Famous Quotes & Sayings

Charles Dickens

Industry is the soul of business and the keystone of prosperity.

Charles Caleb Colton

An Irish man fights before he reasons, a Scotchman reasons before he fights, an Englishman is not particular as to the order of precedence, but will do either to accommodate his customers.

Charles Dickens

Most men are individuals no longer so far as their business, its activities, or its moralities are concerned. They are not units but fractions.

Charles Dickens

The first rule of business is: Do other men for they would do you

Charles Stross

Contract law is essentially a defensive scorched-earth battleground where the constant question is, "if my business partner was possessed by a brain-eating monster from beyond spacetime tomorrow, what is the worst thing they could do to me?"

Alan Greenspan

It seems superfluous to constrain trading in some of the newer derivatives and other innovative financial contracts of the past decade. The worst have failed; investors no longer fund them and are not likely to in the future.

Alan Greenspan

...our market system depends critically on trust-trust in the word of our colleagues and trust in the word of those with whom we do business.

Alan Greenspan

What we have found over the years in the marketplace is that derivatives have been an extraordinarily useful vehicle to transfer risk from those who shouldn't be taking it to those who are willing to and are capable of doing so.

Alan Greenspan

I have found no greater satisfaction than achieving success through honest dealing and strict adherence to the view that, for you to gain, those you deal with should gain as well.

Charles Dickens

He did each single thing as if he did nothing else.

Charles Stanley

Each of us will eventually give away all our earthly possessions. How we choose to do so, however, is a reflection of our commitment to the kingdom of God.

Al Sharpton

It is true that Mr. Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, after which there was a commitment to give 40 acres and a mule. That's where the argument, to this day, of reparations starts. We never got the 40 acres. We went all the way to Herbert Hoover, and we never got the 40 acres. We didn't get the mule. So we decided we'd ride this donkey as far as it would take us.

Tim Sanders

We want them to have that local commitment to the community, and that's a big part of our request for proposals. We're not looking for Wells Fargo out of San Francisco.

Frank Hadden

We want to try and pinch some of their ball. Nathan has a long term commitment to playing for Scotland.

Chris Alexander

I'm totally in favour of meeting our Paris commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But I don't think we should do that by making ourselves uncompetitive.

Chinua Achebe

There is something about important stories that is not just the message, but also the way that message is conveyed, the arrangement of the words, the felicity of the language. So it's really a balance between your commitment, whether it's political or economic or whatever, and your craft as an artist.

David Mixner

Treating HIV/AIDS is a lifelong commitment that demands strict adherence to drug protocols, consistent care, and a trusting relationship with health care providers.

David Miliband

What's now urgently needed [to stop environmental disaster] is the international political commitment to take action to avoid dangerous climate change.

Robert Garcia

We want to show the company that we are reasonable and are willing to work. But we also expect them to return the favor.

Dave Chappelle

You got to be careful of the company you keep.

Christopher Opalinski

The power company shut off the electricity to the mine because the company was in arrears in paying its power bill.

Marjorie Scardino

The potential of this new company is tremendous.

Erich Klemm

We appreciate, in general, if red tape is being addressed and hierarchies are put to test. But this should not lead to centralization ... as it paralyzes the company rather than making it faster and more flexible.

Lauren Fine

We are primarily focused on revenues as this is critical to the well being of the company and the shares.

Steve Sanger

We are pleased with this settlement as a partial recovery of the costs we incurred. It's welcome news to the General Mills people who worked so hard in 1994 to help the company rebound from this event.

Stephen Bollenbach

We are pleased with the court's decision giving shareholders their rightful opportunity to control the fate of their company,

John McGonegal

We are pleased to welcome Interleukin Genetics to the American Stock Exchange. We look forward to working with the company and providing them with the value-added resources a growing, innovative company needs to succeed in today's market.

Darrel Good

The persistence of moderate to severe drought conditions in parts of Illinois, Iowa, and much of the southern Plains increases concerns about yield potential. As usual, forecasts of summer weather conditions are not consistent at this time.

Kofi Annan

There are concerns that if we do not make progress ... desperate people will resort to violence again,

Eric Johnson

There are concerns as to whether Ralph will continue to make headlines that are harmful to the party.

Samuel Bodman

There are concerns about the supply of natural gas,

John Connolly

There are some concerns there, which will probably see us including quite a number of props in our training squad so that we can get a handle on it. Getting the front row right is expected to be an evolving process.

Toshihiko Matsuno

There are some concerns that stock prices may be too high, and that seems to be weighing on the market.

Tom Schrader

There are some concerns about retail sales but they don't seem to be weighing on the market.

Felix Lanters

There are some big concerns about the U.S. economy and the stock market will struggle a bit. Interest rates do matter.

Ten Eyck

The reason for a review is concerns relating to the way that parents have some say and participation, ... Our problem is the process is so limited. They're looking at the bylaws with the intent to modify them for parental participation.

