Famous Quotes & Sayings

This is an extremely positive step. It's going to significantly boost trading volumes and liquidity, and it will encourage investors to arbitrage in the markets, which will lead to much greater efficiency.

This is a tough place to play. Hopefully, a road win like this will be a boost for us.

This isn't really the way that investors want to see Credit Suisse boost profits.

The West Coast Port data suggest underlying trade volumes will provide a decent offsetting boost to the U.S. trade picture, with...U.S. exports outperforming in December.

The weather outlook remains a potential fundamental support for these markets, but it has been so well advertised and has failed to boost prices to such an extent as to suggest that it is still too little winter, too late in the season to matter.

That update and the one from PPC was a nice boost for domestic industrials.

Doug Armstrong

That shot really gave us a boost going into halftime.

That gave us momentum. If they make a run there we might hang our heads in the locker room, but we ended up getting the last run there in the first half and had some momentum going into the locker room. That gave us a boost for the third quarter and the fourth quarter." ()

You would normally expect that lower energy prices would boost the stock market, but it hasn't, ... Lower energy prices and lower energy stocks suggest that there is a broader worry about economic growth.

This is by far the largest boost that we?ve had,

Tim Johnson

This project is remarkable in its scope and scale, and I congratulate John Morrell on this endeavor. The project can be expected to provide a considerable boost to our South Dakota workforce and promises economic growth in the Sioux Falls community.

Justin Turner

This will probably boost that number by 15 percent.

We've sure had our bowl troubles. That's why it would be huge for us to win this game. It would give us a boost for next year in the (preseason) rankings and it would certainly boost our confidence.

There are some pretty good underlying fundamentals of the U.S. economy. A good Philadelphia Fed number will confirm the U.S. economy is solid and boost the dollar.

John Smoltz

Whenever you see a rash of new guys coming through, you never imagine they can contribute the way that they did. I think it's a great boost of confidence for them to be able to feel that no matter what happens this year, they have the capability to be a big part of our organization.

We've been inundated with complaints. This company is engaged in the worst kind of consumer fraud, preying on people's fears of rising natural gas prices and resorting to deception in order to boost sales.

We have put ourselves in a strong position and it is a big boost to have the pair back for the St Pat's game,

We've started to see a gradual improvement in the labor market, and that will slowly feed through to consumer spending and boost services more widely.

Doubles has always been a big focus of ours. We feel like if we can scrap up the doubles point somehow that we're going to be a really tough team to beat. It has been a real momentum boost for us in the last few matches.

Currently the consumer price index is okay and we also want to boost consumption.

An earnings boost doesn't trump a contrary verdict.

Enron's practice of using prepaid transactions to understate debt and overstate cash flow from operations made its financial statement look much stronger; that in turn helped Enron maintain its investment rate credit rating and support -- even boost -- its share price,

Pat Summitt

Emotionally, this is a great boost for Alexis and our entire team going into the NCAA tournament. We recognize what Alexis has meant to our team this year.

Nicholas Johnson

Eliminating state income taxes on working families with poverty-level incomes gives a boost in take-home pay that helps offset higher child care and transportation costs that families incur as they strive to become economically self-sufficient. In other words, relieving state income taxes on poor families can make a meaningful contribution toward making work pay.

Kyle McLaren

Even for us to get the first goal, they were getting the puck deep and not turning it over. They were just doing the little things right and sometimes that can really boost the momentum.

Bolstered by record warm temperatures in many parts of the country, a majority of restaurant operators reported January gains in same-store sales and customer traffic. In addition, operators reported a boost in plans for hiring and capital expenditures -- positive developments for both the restaurant industry and the overall economy.

Robert Zoellick

Both are already major influences in world trade. Their participation in the WTO will be a boost for us and them.

Boost and Virgin have done a phenomenal job reaching Gen Y. They are just nailing it.

Brett had a strong day for us on the mound and at the plate. He really gave us a boost when we needed it.

Bringing our businesses together will strengthen ITV (Independent Television), contribute to the success of digital terrestrial television and boost Britain's television production base. The logic of the merger is compelling.

Even though there was a reasonable GDP figure the market was unwilling to give the yen good support. There's a consensus building that the BOJ isn't going to move quickly and that means the good news for the economy isn't enough to boost the yen further.

BHP and Rio are setting themselves up for growth for the next five years. Volumes will go up and that will boost their earnings.

We wanted to design a program that all girls could participate in, even if they don't have a parent in their life. We want them to connect with a caring adult; be exposed to the working world's opportunities in a way that boosts their self-esteem and motivation.