Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Carey

We have to get these interest rate increases behind us and the Fed did hold off this last time, but I think there's still a possibility of another rate increase later in the year. And that's weighing on investor's minds. Earnings have slowed down a little bit. The interest rate increases to date have had an effect and we're seeing some earnings disappointments at some companies and that has investors concerned. But on the other hand, we have the mergers and acquisitions that tend to buoy up the prices in whatever sectors affected from one day to the next and that will keep investors interested in stocks certainly.

Jochen Clausnitzer

We have no indication that the cartoon row has had a negative effect on trade and business there. The top executives in the region are highly educated and have close relations with their German counterparts. They are not affected by the conflict.

David Joy

The fact that long-term rates didn't rise in some sense offset some of the impacts of the higher costs of energy. They fought to a draw, and as a result the markets weren't affected by either interest rates or energy.

William Powers

The real hard concern I have is that it could devalue the property. I'd like to see it preserved, but not at the expense of the landowner. I've talked with some of my neighbors who would be affected by this and they have some concerns, too.

Gary Long

There are a lot of Americans giving donations right now, which is great, but it will take an organized response from the federal government to do real long-term good. I don't know if our government today has the ideology to do such a thing. This government doesn't seem to be very sympathetic to poor people right now. And the poor are the ones most severely affected by this disaster.

Dan Moore

When I finally realized how it has affected my life, I felt like smashing it, throwing it out the window. Now my compulsion is to try and understand what I've done to myself and my family.

Kathy Grimes

The panel is a 16-person group that includes law enforcement offices, Child Protective Services, affected family members and former users, to name a few. They will be there to answer community questions.

Tom Odell

I find myself more affected by music the more I do it. Particularly when you're touring, and you're in the bus, and you're listening to loads of music. Life becomes far more dramatic, I guess - you're never in the same place; you're constantly meeting new people. You almost become more sensitized to music.

Sharon Stone

People are really emotionally affected by actors. And it's hard to know how to behave in a way that doesn't impose or withdraw. Because everybody wants your attention.

Mike Evans

We've seen an increase in training requests by agencies due to an increased need for the security of our ports. They've done a good job with securing the airways, but now ports are the more likely areas to be hit when you have three sides of the country bordered by water.

Jane Garvey

The FAA realizes these restrictions inconvenience general aviation pilots and airports, ... As the FAA and other federal agencies continuously review measures to ensure national security, we look for the understanding and cooperation of the general aviation community.

George Magliano

The fact credit rating agencies haven't changed their ratings is no surprise. I wouldn't have expected them to right away and it will take some time, but it now is more logical that credit ratings should go up rather than down.

Wayne Cornelius

The process that was devised for casting a ballot was simply too cumbersome, too time-consuming, and involved dealing with too many government agencies to make it a usable process.

Tariq Ramadan

The 'army camp' that coordinates the agencies of our brain is vulnerable, both in itself and from within. In effect, he who can know and master its functioning and psychology from outside can become twice its master.

Eliot Spitzer

The reality of split government puts a premium on creativity within the administration. President Obama needs to put the right people in charge of the agencies and then have them push the bounds of administrative power to change policy through those agencies. President Obama has a pretty good track record of this.

Elaine Sciolino

The Bush administration actually started out with an open mind towards Iran, by all indications. In fact, early in the administration, the White House tasked the various agencies of government to do an inter-agency review of Iran policy, as it did with Iraq policy and most of the big areas of the world.

Julie Regan

We want the (partnership) agencies to think outside the box for the next regional plan, but we're also not looking at changing the rules overnight to throw the community into chaos.

Patricia Brown

We want to talk about outcomes for the people who benefit from the United Way and how just a few dollars out of a person's pay can help improve the community. We have spent a lot of time here talking about improving our campus and building new buildings, but we can't lose sight of the fact that every community needs a safety net nonprofit agencies that support the needs of the people who live there. There are numerous United Way agencies around our campus, and one way to ensure that East Baltimore's safety net is both available and thriving is to invest in the United Way.

Shinzo Abe

We are talking in the Japan-US negotiations about maintaining the deterrent and reducing local burdens as a whole.

Samuel Johnson

Money and time are the heaviest burdens of life, and the unhappiest of all mortals are those who have more of either than they know how to use.

