Famous Quotes & Sayings

As a result, the food safety of consumers was treated carelessly, raising questions once more about government responsibility.

Michael Chambers

Real discretionary spending has been cut to the bone. That would gel with the sense we get in Indonesia of a very sharp drop in consumer durable purchases, motorcycles. If you go to electronic shops you'll see a sharp decline there as well.

Anne Sweeney

The strategic utilization of new technologies to meet consumer needs is of paramount importance to the growth of the Disney Media Networks Group.

A few years ago the big question was could IMAX get Hollywood content on their screens and theaters to sign up. But studios now see the value of putting movies on IMAX screens since consumers have much better home theaters.

the wealthy, time-strapped consumers are looking pretty good right now.

You only have to look at consumer electronics, to look at what Samsung's doing, to worry about Japanese consumer electronics companies,

This will offer some partial restraint to consumer spending.

Gary Miller

The United States' gasoline industry, as Hurricanes Katrina and Rita demonstrated, is remarkably fragile. And the process of how oil is pumped from the ground, turned into gasoline and distributed to consumers is complicated.

When the markets get frothy they can disappear. When the markets are frothy is exactly when consumers need them.

We've seen higher inflation in the course of this year than perhaps was anticipated last year when wage deals were negotiated, ... Consequently that's eroded household purchasing power, and we've actually seen very sluggish consumer demand - which has been a big surprise.

We've seen customers in our industry aggressively reducing inventory balances, so shipment, sales and profits were lower than would be suggested by improved consumer purchases of our products.

The CPI is correct in measuring consumer prices, ... But it's not correct in measuring the cost of living.

There is categorically no consumer harm being done right now.

Employment and wages are stronger and therefore, consumer spending is stronger. Housing is slowing, but not as much as we would have expected, and the price of oil is so far not having that big an impact on the consumer.

Ben Schwartz

If I play a video game, I have to get through the whole thing. Like, when the new 'Resident Evil' comes out, I have to sit and do the whole thing. It will consume my life. I'm at a point where I don't have much time to play around anymore, so I don't really get started on the games if I won't be able to finish them.

We already thought it was very, very strong and consumer spending has been a big factor, but the underlying tone seems to indicate that overall growth is tapering off.

At present consumers should be considering energy savings.

John Hancock

At about ten million miles a week, we can consume a lot.

Eliot Spitzer

Concealment of negative facts that might influence a consumer to purchase another manufacturer's product is the essence of fraud.

Consumers won't use systems they don't trust. Location services monitor movement and habits, something many consumers may not want known.

There is some nervousness on the part of consumer and it is not going to be a red-hot market in 2006.

We will be looking to enhance the consumer versions of our product later this year with similar features.

This way the creditor risk is minimized, but (the consumer still has the convenience of having a credit card).

This week's focus will be the January US consumer price index, due Wednesday, as the market is awaiting the key inflation data.

Steve Case

We do not intend to limit content diversity on any of our systems. If we limit content, if we do not promote a diversity of voices ... then consumers will waste no time migrating to other Internet and media services.

We expect holiday sales for consumer electronics to be OK. Last year was such as a good year that the big gains maybe aren't sustainable.

We're very excited about the turnout and consumer involvement with M&Ms, ... It's a popular color, it's a royal color. People love it around the world.

Vista will provide content owners with a more secure platform to deliver their premium content. However, it will take more than an operating system to turn the PC into a media hub. Creating innovative consumer experiences around premium content will help expand the market for content delivery via the PC. Vista is not the key component.

Vista promises to incorporate a simplified, enriched consumer experience, which is the hallmark of the Mac operating systems.

Visitor volumes continue to press forward, while consumer spending is holding its ground. We estimate spending on gaming, lodging, dining and retail items posted healthy gains ranging from high single-digits to low double-digits during the first quarter of 2006.

Ronald Coase

You get more irrationality within the family and in consumer behavior than you get, say, in the behavior of firms in their purchases.

There's increasing diversity in consumer demand. Automakers have to respond.

The resilience of the economy and the consumer have been better than expected. You've got so many potential negatives that it's sometimes hard to see the positives for the market. But the positives are powerful ones.