Famous Quotes & Sayings

Increased transaction volumes continued to drive non-interest income growth. Price increases contributed moderately as they were kept well below the inflation rate. The growth in transaction volumes emanated from the increased activities of existing customers and growth in the retail customer base from 6.9 million in March 2005 to 7,6 million in December 2005.

John Deane

Increased business activity and acquisitions present us the opportunity to reconfigure our operations, and we are excited about the opportunities this new facility brings us.

Woody Harrelson

Individual action is the most important thing. Individual action in concert, maybe with a lot of other people. It is an exponential growth.

Samuel Bodman

Individual action from every American can add up to a tremendous collective effort and can produce significant results.

Atal Vajpayee

India will not bow to such barbaric acts and won't be afraid

E. B. White

In December, what (Albertsons) meant when they said they were no longer for sale is that they are no longer actively seeking bids. That of course doesn't mean any entity is prevented from bidding.

In both instances, these issues represent the sovereignty of tribal government. It would threaten a vital revenue stream. Passage of this bill is an action that seems both premature and unnecessary.

Frank Rich

In between, he had done Pia Zadora's act in Vegas,

In a world where news stories continue to make ominous ripples, gold is acting like the thermometer of collective global anxiety.

In a word, I would describe the market action right now as 'Yuck,' ... We're in a bear market for the time being. Things are pretty bleak and people are overreacting to every little thing, but this will pass.

Indeed, while so much in education reform can divide activists into warring camps, expanding learning time unites reformers around a shared vision of bringing excellence and breadth to our nation's most impoverished and struggling schools.

In college I started studying the stock market. I went down to the stock exchange, watched all the activity from the visitors' gallery, people running around, calling numbers, shouting, and all the paper flying and the bells ringing, and of course that was exciting, and it seemed to lend itself to my analytical skills.

In cold years you have more activity than in warm years,

Jeremy Collier

In civilized life, where the happiness and indeed almost the existence of man, depends on the opinion of his fellow men. He is constantly acting a studied part.

In 1957, at the age of 18, I entered Kyoto University, which was known to be the most active institution in the research of polymer chemistry.

In its own way, this activity of testifying before the Congress is most like being a professor. You start by giving a lecture. And then you submit, so to speak, to questions from your students. So temperamentally, I think he's very well-suited to this sort of congressional appearance.

Initially, we asked AP to conduct fitness performance tests on our squad and provide us with a plan of action through the World Cup in 2006. Having our own staff involved has meant that we have been able to compare some of the results from our testing of the current squad with that of previous squads to help us gauge where we are during the preparation period leading up to the World Cup.

Initially, the Endangered Species Act created a preservation pattern that was oriented species by species. It made for a complex but not very efficient system.

Initially, our people didn't fully understand the stringent nature of what we expect and what the state of Colorado requires. We are taking actions to correct the deficiencies found and bring ourselves into compliance.

In many ways, the disclosure that is required here is more customer-friendly disclosure than the annual percentage rate. It's not a confusing calculation, but an actual dollar amount.

In many other cases materials are involved in the case under seal. But here it's classified. It's impossible for a defendant to have a fair trial when the courts are acting without input, and there's no way for a defense counsel to have input if he doesn't know what the other side is saying.

In many cases the devices that are found that are suspicious in nature are not in fact live active devices, but this was. This was a potentially harmful, destructive device.

In many cases, employees don't actively manage their 401(k) portfolios because they don't know how to make good investment decisions, ... They feel safer doing nothing.

In light of today's $500 billion wealth loss in the stock market, it is rational to begin thinking about an endgame to the Fed's rate hike phase, ... At the very least, recent developments tell us that the Fed's actions have finally reached a critical breaking point that limits the scope for significant rate hikes going forward.

In light of the lags between policy actions and their effects, a view of the economy's future performance is critical to decision-making.

Dick Gephardt

In light of the gravity of the charges outlined in the guilty verdict against Mr. Traficant, I think the prudent course of action would be an immediate resignation,

Robin Cook

In Kosovo Europe witnessed the greatest persecution of a whole people since the days of Hitler or Stalin. We acted because the age of mass deportation and ethnic cleansing belongs to Europe's past.

Matisyahu

In Judaism, there are a lot of rules - everything from which fingernail you cut first to which side you sleep on in bed, to the way you get dressed in the morning, to actual ideas, like ideas about being chosen people or ideas about female/male and how to interact with people from the opposite sex.

Terry Taylor

In light of recent horrible events, we decided to expand the scope of our memorial to include those who have suffered so much on the Gulf Coast. We invite everyone in the Louisville area to join us, sit in silence, and light a candle to honor the memory of those who have died in terrorist activities or in natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina.

Carol Bartz

In light of our financial results, the actions taken today, while painful, are necessary to recalibrate the business and move forward with our strategic direction,

Carl Icahn

In life and business, there are two cardinal sins, ... The first is to act precipitously without thought, and the second is to not act at all. Unfortunately the board of directors and top management of Times Warner already committed the first sin by merging with AOL, and we believe they are currently in the process of committing the second; now is not a time to move slowly and suffer the paralysis of inaction.

In lieu of any further strike action on the issue, the parties would jointly submit their positions to the regional director of the National Labor Relations Board, who would review and issue a decision which would be binding on the parties.

Eric Schmidt

In late May we said it would take upwards of nine months to address the issues in our business, ... In the fourth quarter we will take additional action to ensure our expenses are in line with revenue. Our revenue run rate will enable us to do this without impacting investments in our key opportunities.