Bob Kelly

We are going to shape the industry discussion on this.

James Wolfensohn

We respect the demonstrators' right to protest, but who wins by shutting down discussion of some of the world's most pressing problems?

Scott Magruder

We're back to the status quo. After all the discussion we've had about this issue, there's no reason to make any changes.

Richard Flanagan

Generally, literary prizes are significant not for who the winner is but the discussion they create around books.

Leon Trotsky

If we had had more time for discussion we should probably have made a great many more mistakes.

Peter Bart

When I was at MGM some years ago, I remember that there was a serious discussion of trying to remake some of the (Spencer) Tracy and (Katharine) Hepburn pictures. And that's a great idea except that they were successful because of Tracy and Hepburn.

Ariel Sharon

We had a very constructive and frank discussion of strategic issues in the interests of the United States and Israel,

John Moores

We really haven't had any discussion on what we want to see out there.

Thomas Bangalter

In 'Scream 2', they have this discussion about how sequels always suck.

Rick Miller

We hope to dispel some of the myths, identify knowledge gaps, sort out some of the issues related to juniper woodland expansion and increase the overall understanding of western juniper place and function in the northern Great Basin.

Waris Ahluwalia

If people want to think I'm an Indian prince, I don't want to dispel that notion.

Tenzin Gyatso

Buddha's full teachings dispel the pain of worldly existence and self-oriented peace; may they flourish, spreading prosperity and happiness throughout this spacious world.

Peter Morici

This moderate wage growth should dispel any notions the Fed may hold (that) labor markets and spiraling wages could reignite inflation.

George Thompson

There's a lot of misinformation going around. What we're about now is trying to dispel some of these things.

William Pickens

If prejudice could reason, it would dispel itself.

Sandra Hughes

I want to dispel the notion that gasoline will hit $3 a gallon. It won't,

Ned Riley

Clearly, the focus going forward is going to stay on the macro news to either enforce or dispel the notion that inflation is rising.

Glenn Schifano

It seeks to dispel some of the frustrating, suffering that goes on here.

Charles Caleb Colton

Doubt is the vestibule which all must pass before they can enter into the temple of wisdom; therefore, when we are in doubt and puzzle out the truth by our own exertions, we have gained a something that will stay by us, and which will serve us again. But, if to avoid the trouble of the search we avail ourselves of the superior information of a friend, such knowledge will not remain with us; we have not bought but borrowed it.

Charles Caleb Colton

Doubt is the vestibule of faith.

Charles Spurgeon

There will be no doubt about His having chosen you when you have chosen Him.

Alan Bennett

At the drabber moments of my life (swilling some excrement from the steps, for instance, or rooting with a bent coat-hanger down a blocked sink) thoughts occur like 'I bet Tom Stoppard doesn't have to do this' or There is no doubt David Hare would have deputed this to an underling'.

Alan Arkin

It's murder to doubt yourself in life. It took until I was 45 to get to that point. As hard as it is in your work, it's harder in your life. But it can be done.

Buenaventura Durruti

We are not in the least afraid of ruins. We are going to inherit the earth; there is not the slightest doubt about that.

Bryan Adams

Thoughts are things; they have tremendous power. Thoughts of doubt and fear are pathways to failure.

Caroline B. Cooney

When in doubt, shut up.

Camille Paglia

When in doubt, I read Oscar Wilde.

Nneka

I think it's important to learn instruments, whenever one has a little space. Be eager to learn and love your instrument.

Stephen Vinson

Watching that does kind of make you want to turn the channel. But as low as we felt after that, I'm proud of how far our team has come this season. It's been a big turnaround. It makes us eager to play in the tournament again.

Kevin McGrath

We're so eager to play them again. We're just hungry for them.

Venus Williams

Life is good, ... I've been able to see the other side of life a little more, but I'm really eager to get back and I'm really eager to be traveling and doing my thing that I'm used to doing.

French Proverb

Lazy people are always eager to be doing something

Bridget Regan

I'm really eager to go back and do some theater. I would love to do some more comedy as well because I think that's really the hardest thing to do; it's what I grew up doing, and I would love to go back and do that. I did a lot of theater growing up - musical theater.

OMI

I'm really looking forward to working with Meghan Trainor because that's in the pipeline, and I'm eager for it to really happen.

William Story

When, full of warm and eager love,I clasp you in my fond embrace,You gently push me back and say,"Take care, my dear, you'll spoil my lace.

William Story

When, full of warm and eager love, I clasp you in my fond embrace, You gently push me back and say, "Take care, my dear, you'll spoil my lace.

John Phillips

The other team played pretty well. If we eliminate that one inning, we could've had the game.

Gene Caslin

We're starting to click. We've been playing a lot of 1-2-2, just a flat-iron zone, and we're forcing teams to shoot it from the outside. We're trying to eliminate all of their penetration and that's what's happened the last (few games). I think we're going to be OK.

