Famous Quotes & Sayings

There's people that have the ability to repay. They go into bankruptcy. They go into Chapter 7. Everything would be wiped clean. Somebody else would pick up for them. They're not paying their bills.

Robert Clarke

There was a lot of discussion and consideration of the pros and cons. The barrier that was the most significant was the potential lack of competition. Other factors involved included the ability to supply the entire field. That's a question that requires a lot of study.

Anson Carter

There was a little bit of room on the short side but I had to make sure that (puck) landed flat and I didn't get too excited with attacking the puck too fast. But I have a lot of faith in Danny and Hank's passing ability and I knew if I could just get open they'd make great plays.

(There was) a lack of communication, lack of ability to finish. If we had scored half the goals we should have, we would have won 10-1. We didn't score in the second half, and we got frustrated. You make a stupid mistake, a bad mistake, and you aren't able to finish, then that's it, it's done.

John Wright

Based on our initial review of the order, it will adversely impact our ability to conduct program activities that benefit Native Americans as well as other parts of the Department of Interior mission. This includes our ability to collect, process and distribute rents and royalty payments for both Indian beneficiaries and the federal government.

Based on her cognitive deficits, yes, she lacked the mental capacity, the cognitive ability to form the specific intent,

As the name suggests, our intention is to take some of the most promising coaches that British sport has to offer and to expose them to the best practitioners from the sport sector and beyond - wherever they happen to be in the world ... When you add that to the ability for this group to share their experiences with one another, you have a powerful mix that will result in a new breed of elite coach capable of inspiring our athletes to new heights. We know that Karen Brown will play a key part in making it happen.

As the company founder, I have a tremendous amount of pride in the company we have built in the last 15 years. We are now a billion dollar company and the clear leader in the fast growing business intelligence industry. Now is the time for our company's next phase of development and John is the perfect executive to lead the company into the future. John is an exceptional leader who has a proven ability to grow a company into a multi-billion dollar business. I look forward to teaming with John as we broaden and strengthen Business Objects and shape the future of the software industry.

As the commanders of the Yugoslav forces look at what they do from day to day, they need to understand that there are consequences at the end of this -- and that the international community has a long memory and has the ability to gather evidence.

As the capital position of banks improves, so does their ability to take balance sheet risk, which should improve credit provision. The growth rate is slow, but is accelerating and should play a more constructive role in the economy.

As they take over responsibility for things there are still US forces in the region. US forces remain in supporting roles with the ability to offer a surge capability to Iraqi security forces.

Michael Palin

a straightforward, down-to-earth man who had this extraordinary ability to make the nation laugh - probably more often than anyone else I know.

At our present production and inventory levels we currently anticipate that we have the ability to meet our obligations.

Mel Kiper

At one point in time, I thought he'd be a first-round pick. He's not productive enough, he's up and down, he flashes. He's got that huge frame. I put him in the second round to Oakland. Somebody in the second round is rolling the dice. If you ask me where he grades out, he doesn't grade out that high. Because you want that guy inside that makes more plays, makes more of an impact and maximizes that ability on a game-to-game basis. That's not a Gabe Watson. I'd say second round and a roll of the dice pick.

Attacking the profits of offences such as drug trafficking, money laundering and people smuggling is attacking both the motivation and ability to commit further serious crime,

At the end of a long economic expansion, consumers tend to be overconfident relative to their spending; raising false hopes about the ability of consumers to continue spending. At the beginning of a recovery, consumers remain in a funk even as they accelerate their pace of spending.

At the beginning of the year, I felt we were a good team with the ability to be great. I still do. We just need to push a little harder.

At present, Spacey seems far stronger at conveying Richard's haughty grandeur and petulant temper-tantrums than he is at getting to the heart of the poetry, or the man. There is no mistaking his charisma, or his ability to turn the mood on a sixpence so that courtly formality suddenly gives way to either sardonic wit or a terrifying menace. But his English accent sometimes seemed strained and he has a tendency to bellow the often exquisitely lachrymose verse.

At that time, the people that were in the animated film business were mostly guys who were unsuccessful newspaper cartoonists. In other words, their ability to draw living things was practically nil.

At one level, the types of applications enterprises use in 2006 will not seem so different from those used in 1996 or even 1986. We expect the applications markets to continue to grow and be highly active because of the slowly, but ever-improving ability of applications to help organizations use technology to be more effective and agile without requiring business users to be even more expert in navigating their way through IT solutions.

At Nortel, our focus is providing multimedia communication capabilities that increase employee productivity and drive innovation, ... Our new IP multimedia solutions are designed to make it possible for employees to collaborate and work more effectively. The results are a more collaborative environment, increased worker productivity and the ability to be much more responsive to customer needs.

Curt Schilling

At no point last year was I confident and comfortable in putting guys away because, physically, I didn't feel like I had the ability to do it.

At this point in time, she's shown the ability to come in and be No. 1 on the depth chart. She's doing a good job and is improving each individual practice. I think that's the most critical part in the entire system, and I've always enjoyed being able to have a sophomore setter every year. We're not going to have that this year.

At the end of the day, this is about our ability to invest in new music. An online marketplace populated by legitimate services allows us to do just that.

At the end of the day, they are really betting on the management team's ability to execute the business plan.

At the midpoint of the season, we played three overtime games in a row. We won all three and that really tested our resiliency, our ability to focus when the game is on the line.

Jodi Picoult

At the very bottom of hell, there's no fire, no brimstone, just the utter inability to take action...Is taking away your ability to do whatever you want, whenever you want, the very worst punishment you can imagine?

Concentration is the factor that causes the great discrepancy between men and the results they achieve... the difference in their power of calling together all the rays of their ability and concentrating on one point.

Conceivably, as the number of households that refinanced dropped off, the ability for consumers to enhance cash flows and service other debt loads eroded as well, thus partially accounting for the upturn in late payments.

Marie Osmond

Divorce is challenging. When your kids go through things, it's tough. But it's no different for any other woman. And I have great compassion for single moms. It's lousy out there for them. I had the ability to work. I have always been the provider anyway, but there are a lot of women who can't support themselves.

Dockery's done a great job studying the offense. He might have less ability. Julian's probably the most talented, but we'll see how it plays out.

Dexter runs the option better than any high school quarterback I've seen. Not only does he have physical ability, but his mental approach and the reads he makes are superior.

Dick Thornburgh

Director Mueller and other FBI officials have recognized many of the issues and have already dedicated resources to initiate a variety of near-term improvements in the human resources area. The FBI has accomplished much in this area and its efforts are bearing fruit, ... During the course of this review, we had extraordinary cooperation from, and access to, FBI personnel-from senior executives and managers to unit chiefs and line employees. We believe that this type of access, and the openness of those interviewed, contributed significantly to our ability to understand the issues and develop meaningful and helpful recommendations.