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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.
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.
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.
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.
companies offered received thinking
We want to see what he was thinking at the time. He's the one who received the employment. Was it something that he sought? Was it something that the companies offered to him?
companies
There's a lot of companies that profit from a weak dollar.
companies famous few food full hormones mean meat monsanto object organic people prefer seeds seem shot tainted
When people say they prefer organic food, what they often seem to mean is they don't want their food tainted with pesticides and their meat shot full of hormones or antibiotics. Many object to the way a few companies - Monsanto is the most famous of them - control so many of the seeds we grow. Michael Specter
companies core costs drive enabling enhance internal internet leverage offer outside overall products quite technology using
The other thing the Internet and overall technology are enabling us to do, quite honestly, is streamline our internal costs, and that's a big deal. We're using the Internet just like a lot of companies to try and drive down costs administratively and then leverage that infrastructure to enhance our core products and offer Internet-related products outside our mainstream. John Nolan
companies manage office post
The Post Office and the other companies can't manage the volume, ... They shouldn't be dictating; they should be negotiating.
companies financial global join listed marks pleased raise stock visibility
We are pleased to join the global companies listed on the world's most prestigious stock exchange, ... Our NYSE listing marks an important milestone for 7-Eleven and will raise our visibility with the financial community.
companies furniture houses rent
There are companies that will rent furniture for houses on sale.
companies mind obvious
There are companies that in my mind are obvious takeover candidates,
companies gold last lower money panic
There are companies making money consistently, even at lower gold prices. Panic is the last thing you want to do.
costs decides
The person who decides is dictating why the costs are what they are.
costs finding profits requests
When you take all those costs out you're not finding unreasonable profits for everything we have to do to get (gasoline) to consumers. These requests are just unfortunate.
costs general growth hard helped limit pace pump rises worked
We also worked hard on costs and managed to limit rises in sales, general and administrative costs to the growth pace of sales, which helped pump up top-line (operating) profit.
costs decisions design elements people understand
We want people to understand that we have to look at maintenance costs and staffing in decisions on design elements for the pool.
costs forward good ideas learning open past people product vision wholly
We want people to come forward with different ideas. We are learning from procurements past that if you go out with a wholly prescriptive vision of what you want, very often you end with a product that isn't as good and costs more. You have to be open to innovation. Andy Burnham
costs good money seriously wholesale
Yeah, it costs more money to get to a show, but this is a seriously good show for the wholesale market.
costs higher
We're going to see higher construction costs anywhere.
costs money sure system works
We're going to find a different system that works for us, even if that costs us some money to do that. You want to make sure you know what you have in the classroom.
costs demand lack nobody problem situation skilled
What we're having here isn't a demand constraint. It's a situation that nobody predicted. The No. 1 problem is construction costs and lack of skilled labor.
demand growth last north powerful producer risen shows signs since steadily
The powerful multiyear up-cycle in potash shows signs of maturing. Demand growth has slowed steadily since last spring, and North American producer inventories have risen to multiyear highs.
demand enormous increase seeing wireless
We are seeing an enormous increase in demand for wireless infrastructure.
demand entitled gravity matter people potential president states united utmost
We are proceeding in a matter of the utmost, utmost gravity -- the potential for impeachment of the president of the United States -- and I think American people will demand and are entitled to that kind of bipartisanship, Arlen Specter
demand mysterious wonderful
God is so vastly wonderful, so utterly and completely delightful that He can, without anything other than Himself, meet and overflow the deepest demands of our total nature, mysterious and deep as that nature is. Aiden Wilson Tozer
demand quantity values
The demand for money is regulated entirely by its value, and its value by its quantity. David Ricardo
demand connections clear
But it is clear that the price of labour has no necessary connection with the price of food, since it depends entirely on the supply of labourers compared with the demand.
demand passive time worst
We want him to want the ball. He's going to have to demand it. ... The worst thing he can do is be passive this time of year. Rick Barnes
demand combination circumstances
Unheard-of combinations of circumstances demand unheard-of rules. Charlotte Bronte
demand privacy computer
We demand privacy, yet we glorify those that break into computers. Bill McCollum
early lots market options people uniquely watch work
Try out lots of different options early in your career. Then watch the responses: how you feel, what the market values, what people appreciate about you. It's the only way to find work that's uniquely right for you. Lisa Gansky
early pleased signals
We are pleased with the early signals this year,
early fourth freshmen quarter
We started subbing and early in the fourth quarter we had some freshmen on the field.
