Famous Quotes & Sayings

An outbreak of cholera, affecting probably several hundreds of people, is occurring,

As far as I know, the hotel project at Providence, close to the stadium, has enough cement in supply at the site. The shortage is basically affecting the small man rather than big companies.

Richard Davies

As a global sport, we can afford to have pockets of strength and relative evenness, without really affecting the total pie. Growth is never a bad thing.

Dick Gephardt

A lot of what our firm does is unrelated to direct lobbying of members. When you are solving tough problems for your client, you realize that affecting something through the political process may be only one little part of the solution.

This past year has been a challenging period ... as economic slowdowns in several key markets had a short-term impact, slowing volume growth and affecting our earnings, ... Even though the economic environment became more uncertain and volatile in the later part of 1998, we strongly believe that our fundamental opportunities for long-term growth have not changed.

I couldn't figure out exactly why this smell was affecting me,

Steve Burton

I don't think there is one person in Carbon Valley who would argue the fact that Road 13 has to be improved. The question is, how long do we want cone zones affecting our businesses?

Cutting public expenditures by any large degree cannot be done without affecting the poor who rely on public services, or provoking huge rebellions.

Emotions tend to be contagious. Toxic ones leak out into the workplace affecting more than just the person afflicted. It can poison a team, a workplace, an organization.

Epilepsy is one of the most often misdiagnosed, mistreated, or under-treated conditions affecting seniors,

Epilepsy is one of the most often misdiagnosed, mistreated, or under-treated conditions affecting seniors,

Federal railroad regulation... had steadily increased through the years; the Sherman Anti-trust Act, passed in 1890, had been interpreted broadly as affecting the railroads of the country as well as the industrial and other combinations.

BENEFACTOR, n. One who makes heavy purchases of ingratitude, without, however, materially affecting the price, which is still within the means of all.

Beyond Blond has established a special branding for Sweden in the western region of the U.S. that presents Sweden today as a nation at the top of its game in delivering innovative design, scientific achievements, communication technologies, sustainable development, energy, environment technology and business prowess in numerous fields affecting contemporary lifestyle and quality of life. I'm pleased to say that Beyond Blond 2006 goes beyond California this year, featuring for the first time lifestyle events elsewhere within this consulate's 13-state region, including Washington State and Nevada.

Alan Greenspan

As the value of assets and liabilities have risen relative to income, we have been confronted with the potential for our economies to exhibit larger and perhaps more abrupt responses to changes in factors affecting the balance sheets of households and businesses,

This will seriously undermine the independence of the country's judiciary as contemplated in the Constitution. This distorts the very purpose that inspired the creation of the Council: to ensure balance and moderation in decision-making affecting the judiciary.

Violence has its fingerprints on everything. It's affecting everything and every activity.

We are very pleased the courts have affirmed our position: that as teachers we have a legal right and professional duty to speak out about issues affecting the quality of public education.

The United States is already doing oil and gas development up there, and it may expand. It's important to look at the extent to which contaminants are affecting animals or people.

It would be if employers start to feel that what they've done is adversely affecting hiring, and secondly, that it is affecting retention.

What could be a single relatively minor problem for one train can wind up affecting the entire morning service for all the trains behind it, because there's no way to work around it.

We are certainly at the part of the sun's cycle where flares are popping off more frequently and affecting us more frequently.

We got information gradually as the details came out and people understood what had happened and how it was affecting the country and the rest of the world.

Paul Otellini

We believe PC growth rates have moderated over the course of the past few quarters, leading to slower chip-level inventory reductions at our customers and affecting our revenue in the first half of the year.

We are seeing the economy slowing down, and that is affecting same-store sales.

We all have different kinds of tastes and thoughts about what we are all about because the music is such a personal thing for us. ... I think we have always made an effort to make our lyrics build a bridge between the personal experiences we have and the personal experiences of someone coming to a show. That people say it has helped them in some way puts the highest meaning in the band. We feel we are out there making a living doing what we love, and it is affecting people.

There is a lot of merger and acquisition activity, and where it is affecting particular stocks in an industry, you're seeing a lot of action.

We expect that the large majority of employers, because of the education involved, will understand, and they will not punish or retaliate against their workers. We are confident that they understand this is not only affecting their work force, but themselves.

Nick Saban

We're doing a little better job of getting pass rush with four guys and affecting the quarterback lately.

At this point it's affecting way, way, way more people than him. Our kids are ready to play.

There's really no technical sections where you can set yourself apart from the other athletes. I was giving it everything I had. A couple people mentioned maybe I wasn't getting as low as I normally do in my tuck. Maybe subconsciously the pain is affecting me.

Michael Gregory

There's a general consensus out there that rates are headed higher in the U.S. and Europe, but there's apprehension about it anyway, ... That affecting the euro and that's affecting the bond market.

There's no question that Maria will bring much needed attention to the major health problems affecting Hispanic families. Our research indicated that she was the ideal personality to make health and wellness front burner issues in America's Hispanic community.