Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jay Inslee

We consume about 25 percent of the world's oil every year, but we only have reserves, including that which has not been pumped, of about 3 percent of the oil reserves in the world.

We conducted this study to get a feel for how consumers feel about the two formats.

We want to offer the consumer the most integrated way of doing business,

We knew going into this that one of the most popular days for streaming video throughout the year is the Super Bowl. We knew with the hype this year, there was going to be more of an emphasis placed by consumers on historic video commercials.

We knew consumers weren't satisfied with traditional payment options online.

Though Mother's Day celebrations and gifts will vary, many consumers see this as an important day to honor the women in their lives. With all the sacrifices mom has made over the years, Mother's Day is an opportunity to give something back.

Though many consumers are more financially comfortable now than they were a year ago, they are still looking for great prices and savings on gifts and everyday merchandise. The retailers that succeed this holiday season will be those that continue to focus on sales and promotions to drive traffic.

With incomes outpacing spending I think American consumers will keep spending like crazy going into the New Year, ... That's going to be taken into consideration by Greenspan, who's trying to slow things down.

With household finances already under considerable stress, one has to wonder if another round of rate hikes will lead to a more severe cutback in consumer spending.

With higher gasoline prices putting a dent in consumer spending and underlying inflation looking to be contained, further interest rate hikes seem unnecessary.

You have a consumer decision to make, but you don't have a frame of reference to work with.

You have to have a 'wow' factor. The consumer is more demanding, more educated, and hospitals have to adapt. We want to stay in the forefront of creating change.

What was really tough for me was that Lars Magnus Ericsson founded Ericsson in 1876; we've always had a consumer product. And I'm the 16th CEO of Ericsson, and I decided that we don't have any consumer products anymore.

We've received great feedback from brokers who have already subscribed to our home equity lead service. Mortgage brokers can be on the phone talking to a lead seconds after the consumer has requested a quote, and when their interest as at it's highest.

John Burnside

As a child, I was consumed with a near-obsessive curiosity about what the world felt like for other creatures.

Mark Twain

These are the true and only God, mighty and supreme.

For the fee-based deal business, it's still a favorable environment. But they also have a huge consumer credit exposure.

If crude oil prices hit $60 a barrel, that's going to stir up old fears of higher energy prices and revive worries about their impact on consumer spending. The $60 dollar level is a key psychological barrier.

If consumer spending falls, the probability of the economy slipping back into recession is very high.

If consumers just go through (some preliminary) steps, they aren't going to have all these other problems.

If consumers feel it meets the standard of P2P, they'll be willing to try it, ... Otherwise, they won't care.

If consumers are not consuming more. Then you're not going anywhere.

Healthy lifestyles are a sticking point for consumers today.

HD DVD is destined to be a key driver for progress and the development of the consumer electronics, IT and entertainment industries.

People recognize that the economy is getting stronger and job creation is more in their favor, but the outlook is impaired by oil prices and events abroad. Uncertainty is overwhelming what consumers know to be better economic conditions.

People can rationalize not paying for something, but the fact of the matter is they're stealing. This (music) doesn't get created for free. The consumers are really getting cheated.

Terry Hall

People don't, in general, have a full understanding of what is required and needed to keep consumer foods safe and the practices that are involved in the industry. That is key to make sure people understand.

People are worried about possible net interest margin compression and credit quality deterioration, as well as slowing consumer loan growth.

People are witnessing how interested consumers are in experiencing digital music, consuming it that way, and having the convenience of consuming it that way. It's a quickly growing, voracious audience.

People feel that they were making large profits beforehand, but now they're making it off consumers at a time when the country is on its knees.

People gravitate towards Magellan and it really hasn't let them down for the most part, so I think it says a lot for our economy, it's followed our economy an is responsible, in large measures, for the success that consumers have today.

Or thesis has been that HP would have a solid second half, driven by strong results in the consumer market, which should move the stock back up to our price objective of $140.

North American manufacturers have really focused on product, launching a wide variety of new and exciting model offerings, ... In the end the consumer wins, in terms of choice, product quality and affordability.