Famous Quotes & Sayings

Private investors are basically selling their smaller assets and consolidating to fewer, larger assets through 1031 exchanges. On the flip side, a lot of institutional investors are reshaping their portfolios. They are disposing of whatever doesn't fit their long-term plans, leveraging the current record buyer demand and record pricing.

The tech sector is where the money seems to want to flow. You can just look at last week's action, when all the averages were up, the money flows into technology, primarily in telecommunications. And even though the valuations have been high all of these quarters and still are, I guess if you want to do well in the market you've got to have some of your assets in technology, definitely.

The teams bring diverse assets to the table. Some bring expertise in retail and residential developments; some offer experience in the design of large public infrastructure projects; others are best known for designing museums and cultural institutions.

The teams bring diverse assets to the table,

The Taylor family is one of the great assets of St. Louis, ... We just wouldn't have the kind of community we have in St. Louis if we didn't have people who had done well economically and made generous gifts.

Benjamin Netanyahu

The supreme asset is our security, those things that are sacred to us, like Jerusalem.

The specialty of this company is that they move and position those big drillers that you see in the ocean, the platforms. Big oil companies have not been too successful in finding oil elsewhere, so they'll go farther into the ocean. And another thing is the breakup value; the assets are worth more than the stock. One value player figures that it's worth $66 on the assets alone.

The terrible effects of the earthquake, and the human tragedy that has resulted, have resulted in a major international assistance effort and I am confident that our responsive and valuable assets will contribute a great deal to that relief effort,

I've never been around an athlete who thinks that winning and doing it right is so important. I've never seen her take a short cut. She's a great kid and a great asset to our program. Hopefully, we will have kids that follow her path. She is a great role model for our team and our program.

James Grant

It seems to me the least-esteemed asset in existence is cash, short-dated treasuries, and I think that is the asset that is going to surprisingly outperform in the years ahead.

It's as important as anything I've ever done as owner. To have the next great big man of the NBA, it's very important for the team and the city. We're trying to win championships, and anything that takes away from that concentration (such as contract issues) hurts. I think we can be one of the top three teams in the West. We have a great team and great coach. And we have an asset that a lot of teams don't have with Yao in the middle.

It's a reflection that this administration increasingly recognizes the importance of the travel industry, both economically and as an enormous asset in our public diplomacy efforts.

It's at the margins for me. It just comes up as a trophy asset that I believe they should sell.

It's a team effort. The DoD has a unique set of assets that, when needed, could be used to support the national response.

It was difficult to lose assets like that, especially people who have been with you for so long,

They're going to get a deal done, but they may end up paying a premium. These firms are finding an increasing portion of their bottom line attributed to trading and asset management.

They're not chartbusters, and that's what gets funds noticed. (But) there are plenty of funds that haven't garnered a lot of assets and are good investment vehicles all the same.

They're not chartbusters, and that's what gets funds noticed, ... (But) there are plenty of funds that haven't garnered a lot of assets and are good investment vehicles all the same.

Paul Jewell

They have that asset of blistering pace. Coming into the Premiership the most difficult thing is to score goals but they always looked a threat tonight.

These are very vulnerable people with all their worldly assets on the move and often without men, for example women and children, or without their clans - their normal structures of protection.

These are very important appointments for Sony Pictures Entertainment. John's vast experience and proven track record in the industry will be a tremendous asset to Sony.

These are probably extreme cases. More often, structures are calibrated so that assets pay down while a derivative amortizes. Most investors, who do not want their returns squeezed, would insist that the original transactions are modified to contain risks.

The scale of victory was a surprise and that had a positive impact on Japanese stocks. There will be a bigger pull to buy Japanese assets over foreign bonds and stocks.

I've seen Jane just kind of pick it up and fluff it up and make it a little more palatable for others at the table, ... ... Lynchburg has a wonderful asset in her and whenever you all get tired of her, send her West.

It's a real asset for the community and Glade Springs will become a destination for a lot of people.

It's a rebuilding year for us, but I think by the end of the season, we'll have grown up. The younger guys are a great asset for the future of our team.

It remains to be seen if they're an asset or not. I know they're hard workers ..., but it's led to illegal activity.

Brian Tracy

Your most valuable asset can be your willingness to persist longer than anyoneelse.

You're bringing in a new segment into the market that was never there. A lot of investor money is pouring into gold and commodities. It's become a valid asset class.

Granted, they're not taking property, but they're taking control of a portion of my property, ... They're seizing control of the assets of my property.

Greg Walden

Graham is a bright and talented young man who is enthusiastic about helping Oregonians in the Second District and learning more about the inner-workings of a congressional office, ... I look forward to having him in the Bend office and know that he'll be a tremendous asset to my team on the ground in Oregon. His family and friends should be proud.

Greater vehicle security is an asset for consumers, but security improvement should not come at the expense of placing motorists in an unsafe situation or forcing them to pay unnecessarily high prices to obtain replacement keys.

For the most part, bar codes are better at collecting data in highly structured and engineered processes, such as warehouses, and this will likely continue for the next five to seven years. However, RFID tags will be used for data collection of mobile assets and in largely chaotic or unstructured business processes, ranging from retail environments to hospitals, enabling these environments that lack sophisticated process engineering or controls to be systematically managed.