Famous Quotes & Sayings

Christian Horner

Ferrari is synonymous with success in Formula One, ... This is an enormous boost for the team and underlines our commitment to compete at the forefront of Formula One.

The results help boost the confidence and show potential from our athletes. But we should concentrate more on the gap and learn from Iran and South Korea.

There's a general feeling of optimism over the fall in interest rates and that's helping to boost the value of shares.

We just tried to stay focused and concentrate on making our free throws. It really boosts your confidence when you see others hit them.

Neelie Kroes

We want to boost innovation in Europe, but not just by one company.

Kareem Rush

The pressure was there to keep taking shots but when you're not making them you don't want to take as many. But tonight was one of those nights and hopefully this will boost my confidence where I want to go out there and take tough shots.

We are improving security and accelerating investment in the oil sector between now and the end of the year. There is also a boost to investment in the 2006 budget,

We are delighted that Tom Benson decided to return to New Orleans and play the 2006 season in the Superdome. This was a very positive step in our rebuilding efforts and has already provided an enormous boost to the spirits of our community. Our group will work closely with the Saints to provide support at all levels -- selling suites and season tickets, identifying creative sponsorship arrangements, and generally working as hard as we can to help them succeed here.

Louisiana's performance in the wake of the hurricanes is impressive. Statewide results are receiving a strong boost from construction crews and other personnel in the region for the post-hurricane reconstruction. We think displaced gamblers from the Mississippi Gulf Coast are also driving growth.

Lott's re-election is something close to a sure thing, but if he had vacated his seat, the contest to replace him would have been very competitive, giving Democrats a boost in their efforts to pick up seats in November.

Scott's presence gave a big boost to the team.

People will be a lot more selective and pick up only those shares that are highly likely to get a boost from government policy.

On the positive side, one survey suggests that more consumers this year are delaying their shopping until later in the season. If that's true, sales will get another boost in December.

I am skeptical that Gateway's going to be able to successfully boost its professional and direct sales moving forward, with or without Inouye at the helm.

Wu Bangguo

China is ready to join hands with Zambia to boost the pragmatic cooperation between the two countries in the economic and trade sectors.

China and Japan should strengthen exchanges. It is our common view to boost tourism and therefore we decide to start tourism exchange year from now.

Peter Murphy

Chris Robins did not play with us last year but his level of play, leadership and experience has been a great boost to our team.

Money is gathering into the real-estate business. The trend will help boost profits of property companies and banks.

New models will help boost sales in overseas markets this year as they did at home last year.

Michael Campbell

Obviously this is a boost to our chances. This is obviously a good career move for Bauer and something that really plays to his strengths.

Getting this far is a great boost for this program. We need to get stronger and keep working on fundamentals, and if we can, we can come back and take another shot at this.

Funds are giving a strong boost to metal prices.

Fund managers rushed to boost their portfolios that will be presented to clients at the end of the quarter.

Ron Turner

I don't think he's surprised me, but we're real pleased with what he's done. He's kept up especially the last few weeks since he's come back from injury and given us a big boost and we're excited about what that can mean down the road.

I expect some volatile moves this week, especially with the steep drop in U.S. shares. Oil-related shares may get a boost on the back of higher commodities prices.

Sasha Cohen

For me, when I get to the venue and have the people and the audience, my performance boosts up. I skate at a much higher level. I'm one of those people that feel like I can feed off the energy and be better. I love to perform.

If we see uncertainty easing, we expect investment to come back. It would be a boost to the economy.

If the core rate shows lower inflation than expected, it will give a hint that the Federal Reserve is close to the end of its rate hikes, and this would give equity markets a boost overall,

He was way overdue for a win. Oscar is such a good player and this win is a great confidence boost as he goes into the rest of the season.

I wouldn't trade those boos for anything in the world. It was a wonderful experience with 20,000 world-class Philadelphia fans on my back.

I would have felt terrible if we had lost by a couple strokes. We responded today like we needed to. This is a great momentum boost for us going into the conference championship.

I was pleased with our scoring production and big wins like these always boost the girls' confidence. We still need to improve defensively. We're capable of playing better defense.

I got to 285-290 (pounds) my junior year, ... That is when I hit my ideal weight. I was quicker, stronger and faster. But it was more of a mental confidence boost than anything.