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beginning despite low maintained percent pleased prices since strong
We are pleased with the quarter's results. Despite low aluminum prices - which are down 14 percent since the beginning of 1998 -- we have maintained strong earnings. Paul O'Neill
beginning despite low maintained percent pleased prices since strong
We are pleased with the quarter's results, ... Despite low aluminum prices - which are down 14 percent since the beginning of 1998 -- we have maintained strong earnings. Paul O'Neill
beginning believe decline fact growth increase major number rate replace resulted win
We believe that our growth and PeopleSoft's decline resulted in part from an increase in our competitive win rate over PeopleSoft, and the fact that we are beginning to replace PeopleSoft at a number of major accounts, Larry Ellison
beginning stages
We are at the very beginning stages today. Glenn Nick
beginning human improve learn pass responsibility thousands time
We are at the very beginning of time for the human race. It is not unreasonable that we grapple with problems. But there are tens of thousands of years in the future. Our responsibility is to do what we can, learn what we can, improve the solutions, and pass them on. Richard P. Feynman
beginning
We are at the beginning stages. Are we going to be successful? Yes. Bob Peterson
beginning ran struggled time
We struggled at the beginning and I think we just ran out of time at the end. Brittany Woolley
beginning carry games half intensity next second
We still need to come out with intensity at the beginning of games. We need to carry the second half of games into the first half of the next game. Kevin Wallace
beginning chinese companies ethical helps operating people phase starting survive
We're in a phase where Chinese companies are beginning to think with a longer-term perspective. People are starting to see that operating in a good, ethical and well-mannered way helps you survive in the long term. Porter Erisman
couple hands people
It was a good thing to have a couple of thousand people all rigid and frozen together, in the palm of one's hand. Charles Dickens
couple men hands
I am a neat hand at cookery, and I'll tell you what I knocked up for my Christmas-eve dinner in the Library Cart. I knocked up a beefsteak-pudding for one, with two kidneys, a dozen oysters, and a couple of mushrooms thrown in. It's a pudding to put a man in good humour with everything, except the two bottom buttons of his waistcoat. Charles Dickens
couple hands want
I don't want to permanently damage myself! On the other hand, a couple of days off the keyboard tends to make things somewhat better. Charles Stross
couple may terrible
I'm told that a couple of my Russian translations are just plain terrible, though, and there may be others. Charles Stross
couple years my-boyfriend
Over the last couple of years, I've really worked toward balancing my life out more, having a little bit more time with friends, family and my boyfriend. There was a period of time when they were way down the list. It was all about music and touring and if everything fell by the wayside, so be it. Alanis Morissette
couple majority adaptation
I increasingly fear that nothing good can come of almost any adaptation, and obviously that's sweeping. There are a couple of adaptations that are perhaps as good or better than the original work. But the vast majority of them are pointless. Alan Moore
couple guitar burritos
I played guitar. I've always considered myself an actor, but I wasn't making a living as an actor. So I was in a couple of folk groups that managed to keep me in underwear and burritos. Alan Arkin
couple moving done
There are times when I am directing, and there are a couple of moments I didn't get the way I wanted, but I know I still have other angles to shoot and I have to be done by noon; I move on. Alan Ball
couple believe next
I still believe Emmitt has enough left in the tank to be a productive back over the next couple of seasons. Al Michaels
course debate human outcome shape
The outcome of that debate will shape the course of human events, Karl Rove
course last meet places track
When you've been going to places for 35 years, of course you think about it being your last time. Each track meet has something you remember. Gary Shaw
course good huge knowing looking love
I'm not a huge shopper. I love looking good - obviously, on the golf course I like looking sharp, that's for sure. I'm just not into knowing brands. Lexi Thompson
course given gone paid reason
When he got fired, of course he was shocked. I don't think he was ever given a reason for it. They packed him up and tossed him out. If they had just paid him, he probably would have just gone his way. Jack Ferguson
course lower stay tool whether
Whether or not (the WASL) has demonstrated its effectiveness yet, I think it's still too new to rate, ... But it's important to stay the course and not lower standards, and let the tool do its work. Carol Nelson
course enjoyed experience facilities field good great trying work
We've always got a good field here, and the course and the facilities are great. We've all enjoyed the experience here. I think it's great that they're trying to work it out to stay. Juli Inkster
course people
I've had some people tell me they're glad I'm a normal girl. Of course I'm a normal girl! Katie Featherston
course evaluate focus line mountain opportunity run ski strategy whenever
