Famous Quotes & Sayings

J. J. Johnson

For half a century, our companies have had patient-assistance programs, but frankly, they weren't well-advertised and they tended to be confusing.

For example, 43 percent of the executives said they are concerned about a possible lawsuit over termination, discrimination or sexual harassment in the year ahead, yet only 33 percent of the companies purchase employment practices liability insurance. As a result of these findings, we continue to remain concerned that private companies may not be financially prepared to manage the consequences of a liability lawsuit or crime event.

Following the stock price plummet, many companies are running on fumes when it comes to cash.

There will always be a demand for the super-big and super-fast boxes. But slimmer, and smaller, and more efficient is what the PC companies are looking at right now.

There remains uncertainty Multinational companies often tend to show lower profits through 'creative accounting' practice.

Danny Meyer

I trust that McDonald's can find a way to sell all-natural chicken without raising their prices; we did that at Shake Shack. It is more expensive, and we took a slight margin hit, but we did it. And if we can do it, I know that much bigger companies can.

It's all just an indication of the old saying that nothing succeeds like success. If a market is booming, and people are looking for products, there will naturally be companies happy to provide them.

Overall economic momentum is no longer firing on all cylinders. And hiring intentions this summer are suggestive that companies may not increase hiring until the economy regains more solid footing.

Charles Koch

The successful companies try to keep the new entrants down. Now that's great for a company like ours. We make more money that way because we have less competition and less innovation. But for the country as a whole, it's horrible.

Yaya Han

Companies are hiring cosplayers to be promotional spokes models for them. There are cosplayers trying to develop a cult following even though they've only been cosplaying for less than a year or two. It's all about the social media or Facebook likes.

There is a 'sweet spot' that Pfizer is hopefully exploring, consisting of companies that are big enough to be profitable and accretive and fill some voids, yet small enough to be viewed as targeted and manageable,

From my years of work with so many game show production companies and their producers I'm probably no longer eligible to be a contestant on any American game show.

We need to stop viewing them as a choice. The patients feel guilty; the providers tell them things like they should just eat; parents are blamed; the insurance companies won't fund treatment because they think it's a choice. It's held us back for decades.

We are excited to see innovative companies such as Become.com join Shop.org and support the online and multi-channel retail community. We look forward to their contribution as a new member,

Two of three people on the Internet today prefer our product. As a company that's three years old, we're proud of that. We've just started a program to distribute 120 million copies of our product, so there are ways we can hold on to market share. Most companies would be proud of a 67 percent market share.

Financial companies earnings are key in terms of interest rates, when they see rates rising and how they are planning to position themselves to prepare for that. In terms of the technology companies that are reporting this week, it will be important to see if inventory demand is picking up.

Expectations are just really high for companies now. It has more to do with psychology than Intel itself.

Clayton Christensen

The paradox explored in my book 'The Innovator's Dilemma' is that successful companies can fail by making the 'right' decisions in the wrong situations.

Barton Gellman

Experts said public companies worry about the loss of customer confidence and the legal liability to shareholders or security vendors when they report flaws.

Barton Gellman

When the 'New York Times' revealed the warrantless surveillance of voice calls, in December 2005, the telephone companies got nervous.

We all learn submission because we all have 'bosses', whether we're presidents of companies or not. The easiest place to learn it is in family.

Paul Foster

We're talking to and working with some very significant companies right now. ... We expect (company location) announcements to pick up. ... Some (company relocations) take two to three years to cultivate.

Gary Kovacs

The long-term value proposition for cellphone companies isn't just voice conversation - it's transfer of data.

When you get disappointments on companies that are selling at 60, 80, 100 times earnings, you get more room to fall.

There has been catch-up in the mega-caps, ... These companies haven't done much in recent months, and they are going to have to participate to some extent to have the traditional year-end rally.

Those 224 companies operate more than 4,700 facilities in Boston, Miami and Seattle alone,

John Watson

We were really pleased that a company reported such a significant sale so soon after we returned from China. Now, we are hoping to repeat that success with the other companies involved in the trade mission.