early easy good job maintain playing road start tough
We started really well. Playing on the road isn't easy and getting a good start is so important and we really did a good job early on. We didn't maintain the intensity, but after a start like that, it is tough to keep up that level.
early executing good half looks missed open second shots
We started out well, executing and getting open shots in rhythm. They crawled back into it right at the end of the first half, and in the second half we got some good looks early but missed them.
early guys identify season struggled team trying
We struggled early on with our team trying to identify their roles. That is what the early season and midseason tournaments are for. The guys have done that.
early five hopefully key looking middle peak reason row time valley win
We are looking to make it five in a row after this match. The key is to peak at the right time and to hopefully peak in the early to middle of April. There is no reason why we can't win the Valley this year.
early held rest struggled
We struggled early but otherwise, we held our own the rest of the way. Curtis Brown
early fixing turkeys
We started fixing the place up, probably in October. We put our first turkeys on the place in early December.
economy currency biosphere
Other things, like capitalism, free enterprise, the economy, currency, the market, are not forces of nature, we invented them. They are not immutable and we can change them. David Suzuki
economy mistaken perception train
The perception that the U.S. economy is a runaway freight train is mistaken -- things are slowing.
economy extent fact issues ongoing pace recovery slowing strength week whether
The ongoing issues are the strength of the economy and whether or not the pace of the recovery is in fact slowing down. One of the important things this week will be to see the extent of the damage. John Davidson
economy growing region resilient seeing seems
We are seeing a very resilient economy and one that seems to be growing in every part of the world. Just about every region is growing and it's very encouraging.
economy fears finds full hard
There are some fears that the post-war U.S. economy still finds it hard to go back into full gear.
economy global wine
We're in a global wine economy now. If you're out of grapes, you're out of grapes.
economy fact fiscal growing monetary stimulus
When you think of all the fiscal and monetary stimulus we've had, we should have the economy growing at 5 or 6 percent. The fact that we're not is the story. David Rosenberg
economy government human science useful
The government will see that human spaceflight is useful - for science and the economy - and inspirational. Helen Sharman
economy few growing industry innovation particular past rapid seen technology within
We have seen China's economy growing at 8-9% over the past few years and in particular within the telecom industry there has been rapid developments in technology and innovation enhancements, Patricia Russo
gaps rich poor
If I was a Marxist I'd call it the crisis of capitalism. Even though I'm not a Marxist, that seems like a not unreasonable term for the widening gap between the rich and poor that we're seeing ... Charles Stross
gaps looks significant
There are still substantial areas of disagreement, .. you simply have to look at the public statements to see there is a significant gap. David Trimble
gap hard matter western work
No matter how hard we work, there is always a gap with Western brands.
gaps knowledge liked sake socrates sort
What I always liked about Socrates was his insistence on questioning things for the sake of reaching some sort of clarity - even if it is only clarity about the gaps in our knowledge. Samantha Harvey
gap huge india job
We feel that we can do a lot better. There is a huge gap between India and Australia, but at least we got the job done today.
gap hits home pop quick runs singles
We're not a home run-hitting team. We'll pop some out and that's fun, but we're a gap team. We're a singles team. We're a quick team. All of our runs and all of our hits were in the house.
gap kept knew line run work
We knew they weren't going to line it up and try to run it down our throats. They did a lot of misdirection and kept us guessing. We need to go back on work on fundamentals like tackling, getting into your gap and doing your job.
gaps technological security
The more technological a society is, the greater the security gap is. Bruce Schneier
gap hard mind soft
Mind the Gap between Soft and Hard Data.
laboratory likely move
We want to see the laboratory (results) before we move on. But she's likely to be a case, unfortunately.
labor-force people individual
[A]s a proportion of the labor force, fewer individuals manipulate things , more handle people and symbols . C. Wright Mills
labor-day celebrate going-to-work
We celebrate Labor Day by not going to work? Carlos Mencia
labor
That's why I like my job so much, because at the end of the day they're fruits of labor that you don't pick very easily. And I love that. Charlize Theron
labor superiors
Labor is superior to capital and precedes capital. Without labor, there is no capital. Abraham Lincoln
labor market tight together wage
When you put it all together you get what you have now, a tight labor market but no wage inflation. We are in a whole new territory.
