Famous Quotes & Sayings

There are house demolitions and destruction all over the West Bank and Gaza. Just yesterday in Gaza they demolished three towers under the pretext that they were built close to a settlement.

This really raises the stakes in European banking consolidation.

This shows that it is possible, though certainly not easy, to break into Italy. This could be a trigger that opens up the Italian banking system to other foreign takeover bids.

When you involve the community in the bank, it just moves the bank forward,

We were surprised that bankers and accountants came up so high. I really expected lawyers, maybe television producers and radio announcers (to rank high). In my experiences, they're pretty bad.

We've got this game at practice where we shoot it when we're down. She's always the best at shooting it and banking it. That was a big moment and shift.

Glenn Reynolds

This whole process is part economics, part bankruptcy law, part ideology and part game theory -- but 100 percent painful.

This reminds companies it's important to have banks in their more traditional roles of lending.

There comes a point in labor-management negotiations when you have to think about the survival of your bargaining partner, and we are well past that point. The Delphi bankruptcy put a flamethrower on a grim reality that's been evident for some time.

There (has) tended to be a premium for the banks that were going to be acquired, as opposed to the banks that were doing the acquiring.

Stuart Smith

There has been quite a deal of money going into the banks when the markets looked a bit wobbly and the resources are following suit.

When big banks go public, it should be a key goal for them to maximize their market value,

We rode around the bank a few times to see how things looked. We wanted to see when there would be less people in the parking lot.

Diane Lane

We?re not a banking institution, yet a large portion of our time is taken up by trying to collect money.

We're trying to build a solid, sound base on which to grow long term. Our goal is a billion-dollar institution in eight years or less and a $3 billion bank beyond. We have a long-term, long-range vision and goal and we're just executing to get there.

We're trying to build a solid, sound base on which to grow long term, ... Our goal is a billion-dollar institution in eight years or less and a $3 billion bank beyond. We have a long-term, long-range vision and goal and we're just executing to get there.

We thought there'd be a shift to growth this year because value had been leading for five or six years, but we also thought there would be a shift to large caps, which clearly hasn't happened. Meanwhile, value-oriented sectors such as financial services, banks and brokers haven't been strong, another factor helping to drive growth over value.

We think we're setting the standard for performance. If you see what people have done in other bankruptcies, they've obviously looked at our contracts and things like that as a yardstick to measure their own bankruptcy process.

We're not opposed to mitigation sites because we're also trying to develop a bank of preserves. But I do have a concern about where they're located.

We're not opposed to a cost-based interchange. The problem is the banks got greedy and raised the rates just to make more money. If interchange was actually cost-based, it would effectively disappear. In Australia, the interchange rate is less than half a percent. And Canada is a great example: Business is thriving even though the interchange rate is zero.

We think the risk of bankruptcy is too high to continue to hold the stock.

We think there's room for a small cut and look to the Bank to do so if there's no sign of a pick-up in momentum in the economy.

We think the recent surge in fuel prices greatly increases the likelihood of a bankruptcy filing within the next two months.

We think the probability of a Delta bankruptcy filing has grown, and we think investors should be mindful of Oct. 17, when more restrictive bankruptcy legislation becomes effective. That could be a key factor in a Delta deciding whether to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

We think the consolidation in the banking business is going to accelerate. The reason for consolidation remains as strong as ever. It is a national market. It's no longer a regional market.

Keith Davis

Why change things now that were leaving? Guys that are making the league minimum, they were banking on that money.

Why aren't the banks explaining the rules of the game in online banking? Why don't they have flash screens at ATMs on the safety of their technology and steps for using it properly?

You have firm inflation. The Bank of Canada has to continue tightening to keep it in check. Clearly it makes 4.25 percent more likely than 4 percent.

You have to be positive on 10-year bonds when you expect lower inflation. I don't expect the Bank of Canada to raise rates at its next meeting because inflation is low and going lower.

This transaction also provides Wachovia with the opportunity to enter the California banking market in a modest way.

Craig James

This time around we believe that the Bank of Japan is going to learn from past experience. We believe that the Japanese government is going to learn from past experience.

Joe Heck

We know that Medicare is set to go bankrupt in 2024 with no action, and social security is set to be insolvent by 2037.

We view the dropping of the offer as positive. It shows Macquarie Bank is maintaining a level of prudence when bidding for assets.