Charles Dickens

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.

Peter Gioia

There are several hundred municipal mandates in Connecticut. Many of these are partially funded or unfunded and are problematic and unfair because they create financial burdens that cost taxpayers money. Cities and towns have only two ways to pay for these mandates: increase taxes and fees or cut programs and services.

Billy Graham

Heaven gives us hope and makes our present burdens easier to bear.

Robert Green Ingersoll

George Eliot tenderly carried in her heart the burdens of our race. She looked through pity's tears upon the faults and frailties of mankind.

Tony Blair

We are not talking about the free-for-all economics of the hard right, ... But we are not going to get the economy we need unless our labor force is adaptable, and the costs and burdens on industry are as low as possible.

Victor Ponta

If history judges society for how it treats those in need, so markets judge economies by the incentives they provide for private investment, the infrastructure that supports growth, and the burdens placed on job creation.

Mark McKinnon

In Texas money goes further, with one of the lowest costs of living, one of the lightest tax burdens as a percent of income, and one of the lowest debt-per-capita ratios.

Roger Enrico

The creation of a closely aligned, separately managed bottler of this size would help us pursue consolidation opportunities and improve our performance in the marketplace.

Mark Blum

The process in Illinois is unique, and we're all closely following what is happening there.

James Thomas

We know we have to work very closely together and we're hoping the situation we experienced Friday won't be replicated.

Edward Brooke

My fervent expectation is that sooner rather than later, the United States Senate will more closely reflect the rich diversity of this great country.

John McCarthy

In human history, the desire for revenge and the desire for loot have often been closely associated.

Jamie Sandison

The performance of European equities corresponds closely to the strength of the dollar.

Jessica Nelms

We started the week off good, and now we want to finish it good. We don't want to let JM linger so closely this time.

Melaney Arnold

We're still obviously closely monitoring this. At this point, we still don't know exactly what's going on.

Solomon Makgale

There is no need to panic as the situation is under control and will be closely monitored daily until a solution is found.

Rob Enderle

Whenever the largest online retailer makes a decision, it's going to be a big deal. They're the bellwether for their segment. What they do, others will likely do or consider doing.

Scott Boras

When he got Boston's first offer, he realized that he thought of himself differently than the Red Sox did. He knew then that there was a possibility he may leave, and I don't think that he ever considered leaving prior to that.

Kypros Chrysostomides

We want improvements in the text. The intervention of France introduced some new important elements, but the general framework of the counter-declaration is not considered entirely satisfactory to our side.

Steve Rucchin

There are a lot of good teams out there, and if we want to be considered one of them, we have to show up to play for a full 60 minutes. From what I've seen the last two games, teams are sitting back, but our team is not poised enough with the puck. We seem to be ramming it down our own throats and moving it where they have their guys positioned.

Steve Anderson

There is a level of stock in the system and one other thing to consider is that we're a net food exporter.

John Milton

When I consider how my light is spent / Ere half my days in this dark world and wide, / And that one talent which is death to hide, / Lodged with me useless.

Donna Abbott

We used to say that Memorial Day started the season. Now, Presidents' Day is considered the start of the season.

Tom Odell

I would consider myself a perfectionist, yeah. I don't think that is always that helpful, either. Sometimes it's good to be a little more open-minded; you can overthink things when things are actually fine, and it's that moment that you lose it. Looking back, sometimes I've made mistakes from being a perfectionist.

Tawni O'Dell

When I begin writing, I have no idea what my novels are ultimately going to be about. I don't have a plot. I never consider a theme. I don't make notes or outlines.

Quincy Allen

We want our customers to be able to tell the difference.

Sandy Carter

We've seen a trend in the marketplace for customers who are really looking for a more lightweight ESB product.

Jeff Benjamin

We've seen a slight increase. Some of the customers that we've had who haven't been with us for a few years are starting to come back. I wouldn't say it's huge, but it's a noticeable increase. I just took a rough figure last week, and I think in one day we had 30 to 40 tons to be delivered.

Tom Henley

The fact that natural gas prices are going down now is obviously good for us and the customers and what we have been hoping for.

Susan Rosenberg

We have so many customers with merchandise sitting on loading docks. We think we've got a long way to restore trust in our customers.

Ed Fuller

We set out to find out what our customers wanted and that's what we have delivered.

