Famous Quotes & Sayings

It's a better material, a more attractive material for that kind of a structure.

Mal Peet

I try to write stories that will attract younger readers and make them feel part of a wider readership. I do not feel able to write books that are about, or even for, teenagers; and I am inclined to be suspicious of books which 'target' them.

Rick Pitino

They're going to have to get a coach as good as Bob Huggins, and that's not easy to find. But if they can attract someone of the caliber of Bob Huggins, they can certainly continue.

They're a huge attraction but they don't necessarily, after the first year or two, pay their way, so to speak. To some degree, as the newness wears off, even your corporate sponsors start to kind of fade away.

Jodie Foster

They're not your movie star; they're not your big names. ... There's something about their work and their inner life that I just love and am so attracted to.

Ron Hill

They have not been attractive stocks to own this year because they've had trouble growing revenues, ... But now, all of a sudden, that nice steady growth in earnings -- coupled with the fact that because of the weaker dollar, their translated earnings from international sales are going to be much stronger -- (means) these companies are looking very attractive.

There's a lot of investment money out there right now. People really have done well the past four or five years and they recognize that northern Colorado is going to keep growing. So there is a lot of commercial building out there that is attracting investment money.

There's a school of thought that as goes the heavyweight division, so goes boxing. To be honest, we haven't had a strong heavyweight attraction for a while. The sport is a lot healthier economically when the man who has biggest title is a big attraction.

Olivia Mitchell

The research shows that the automatic enrollment tends to attract 80, 90, 95 percent participation rates, And people stay in - because of inertia, because they know it's good for them, and because they really don't have to think about saving. It's been made easy for them.

There's always an attraction for the marquee player. That's not going to change. A guy with the quality of Burnett there probably isn't a bad year to be A.J. Burnett.

Moran Atias

There's always a common attraction to universal needs of love and a feeling of worthiness.

Debbie Allen

There's always a certain degree of physical attraction between people and the rest either happens or it doesn't.

The very people who the PAD is trying to attract are the prospective victims of the disruptive downtown demonstrations.

These are very attractive levels to buy. Investors will take a weaker durable goods number as an excuse to get into the market.

These are the sort of things that will help attract visitors in the other times of the year. Not to mention things like cycling, hiking, golf and even game fishing, which are all events that can take place all year round.

These are the sectors that attract and retain talented young people and build regional wealth.

The risk-reward ratio for longer maturity fixed income is just not attractive with the current yield curve. Cash yields are now up to more than 4% and longer-term treasury bonds yields remain below 5%.

There would be plenty of justification to raise revenues in order to subsidize businesses that employ low-wage workers. But there can be no justification for pandering to the economy's entire bottom half merely to attract its votes.

There will be tough competition for workers in 2008, (200)9 and (20)10 and this gives Echelon a really good edge in attracting the very best employees.

The sailfish is a tourist attraction and a big landmark.

The same thing that has attracted retirees over the years is still there: the weather. You can do more things for a greater portion of the year.

I've seen this kind of proposal in the past, and my own sense is that there are alternative ways to attract students and at the same time guarantee revenue.

It must be beautiful and relaxing, but it also needs to be safe -- from man-made or natural disasters. Trying to create an attractive rental from the property you buy that is sitting on an eroding cliff overlooking the ocean just won't fly, no matter how beautiful the view. Ditto if the potential for flooding from high tides or rivers is present.

It's a nonunion company that has been consistently profitable. That's always attractive in the industry.

It's a recharge for people. That's what's so attractive about it and keeps it coming back.

It results in an attractive price and provides certainty for all Nextel Partners shareholders.

It opened with buys and has kept attracting buys all day.

It's a great way to attract business to the state and give us more national and international exposure.

Elvis Costello

The theme of exile is attractive to me, because it's sort of like the family business. Not just music, but travel.

Norman Vincent Peale

Your enthusiasm will be infectious, stimulating and attractive to others. They will love you for it. They will go for you and with you.

You're looking at a mid-teens grower and you can get it at potentially 13 times earnings. So, it's a good sector, one that we like, ... It's a more stable discretionary item, but an attractive valuation and good growth prospects.

You're definitely looking at single digit margins, but Motorola will use the ultra low tier to attract consumers to its brand and eventually sell up more expensive models.

I have seen what I expected to see. I've seen people out doing a lot of window shopping, people doing some buying, lots of folks lined up before the crack of dawn to get the hot toys. I saw consumers out there feeling good, attracted by the big sales, but nothing to justify the gloomy sales forecasts people have made.