Whenever racers ski a course for the first time, the strategy is to focus on the line and to take the first run as an opportunity to evaluate how the mountain reacts. Max Gartner
course happened network reason talked together work
We would very much like to work together again. And we've talked about it for years. For some reason it's been elusive. She would take a movie idea to a network and I would not be available. And of course Voyager happened and it's just been - it's not been in the cards. But I'd give my eye-teeth to work with her. Kate Mulgrew
defeat might outcome political time together
The outcome might very well be that together with (Berlusconi?s) defeat this time we may also see his disappearance from the political scene. Franco Pavoncello
defeat
There is something in me-I just can't stand to admit defeat. Beverly Sills
defeated expect marbles
We always expect to win. If you don't expect it you've defeated yourself. You just let the marbles play out. Steve Woll
defeated
Truth cannot be defeated. Edwin Louis Cole
defeated venison
Venison and venery defeated me. Benjamin Franklin
defeat until
We are going to have to be there until we defeat this enemy. Thelma Drake
defeated great victors wars
The victors in great wars have always been spiritually defeated by the conquered. George William Russell
defeat jaws nervous whenever
We're always nervous whenever we play this team, because we've had defeat snatched from the jaws of victory. Chuck Tepper
defeat hope house send
We hope to defeat it in the House and send it back to conference. Carl Schmid
defeats exercising fact incapable society
The fact is that censorship always defeats its own purpose, for it creates, in the end, the kind of society that is incapable of exercising real discretion. Henry Steele Commager
defeats excited happened humbling job last purpose realize year
I think we were a lot more excited last year. This year we are excited but we realize that it defeats the purpose to go the championship and lose. We've been here before and after what happened last year, it's more humbling because we know the job is not done yet. Nykesha Sales
defeats definitely
As you get older, the defeats become more painful. They definitely hurt more. Brian O'Driscoll
defeats depend opponent takes
Our handicaps depend on how many innings, how many defeats and who the opponent is. It takes a lot more into account, so it's a lot more competitive. John Amelsberg
defeats early similar suffered
We have also suffered similar defeats in our early years. Marvan Atapattu
defeats desires dreams fact turn
What differentiates us from animals is the fact that we can listen to other people's dreams, fears, joys, sorrows, desires and defeats - and they in turn can listen to ours. Henning Mankell
defeats goal guys learn next
Again, it was just one or two plays. Now these guys have to learn from these defeats and take the next step. Getting into the playoffs, that's our goal now. Ed Brucker
defeats talking
I don't want to be talking about encouraging defeats every week. Jimmy Brown
defeats providing somebody tricks
If somebody tricks you into providing that information, then, of course, it defeats the whole purpose. Susan Grant
goes-on cry-the-beloved-country destroying
It is not permissible for us to go on destroying the family life when we know that we are destroying it. Alan Paton
goes-on information culture
Here's the thing: If you're monitoring every single thing that goes on in a given culture, if you have all the information that is there to be had, then that is the equivalent of having none of it. How are you going to process that amount of information? Alan Moore
goes-on spirit problem
When the Holy Spirit is in full control of our lives, He will expect our obedience to the written Word of God. But it is part of our human problem that we would like to be full of the Spirit and yet go on and do as we please! Aiden Wilson Tozer
goes ottawa series third turn won
We've won one game, that is it. I think what we did is just turn this into a series. ... As the series goes on, you have to play better. We know Ottawa is going to play better the third game. John Tortorella
goes people surprising tend
The people who don't like it tend to dislike it intensely. That's unfortunate, but not surprising when one deliberately goes against audience expectations. John M. Ford
goes land
where it actually goes from land into the water. Jack Horner
goes wear
When you're competing, you have to wear a sleeve that goes all the way down to your wrist. When you're training, you usually don't wear long-sleeved leotards, so there's a difference between training and competing. McKayla Maroney
goes jet punk
My go-to necktie is jet black, skinny, and simple. It goes with everything. I really like that mod-ish punk look. Nigel Barker
goes talk
When you talk to the officers, it's pretty bad. Every day that goes by without some intervention, it's getting worse. Mel Rapozo
hoping mode opened river
We're in a wait-and-see mode hoping that the river is opened to ocean-going traffic. David Feider
hoping last state win
We wanted to win the state last year, but we're hoping to do it this year. Stephanie Stoutenborough
hoping interested others respect successful
Honestly, I'm not interested in gossip. Thing is, I know a lot of successful actors, and in hoping to be successful myself, I would like to think others would respect my privacy. Nathan Parsons
hoping kids
We've always wanted to go. We're hoping to get away from it all. Now that the kids are gone, it'll be a little easier. Dale Martin
hoping shape system
We're sore, rusty, out of shape and out of sync. We're hoping they'll get that out of their system (today). Kelly Green
