Famous Quotes & Sayings

The impact of stronger job growth more than overcomes the impact of higher mortgage rates. It doesn't mean we'll have a month like March every month. But home sales should remain strong even with mortgage rates about a percentage point above the low point.

The Indians' (basket) got too rich for my blood when it went above $100,

The index suggests that the consensus economic forecasts predicting slower growth for the first half of 1999 will be wrong again. We look for growth in Gross Domestic Product to keep running above 3 percent until at least mid-year.

The Illinois housing market continues to be a solid driver of the state's economy and, in 2006, REALTORS(r) anticipate strong demand for homeownership and favorable price appreciation. Home sales in Illinois tend to follow a seasonal trend with the strongest months being April through September, so it's no surprise that fourth-quarter activity over the holiday months was slower than previous periods. For the quarter, rates inched up above six percent and this combined with mild job and economic growth factored in as well to homebuyer decisions.

A lot of kids wrestled way above their seeding.

Antonin Artaud

Ah! How neatly tied, in these people, is the umbilical cord of morality! Since they left their mothers they have never sinned, have they? They are apostles, they are the descendants of priests; one can only wonder from what source they draw their indignation, and above all how much they have pocketed to do this, and in any case what it has done for them.

A handful of insurance companies control the market and raise rates at will, far above the value of the insurance they're selling.

A good-humored wife who appreciates most, if not all, of my humor - her price is far above rubies, as the book of Proverbs doesn't quite say.

Nicolas Sarkozy

A global license is not a viable solution. Not only because the sums are never very high, but above all because artists and rights holders want, with reason, to be remunerated for their talent and their work and not in a collective manner.

Lakhdar Brahimi

You who are taking this responsibility must show unprecedented courage and leadership. You must place the interests of your people first above all other concerns only then will this process, this attempt to break cycle of misery and destitution conflict and violence stand a chance of success,

You want your market value of assets to be close to or above that number. Then you know it's 100 percent funded.

Scott McCloud

You've got to have extreme temperatures over your entire service area (for peak demand to occur). You've got to keep it at 100 or above for several days." ()

You've got to be safe. Everything within spec, brake adjustment, axle seals, anything. But they'll go above and beyond just to try and shut you down.

And since that point, we've had above normal precipitation so from a meteorological perspective that drought has ended.

Andrew has an above average curve, a good change-up and he keeps his fast ball low so they don't hit it far.

All year long, it's been a tale of two markets. The momentum on the Dow is declining, and the Dow last week failed at its 200-day moving average, which is declining, two things that are negative for the Dow and for 'old economy' stocks. Whereas on the Nasdaq, since the big correction that we had, the Nasdaq momentum is now rising, and it traded back above its 200-day moving average, which is still rising. Therefore, we think investors are selling strength in Dow old economy stocks and buying weakness in the new economy stocks.

Tim Cook

(The goals include) a number of turnovers to stay under, a number of hits to be above and shots for and against. Sometimes you think you play a good or a bad game, but these goals can be a better judge of the game.

The goal of these asset dispositions is to get us above a coverage ratio of two times interest. The EBITDA generated by these properties isn't as great as the interest reduction we can get by selling the property and taking out debt.

The gold price is still up there and platinum is still trading above $1,000. That still points to a stronger rand. We could see a sharp weakening in the rand if the commodity prices lose steam.

The gold market held its ground. That it stayed well above $600 in the face of the silver sell-off convinced investors that it's still involved in a bull market.

The economy could get back to an above trend rate this quarter, and that is what will matter to monetary policy makers.

The economic situation couldn't justify that -- a rate cut, ... The other thing is we're in the middle of an election cycle and the Fed is loathe to change policy in the middle of an election cycle. They like to be, politically, like Caesar's wife -- above suspicion.

The Edwards for President 2004 campaign held itself to the highest standards and went above and beyond legal requirements for campaign finance compliance. Sen. Edwards expects his staff and supporters to meet these standards.

The economy is still growing at an above trend pace and with slack in labor and product markets all but fully absorbed, inflation pressures will begin to gradually build this year.

The economy is still growing above trend as evident by erosion of the unemployment rate and the low level of unemployment claims.

The Dow needs to gain pace above 10,500 to stand a chance of attracting fresh speculative money. Our clients have made a significant shift and are far more interested in trading UK and European stocks rather than chasing non-performing stocks.

The Eagle is the only bird that doesn't fly away from a Storm, it Spreads its Wings and Rises above the Wind and the Storm carries it to a Higher Level....Spread Your Wings and Soar

Javier Solana

The French people have expressed their choice. They have ultimately preferred not to support the Treaty establishing the European Constitution. I evidently respect their choice, but I also regret it an equal measure of sincerity. Europe needs its people, but each one of us also needs her. Europe is, above all, a venture of hope.

The fourth quarter was outstanding for deposit growth. We added $281 million of deposits, nearly doubling the level needed to fund our strong loan growth of $144 million. Our relentless focus on the highest level of customer service has generated customer satisfaction scores that continue to exceed 90%, well above the comparable industry average of 75%. This is invaluable in building deposits through customer referrals while also maintaining and growing long-term relationships with existing customers.

The fundamentals remain solid. Virginia is among the 10 fastest-growing states in the country, and mortgage rates are still only a half-percent above the rates we saw this time last year.

The fundamentals of the business are strong but the result was enhanced by solid equity markets, historic low loan losses, a high insurance trading result and the fact that Suncorp has performed above systems growth in key areas,

The current account deficit is above the 3% benchmark, a high-water mark generally considered to flag pending currency weakness to restore a balance between exports and imports.

The first three teams have a lot more swimmers and relays. Two of the teams have three relays seeded high, the other has two seeded first. They are probably a step above the next group.