Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jerrold Nadler

The other thing that I wanted to say -- and that I will say at this point, even though the chairman is not going to listen,

Natalie Massenet

I am honoured and excited to be taking on the role of chairman of the British Fashion Council.

Gary Weiss

When the Securities & Exchange Commission settled securities-fraud charges against Richard Harriton, former chairman of the clearing subsidiary of Bear, Stearns & Co., there were smiles all around. The SEC was happy. Harriton was happy. Bear Stearns was happy.

Kevin Yoder

To go from chairman of the House Appropriations Committee in the Kansas Legislature to one of 50 on the Appropriations Committee and one of 435 in the whole House, it is more difficult to directly impact policy here.

Ahmed Tugod

So far there's nothing new. We heard from the AU chairman the same proposals we'd heard before from the AU mediation team. It was very disappointing.

David H. Murdock

Even though I am Chairman of Dole Food Company, I do most of my own grocery shopping.

Neil Abercrombie

I remember saying to the chairman after serving the first year, 'Why are we doing this? Why don't the Hawaiians have control?' 'Well, we have no mechanism to do it,' I was told.

David Rosenberg

We're not sure what to make of the fact that we find out from a reporter about comments that the Fed chairman made at a dinner two days earlier.

Robert Hormats

We are massively reliant on foreign capital. One of the jobs of the next Fed chairman will be to keep investors confident in the economy.

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.

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.

Janet Jenkins

We've become a customer service department for some of these companies. So many consumers can't seem to resolve their issues with telephone companies.

Michael Gallelli

We've always tried to give consumers what they want, not what we feel they need,

Ian Shepherdson

Mr. Greenspan has all but ruled out a May tightening.

Ben Bernanke

the policies and policy strategies established during the Greenspan years.

Bernard Baumohl

On the other hand, Greenspan seems satisfied that his tightening has had a lasting effect. He's likely to stand pat for the rest of the year.

Richard Yamarone

Greenspan will take it away on Wednesday like everyone's saying here, but he's only taking it away momentarily, ... He's taking one and he's done.

David Briggs

Greenspan sparked a reaction. I guess people like to be verbally reassured that we can get through the oil prices.

David Jones

Greenspan is trying to level out this market, trying to put some two-sided risk in this market, to take some of that speculative froth out.

William Sullivan

Greenspan is suggesting that the recovery is going to be slow and that there are obstacles to a swift rebound.

Andrew Barrett

Greenspan is raising rates, and he is targeting the consumer. This is a natural reflection of what is happening out there.

Gabriel Jafet

The market was really just accompanying Wall Street. The ongoing uncertainty over U.S. interest rates was making investors reluctant, especially with Greenspan speaking near the close.

Nicholas Burns

We're just going to reserve any kind of commendation for the Belgrade government.

Elizabeth Warren

If Federal Reserve loans are subsidies, it doesn't show up in the federal budget.

Michael Callahan

We always reserve the right to get better.

Bob Gainey

We'll have to look to our reserves for help.

Pete Domenici

Would we say the (oil) reserves in Texas are irrelevant? ... I don't think so.

Peter Thiel

Unsolved problems are where you'll find opportunity. Energy is one sector with extremely urgent unsolved problems.

Hector Garcia

I'd like to go back into another sector other than hospitality,

Harvey Weinstein

We in the independent sector more than anybody need Netflix, because they care about what we do.

Robert Brady

There can be no doubt that the transportation sector is the most critical sector of our economy.

Jon Burnham

I still like the tech sector very much,

Lynn Reaser

This is another sign that the manufacturing sector is positioned for an upswing in the third quarter.

William Hummer

The services sector is showing some inflationary pressure, and wages are starting to climb.

Marco Rubio

The private sector doesn't sit around and say - 'Well, since the president said we should do this, we should do it.'

Markus Steinbeis

The sentiment for the whole telecoms sector has now cooled down.

Lex Luger

I used to be known as one of the strongest guys on the planet.

Jack Thompson

We are teaming up with the financially strongest partner,

Chris Moneymaker

I'm comfortable with the hold 'em, Omaha and stud high-low. But the other two games aren't my strongest games. I'm not comfortable at all with razz or stud.

Bob Starkell

Cara always has some of the strongest performances.

Sonny Rollins

I feel that L.A. has not always been my strongest base for support. That can be for various reasons.

Charles Darwin

It's not the strongest, but the most adaptable that survive.

Lance Armstrong

I think we have fielded our strongest team ever with this formation,

Bart Schouten

I think it's the strongest team we've ever fielded.

Joe Cocker

'You Are So Beautiful,' I think, is probably the, you know, the strongest tune I ever did in just the simplicity in it.

Curtis Green

She's polite, but she's a little naive. That's what worries me.

Kate Winslet

There's always going to be a part of me that worries about not looking as slim as other actresses.