Famous Quotes & Sayings

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,

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.

In all fairness, it may be down a little right now. I still feel it is a big number regardless. With all the activity with the Strip properties and all their different venues, these taxes are being collected.

In a period when there were a lot of M&A heated activity they, by virtue of being in the penalty box, could not realistically look at anything because there would be a question mark as to whether you could really close any transaction in a reasonable time.

It's provocative. We've asked both the Israelis and the Palestinians to refrain from provocative acts. That's why we are questioning ... why they would approve a wide range of settlement activity that includes construction of additional housing structures and infrastructure.

It's pretty clear that most of this activity was not focused on major natural disasters ... and was really focused more on the problems associated with terrorist attacks.

Stephen Gillers

It's unfortunate of course that what kept him from the swearing in was an activity that is itself of dubious ethical propriety.

Data suggest that economic activity has bottomed and that the worst is now being reported for corporate profits, ... As such, stock price gains are expected to continue, supported by improvements in corporate performance and mild-mannered inflation and interest rates.

Considering the flurry of activity we've seen over the last few years, it's likely that those who made their purchases prefer to stay put and perhaps lock in their mortgages while interest rates remain affordable.

Mike Brown

Youth football is a worthwhile activity for all who participate in it. I'm pleased to see how it is coming together.

Dave Freudenthal

The numbers reflect the increased (minerals) activity in the state. Frankly, the fact that the numbers are larger than they were won't change the way I put the budget together. I'm going to put the budget together based on what's needed, not on what's available.

The bill is a responsible way to address a certain activity that wasn't covered in the original Sunshine Law.

Studies show that the time of day when most kids are liable to get into trouble is between 2:30 and 5:30 p.m. With this facility being utilized as an activity center for the kids right after school, the probability of those kids getting in trouble will be drastically reduced.

John Dean

Not since Richard Nixon stiffed the Congress during Watergate has a White House so openly and arrogantly defied Congress' investigative authority. Nor has any activity by the Bush administration more strongly suggested they are hiding incriminating information about their relationship with the now-moribund Enron, or other heavy-hitting campaign contributors from the energy business.

The August figures this time are basically not very reliable for anything whatsoever. A lot of the Labor Day activity will come in September this year.

tactical change whereby they (militants) refrain from activity in Gaza and intensify activity in the West Bank.

Targeting leaders of the peaceful political opposition is not only wrong, it is dangerous. Squeezing the space for legitimate political activity heightens the risk of violent confrontation and human rights abuses.

Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Every hour, get up and move around. It could add up to being that 30 minutes of brisk activity a day.

Swimming was just an activity to join and I thought it would be good for her. It's very difficult to try and follow someone's footsteps. She's her own person and we've always been very proud of that. She's an excellent kid.

Swimming is a life-long activity and it's one of the best all-around conditioning sports. I strongly encourage all of the athletes to continue swimming competitively after high school because ultimately I want them to be healthy.

Students can see different aspects of what's going on, everything from wind trajectory, seismographs, and activity over the last 24 hours.

Students are not getting enough physical activity. In my mind the goal is physical activity each day.

Alan Greenspan

Structural productivity continues to grow at a firm pace, and rebuilding activity following the hurricanes should boost real GDP growth for a while, ... More uncertainty, however, surrounds the outlook for inflation.

It's important to have a law enforcement presence around residence halls because it creates a safe environment for students. Also, anyone that would want to impose illegal activity in the halls, they will see the area is being protected.

Its important to us to stop illegal activity for the people in this community who don't want it in their backyards.

It's important to consider the amount of hacker activity associated with a particular flaw. And let's not forget that the vast majority of computer viruses are written for Windows computers.

It's incredibly easy to get caught up in an activity trap, in the business of life, to work harder and harder at climbing the ladder of success only to discover it's leaning against the wrong wall.

It's clear the Navy didn't even consider environmental factors until after they chose North Carolina. Because of the potential environmental impacts of concentrating so much sonar activity in this area, and because it would become a model, it is essential that they get it right the first time.

It's clearly the technology stocks leading this rally. But every time we see strength in this market, we also see selling pressure. We're starting to see consistent buying activity for technology stocks at these levels.

There was also some contact between a 12-year-old girl in there. We believe that he was attempting to engage in some type of sexual activity with her,

The retreat in housing-market activity that's now under way amounts to a simmering-down process from unsustainable market conditions in 2005, rather than a classic cyclical contraction that could spiral down for some time.

The retail sales are a real blow-out number. They show that economic activity is healthy but they will also ignite fears that the Fed will continue raising interest rates as it takes these numbers as a sign that the economy is still growing strongly.