Famous Quotes & Sayings

What we look at is basic fundamentals, looking at cash flow, looking at a franchise, so when a company has a solid business in a local marketplace, with a good customer base, we like that. It's very simple to understand. Consistent generation of cash flow is something that no matter what the interest rate environment does, no matter how volatile the market is, the company continues to build what we'd call, asset value in the form of cash.

There are economies of scale you can enjoy as an owner when you have a large portfolio of assets as Blackstone has now. At some point you may see Blackstone doing an IPO of the portfolio.

Gina McKee

My instinct is probably one of the strongest assets I've got, workwise.

Wes has taken charge of practice and he's done a great job. He's such an asset to the program.

The most valuable asset that this country has ... is its civil rights. Migrants also have rights. They are human beings.

The most important thing people need to remember is this is an asset class that will triple and then halve and then triple and then halve.

The most important asset you need to protect in order to manage the demands of a job or an investment portfolio is your production of energy. And, just like with money, if you do a great job managing your energy, you'll get a great return.

J. C. Watts

Strategically it brings a lot of benefits, more from the assets and the enterprise customer base that's important than from the long distance business. Some shareholders would have rather seen a Sprint deal, but this is easier from a regulatory standpoint. There's no wireless component, and the Department of Justice will consider this in parallel with the SBC-AT&T deal.

Michael Barrett

Some people, like myself, consider life beginning at conception. For me, besides my education, my morals and ethics are the most important assets I bring to my job.

Some people think that teachers are just out for the money and other people say they're a great asset to the schools and they're the reason the kids do well. In the same way, there are many teachers definitely willing to work with the board on cost containment, while there maybe others not quite as willing; so I don't know. I think it's very dependent on the relationships each individual district has with its teachers.

Some people think that December 31 is the cutoff for assets but you can make changes up until you file your application,

Southeastern Materials is proud to be the Presenting Sponsor of Outdoor Heritage Days. We're always looking for ways to give back to our local community, and we think this event is a great asset for Stanly County and all of North Carolina. We're thrilled to be a part of it.

Speculators took the words as a signal that China with its massive $760 billion of U.S. dollar reserves may move to diversify some of its assets into euros.

Bob's leadership within professional services and customer support, and Chad's extensive marketing and product management experience, are great assets to TAZZ Networks, enabling us to expand and support our growing customer and partner bases. I am confident that 2006 will be a breakthrough year for TAZZ and that both Bob and Chad will play instrumental roles in expanding our leadership position in the policy control market.

Brian?s tough. He plays the game extremely hard and he?s going to be a big asset to this program.

Brittany is a tremendous asset on and off the field. She brings such passion and excitement to the team. Having her be so unselfish and put the surgery off for the team... the others just feed off of that.

This fact raises clear questions about the integrity of the internal ethical wall that purportedly separates Deutsche Bank's asset management division from its commercial division,

This announcement of yet another no-hassle SPARC system upgrade provides great asset protection to Sun's huge base of applications and customers.

This administration has been clear that SPR is a national asset that can be used in times of supply disruption, like a natural disaster,

They sent people to help us out. They helped us get all those assets lined up.

This is a needed project and will be an asset to the community.

This is an attractive opportunity for Talisman and is a logical continuation of Talisman's successful business model. These assets materially enhance Talisman's production growth profile and offer significant cash generation potential.

Pat Mitchell

When you go out there and see those children and see the help the center is providing in so many ways, not only to the children but to the parents, I'm certain that it will always be my favorite project, ... From the time we started exploring the idea of building the center right up to now, everything about the project has been successful. It's a great asset to the college.

With commodity returns outperforming other assets in recent years, pension and hedge funds are expected to increase investments in commodity markets.

While it is always a difficult decision to eliminate staff, this is the right thing to do for the business. In an increasingly competitive marketplace, these changes will make us a nimbler, more flexible organization that is closer to our customers and better positioned to optimize our assets and increase profitability and shareholder value.

With our value strategy, assets located in major global markets, long- term customers, and talented and dedicated employees, I am confident that we will capture future opportunities in the markets in which we compete.

With the assets and resources we do have, we have a good plan.

Sally's experience and longtime commitment to the cultural and economic development of the Berkshires will be a great asset to the Clark. We welcome her and look forward to working with her.

Schwab is making significant progress, however, we do not believe Schwab shares deserve such a large premium to both their broker and asset management peers.

Saying that stocks are cheap relative to an asset class that itself is really expensive -- that's a fragile comfort. To me the risk profile of the market in some ways is even higher than back in 1999. Back then people were buying because there was tremendous enthusiasm for stocks. Now they're buying them because they're turned off by the alternatives.

Quality is a little hard to figure out, but strong asset management incentive fees offset weaker restructuring fees resulting in in-line revenue.

Reaching $1 billion in assets shows we have the right formula for growth.

Geoff Thompson

Prince William's enthusiasm for football both as a player and a fan is well known and we believe his presidency will prove a great asset to the national sport.