Craig Beilinson

We know customers can't just flip a switch and move to a new OS. We want to make sure they simply deploy the pieces they're ready for, when they're ready for them.

Shane Evangelist

We know Blockbuster Online customers love the value and flexibility the free in-store movie rentals offer, so we decided to give them even more.

Peter Graf

Vendor consolidation is a major trend that forces customers to consolidate their IT (information technology) landscape, ... They're redrawing their landscape without those smaller vendors who they see as being most at risk.

Azim Premji

You cannot mandate philanthropy. It has to come from within, and when it does, it is deeply satisfying.

Enya

When making music I sink myself into the process as deeply as I can and forget all of the success.

Erin McKean

Objections to verbification in English tend to be motivated by personal taste, not clarity. Verbed words are usually easily understood. When a word like 'friend' is declared not a verb, the problem isn't that it's confusing; it's that the protester finds it deeply annoying.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Parents should plant deeply the seed of the work ethic into the hearts and habits of their children.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

The compassion of Christlike friends deeply touches and changes our lives.

Richard Rhodes

When I heard what had transpired, I was deeply saddened. I resigned in support of Mrs. Wheatley because I know she has given unselfishly of her talent to this community.

Don Ward

We are all truly directing. We all feel deeply part of it and are making a great collaborative effort. Each one of us respects the other's place.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Missionaries labor diligently to teach and baptize those who accept the gospel. In the process, their own testimonies become deeply rooted.

Walter Isaacson

Mrs. Graham was an important and remarkable person in our profession and all of us lucky enough to know her are deeply saddened by her untimely death.

Craig Albright

We want to put the kids at ease and focus on the things that they're going to need to get past the falling-down part. Instead of telling them, 'Oh, well, this first day or two is going to be brutal,' the focus is on the things that will really help them.

David A. Siegel

The Web itself doesn't as much change the way we do things as it changes the ease with which we do things. And that changes the way we do everything.

Kangna Ranaut

I think there are things that you look for when you're younger, and you think they are going to make you happier or make you feel complete. That's not going to happen, and it's really about living the moments. Eventually, you reach a point when you're at ease with your life and don't have any unrealistic expectations.

Jamie Zawinski

Today, I use Linux as my primary OS (on an x86 PC, and on a Thinkpad), and I also use Irix (on an SGI O2). Linux has improved a great deal since I wrote this, specifically with respect to its ease of installation.

Dorothy Rothschild Parker

Where's the man could ease a heart / Like a satin gown?

Brian Greene

One of the wonders of science is that it is completely universal. It crosses national boundaries with total ease.

Bernard Malamud

You can't eat language but it eases thirst.

Bette Midler

I'm the last of the truly tacky women. I do trash with flash and sleaze with ease.

William Shakespeare

Shall I not take mine ease in mine inn but I shall have my pocket picked?

Jim Daly

We want to reach out to those kids who are having a hard time, ... We encourage them to talk to someone, a teacher, counselor, principal, anyone.

Jordan Metzl

We were always encouraged to do whatever it was we wanted to do. There was never a goal that was too high or too crazy.

Steve Riley

We were trying to do something to encourage recycling without taking over and making it a town trash department. It's just kind of been there. It's been one of those things that doesn't seem to get a whole lot of attention.

Charlotte Bronte

The cool peace and dewy sweetness of the night filled me with a mood of hope: not hope on any definite point, but a general sense of encouragement and heart-ease.

Charles Dickens

I had no advice, no counsel, no encouragement, no consolation, no assistance, no support, of any kind, from anyone, that I can call to mind, as I hope to go to heaven!

Charles Spurgeon

The greater our present trials, the louder will our future songs be, and the more intense our joyful gratitude.

Uzo Aduba

I think of myself as a little kid, and I had a wild imagination, but it was something that was encouraged and supported, which helped steer me into the arts.

Diane Warren

I'm somebody who finds adversity is almost as good as encouragement. It's almost like, you close the door, and I'll find ten ways to kick it in and go around it or dig under it or something.

David Amram

I wish to share and pass down some of my generation's traits, and encourage young people to create their own art, music, and literature.

Lisa Alexander

We want to provide these students with skills before they reach high school or are in a situation where they have to make financial decisions.