labor learning
Learning without thought is labor lost; and thought without learning is perilous. Confucius
laboratory realized spent terribly time until
I realized immediately that this was a terribly important discovery, but I didn't realize how important it would be until we had spent a lot of time in the laboratory studying it. Donald Johanson
laboratory tests until
We are not confirming it until laboratory tests come out.
lasts remember there-is-hope
Remember, to the last, that while there is life there is hope. Charles Dickens
lasts fool firsts
Ridicule is the first and last argument of a fool. Charles Simmons
lasts dubbing spokes
I have just returned from the dubbing studio where I spoke into a microphone as Severus Snape for absolutely the last time. Alan Rickman
last nine won
We've won nine of the last 11, so I like our chances.
last people ready year
We want to show that we're no joke. People thought last year was a fluke. We can make improvements from last year. We're ready to see what's out there.
lasts eloquent last-time
We looked at each other for the last time; nothing is as eloquent as nothing. David Mitchell
lasts records haircuts
You're only as good as your last record. David Sanborn
lasts female worship
The last western society to worship female powers was Minoan Crete. And significantly, that fell and did not rise again. Camille Paglia
lasts needs kind
I need some kind of... like... last minute, poorly-set-up deus ex machina!! Bryan Lee O'Malley
momentum financial possibility
In an economy that already has lost some momentum, one must remain alert to the possibility that greater caution and weakening asset values in financial markets could signal or precipitate an excessive softening in household and business spending. Alan Greenspan
momentum narrative mosaics
Momentum, in literary mosaic, derives not from narrative but from the subtle, progressive buildup of thematic resonances. David Shields
momentum tomorrow starting
Momentum is only as good as tomorrow's starting pitcher. Earl Weaver
momentum seen
We have seen a lot of momentum buying, Richard Herring
momentum
When we go down to Miami, we've got to keep the snowball going. We've got momentum going. We've got confidence. So we've got to keep it up. Ben Gordon
momentum
When we go down there, we've got to keep the snowball rolling. We have momentum right now. We have confidence. So we need to keep that up.
momentum side
We feel the momentum is on our side now. Dave Tippett
momentum evolution human-nature
Human nature, as manifested in tribalism and nationalism, provides the momentum of the machinery of human evolution. Arthur Keith
momentum taking
Momentum switches in a heartbeat, ... I thought we were taking it to them, then there was one extraordinary play by their guy. ... I'd like to have it over again.
passion pride ill-will
There are some upon this earth of yours,' returned the Spirit, 'who lay claim to know us, and who do their deeds of passion, pride, ill-will, hatred, envy, bigotry, and selfishness in our name; who are as strange to us and all our kith and kin, as if they had never lived. Remember that, and charge their doings on themselves, not us.
passion hunting breasts
There is a passion for hunting something deeply implanted in the human breast.
passion exercise order
Repartee is perfect when it effects its purpose with a double edge. It is the highest order of wit, as it indicates the coolest yet quickest exercise of genius, at a moment when the passions are roused. Charles Caleb Colton
passion greed may
The avarice of the miser may be termed the grand sepulchral of all his other passions, as they successively decay.
passion sloth causes
There is a holy love and a holy rage, and our best virtues never glow so brightly as when our passions are excited in the cause. Sloth, if it has prevented many crimes, has also smothered many virtues; and the best of us are better when roused.
passion swings giving
By privileges, immunities, or prerogatives to give unlimited swing to the passions of individuals, and then to hope that they will restrain them, is about as reasonable as to expect that the tiger will spare the hart to browse upon the herbage.
passion men wind
The breast of a good man is a little heaven commencing on earth; where the Deity sits enthroned with unrivaled influence, every subjugated passion, "like the wind and storm, fulfilling his word.
passion suffering blinded
So blinded are we by our passions, that we suffer more to be damned than to be saved.
