Famous Quotes & Sayings

New television technologies appear ready to take center stage this holiday season, as price declines of 20 percent to 30 percent per annum over the past few years have made flat-panel big-screen prices affordable to upper-middle-class and even middle-class households,

New technologies at more affordable prices gave people a lot of incentive to get the necessities and a little something extra last year. It's the beginning of a trend that we should see continue through 2006, which will benefit not only the consumer, but the manufacturers as well.

J. C. Watts

Ontario is saying 'look, this program is already sort of hurting us. We didn't mind for the longest time because we could easily afford it. Now it's starting to pinch.

Paul Posluszny

One of the main things is we can't afford to have those really long drives. When it gets to third down, someone needs to make a big play so that we can get off the field.

I believe you need to stay open longer. I come in and work at night. But a lot of businesses close because they can't afford the help.

I believe that is not affordable even in this age of surpluses, ... wrong.

I am really proud of my side. We stepped up in the first half and it was like playing at home. It was all I could have hoped for. Now we have three games left and can afford to lose one and still win the title.

CEOs of many corporations have begun to get the message that if the federal government continues to cut back on research funding, then this innovation is not going to happen any more, because these companies cannot afford to fund all the basic exploratory research that's needed at the front end.

CBS failed with David Lee Roth and they can't afford to take any more chances.

Ned Yost

Capuano had too many walks. We have been struggling to get runs, and we just can't afford to put runners on base. He just struggled all day long.

But we had Sean Carney and Brian Beckwith. We couldn't afford another setter. He made a good choice going to Santa Barbara. He's a nice player.

But those that need affordable health care most can't afford to invest. More than half of those already enrolled in these plans have not put any money in their health savings account.

But they were gathering dust in some courthouse basement. These things were technically accessible, but unless you had a lot of time or could afford to hire a private detective to go look this stuff up, they were effectively secret from you.

Tiger Woods

But that's not the case anymore. You can't afford to take the West Coast off.

But the challenge is making sure that everyone understands that if police, teachers and firefighters can't afford housing, the janitors, clerks and maids can't afford housing either. They may not be saving your life, but we can't have a community without them.

But as soon as we could afford to move back here, we did. We were raised here, and this will always be home.

But, as ever, with each minimum wage increase comes the predictable wave of protests from business saying that it cannot afford another rise.

Based upon early indications, we are not going to be able to afford what they are charging. The numbers they are talking are so extraordinary. It would be imprudent.

Basically, we're going to either have a hollow force or a truncated force structure -- the message here is that we couldn't really afford Iraq and our current military. If Boeing and Lockheed Martin aren't thinking like that in public, they are in private.

Basically this is for people who can afford a house, but for one reason or another, don't want to have one.

Basically, I enjoy working here, it's just too much responsibility for the income. They won't give Nancy a raise and I can't afford to work for the same thing forever. I do the same thing as a regular federal postal employee, and they make about triple what I do. I don't have any benefits. I have to do what's right for me.

Lewis Jordan

Because the wireless infrastructure is already in place, it will be easy and affordable to narrow the 'Digital Divide' for our citizens and to use technology as an educational tool to help public housing residents move closer to self-sufficiency.

China's per capita GDP has topped 1,000 US dollars, which means a growing number of Chinese citizens will be able to afford private cars and the auto industry will outgrow the country's GDP,

John Battelle

China is a huge market, and as a soon-to-be-public company, Google could not afford to sit on the sidelines as competitors charge into the region.

China and Russia are two expanding economies and we hope by offering consumers high quality, affordable product we can take a bite out of piracy.

Daniel Gomez

I'm a student so I can't afford that. That's too much money. But the people over there in the season ticket seats should go. I'm sure some of them could afford it.

Imagine the doctor who built an office next to a Ford factory. If the workers lose their jobs and those benefit plans disappear, this doctor isn't going to be able to afford his office.

Ralph Goodale

I'm always interested in finding the ways to reduce the tax burden on Canadians, provided that the tax reductions are sensible and sustainable and affordable and provided that we can meet all of our other obligations to deliver programs and services,

None of us can individually afford to be in those markets and get the exposure we do together.

None of these bills contain any provisions to keep electricity affordable in Maryland.

No one had to tell us what this game meant to us. We lost a tough game on Friday and knew we couldn't afford to lose this one.

no Nevada politician can afford to neglect the rural areas of Nevada. I've spent the Labor Day weekend campaigning in Elko, Winnemucca and Fallon not only because the votes here are important but because we must stress the oneness of Nevada. There must be no 'urban versus rural' thinking in Nevada.

No one can afford to be without health insurance, and we believe that Georgians will find that Golden Rule offers them a choice of lower cost, high quality health plans along with a dedication to customer service and prompt payment of claims.