Michael W. Smith
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Michael W. Smith
Michael Whitaker Smithis an American musician, who has charted in both contemporary Christian and mainstream charts. His biggest success in mainstream music was in 1991 when "Place in this World" hit No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Over the course of his career, he has sold more than 18 million albums...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth7 October 1957
CountryUnited States of America
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Overall, the results are in line with expectations, but the outlook is disappointing, and there could be some modest 1-2 percent downgrades to earnings forecasts.
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Historically, insurance stocks have responded to disasters on the upside, actually. Catastrophes are generally considered one-time events, so I really don't expect a decrease today.
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I think it certainly is an appropriate move.
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He either wants to exit at an attractive price, or take over the REIT...
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After 13 years and four failed mandates, the era of Liberal arrogance is ending.
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There's this real desire on our part to be the man and woman of God that He wants us to be, and to do that you have to be a servant.
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Our U.S. DirecTV business also drove our EBITDA growth in the quarter. We have reached the point where the EBITDA generated by our large subscriber base is outpacing the marketing costs associated with our record subscriber growth. We expect our U.S. DirecTV business to continue to deliver positive EBITDA that accelerates yearly on a going-forward basis.
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I, on the other hand, have a bit of a southern accent.
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This quarter's results reflect the success of our ongoing strategy to be a services-driven company. The primary driver continued to be DirecTV, where we added over half a million new subscribers worldwide, including 405,000 here in the United States.
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Friends are friends forever. If the Lord's the Lord of them, a friend will not say never 'cause the welcome will not end. Although it's hard to let you go, in the Father's hands we know, a lifetime's not too long to live as friends.
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God deserves the best from us.
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For some reason, and for a time such as this, God has given me favor with kings and princes.
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There are dozens of willing buyers out there.
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There are a lot of songs sitting around on my computer that didn't make it that I liked but you have to draw the line a little bit.