Famous Quotes & Sayings

Kevin George

Ultimately it comes down to where the consumer is.

David Joy

The persistence of high oil prices can't be lost on the Fed. Consumers have to pay for higher energy even though it's volatile. It is a real cost.

Gary Campbell

We are positive on stocks, especially those that are benefiting from very strong U.S. consumer demand.

James Carrick

We are seeing a gentle recovery going on in retail sales at this stage, which I expect to get stronger going forward. The pickup in the housing market should have a general wealth effect, making consumers happier to go out and spend.

Alan Ackerman

There are continued uncertainties, ... The U.S. economy is slowing and commensurate with that is slowing consumer spending and corporate spending.

Scott Brown

There are some encouraging signs in retail sales, but if you look at what the source of consumer spending is, it's really income growth, and wage growth has been lackluster, suggesting the consumer will not be robust going forward.

Bob Brown

We want to provide unfiltered and unbiased consumer education about the impact of what life insurance does, rather than how it works.

Marshal Cohen

Until they're able to prove that consumers are going to respond to the changes, the Street is very nervous. It's a very big undertaking to convince the country that a national Macy's is better than regional department stores.

Steve Stanley

While many will be disappointed that we will not necessarily see huge upward revisions to payrolls ... a significant upward revision to wages would also be a positive development, as it suggests that consumers have more firepower than we thought.

Rob Hughes

We are a true globally distributed work force.

Achmad Faisal

We want our prices to better reflect the fluctuations taking place in the global market.

Ertharin Cousin

Unfortunately, the world pays attention when the media shines a light on those in need, which is why it's so important that we maintain the global public will that is necessary to meet the needs of those we serve.

David Bowers

The reflation trade is back on. We are seeing more optimism about the global economy.

Kathleen Sebelius

In many ways, human health is the great global connector.

Thomas Friedman

Al Qaeda is nothing more than a mutant supply chain. They're playing off the same platform as Wal-Mart and Dell. They're just not restrained by it. What is al Qaeda? It's an open source religious political movement that works off the global supply chain. That's what we're up against in Iraq. We're up against a suicide supply chain.

Donald Fagen

September 11, on a global scale, and my mother dying, on a personal level, were the two major things that got me thinking about all of this.

Ryan Donovan

She will have a heavy global travel schedule as well.

Michael Ignatieff

When we say, even in a global village, that all politics is local, we mean that national sovereignties are the only reliable source of political authority.

Alanis Morissette

I just feel compelled to continue to be transparent. It just really levels the playing field and eradicates the shame that I have, or that one might have, about being human. So I'm going to just keep going.

Alan Watts

So what is discord at one level of your being is harmony at another level.

James Allen

We want to see what's out there and is it worthwhile to take anything to the next level of funding.

Chris Copeland

Keep being aggressive, that's what my teammates and my coaches ask me to do. If I see things are going well, I know there's more of a comfort level for me to continue to do that.

Chogyam Trungpa

Spirituality doesn’t exist on another level different from ordinary life.

Garry South

We know how much we're going to have to spend. This is a (spending) level we think we can sustain.

DJ Jazzy Jeff

As a DJ I am never 100 percent in charge of the sound. The sound levels are controlled by someone at the sound board of the venue.

Dexter Scott King

Veganism has given me a higher level of awareness and spirituality, primary because the energy associated with eating has shifted to other areas. If you’re violent to yourself by putting [harmful] things into your body that violate its spirit, it will be difficult not to perpetuate that [violence] onto someone else.

David Allen

Without a gut-level sense that you are ultimately in control of what's happening to you, you won't even consider the option that you could manage it better.

Charles Caleb

Wealth, after all, is a relative thing, since he that has little, and wants less, is richer than he that has much, and wants more

Joy Harjo

When explorers first encountered my people, they called us heathens, sun worshippers. They didn't understand that the sun is a relative and illuminates our path on this earth.

Kevin Huck

We have a relatively young team with Keith Overton (160-pounder) the only senior starter.

Paul Sagawa

So it's relatively significant that they said flat-to-down.

Dave Bristow

She's by herself, she has no relatives in Manatee.

Victoria Jackson

Sitcoms are relatively clean. There's not much nudity.

Adnan Badran

She (later) went on to Salt because one of her relatives

Jon LeCroy

I think they're relatively cheap. What we saw was a big run-up toward April, and now we're seeing a little more profit-taking.

Nick Holmes

I think every relative we know will (be at the game).

David Taylor

We're getting a lot of good, technological resources we can use.

Alain Ducasse

The planets resources are rare; we must consume more ethically and equitably.

Edsger Dijkstra

Brainpower is by far our scarcest resource.

Jon Purnell

There are only so many resources that can be allocated to these programs.

Brian Tracy

Time is your most precious resource; make every minute count.

Pauletta Vaughn

There are so many more resources in Harrisburg. I have a boatload of supporters there.

Michael Birch

Resources have underpinned the strength of the market.

William Green

I'm using all my resources to help me with that and I feel the sky is the limit for me.

Larry Gibson

We have all the resources we need at this time.

Dwyane Wade

We know we can win. That's what we're all here for. . . . This is my third year here and it's like it's my third different team, but we can win.

Jim Rich

Sen. Landrieu said she wanted to be our third senator.

Mark Brooks

I thought Tyler pitched well early. But they just started to get to him in that third inning.

John Smoltz

If it were the old way there would have been another four-spot in that third inning.

Gilbert Arenas

It got weird toward the end on this one, but it was our third win in a row.

Marc Crawford

He was a difference-maker in the third period.

Robert Eenhoorn

He can play first, second, third or the outfield.

Tom Massolio

We can't come out like we did in the third quarter. We were just going through the motions.

Kyle Gilchrist

I thought I was in better shape. He had so much weight to cut. I thought that if I got him into the third period, I could get him.

Larry Coker

We were totally inept, to put it bluntly.

David Schultz

The real breakthroughs will be in a totally different category.

Jordi Molla

When I'm playing as an actor, I don't want to interfere at all with the director. I'm just an actor. I'm totally respectful.

Janet Johnson

When I got the assessment, I went into total meltdown.

Parris Chang

We won't be totally disappointed because there will be other goodies in the package,

Aristophanes

Ah! the Generals! they are numerous, but not good for much!

John Howard

She was very distressed. She was very angry, she was very upset, and all of that is totally understandable.

Ronnie Spector

From that first meeting, I totally loved working with Joey, it was a real collaboration.

Howard Davidowitz

Kinko's is under assault, and I think what Kinko's is doing is totally rational.