hoping slips sure
We're going to talk, and we're going to make sure that nothing slips through the cracks. Scott is really important, and we're hoping that what he's done is not too much too soon. That's why it's important we talk. Tony Russa
hoping people plan town
What we're hoping for is to come up with a generalized plan of how people want to see the town develop. Jack Allen
hoping wait
We're going to have to wait for more tests. We were hoping this would tell us something. Dave Bristow
hoping labs local mean sold uniquely
Uniquely with methamphetamine, the drug isn't just used and sold in our neighborhoods and communities, it's made in our neighborhoods and communities. We're hoping this will throttle local labs because they will not be able to get the pseudoephedrine they need ... but that does not mean it's going to throttle methamphetamine altogether. Jim Talent
large numbers people potential
The potential for infecting large numbers of people is great, Julie Gerberding
larger life watched
You can't hide in life. We are all being watched by some larger vision. Nicolas Roeg
large mind
We have no large acquisitions in mind right now. Larry Ellison
large number people period seen short
We have never seen this large number of people in such a short period of time. William Reynolds
large letter mine unto written
Ye see how large a letter I have written unto you with mine own hand. Bible Bible
largest missing properties sample
We know we have the largest properties in the sample and what we are missing is going to be very small. Kathy Deck
larger line passengers screening thereby ultimately
Ultimately this is a win-win for TSA in that we are going to be screening a subset of passengers at another location, thereby removing those individuals from a checkpoint line at a larger airport. Ann Davis
largest plants
The plants that are going to be the largest 10 years from now should be the largest ones you put in the ground. Lee Quillen
large looking means move primary trains
We're looking at trains as a primary way to move large means of people. Jack Colley
next generations products
The next generation product almost never comes from the previous generation. Al Ries
next causes steps
I love to just go to the movies, watch movies, listen to the scores and all that 'cause that's, like, the next step for me. Akon
next
We want to see who we're going to keep around next season. Mike Butters
next want knows
I don't want to go bald, I don't know what's coming up next. Chris Cooper
next performances improving
Everything I do is geared towards improving my next performance. Carolina Kluft
next performance sequels stock store
The performance of the stock is going to come down to the movies. It's that simple. And there are no sequels in store for next year. David Miller
next percent spending total
We are making a dent, but we are not going to be at 10 percent of total spending by next year. Greg Stuart
next night parking spent until
We spent the night at a parking lot until the next morning. David Foster
next faces realization
In the face of impermanence, if your next thought is good, this is what we call the realization body. Bill Porter
party deception flattery
Flattery is often a traffic of mutual meanness, where although both parties intend deception, neither are deceived. Charles Caleb Colton
party two quarrels
There can't be a quarrel without two parties, and I won't be one. I will be a friend to you in spite of you. So now you know what you've got to expect Charles Dickens
party mean men
Jarndyce and Jarndyce drones on. This scarecrow of a suit, has, in course of time, become so complicated that no man alive knows what it means. The parties to it understand it least; but it has been observed that no two Chancery lawyers can talk about it for five minutes, without coming to total disagreement as to all the premises. Charles Dickens
party believe sarcasm
I believe no satirist could breathe this air. If another Juvenal or Swift could rise up among us tomorrow, he would be hunted down. If you have any knowledge of our literature, and can give me the name of any man, American born and bred, who has anatomised our follies as a people, and not as this or that party; and who has escaped the foulest and most brutal slander, the most inveterate hatred and intolerant pursuit; it will be a strange name in my ears, believe me. Charles Dickens
party dark feet
The plain rule is to do nothing in the dark, to be a party to nothing underhanded or mysterious, and never to put his foot where he cannot see the ground. Charles Dickens
party people tea
Many people, improperly, lump together libertarians and the Tea Parties. That's really wrong. Many of the libertarians are physicists, and many of the Tea Party people don't bathe. There's really not much in common there! Alan Grayson
party guy police
If what you are claiming is true, I would have shouted it from the rooftops. I would have gone to the authorities, the FBI, the police, the Democratic (Party) anybody that would listen. I wouldn't depend on one guy with the Department of Transportation. Alan Colmes
party heart hands
That's what we're all doing, all the time, whether we know it or not. Whether we like it or not. Creating something on the spur of the moment with the materials at hand. We might just as well let the rest of it go, join the party, and dance our hearts out. Alan Arkin
party nations conscience
This is not about what party you're part of. This is about right and wrong, ... the conscience of this nation. Al Sharpton
