Famous Quotes & Sayings

I think the risk is the downside, not the upside, ... I think the markets are fairly nervous about the prospects for growth. They're going to be dissecting the number. If we have slower than expected consumer spending and stronger than expected inventory growth, that's not going to bode well for the next quarter or so.

I think there's going to be a lot of work for consumer advocates and lawyers as the new e-signature law unfolds.

I think the real story last month was that in spite of higher interest rates, exploding energy costs and debt levels, the American consumer rolls on.

I think the reaction on the consumer side will be relatively mild.

Martin Jacques

Just as the Japanese pioneered a new form of manufacturing - lean production and quite new standards of reliability - so Tata, too, is embracing new forms of manufacture in order to revolutionise the price to meet the consumer needs of a poor, developing country.

Japan's overall consumer spending is pretty firm as a trend because wages are rising.

Japanese consumers are important to us. They are a key to our success.

I think consumers want to see a choice.

I think consumers are more cautious, and I think the retailers have kept inventories well under control.

I think consumers are looking for online solutions, not only with taxes, but for all their financial solutions.

I think consumers are demanding that we get less processed in general in everything that we do.

People like lower prices if they can get the same quality, but convincing Japanese consumers of the quality takes a lot of time.

Sports footwear usually is also the first place urban consumers will spend money to endorse a celebrity. As we've already seen, people will pay over $100 for the G-Unit or an S-Carter Reebok if it creates the right image for them.

That could really crimp consumer spending and hold back economic growth.

My resolution is to work hard to protect consumers and tenants in 2006.

Nancy Anderson

It is encouraging to see our home state of Washington at the forefront of legislation and enforcement on these important consumer protection issues.

It is encouraging that consumers are taking the negative things that are happening recently. Possibly the employment situation is outweighing other concerns.

I think this week's performance has been very indicative of a bottom. The market made a lot of sense this week, since the Fed really helped to ensure the positive psychology that is needed to maintain consumer and investor confidence.

I'm still not convinced that Sony can stir growth. They have to come up with something nobody can imitate but consumers will buy. But they haven't given any details how they plan to do that.

The 2005 holiday season was a gadget year for consumers of all ages, and consumers continued to show their love for free shipping.

Paul Taylor

The affordability issue from rising interest rates takes some consumers out of the market. These are big-ticket items for consumers. They are going to be sensitive to interest rates.

The American consumer has been particularly resilient over the last year plus, ... They're finding ways to spend.

David Rosenberg

That will just reinforce the slowdown in consumer spending.

That's what gets the word of mouth going, that's what gets consumers saying, 'I've got to have this game, and I got to have this system to play it.'

Arlen Specter

I worry that these acquisitions and these mergers can only spell higher costs for the consumer and in the long run problems for the employees of these companies.

Most of the noise about the consumer stopping spending has been just noise. There hasn't been real evidence of it.

Most of the leading search sites excel in responsiveness with no notable slow downs during peak usage periods. At these speeds consumers will not note a significant difference between any of the leading sites.

Joel Klein

Microsoft is a monopolist and it engaged in massive anti-competitive practices that harmed innovation and limited consumer choice.

Microsoft doesn't sell products directly to consumers. Consumers go through equipment makers and re-sellers, so it all depends on how they got it.

Microsoft is long overdue in creating a consumer operating system that includes core features for media, entertainment, and family security, and Vista will include much of this ability.

While the computation sector is down, all other sectors including wireless and consumer continue to thrive. This increase drove the sales of such products as flash, digital signal processors, application-specific products and analog.

We have officially realized one of the very first applications of the new digital technology, and more importantly, are using it to deliver truly innovative content to consumers starved for intelligent programming.

Jim Perry

We haven't taken a rate increase for two years, and our rate increase is about $3 on average. If you take that over two years, it's about 3.1 percent per year, which is about right near the Consumer Price Index.