contribution of Black women to our history.

Bobby Johnson

We try to talk to our team all the time about making good decisions, about who they're going to be around, where they are and what they're doing. Sometimes you can't account for who approaches you or who comes where you are.

When I started, we still filed checks by signature. We didn't even have account numbers.

We felt the need to connect with industry thought leaders who would help direct our product development to meet the future demands of the market. For our market of SOX compliance and financial controls, we reached out to accounting professors who are experts in risk management and corporate governance.

We immediately contacted the Rhode Island CIO and the Secret Service and the credit card-issuing companies to flag those accounts so they could be monitored for possible fraudulent activity.

We immediately conducted an in-depth review and our employees have also been correcting the situation on an individual basis. The review is now complete and refunds have been initiated for the remaining accounts affected.

Chris Edwards

We expect demand to be high as feedback from customers has shown a desire for a choice between fixed-rate accounts and high-interest variable accounts.

We are very appreciative of this opportunity to hold the tobacco industry to account for its destructive products. That it was unanimous indicates the power of this ruling.

We are trying to move toward a universal log-in. Instead of everyone having to have ten different accounts and passwords, we are moving toward a universal log-in and/or what they call a portal.

We say we're in Vermont for another six years on account of St. Mary's.

Users can protect themselves by not clicking on any links in e-mails from unrecognized sources and by generally paying attention to what Web sites they are visiting. Locking down a system and not using the administrator account at all times lowers the risk but does not mitigate the vulnerability.

Lawrence Summers

U.S. budget and current account deficits are very important contributors to an unbalanced global economy, while the U.S. deficit has been a source of demand that has propelled the global economy forward for some years now.

First of all, it's very expensive to administer private accounts, especially if you let people manage these accounts themselves, ... Bush is vague on how he would set it up and make it work.

Mary Schapiro

Fee-based accounts can be appropriate for a wide range of customers,

Excluding securities losses in the fourth quarter of 2005, core fee revenue growth from a year ago was $1.3 million, or 12%, with steady growth achieved in nearly every category. Service charges and fees on deposit accounts increased $970,000 to $6.6 million, primarily due to growth in transactions and new accounts resulting from core deposit program and the cross-selling of other products and services. Brokerage fees increased 85% to $789,000 due to strong market activity. Consulting fees of $1.7 million were down slightly, due to the timing of work completed last year for the documentation and testing of internal controls in our risk management practice.

Conrad Black

There was a colossal bankruptcy, 50,000 people lost their jobs, tens of billions of dollars were lost and there was a $4 billion accounting fraud. Keep a little perspective, guys,

There's a game of one-upmanship in terms of who's offering the best yields. Every household needs a liquid savings account in a place where you can keep up with inflation and the Internet is certainly a powerful platform to market to customers in a cost-effective way.

There's a game of one-upmanship in terms of who's offering the best yields, ... Every household needs a liquid savings account in a place where you can keep up with inflation and the Internet is certainly a powerful platform to market to customers in a cost-effective way.

There's no doubt that over the course of the last century, ... there's been an exponential explosion of available information. Part of the responsibility of people developing this technology -- computer manufacturers, 'big Bill' (Gates) out in Seattle -- should be taking into account the multitasking limitations of people using it.

There's nothing we know about the physical universe that could account for how the prayers of someone in Washington, D.C., could influence the health of a group of people in Iowa -- nothing whatsoever.

Chris Edwards

There's not going to be any details. They don't want the budget accounting to get in the way of the message ... of the benefits (of overhauling Social Security).

Chris Edwards

There's not going to be any details, ... They don't want the budget accounting to get in the way of the message ... of the benefits (of overhauling Social Security).

The trend toward powerful platforms that deliver four or more functions continued as enterprises continued to simplify their infrastructure and vendors moved to grow revenue and increase account control. Market consolidation also continued in 2005 as strong platform players acquired promising software providers that had not yet reached critical mass in terms of distribution and revenue.

The tragic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina has shone a spotlight on an issue in America that has needed attention for some time. In 'Class in America' we want to address not only the tragedies, but all the stories that go with this volatile topic and engage our audiences with some of the most moving--and thought-provoking-- accounts we can find.

is still on the site, still performing the duties there, and by all accounts from our understanding, just doing a damn fine job.

Jeanette Winterson

What happened to her, what goes on happening to her, does not account for her work.