Famous Quotes & Sayings

Chris Alexander

I've directed traditional operas and it's been wonderful. But despite all the work they require, operettas are just plain fun.

This is getting reflected in inventory and it does suggest that this can be sustained despite the very high prices.

This group gave unbelievable effort. They hung in there despite being a little outmanned. We were in a position to win.

Tom Browning

Your obsession with size has not led to superior earnings growth despite increased leverage.

Equity prices can rise, despite decelerating profit growth and moderately rising interest rates, if investors expect economic expansion to continue. In previous such cases, stocks outperformed bonds, often notably.

Better to have York as an informed insider helping with the turnaround effort than to have him pressuring from the outside, despite the amicable relationship. He's solid, experienced and may provide some spark to the process.

Ahmed Zewail

Despite differences of faith or even the occasional collisions between them, Egypt is united.

Paul Cellucci

I want you to know that, despite what you might read at times in the newspapers or see on the television news, we have actually been getting a lot of things done the last several months, the U.S.-Canada relationship.

Sebastian Junger

In some ways, risk-taking is the ultimate act of self-indulgence, an obscene insult to the preciousness of life. And yet, how can one dismiss something that persists despite every reasonable theory that it shouldn't?

This will show the labor market remains in good shape, despite several months of disappointing figures. The surge in mining exports from the favorable global environment is flowing through the economy.

There have been no negative incidents despite the stress commuters are going through.

We are very pleased to report a strong earnings performance despite dramatic destruction from Mother Nature.

We had outstanding financial results despite some difficult prior year comparisons.

We have fared well despite the significant losses in Gulf production.

Tonight was all about the seniors. Those five girls has given us years of heart and sweat. They never miss practice and, despite the fact that some of them have had limited minutes, they always come ready to play. They all enjoyed this night. I?m happy and proud of them.

Jason Terry

We had a great fourth quarter defensively and that's what propelled us to the win. Golden State is a tough team despite their record.

We will be prepared, despite this hoopla, for negotiations, free of preconditions and with manifest good will.

Lee Matthews

This was a very competitive tennis match despite the 7-2 score. We gave Southern a run for their money; we just couldn't pull out the doubles.

With four minutes left, I really thought we were going to win despite guys fouling out. The score was in the right spot for us.

We saw real upside surprise in the revenue number, and I think that will help the stock. The second-quarter report shows that despite the seasonality of the Web business, there is no slowdown at all in the revenue growth rate.

The trend on the market is still down. In general, technology seems to be the weakest part and that seems to be selling off despite OK numbers.

Colin Clarke

We just could not get into gear even after we scored despite having most of the possession.

We just need to play harder. We need to keep playing and play tough within the conference. We need to keep playing like we did in the conference, despite (Saturday's) loss.

Fabio Capello

We showed we are ready to advance, despite the red card.

Despite the barrage of information about me that is publicly available, I live a surprisingly private and anonymous life.

Casey Wilson

What I think is funny is when people, despite tragic situations, are still hopeful, still trying. It's sweet and sad - and, to me, hilarious.

We have not been moving the goal posts despite what some people have said.

The quarter was pretty much in line, but despite all the hoopla the Xbox sales turned out to be better than we thought.

Alafair Burke

Letterman, despite whatever idiotic (or worse?) things he may have done with women on his staff, was wise enough to realize that silence isn't permanent and peace of mind can't be bought.

Last year was a massive year for holiday travel. The summer kept going in that direction, and we have the same expectation for this year despite fuel costs. If you wait until November, I think you run the risk of not getting what you want or paying a whole lot more to get what you want.

Obviously it negates the theory about Dow 1,000. What (the new milestone) tells us is people have a lot of confidence. Money is still flowing into the United States despite some question marks about inflation. Nothing has changed.

Kenneth Fisher

Plenty of funds have fine long-term returns despite being tax-inefficient and generally costly. But a dirty secret is this: Average, no-load fund investors do much worse than the funds - or the market.

Rosa DeLauro

Poor people are going to get the short end of the stick, despite all the public sympathy. That's a great irony.