Famous Quotes & Sayings

One of the key concerns of the Fed has been the wealth effect that the stock market has created. And with the market that we saw this morning, we're likely to see more volatility going forward, especially if it leads to more muted market activity on the return side.

Jason Lewis

One of the questions I get asked a lot is, 'What do you do to stay in shape?' My glib answer is, 'I play.' But I mean it. Sure, I go to the gym, but I don't spend my life there. Most of my activity is outdoors, whether it's basketball or mountain biking or rock climbing.

Damien Chazelle

I was really trying to sell to people who hate jazz: to make a case for the art form as youthful and energetic, not the sort of rarified intellectual activity it's painted as.

I was surprised that the sales numbers went up, even with the good weather. It doesn't change our view that the general trend in housing activity is downward.

Gary Bauer

I was surprised. I knew they would be down, but I didn't think by this much. Especially since there was a lot of sales activity in February.

I wouldn't give this a lot of weight and say this is leading the economy. It's sort of catching up to what has been strong economic activity for several months now.

I would characterize hiking as the best nature-based activity for a lifetime of activity, ... It requires a minimal level of gear. Anyone can hike. You can set your own pace, and you can experience the outdoors on your own terms.

I would be concerned that we might be getting ahead of ourselves in thinking this M&A activity is going to persist. If the economic conditions are not right, then it won't.

I work them almost every day, even if it's only five minutes. They want to hunt/work. They need activity every day. If they don't get exercise, they open cupboard doors and get things out or get into the trash.

BDA was designated because its facilitation of North Korean illicit financial activity presents an unacceptable risk to the U.S. financial system.

Because of the rise in home values, much of that financial distress has been covered by the increasing amount of equity that people have had in their homes. That equity is now being created at a slower pace, and default activity is inevitably on the rise.

Menachem Begin

Because of the limited usefulness I see in my continued service, I have reached the conclusion that it is best to cease my activity in the public arena,

J. J. Johnson

I'm always happy to find an activity that's not sitting in front of a box.

Brock Peters

I have been here a long time, and I have seen this cycle happen before. I'll wait awhile and see if this flurry of activity leads to anything permanent.

From a very low base the German data has been performing very strongly, confidence is up and activity is up. The euro will continue to benefit.

For September, domestic funds are performing pretty much as usual. Based on our activity so far, we're looking at an in flow of $20 billion for equities.

Further, while we are hopeful that, in aggregate, we are seeing a bottoming in activity levels, there is no convincing evidence that our North American markets will rebound meaningfully before year-end. In addition, European, Asian and, to a lesser extent, South American markets are beginning to decline in lagged response to the North American weakness.

Futures are not for everyone, but with major stock indexes flat to down over the past five-year period, even buy-and-hold equity strategies have risks. With the recent activity in foreign exchange rates and commodities such as oil and metals, we anticipate even more investors will look at futures in the coming year.

Further evidence of stability in the housing market and solid retail activity could prompt a rethink of MPC easing risk now priced in, allowing the euro to retreat sharply against the pound.

Jennifer Lee

Further cutbacks and restructuring at the large U.S. automakers and slowing activity south of the border bode for steady, but not spectacular, gains.

Richard Boucher

from the U.S. point of view, the broader picture is to stop the proliferation activity and to help the international community get at the networks that have been involved.

If anyone looks at this at all, they'll see this is about an illegal activity and not a legalized slots parlor. And the NHL's position is very clear. The league is against gambling on hockey. A slots parlor is about a gaming operation involving slots.

James Harris

I don't think it will decrease any gang activity that's going on. If they're going to do the crime, they're not worried about the curfew.

I don't think I would do anything differently about the activity of demons.

From the top of our heads to the bottom of our toes, physical activity is the stimulus that gets almost all our organs working at their best.

Forty-seven percent of the refinery activity in the U.S. is in the Gulf. That was bolstering the price of unleaded gasoline and home-heating oil, and pulling up crude prices with it.

Fortunately, continued job and income growth and the overall economy growth will help to offset the fall in housing activity that otherwise would occur.

Fortunately, as the weather turns colder, the threat for infection from mosquitoes will subside. Mosquito activity lessens greatly after the first hard frost.

Given the sad state of affairs of the activity habits of our young people, desperate times call for desperate measures. We've got to pull out all stops to get young people more active.

GOD is all-powerful; God is everywhere; God is all knowing. To adore such a formidable limitless principle, man spends a few minutes out of the 24 hours and uses a minute idol, image or picture! It is indeed ridiculous; it is practically futile. Adore Him so long as you have breath and so long as you are conscious. Have no other thought than God, have no other aim than knowing His command; no other activity than translating that command into action. That is what is meant by Surrender. Surrender yourself unto Him.

To date, there have been only sporadic reports of influenza activity within New Jersey, so the height of the virus season could be later this year. I advise anyone who has not yet received the flu vaccine to take advantage of the January 23 clinic.

What you have is charity giving a positive veneer to an activity that may not be all that positive for many of the people that participate. It doesn't look good, feel good or smell good when charity is raising money not because of the charitable intent of people, but in a sense because of their weakness.

What you do see is activity and intensity with what he's doing. But he hasn't gone to the same place twice, and that's not good when you're running an offense. He's having a hard time retaining everything.