Famous Quotes & Sayings

We'll have to see what all the options are before anything gets decided. But hockey is different today. The new (collective bargaining agreement) makes things much different.

Tony Campolo

We all want to buy sneakers at bargain prices at WalMart. Children have to be exploited in factories in Thailand to produce them. If we want to stop that over in Thailand, we've got to be able to pay a price here in the United States.

We don't think the judge will impose new conditions on us. I think the judge sees things getting closer. It's possible bargaining could go on for another week.

We saw some bargain hunting today after Monday's excessive drop. But with so many negative external factors out there, we should find no real optimism from these gains.

We're very oversold, corporate news is relatively good, consolidation in tech and telecom continues to go on, and bargain hunters are out there,

Used CDs are a much better bargain for your money. It's hard for most college kids to buy new CDs.

Diversity should not be part of the bargaining process,

Consumers were not in the holiday spirit up until the last week of the holiday season, when there was a mad rush for the store. And the big unknown is the result of that game of chicken, where shoppers waited until the last minute to get the best bargains and retailers held off.

Congress did not say you could ignore collective bargaining rights. It said just the opposite.

Contraction is a plan to buy back franchises and essentially put them out of business. We have no interest in contraction as a strategic matter or a bargaining strategy, ... We believe 30 franchises can be healthy given the economic right system. The bottom line is if we don't get the right system, we are at risk of losing franchises.

There's some bargain hunting helped by gains in overseas markets but the market is quiet.

There's no question it's been very anemic. Now the big question is, will the bargain hunt continue into the next 16 to 17 days before Christmas, or will consumers just simply go shopping?

If commercial rents are at bargain basement prices, (if) you have good growth prospects and (if) your headquarters is located within a hour's drive, it makes sense from an expansion standpoint, especially if you're looking to recruit top talent in the industry.

Alexis Herman

in detail ... what it would take to get them back to the bargaining table. I made it clear that everyone involved must show greater flexibility and a willingness to compromise.

In a way, it's the same story. The goal is to put Russia in a better bargaining position.

Rudyard Kipling

If you don't get what you want, it's a sign either that you did not seriously want it, or that you tried to bargain over the price

If you had actually invited SEIU back to the bargaining table, you would have a written document, ... Do not come in here and play games with the Board of Supervisors.

In those days, there was lots more of a spoils system prior to the passage of statewide classification and pay, collective bargaining and executive reorganization.

Tom Renney

It's an exciting time, obviously, I think for everyone. We hope to live up to our end of the bargain and make it exciting for our fans. But certainly we're happy to be back.

It's definitely not too late. You can get great travel bargains for Valentine's Day up 'til the last minute in some of the most romantic and popular cities in the world. There are all kinds of cheap fares and specials right now.

It was like having the public in the room with us. She advocated for us, and to the extent (the district) could convince her that they were right, she did the same for them. There are nice theories that bargaining is between the association and the district, but the reality is the district is a public entity, we are public employees, and there's no denying we're sensitive to that.

It was really refreshing to sit down and bargain in good faith.

It's a bit like the Japanese in the early days - they want cheap, they always bargain you down, looking for the lowest level.

It's a good time to go bargain hunting.

It's sending shivers down the spines of a lot of senators. They've thrown down the gauntlet here to other people. I believe this is probably a bargaining chip to try to move senators down the road to more earmarking reform.

It's ongoing right now. We want to work but we don't have a contract. We're in a position to bargain for the first time.

It's the judge's discretion what to do. It's impossible to predict what will happen. Is extending the bargaining possible? Yes.

It's the next move in the chess game, ... don't really want to bargain together yet know they have to at some point.

It is very, very quiet. They're really focusing on doing the work at the bargaining table.

If you think Hong Kong's expensive today, wait 'til you see it five years from now. We'll call Tokyo Macy's bargain basement. It is going to be an extremely expensive city. The pressure's going to be on companies always to define what value-added role does Hong Kong have.

If you sense you have bargaining power, you can write your own ticket.

If you've put together a wish list to buy stocks, there are some great bargains out there. The include quality names, those that remember to bring that top line revenues down the bottom line in the form of earnings -- that's going to be the key.

In addition, such an outcome would encourage other employee groups to join unions to improve their bargaining position in future contract talks.