Valentino Castellani

We have resolved all the financial problems. The venues are pretty much all ready,

Neil MacKinnon

There is a whiff of stagflation here that will be disconcerting for financial investors.

Brady Corbet

Pretty much any time in my career where I worked on television it was usually because of some financial woes or something.

Mark Peters

We did last week reject a $3 million offer for (the Begg-trained three-year-old) Written Tycoon, so to say that we, or even I, are in any financial trouble is presumptuous to say the least.

Alan Greenspan

If prices go down, we will have problems - problems in the sense of spillover to other areas, Greenspan said. While he hasn't seen such spreading yet, I expect to.

Mike Hansen

We are prepared to take a look at our financial situation this spring.

Nader Agha

We are prepared to make the offer, but we need some more financial information.

Van Honeycutt

We are pleased with our financial performance for the third quarter during a challenging and turbulent period for IT service providers.

Atul Gawande

Courage is strength in the face of knowledge of what is to be feared or hoped. Wisdom is prudent strength.

Daniel McConchie

I don't think it's the most prudent thing to do at this time. It's really a long-shot type of situation." ()

Dennis Rosa

This seems like the prudent thing to do. Some of this may have been a surprise to some of us, but it's a timing thing.

Bob Gainey

Whenever it's around the eye, I think it prudent and wise that all cautions should be taken.

Brian Billick

For Todd, it's time to go after it, ... We'll be prudent about it.

Andre Gide

When you have nothing to say, or to hide, there is no need to be prudent.

Friedrich Nietzsche

Youth is an unpleasant period; for then it is not possible or not prudent to be productive in any sense whatsoever.

Mike Keenan

I didn't think that was a prudent thing for the organization or for our fans.

Don Madden

It's just being more prudent with the resources we have.

Thomas J. Stanley

Anybody with a reasonable income can become financially independent in a lifetime.

Dave Scott

We're going to go to something that is a reasonable rate.

Philip Morris

only when no other reasonable alternative testing methodology exists.

Samuel Butler

It is the function of vice to keep virtue within reasonable bounds.

Brian Sabean

I would say it has to be somebody who's a veteran, who's an innings-(eater) who's had reasonable success on a winning team.

Joanna Lumley

I switch off lights like a maniac. I drive at reasonable speeds so that I don't waste petrol.

Robert Buchanan

I think that's reasonable over time, but it's not going to come easily.

Jeff Tarter

I think it's a reasonable model. It eliminates flakiness of patching and upgrading software.

Sen Sears

I think we have come to a reasonable consensus. I think it will have strong support in the Senate.

David Allen

You don't actually do a project; you can only do action steps related to it.

Dave Gibbons

I really like it when you can step outside of what's come before and find a surprise for the reader and find a surprise for yourself.

Jane Smiley

With any novel that you begin, you can't foresee how difficult or easy it's going to be, and you can't really prepare yourself. You just have a take it one step at a time and know that it's all right to keep going - you can always fix it.

Alan Bean

History has spurts and then is steady, and then maybe even backing up a step, and then forward again.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Until we see what we are, we cannot take steps to become what we should be.

Brandon Sanderson

Somebody has to start. Somebody has to step forward and do what is right, because it is right.

Jack Jones

We are taking steps one at a time.

Brian Johnson

Let the results be a by-product of you taking impeccable steps day-in and day-out.

Boz Scaggs

I feel fortunate that I was able to step away from it when I wasn't interested.

Stephanie McGilvrey

We want her to go back to Mexico. That was all she worked for.

Scott Aukerman

I look back on our productivity in the 'Mr. Show' days, and think, 'We probably could have worked harder.'

Topher Grace

I worked at Suncoast Video for two years during the summer in high school.

Obie Trice

Let's say I was a plumber, or I worked at a factory, I would download music, you feel what I'm saying?

Earl Butz

The difference was you worked for Nixon, and with Ford.

Hayden Schlossberg

If you think that something worked and your directing partner doesn't think so, then maybe you have to re-think what you were doing.

Claudia Stuart

She had worked the streets, but she was well respected, and she has impacted a lot of lives.

Andrew Hooper

McKay really sparked us. He was very big tonight. He really worked his butt off.

Kyrsten Sinema

I think there's this pressure to get rid of the fun that makes us human. It hasn't worked on me.