republican
There are worse things than being thought a Republican. Charley Pride
republican democrat humans
I'm not a Democrat, I'm not a Republican-I'm an American, I'm a human. Chely Wright
republican moderates
There is no such thing as a moderate Republican anymore. Bill Maher
republican ashamed embarrassed
Because of the Republicans, I'm not ashamed of being an American. I'm embarrassed! Bill Maher
republican hell break
How can the Republicans get away with picking their Dennis Kucinich, but when - if the Democrats tried it, all hell would break lose? Bill Maher
republican
Now, ignorance is one thing, ignorance can be cured. But many of the Republican leaders opposing this research know better. Ron Reagan
republican used democrat
I used to be a Democrat, now I'm basically a Republican. Adam Carolla
republican democrat
There are a lot of bad republicans; there are no good democrats. Ann Coulter
republican mark romney
To mark the hundredth anniversary of the Titanic, the Republicans have nominated Mitt Romney. Andy Borowitz
series
I have read every book in the 'Dune' series and every Anne Rice book. Lorraine Toussaint
series treatment
A disease and its treatment can be a series of humiliations, a chisel for humility. Laurel Lea
series
What the series is all about is: We die. So while we're here, let's live fully. Alan Ball
series happens things-happen
When you're the lead of a series, things happen around you, and you react to them. James Van Der Beek
series
Louis C.K. directs his show, which is very much like a series of short films. Mike Birbiglia
series time
'The Invisibles' by Grant Morrison is my favorite series of all time. Brea Grant
series
I like the movie 'Das Boot,' the German film made in the '80s. I found out it was a series that was made into a film for the U.S. Courtney Gains
series
'Baltimore' the series is inspired by all kinds of things, from 'Moby Dick' to 'Dracula.' Christopher Golden
series
Developing a series is a next step for me. Christy Romano
small-business enjoy taxes
The marginal tax rate for high income earners is going up. Small businesses are no longer enjoying some of the exemption from payroll tax. Now there will be carbon taxes. Chris Alexander
small-numbers community energy
Despite the international scientific community's consensus on climate change, a small number of critics continue to deny that climate change exists or that humans are causing it. Widely known as climate change "skeptics" or "deniers," these individuals are generally not climate scientists and do not debate the science with the climate scientists... David Suzuki
small-details details add
It takes 500 small details to add up to one favorable impression. Cary Grant
small-acts millions
A small act is worth a million thoughts. Ai Weiwei
smallness
I've not conducted my life in the service of smallness. Barry Diller
small-acts bless acts-of-service
Often small acts of service are all that is required to lift and bless another. Dieter F. Uchtdorf
small-objects hands eggs
There was a feeling, not sudden, but complete, as though I had been given a small object to hold unseen in my hands. Precious as opal, smooth as jade, weighty as a river stone, more fragile than a bird's egg. Infinitely still, live as the root of Creation. Not a gift, but a trust. Fiercely to cherish, softly to guard. The words spoke themselves and disappeared into the groined shadows of the roof. Diana Gabaldon
small-changes lasting-change healthy
It's the fact that no matter how bad it's gotten, the body wants to be healthy. The body wants to bounce back. When you do these changes, you do these small changes every single day, and you trust the process of what you're doing. You really do make lasting changes onto your body. Bob Harper
small stuff turned
When we were younger, you know, small stuff was small stuff. But we turned it into big stuff. It's just part of being young. Nikki Sixx
until worked
Until 1998, I worked in marketing at ASB bank. I loved it. Jonah Lomu
until
Divorce was illegal in Chile up until 2005 or so. Hector Tobar
until
We're going to look. We'll always look until we get that solved. Jerry Angelo
until
We're going to keep doing it until (the problem) disappears. Ed Troyer
until wait
Wait until you see what we have planned. Ruth Miller
until
I didn't have an exhibition anywhere until I was 30. My first exhibition was at 30, and then for my first show in America, I'm 50. It's kind of all right: I'm just a slow burner. Tracey Emin
until
We must not only strike the iron while it is hot, we must strike it until it is hot. Tom Sharpe
until
I started with the guitar around 12 years old but didn't learn the banjo until I was about 18 or 19. Elle King
until
She's about 40 pounds. She just sits there until I get annoyed. Miles Austin
weeks
We're going to try it for two weeks to see if it works. Joe Riley
weeks
Three-under after two weeks of really no golf, I can't complain, Annika Sorenstam
weeks
Like everyone else in the first weeks after the tragedy of 9/11, I was looking frantically for some way to help. Gail Sheehy
weeks work
I was only in LA for two weeks when I got that job. And I didn't work again for two years. Nicole Sullivan
weeks
It could be two weeks or it could be the season. Brian Goorjian
weeks
I have had two weeks off and I'm rested, Annika Sorenstam
weeks
We've been doing that for two weeks now. John Batina
weeks
We'll have to see. Two weeks into the spring, we'll have an idea of the separation. Paul Johnson
weeks
Two weeks in a row, he's been pretty impressive. Joe Gibbs