Famous Quotes & Sayings

Do not lock yourself into an egotistical and a purely (financial) accounting approach to football.

David Hoffman

Even with a lot of the accounting stuff out, they've still got to make the jury understand the underlying fraud, and that's where I think Sean will shine.

That's one option voters and non-voters embrace. It puts undocumented immigrants into some kind of accounting system.

It's impressive, but it's probably technical. We still have these accounting questions.

It's a mildly positive report, even though a long list of major accounting errors is never good.

Jim Cooper

The U.S. government uses cash accounting. That is illegal for any enterprise of any size in America except for the U.S. government. Every for-profit business, every not-for-profit business, every state and local government has to use real accounting except for Uncle Sam.

Small business managers recognize that stand-alone systems inhibit productivity. A company may need to integrate its Web site with its accounting program, for instance, but implementation is daunting without the expertise. It's hard to add staff to solve the problem because the talent isn't out there at an affordable price. Having permanent onsite IT staff may not be the best option, anyway. Independent technology consultants are readily available, trained to evaluate and implement solutions that minimize disruption, reduce system fragility, and deliver systems that streamline operations and improve productivity.

Skilled accountants are always in demand, and companies that proactively seek top candidates will be best prepared to take advantage of new business opportunities. A shrinking labor pool, created by low enrollment in accounting programs during the late 1990s and the expected exodus of millions of baby boomers from the workforce in the coming years, has intensified the competition for these professionals, mandating that recruiting be an ongoing process for companies of all sizes.

That's a pretty big national event and we felt fortunate to get to the finals. We'd hoped to win it but I think we gave a pretty good accounting for ourselves and we're ready to go to Texas next weekend.

Michael Oxley

The legislation we crafted in conference goes a long way in solving the egregious problems that have arisen as a result of corporate misconduct and accounting scandals. It's not a total answer, but I think we made excellent progress, and the White House has informed me this morning that they support the conference agreement.

The Lord grants both, protection and punishment; for how can he be the Lord if he does not insist on strict accounting and strict obedience?

A modern computer is an electronic wonder that performs complex mathematical calculations and intricate accounting tabulations in one ten-thousandth of a second -- and then mails out statements ten days late.

AMR's accounting needs to be improved if they suddenly found another $75 million in losses, ... I wouldn't think people would sell on this, but you never know.

The market is nervous. We're in a transition period as we get through all the accounting issues.

Accounting is a hot domain with the number of accounting majors up nationwide. I think the recent scandals have brought a new level of attention to the accounting profession as gatekeepers and custodians of social interest.

Accounting and other issues are still overriding the market. There have been some reasonably good economic numbers but the earnings situation hasn't gotten as good as it could. You could make a case for the bull and the bear.

It's a shock and a surprise. With the resolution of accounting issues, a new president and new CTO, the company was moving forward.

Franklin Raines

Although to my knowledge the company has always made good faith efforts to get its accounting right, the SEC has determined that mistakes were made. By my early retirement, I have held myself accountable.

E. B. White

A lot of the legal firms and accounting firms that had locations in South Hampton Roads opened locations on the Peninsula. What we are trying to do is not different than what happened before.

This event highlights once again the difficulty in determining earnings for derivative transactions. It also encourages those who feel that bank accounting in this area is weak. It is a reason why many large banking companies have such low multiples on their stock.

this indicates possibility that there could be other accounting control issues.

It's not that Japan or Europe have better accounting systems than we do,

Richard Riley

Forensic accounting is not new. Accountants have provided fraudulent financial records investigation and litigation support to corporations, government and law enforcement for decades.

For 2005, we again generated industry leading operating cash flow, despite lower earnings resulting from industry-wide cost pressures and the impact of several non-cash accounting write-downs.

It's only with that kind of full accounting that you can have any assurance that the practice has stopped and will be prevented.

It's taken investors a lot of time to overcome the fear and uncertainty we've seen as a result of terrorist attacks, potential war with Iraq, accounting scandals, etc.,

There was no improper accounting of money. All money was appropriately accounted for,

There's a cost associated with properly accounting for all of your income and personal dealings, and most people don't want to pay it.

There may be some parts of this company that may be worth buying, but the accounting isn't clear. You have to do the due diligence.

This is a very, very significant win for the government. As chief accounting officer, he knows where the financial skeletons are buried.

They're hiring consultants. They're hiring accounting firms. They're buying software. Everything is changing.

David Bailey

There's clearly increasing sophistication among investment products our clients are using. We are able to manage many of those types of products internally on existing accounting platforms...but if you really want to provide a deeper level of information, then you simply look for a higher level of automation of capturing what I describe as those held-away assets.

It was the latter that set off alarm bells in the accounting department, which might have been willing to let the plane pass, but not one with floats.