passion thinking gentleman
A display of indifference to all the actions and passions of mankind was not supposed to be such a distinguished quality at that time, I think, as I have observed it to be considered since. I have known it very fashionable indeed. I have seen it displayed with such success, that I have encountered some fine ladies and gentlemen who might as well have been born caterpillars.
picked
Ah... romance to me is spontaneity. It's not diamond earrings; it's a bunch of daffodils that's freshly picked from the field. Kate Winslet
picked since
Since then, we just picked it up, and hopefully, we just don't look back.
picked ran
We ran with them in the first half. We picked up fouls and we couldn't press.
picked
We still don't know how they picked our house, but it was very scary.
picked winds
When the winds picked up, they'd go right through you. Garrett Jones
picked
Anything you strike, anything you shake or rattle, or just anything that can be picked up, and you can create a sound. Evelyn Glennie
picked
I kiss grandmas because they're clean. I haven't picked anything up from a grandma yet. Don Ho
picked pitchers rely strike
We don't have pitchers to strike out 10, so we have to rely on our defense. They picked us up today.
picked red
But we've sputtered at times on offense, especially in the red zone. But at the end of the half, we picked up things there.
pricing steal
The pricing was unbelievable, just when you think there is no such thing as a steal in New York.
pricing
The pricing that we got . . . was just so irrational.
pricing run terms value
When we said value pricing, we said we'd still be competitive in terms of pricing and still run tactical programs.
pricing promoters providing rather trying
Promoters are providing more value. Rather than discounting, they're trying to get the pricing right.
pricing properties realistic sitting
A lot of sellers are still pricing to the higher-end and their properties are still sitting there, and they're not considering realistic offers.
pricing rule
We don't rule out any pricing or promotional initiatives. James Murdoch
pricing
It's all about convenience and pricing and Wal-Mart understands that better than everyone else -- that's why they are the No. 1 retailer in the world.
pricing small type
In a small vehicle, pricing is a pretty dicey type of thing.
pricing run volume
The more volume you run over a network, the better your pricing will be. David Robertson
retail worth
When this is finished, it will be a beautiful, pedestrian-friendly retail environment. It will have been worth it.
retail vibe work
When you work in retail long enough, you get a vibe off people. We all got that vibe off of him.
retail
We're not going to have, post-9-11, at this location, retail uses.
retailers
We're not going to do that. I think the retailers would go nuts.
retail internet stores
Jeff Bezos is opening a retail store and owns a newspaper. Turns out everything we thought about the Internet is wrong. Aaron Levie
retail sales start year
Retail sales look to start off the year with a bang.
retail seen softness
We have seen some softness in retail in October,
retail side
This really spearheads them into the conventional retail side of the business, in a big way. Eric Larson
retailing terms
There is a bloodbath in retailing in terms of competition.
sincere substitutes ardent
There is no substitute for thoroughgoing, ardent, and sincere earnestness.
since stimulated
We started giving presentations at practitioner conferences in 1986, and since then all of our derivatives research has been stimulated by contact with practitioners. John Hull
sincere loses
How can we lose when we're so sincere? Charles M. Schulz
since
I've always been interested in singing, and I've always been singing and dancing since I was little. Lindsay Lohan
since
What they have done is insufficient. It's now two years since the decision.
since uncharted
We're in uncharted territory. We haven't experienced something like this since the 1980's.
since
You know, I didn't get to go to university because I've been acting since I was a kid. Isla Fisher
since time
I say to my mother all the time, 'You're the child.' And she says, 'Yeah, you're the mother.' I've been that way with her since I was 11. Kristy McNichol
since
Since I can't write the greatest American novel, I'm going to write the longest American novel. Thomas Steinbeck
supply
Ultimately, it comes down to supply and demand.
supply time whose
Time is a resource whose supply is inversely proportional to its demand.
supply
Talent is in short supply everywhere. At Wipro, we are training nonengineers to be engineers. Azim Premji
supply
Obviously, more supply is going to hurt, because the occupancies are still not to 1999-2000 levels. Mike Johnston
supply
It always comes down to supply and demand,
supply support sure
If they are any discrepancies, we want to make sure that if there are individuals in need that we supply as much support as possible, Derrick Johnson
supply
There is some supply available; it is limited.
supply water
Our water supply is very important to us. Aaron Williams
supply
We do not have a supply problem. There have been some distribution issues.