Famous Quotes & Sayings

There probably will be only tentative reforms in France now, if any at all, until the 2007 election. And whatever government emerges in Italy, it looks as if it will lack the broad mandate needed to implement necessary changes. Germany is definitely ahead of them at least with part of the reforms.

Mikulas Dzurinda

The report strengthens our chance to catch up with the countries that are ahead of us (including neighbouring Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic),

The report shows that Ontario is on the right track. It also shows that sustained effort is essential if we're going to stay ahead of this slow-moving epidemic.

There needs to be at some point some permanency to this thing. And I think that's what our concern was. We're not trying to tell Auburn who should be the chief executive officer. (We're) asking them to go ahead and make decisions.

There's a lot of apprehension ahead of the (Reserve Bank's) MPC. Although it's widely expected interest rates will stay unchanged, guys will be looking to how at how the Reserve Bank is concerned about oil prices and consumer spending.

There's a little volatility on the downside ahead of the long weekend, so we're seeing money flowing out of the Dow and selectively going into the tech arena. Industrial stocks are not doing so well.

Mike Gatting

There must be some players with outstanding records over the past 12 months ahead of him.

This is very much a new era for Leicestershire. I hope that our members and supporters are filled with as much anticipation as we are in looking ahead to the new season.

This is the setup for 1966, 1967, 1968. If Congress goes ahead and spends another $200 billion and doesn't pay for it, it's just what LBJ did.

This match is traditionally a very tough one. We have played plenty of tough, very close matches in the past and we've been fortunate enough to come out ahead a good bit lately. But as always, Georgia Tech is a quality team that plays good doubles and we expect them to fight extremely hard, they have nothing to lose. Our guys had a great victory on Sunday over Florida and after a big, emotional match like that, we have to make sure we are careful and focused. We certainly want to avoid a letdown.

This marks the sixth 'new-era' labor contract we have forged in the last two years, and it was accomplished ahead of contract expiration without a single minute of lost production.

Steve Forbes

This is the real message to send to the Washington power brokers. Thanks to you they have finally met their match and they're going to get their ultimate comeuppance in the race in the weeks ahead as we the people take back the power.

This made investors cautious and they decided to unload their holdings ahead of the weekend.

It is very easy to trot out all the excuses possible ahead of a trip to Newcastle. It's a tough place to play, the conditions are pretty difficult and travelling can be an issue - but none of these facts can be used as excuses.

It's a good swim. She had a tough heat. We were hoping she would have someone to race with. The three girls that went out in the pack were so far ahead in her heat. It was hard for her. She was swimming on her own.

It's a disparate mix--there are so many different styles of joint venture; there's huge pressure on the U.S. It's a real tricky job. It's a noble task to try and gather all those places under one roof, but Paul Donovan has got a lot of sleepless nights ahead of him.

E. B. White

I told Garry Donna that physically, she was ahead of Stephanie going into the eighth grade, but not mentally and with her understanding of the game.

I told my guys ahead of time, let's not to react to (the chatter). Our strategy was hopefully to play better. The cheering tends to go away when they're not winning.

I told our guys at halftime the most important thing is that we fought for 40 minutes. There are no moral victories to being ahead at halftime. I think the experience more than anything from last year helped us through this one.

It motivates us more. We have to regroup and not dwell on this loss because we still have games ahead of us.

Bryan Robson

It's a nice boost to be off the bottom of the table. We know there is still a hard fight ahead of us but this one gives us a little bit of encouragement.

It's a really disappointing loss in that had we won, we would have kind of assured ourselves that our worst place would be third. Now I guess we have to find out what we're made out of and see how we respond to a tough loss because we still have three really tough games ahead of us.

E. O. Wilson

I tried to take care of school, get ahead in that. Stuff around the house, stuff like that. It was helpful for me. The next couple weeks are going to be pretty hectic.

It opened a little weak. There is a little bit of buying coming into the market, but it's selective buying. You've still got a touch of selling pressure ahead of June 30.

It passed really easily because there was so much work done ahead of time. It took a huge amount of work to get it this successful. That's a testament to all the hard work.

I told you all at the beginning of the week that we had a long road ahead of us. I really meant that. It wasn't going to be easy to get to the (NCAA) tournament with everything we were going through. We've got so much heart; we never gave up. It paid off for us in the right way.

Dick Cheney

I told the prime minister that I would be ready to meet with Chairman Arafat in the period ahead at a site in the region to be determined,

It puts us one slot ahead of where we might have been and we can take a player we have our eye on." ()

This is what the market did in 1974, ahead of a slowdown in 1975, and the Fed continued to hike rates in the face of marginal data turning worse, ... I don't see where the Fed sees 'traction'.

This is the worst thing you want to see before major events. A huge rally that was really not based on anything substantial, ahead of two major events, is the market setting itself up for disappointment.

They're (investors) getting more confident in the economy yet I still say this is more of a psychological bottom put into effect, ... There's a good reason to believe that some profit-taking is in order ahead of the NAPM (National Association of Purchasing Mangers) numbers.

They're in a position where they're, I don't know how many games ahead of everybody and it's kind of melodramatic for them. I think they're getting themselves ready for the first round of the playoffs and not worried about where they're going to crack champagne at.

They're good numbers, with both the UK and international figures a touch ahead of what people were expecting.