Famous Quotes & Sayings

people who remain in the labor force late in life tended to be healthier, better educated and more affluent than others not in the labor force.

In many cases, affluent homeowners have more than one trophy property for either recreational, entertainment or investment purposes.

The character of Great Falls has changed over the years, and it had gone in a direction that wasn't particularly how I wanted it to be. It was a farming community and then it became an affluent bedroom community.

These aren't affluent people, and they were treated with less respect than they should have.

The downside of high private school attendance is that if, in fact, a high percentage of them are from more affluent families, families of influence don't have a vested interest in the public school system.

The danger going forward is that the formerly large middle class is shrinking, and we are depending on a relatively small fraction of affluent households to provide the bulk of future consumer-spending growth.

The baby boomers are getting older, approaching the peak age for buying a boat. They're an affluent group of people.

The retail business in general is strong, and Federated is doing well, considering it has stores in major cities such as New York and San Francisco, where the affluent shopper is driving a lot of sales.

This is a very affluent community. The citizens of Celebration contribute more to the county than they get in services.

The numbers were great ... they have great ratios, they have very affluent subscribers and their revenue per subscriber goes up every month. These guys are what every cable company wants to be when they grow up.

That is huge for affluent high earners who have a lot of debt.

Robin Weigert

It's such an obedient way to be for a woman, to try to keep yourself in top shape, to follow all the rules and hope that will get you a measure of stability or happiness. That's part of the affluent suburban dream: to do everything perfectly in a long-winded way, to try to fulfill all the requirements.

It's been the more affluent consumer that's driving retail.

The Vegas Venture Forum is a perfect opportunity for an affluent individual looking to provide capital for business start-ups.

I grew up in an affluent suburban world and never worried about money until I'd grown up and found wonderfully original ways to screw up my life.

There's an unspoken rule in affluent circles that suggests you can always define an individual's status by measuring his or her proximity to the most influential person in the room. And as the maxim goes, closer is always better.

Where the average debt levels are really increasing are for children of more-affluent families. Children of affluent families are now almost as likely to borrow as children of less-affluent families.

Lawrence Summers

An SAT score means one thing if the student comes from an affluent school, where there are SAT prep courses, and a very different thing if the student comes from a disadvantaged background where there was no SAT classes of any kind.

Affluent consumers, a highly risk averse group, are showing signs of confidence in the economy as they move their money back into the stock market. This continued momentum is an excellent opportunity for financial planners to expand and diversify their customers' portfolios.

The series of U.K. partnerships we are announcing today will enable Ladbroke's, the world's leading betting group, to reach a far wider and more affluent audience,

This is a pretty affluent consumer. It's a fair statement that this probably wouldn't be affordable for households with under $100,000 annual income, and maybe more. That's an extremely small market.

This is not something that catches us by surprise. We have always had the simmering tensions of a city that is quite diverse ? that is, a working-class or lower-middle-class city with a quite affluent university right in the middle of it.

This isn't just some flippant idea or fool's errand. We're hoping to get the country to realize that you don't have to be affluent or powerful to make an impact.

While the general consumer has no problem using general travel portals, we feel that the affluent traveler has specific information needs that can only be found by providing a deeper level of service that is closer to concierge level than typically provided by the mass travel market.

As things get colder and heating bills build up, it's going to come right out of discretionary spending, which will impact less affluent consumers more. For the wealthy, it's an inconvenience rather than a lifestyle change.

To allow someone to come through and just serve affluent suburban areas, not the rural communities, not the poor communities, gives the new provider a tremendous economic advantage.

Gordon Brown

We (in affluent countries) used to talk for centuries about what we could do for Africa. But the real question is about empowerment, and what Africa can do for itself.

Lots of people are moving down here. Lots of affluent people (are) choosing to live down here for the quality of life. So it's going to be a great addition.

James McCartney

Mum was very cool. Even though she came from a pretty affluent family, she was cool. She was really good, a very normal person.

Fourth quarter results from continuing operations met or exceeded our long-term targets for earnings, revenues and, on a pro forma basis, return on equity. Higher spending by affluent consumers, small businesses and corporate Card members more than offset the impact of an industry-wide spike in bankruptcy filings before new legislation went into effect last October.

If we can turn the turnstiles and fill up the seats, we know the business model will take care of itself. I do know this is an affluent group of people because just to get to Las Vegas these people will have had to spend $1,000 already to get here.

Homer

Most students, by the time they've been here for a year or two, figure out that you get an awful lot from a job, and no matter how affluent your family is, you still need a few things to put on your resume before you graduate,

Media today is the coexistence and layering on of different mediums. We consider this a perfect marriage of mediums a high-profile broad event that quickly grabs the attention of many, many, many affluent viewers that we can harness in a way that's highly interactive.