Famous Quotes & Sayings

Peter Bogdanovich

Welles was an astute and worldly man about everything but his art. He couldn't afford to be otherwise.

We'll never be in a position where we can protect everything, all the time. We can't afford it, and we don't want to infringe on the values we're trying to preserve.

Those who don't want to give up this information -- or who can't afford the costs -- will have to deal with other airport screening lines growing exponentially longer. This isn't a choice any traveler should be forced to make.

Those who can afford to pay it out of pocket are paying out of pocket. Those who can't are doing without that medication.

Steve Nelson

We were in the stall offense, but we weren't trying to hold the ball. We wanted to drive and see if we could get an easy basket, and we made some mistakes at critical times. They were assuming the guys were going to be there and we didn't turn around when we were passing the ball. We have a young team and they just made some mistakes. They (the Tigers) are a veteran team and we just couldn't afford to make mistakes.

Making even 20 percent of new housing affordable doesn't seem to be enough for everyone who needs it. They'll just end up building more and more until there is nothing left to build on.

Lenders don't like people taking out unsecured loans for their deposit. A substantial loan brings down the amount of mortgage you can afford to borrow, and if you try to get an unsecured loan without telling the mortgage lender, you are deliberately misleading your lender.

Lord, how can man preach thy eternal word? / He is a brittle crazy glass: / Yet in thy Temple thou dost him afford / This glorious and transcendent place, / To be a window, through thy grace.

Steve Jobs

Look, we have to get this thing under a thousand dollars. But we can afford to pay up to that because we have to live with these things for five years. We don't want to buy something that's going to be obsolete in nine months.

Las Vegas will never again be viewed as an affordable housing market by the 'working class' as it was just five years ago.

Let's face it, bright lights aren't as bright as they used to be downtown. The high priority is to have an affordable house.

Many of these operators are in it just for the money. How could someone on Medicare or Social Security afford $20 a joint?

Many parents want to give their children a Christian education, but they can't afford it.

Jeff Flake

Many of us thought even before Katrina we couldn't afford this benefit. We certainly today have to think we should put this benefit off.

Many people who buy a car can't afford what they're getting into. They don't do their homework and they don't look at the alternatives.

Many users simply need a fast, reliable and affordable monochrome laser printer. These printers deliver exceptional quality, value and performance, and we are very pleased by the recognition they have received from Better Buys for Business.

Many consumers were driven to the stores last weekend by great sales on electronics and toys. Now that many of the most popular electronics are affordable for the average shopper, people are picking up DVD players and digital cameras as gifts, but also for themselves.

Many are surmising that housing values are so different around the country that it's impacting migration. Some people are cashing out housing and moving to cheaper areas. Others who don't own homes are moving so they can afford to buy one.

Jon Tester

Senator Burns should stand up to the big pharmaceutical companies and let Medicare negotiate drug prices to make them more affordable for our senior citizens. We need a program that works for seniors, not against them.

So many Americans are consuming by using their home equity. If you can't afford a standard mortgage, you probably shouldn't be buying a home.

So long as the South remains affordable and the number of available jobs remains steady we forecast continued growth in Atlanta.

Solar energy is a clean alternative energy source. It's clear, given the current energy crisis, that we need to embrace new sources of renewable energy that are good for our planet. I believe very strongly in using technology to provide affordable options that all consumers can put into practice.

When you borrow to the max, you can't afford to take a hit on income, and unfortunately what we're seeing are layoffs and reductions in income and potentially an increase in the already high level of bankruptcies.

The only way you can obtain brood mares on a basis you can afford is to buy two or three yearling fillies every year and race them. The good ones, the ones that show potentialities, you keep, and the others you get rid of. In that way, you have a chance to build up a good brood mare band.

We're looking at factory distribution. We think it's going to afford us the possibility of bringing in quality industrial that Churchill County needs.

Obviously it's for the upper class because they're the only ones that can afford this kind of money up front.

Nobody's there. The reason I came out to work is I can't afford it.

Richland worked the ball well and shot the ball well, especially early. They were patient, and you can't afford to give them an open look.

People went for more affordable concepts of home ownership.

People will not come here to teach or work in the stores, because they can't afford the rent. You could live in other places and drive a cab and have a decent life, but it's not that easy in Fort McMurray.

Robert Fogel

People want more and more leisure time, which means the freedom to do what they want to do, not what they have to do, and as we get richer and richer, more and more people will be able to afford that.

People would visit the spa more often if they could afford it and if they didn't have to drive for hours.

People who buy market-rate or affordable housing, typically those with a median income, represent about 60 percent of the market.