Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ben Crenshaw

I didn't have any business being over there. I was right next to a root and should have just chipped it out sideways. I tried to hit it low enough to get around the root, but it just popped up, hit the tree and went into the creek.

I can tell by the noise on the bus coming home that the team is starting to gel and have fun together, ... That is what it is all about.

I can't get anything out of him. He's the type who goes about his business and, at the end of the day, goes home.

Maria Canals Barrera

I can't remember a time when I didn't want to be in show business!

I can't even fathom what they're going to do when oil hits $100 a barrel. It's a tough business to be in right now.

I can't imagine Bush would want to spoil things in the economy by picking someone that is not competent,

I can't imagine being a CEO of big business. We are going down to crunch time trying to get everything squared away.

Dan Brown

I found I liked working at that hour, and though I no longer teach, I have remained faithful to that routine. By making writing my first order of business every day, I am giving it enormous symbolic importance in my life, which helps keep me motivated.

If I was on the cover of Artforum and my photos were selling for lots of money. If I could be doing that I wouldn't be working for porn mags. But I got to make a living. I shoot for them only occasionally now because that business isn't what it used to be.

James Toney

If I was on steroids, I would have put a lot of companies out of business that night,

Shaun Woodward

I found the experience of walking into a busy Dublin pub at lunchtime a real treat,

I found that I was not effective at holding myself accountable. When you're in business you know what needs to be done. You have your goals in front of you and 99 percent of the time you know how to do it. Accountability is usually the missing piece. It's so easy to get caught up in the minutia of your day and the mundane things that have to be done. Holding yourself accountable for the things that need to be done is a challenge.

Growth in our core business is solid, and our growth engines, related to wireless, data and Internet initiatives are truly accelerating in the most competitive spaces.

Growing up in the Midwest, I was very close to my maternal grandmother, who, as a young widow running a small business in 1920s Kansas City, had known firsthand the old Pendergast regime and its classic combine of politics and organized crime.

Given the high level of emissions in SA we have few CDM projects involving major industry players. Big business will now come on board.

Given the challenges Intel faces currently with its business model, we think the stock needs to trade on a lower multiple of 2003 earnings to be attractive.

Given the business model for the consoles the more Microsoft can backload those hardware sales, the better it is for them financially.

Michael Brown

Given that these two businesses have very different financial models and compete in different market environments, they represent two distinct investment opportunities for shareholders,

Given that the longer-term outlook for CRM is strong and the fact that underlying growth in most other businesses is unchanged, we remain optimistic about the future. As such, we view this quarter as a test of faith.

Given that, and given the challenges there are in our core business over the half year, the performance and the result are very encouraging.

Getting tourists to visit what Robertson County has to offer for attractions and businesses is the main goal; letting the residents know that the council is here and working for them is the other.

Steve Ballmer

Getting the most out of their people is on the mind of every business leader I speak with. (We) are passionate about the idea that the right software can provide the tools to empower workers to become the drivers of business success.

Get Lower understood the need for a sophisticated technology to meet the complexity of the marketplace in general and its multiple business channels specifically. Efficient Frontier can help Get Lower meet and exceed its business objectives.

Getting multi-digit growth in our two main franchises with the share and size we have is tough, but we will have great growth in our businesses that are somewhat smaller.

Getting involved with the environmental groups has been great for our business. When people hear what we are doing they say they want to come with us just because they like what we're doing.

Getting involved in a business plan competition such The Governor's Cup is a way for these future entrepreneurs to get positive exposure within the business community. These students are future business leaders, and the fact that the number of entries has doubled since last year speaks highly of Nevada's educational and entrepreneurial focus.

Getting donations from local people and local business will really help those matching funds.

Gillette's financial turnaround is under way, ... We're confident we have the right strategies in place to guide out businesses in the future.

Mike Duncan

Get your business cards ready! What we're trying to do is get to know as many people as we possibly can.

Frequency is very important in order to retain the relationships and the continuity. Business moves a lot in a month, and if you have issues that need to be dealt with, you want to get together with people who can help you in real time, rather than have to wait several months.

Free-to-play isn't a business model. Free-to-play is a marketing strategy. It's a way to get people over the hump of trying out your game. It gets rid of the friction that happens when you charge an upfront fee.

Free time has not exactly gushed forth, as yet. We've been really busy so I don't feel that free, time wise.

Free money you never have to pay back. It may sound unbelievable but every day people and businesses are receiving government grant checks in the mail for doing nothing more than asking.