Famous Quotes & Sayings

If one makes demands of the country, those whose bank accounts are stronger must also contribute their fair share.

Chris Davis

If national members of parliament are to hold ministers to account they need to know what those ministers decide in Brussels in the name of their country.

In 2001, our overseas sales overtook domestic sales. Today, they account for 53 percent of our total. I think this tendency will continue.

Greg Maddux

I never mind looking like the dork or the geek or whatever, or the accountant or all that. It didn't bother me one bit. It's a lot hassle-free now. I have no hassles with my eyes other than the normal stuff. Maybe the sun is too bright.

The case for a classic U.S. current account adjustment grows more compelling. This could lead to renewed weakening of the dollar and higher long- term real interest rates.

The film industry is famous -- or infamous -- for its creative accounting techniques that can turn obvious profits into paper losses, so fooling a bunch of state bureaucrats would be child's play.

Jim Perry

The figures that are being distributed correct the mistaken estimates that were first provided to legislators (by other legislators) during the debate, which did not take into account the fact that grocery sales revenue will go up and cigarette tax revenue will go down, just as has been occurring for the past 10 years.

The figures do not take into account that there has been no significant violence in northern Uganda since 2003.

The company's channel-stuffing and use of manipulative accounting artifices warrants a severe civil sanction that will act as a deterrent for other public companies.

The commissioner indicated he would take that into account to the extent he had an impact (on negotiations). We've been talking to them for well over a year.

The committee is profoundly disturbed about the recent string of allegations that companies...may have engaged in questionable accounting practices.

John Stuart Mill

The individual is not accountable to society for his actions in so far as these concern the interests of no person but himself.

George Orwell

An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.

Mo Ibrahim

The Ibrahim Index is a tool to hold governments to account and frame the debate about how we are governed.

The Europeans are obviously frustrated that they're bearing the brunt of the current account adjustment and want the United States to say that the Asians have to play a role.

The Hansen software will be used by all 78 municipalities on the island, including nine regional offices and the main central office in San Juan, which will make this Hansen's largest billing and tax customer with 1.2 million accounts billed per cycle. Our project team, together with Rock Solid Technologies, will provide the Hansen system to about 1,200 users.

The goodwill charge just confirms in accounting terms what the market determined a long time ago.

The industry needs to switch to actuarial accounting rather than actual accounting.

The increase in the first quarter is a bit fast but previous experience tells us the first quarter generally accounts for only a small portion of the whole-year's investment.

The increase in deposit insurance coverage on certain retirement accounts is a significant change.

Henry Charles Carey

The impoverishing effects of the system were early obvious, and to the endeavour to account for the increasing difficulty of obtaining food.

The idea that currencies are less important to trade accounts now doesn't stand up to serious analysis.

The doctors say from one to two weeks, not taking into account the president's irrepressible character.

The difficulty is that accounting bombs have been dropping on a regular basis. What needs to happen before the confidence is back is you need to see a series of good news, a bunch of companies doing better than expected.

Jeff Bingaman

The diversion of Social Security revenues to private investment accounts would shift much of the risks of old-age back to low-income seniors, and pose very serious challenges to families who depend on social security's survivor and disability insurance benefits.

A lot of times people with a home business don't realize they have to pay estimated taxes, ... This is where an accountant comes in. It may cost you now, but will save you a lot of money down then road.

You won't know the discount, if there is a discount, until after all the accounting is done.

You will see the unjust fearing on account of what they have earned, and it must befall them; and those who believe and do good shall be in the meadows of the gardens; they shall have what they please with their Lord: that is the great grace.

You've got to account for him. At least you have to put your best defensive back where he is.

All we're doing is pushing the due date up. (Taxpayers) are not paying for four months extra. It's more of an accounting question than a monetary figure.

All they have to do is phone us and ask for the account number.

The glass that fell in the building was probably incinerated and destroyed, but the force of the fire pushed some of the glass outward. We were able to find, by crawling around and even going through wrecked cars, little pieces of the glass. We probably can account for every color and glass pattern on there. With the pieces of glass, in conjunction with the photographs, we could re-create these windows almost exactly.

Rob Portman

The German position is obviously going to be part of an overall EU position, in that they negotiate through the commission and not the member states, but it will take into account their own economic interests and Germany is the second largest exporter of manufactured products in the world.