Jay Grossman

We're going to eliminate 3,000 management positions, as we've always said, and those are not going to necessarily be layoffs,

Mark Everson

We're moving aggressively to reduce the tax gap, ... But no one should think we can totally eliminate the gap. That would take Draconian measures and make the government too intrusive. We have to strike the right balance.

Kori Bernards

We're going after individuals as well as big-name organizations. The goal is to eliminate Internet piracy at all levels.

Timothy Noah

The House of Representatives eliminated the filibuster way back in the 19th century, and somehow it managed to survive.

Timothy Noah

One can imagine nonviolent or minimally violent ways to reduce or eliminate hatred, but there's no mollifying evil.

Bill Miller

We're grateful, and it's going to eliminate a very serious situation here. It's a long time coming, and it's something this township needs.

Dana Walden

We're asking, 'prophet or madman'? We don't want to eliminate the negative. We want to tell a well-rounded story, which means that his fate is in his own hands. There will be people who think that he's a madman and people who think that he's a prophet.

Alan Watts

The ego is nothing other than the focus of conscious attention.

Alan Rickman

Acting is mostly about listening. If you just focus in on what the other person is saying, acting takes care of itself to quite a large extent.

Al Oerter

As long as I can concentrate and remain somewhat calm, I can normally do very well.

Al Ries

Good things happen when you narrow your focus

Akon

Any album that you pick up of mine, you know it's an Akon album. The guests are very limited, and you get to really feel the experience. You get the Akon experience when you get the albums. I always want to make sure that stays the way it is. I don't want to flood the album to where you lose focus on why you bought it.

Chris Christie

The message [of Donald Trump] is that that type of thing happening. Let's focus on what happened.What happened was the murder, the murder of this person pushing a stroller, it's unacceptable in an American city to continue to have this level of violence and the level of violence in Chicago is unacceptable.

Chris Albrecht

The expensive ones are for Starz. No. We decided, as part of our Encore strategy, to broaden and strengthen and help focus the Encore plexus by adding original programming.

Chin-Ning Chu

Whenever your mind is totally absorbed in whatever activities you are performing, your mind will remain calm and content.

David Rusenko

To gain paying customers you'll need to focus on attracting the right followers, and not just on attracting the most. Communicate often with useful information to increase your value, and focus on pitching your product in a genuine way. Make sure you have a professional web presence, and with any luck, you should start noticing your efforts pay off.

Swae Lee

Man, I listened Nas and B.I.G growing up. I listened to both of them when I was younger for sure.

Tessa Thompson

I am multiracial, and I went through different phases - at one point, I listened to Wu-Tang and hip-hop, and then the next year I listened to Joni Mitchell.

Dan Quayle

We've been in your home, we've been on your farm, we've been in your workplace. We have listened to you. We have talked with you,

John Orton

We set up a wiretapping operation in a flophouse where we listened to their conversations, which were in German, and then translated and recorded the conversations of the Nazi spies,

Carly Simon

But when we listened to the radio, it was Bill Haley and the Comets or the Everly Brothers.

Saint Ignatius

Be slow to speak, and only after having first listened quietly, so that you may understand the meaning, leanings, and wishes of those who do speak. Thus you will better know when to speak and when to be silent.

Charlie Puth

I listened to a lot of Marvin Gaye and Motown records.

Dennis Brown

You just went right in and just recorded songs and listened them, and if there were any mistakes, then we would correct them and just went on... one take or two take.

will.i.am

Every single song that I've listened to is in my memory forever.

Charles Caleb Colton

Falsehood is never so successful as when she baits her hook with truth, and no opinions so fatally mislead us as those that are not wholly wrong, as no watches so effectively deceive the wearer as those that are sometimes right.

Charles Caleb Colton

To know a man, observe how he wins his object, rather than how he loses it; for when we fail, our pride supports us - when we succeed, it betrays us.

Charles Caleb Colton

Success seems to be that which forms the distinction between confidence and conceit.

Charles Caleb Colton

For one man who sincerely pities our misfortunes, there are a thousand who sincerely hate our success.

Charles Caleb Colton

To judge by the event is an error all commit: for in every instance courage, if crowned with success, is heroism; if clouded by defeat, temerity. When Nelson fought his battle in the Sound, it was the result alone that decided whether he was to kiss a hand at court or a rod at a court-martial.

Charles Caleb Colton

Constant success shows us but one side of the world; adversity brings out the reverse of the picture.

Charles Caleb Colton

Constant success shows us but one side of the world. For as it surrounds us with friends who will tell us only our merits, so it silences those enemies from whom alone we can learn our defects.

Charles Sturt

The increasing importance of Sydney must in some measure be attributed to the flourishing condition of the colony itself, to the industry of its farmers, to the successful enterprise of its merchants, and to particular local causes.

Charles Spurgeon

The goose that lays the golden eggs likes to lay where there are eggs already.