Famous Quotes & Sayings

A lot will depend on what's Matt's opportunity, ... He may find a better opportunity, more money somewhere else. I don't want to drop a guilt trip on him. We'd like to have him back, but can we afford him?

You will be able to stream lectures to students that couldn't afford to be at the site.

Michael Bolton

You cry when you see these kids around the world, ... would never be able to afford the (hearing aids) and had no knowledge they would be able to hear.

The majority of refund anticipation loan recipients are the working poor who can least afford to lose any amount of their tax refund.

The majority of Chinese customers who can afford luxury products are entrepreneurs or private business owners. Because they run their own businesses, many of them dress very casually. They don't wear suits Monday to Friday. They only wear them on special occasions.

Ben Gibbard

The luxury of having a larger budget wasn't about spending $100,000 mixing with fancy Hit Factory mixers to get radio songs. But we knew if something wasn't right, we could afford to go back in the studio.

Their offense is so good it gets you demoralized and changes your pace. We cannot afford to do things at that kind of pace.

The trouble today with retailers is they can't afford to have too many underperforming stores. When 10 percent of your stores are unprofitable, you will start losing money. That wasn't the case years ago.

Chris Evans

You want to strike that happy medium: the balance of being able to find creative satisfaction in your profession, be able to afford a roof over your head, but still have the freedom to live a relatively normal life.

John Thain

You will see more wage growth. The productivity numbers have been so good and the margins have been so good we can easily afford more wages.

You've got teams now that have to be broken up because of the financial reality of the situation. So the system they want to maintain does not foster team-building unless you're in a situation where you can afford to team-build.

Cory Doctorow

And it is promotion. My publisher, Tor Books, have some modern methods that allow them to make a profit on as little as 3,000 copies of a hardcover novel. The traditional methods would need a print run of 50,000 paperbacks. That means Tor can afford to have tons of first novelists every year on much shorter runs. But then the marketing effort is diluted to cover all those authors. It's not possible to make a good living from being a mid-tier author, just selling in the bookshops. I need to promote myself, with all the tools I have.

James Lipton

And I thought if I don't pre-interview - first of all, we couldn't afford it - but the second thing was it would force me to do my own research, which takes two weeks.

Santiago Durango

And make noise on instruments, and we got into punk, so we got this band together, with three guitars because we couldn't afford amps.

Marian Hossa

All we're talking about right now is getting there. We're not really thinking about what could happen if we do get there. We've got a lot of work to do. This has been pretty tough. This (stretch of games) is our playoffs. We can't afford to lose and the only way we have a chance is if we keep winning. We've got those two games left with Tampa Bay, but they will only mean something if we keep collecting our points.

All we can do is go by facts. Others can choose to disagree about the nature of the business. Frankly, we feel very fortunate to have a payroll in the $90 million range. It's a great baseball town but it's not a huge market. We can afford to sustain it only because we have such wonderful baseball fans.

The general feeling is that the Fed can afford to bide their time on Oct. 5.

The goal of this law was to insure that all bill-paying Americans, including victims of Hurricane Katrina, don't have to pay the debts of others that can afford to pay.

The customers who are asking for it like the security it offers, ... We find customers want it. They like it. It's an excellent affordable product. Some people don't care for the idea of insurance per se and that's their opinion. But a lot of people do like this type of insurance.

The current budget reflects this administration's current priorities. They wanted a budget that gives more money to schools. The legislators have other priorities. The budget also includes money for older projects. Those projects that we can afford to move on, we will. There are several hundred projects on hold waiting for review.

These GMAC winter rate incentives provide GM Certified customers with tremendous value and affordable financing on some of our most popular SUVs and other vehicles. GM Certified Used Vehicles continues to lead the certified pre-owned category in delivering top-quality, low-mileage, fully inspected and reconditioned vehicles that help build consumer confidence in GM products.

Brad Little

These gifts mean the world to us. We couldn't afford something like this if these developers hadn't been willing to step up.

These funds are a natural extension of what we have done to get our towns to the point of submitting a plan for certification. Our help extends to the next step, which is actually putting these affordable housing plans into action.

This is our fight. This is the fight that defines us as a party and is the most worthwhile fight we're going to face. Having for-profit health care does nothing to shorten the wait list for those of us who can't afford to pay the fee, it only lengthens them.

This is not a big movement of refugees, ... We're starting to organize now in a much more systematic way, bringing back people who need our assistance, who are maybe afraid to come back on their own, who can't afford to pay to come on their own, and we're taking them to the areas where KFOR has agreed there's a secure environment.

This is not a bad choice for somebody who really wants to have all-wheel drive ... this is the most affordable way to get it.

This is my second pick as far as my favorite golf course, with my first being Augusta. I couldn't afford the greens fees, so my wife got me this as my gift for my 31st.

This is a great service for those who can't afford it,

This is a great form of entertainment, but it can be harmful when people are unable to sort out what is real and what isn't. For example, watching these shows could encourage people who can least afford it to start spending money on psychics. ... The networks should consider posting disclaimers about the reality of the shows.

This has clearly been the year of the condominium for Massachusetts real estate buyers. Massachusetts, like other areas of the country, experienced a phenomenal growth in real estate prices over the past few years, especially in single-family homes, but eventually price outstripped demand and a correction was inevitable. Those who couldn't afford to buy homes turned to condos.

This is a huge problem for the nuclear industry, because it goes without saying it can't afford to make a single mistake.

all indications are that mortgage rates will continue to be very affordable in the coming year.

Steve Pemberton

The (homes) that are updated are going to sell. They'll move. The ones who won't do that or can't afford to do that, they'd better price their homes to sell.