Famous Quotes & Sayings

Fred Barnes

It's hypocritical. Is it affecting business, or is it not affecting business? They're telling us, the small people that it's not affecting business, but when it's in their pocket, the casinos, now you're exempting the casinos because the state's got so much money tied up in the revenue of the casinos.

It wasn't affecting my business at all. I just did it to buy equipment.

It's gonna be a difficult task a difficult road to go down, but once we start getting the parents involved and they see the benefits of how it's affecting their kids in a positive way, then it's gonna be more beneficial to them.

Everybody was in the same office, and it was cramped for space. Our suffering, ourselves, was affecting the bottom line.

A single neuron can form a thousand synapses. If you could selectively control what's happening at one synapse without affecting another, you greatly increase the information storage and computational capacity of the brain.

BENEFACTOR, n. One who makes heavy purchases of ingratitude, without, however, materially affecting the price, which is still within the means of all.

Beyond Blond has established a special branding for Sweden in the western region of the U.S. that presents Sweden today as a nation at the top of its game in delivering innovative design, scientific achievements, communication technologies, sustainable development, energy, environment technology and business prowess in numerous fields affecting contemporary lifestyle and quality of life. I'm pleased to say that Beyond Blond 2006 goes beyond California this year, featuring for the first time lifestyle events elsewhere within this consulate's 13-state region, including Washington State and Nevada.

It's the price of gas that is driving all of this. Not just at the pump, but the way gas prices are affecting everything else in the economy, making everything else more expensive as it drives up the cost of doing business.

Tim Johnson

It is vital that the chairman make decisions affecting the economy with great care and remain free from political influences,

Elliott Abrams

An effective U.S. policy toward Sudan - one capable of changing the situation in the south and affecting the lives of its people - will require top-level attention and a great deal of energy. It should have three elements: aid, diplomacy, and financial disclosure.

An outbreak of cholera, affecting probably several hundreds of people, is occurring,

As far as I know, the hotel project at Providence, close to the stadium, has enough cement in supply at the site. The shortage is basically affecting the small man rather than big companies.

Richard Davies

As a global sport, we can afford to have pockets of strength and relative evenness, without really affecting the total pie. Growth is never a bad thing.

Right now, the success for Apple is pretty much a phenomenon that is affecting Apple and not the PC world as such.

Right now, there is quite a bit of uncertainty with the situation. We're looking for a new storm system moving in (tomorrow), and we're looking for rains, possibly to persist into the weekend. This one looks like it might produce some winds and thunderstorms where it hits hard and blasts through, affecting the entire state at different times.

Duncan Hunter

Prior to September 11, 2001, illegal immigration was considered a regional issue without national implications. We quickly learned on that day, however, that this is a national issue, affecting each and every American, not just those living in border communities like San Diego County,

Striking a balance between wildlife conservation and wind energy development starts with understanding threats to eagle populations and how our actions, including operating wind farms, are affecting them.

Oil markets have been a bit irrational in the past week or two with long-term supply concerns affecting short-term prices. Iranian oil exports are unlikely to ever be restricted and certainly not anytime soon.

Oil is the biggest factor affecting the market right now, so an easing in prices helps investor sentiment.

Raghuram Rajan

Oil is affecting inflation; it is slowly creeping up in the United States and we're seeing rising producer prices,

Once we have done that accreditation, it is a case of maintaining it. You are having to check that any tweak you are making to an existing product is not affecting Raising Standards.

The mom's nutrition, what she's taking in, can have outcomes affecting the baby's life such as chronic diseases like diabetes.

Susan Taylor

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There's definitely a change in demographics, and it's affecting us. Historically, the fire departments have been made up of blue-collar.

There's a number of different factors affecting the markets. We're getting near the end of the year and with the S&P 500 up around 20 percent, there's a lot of portfolio pruning going on, with people taking profits, or choosing to sell for tax purposes.

A surge in U.S. demand could effectively raise the price for spot LNG cargoes, affecting the price in Japan and other countries.

As you can see from my results, it's affecting me quite a bit, which is normal. It's bound to. My golf is not really at the top of my list. But at the same time, I'm not just going out to make up a number. I want to try and compete.

Norv Turner

As with any professional job, there is good and bad. I think at times, particularly in Washington when my kids were young, that you see it affecting them. But they have grown up with it and I think they handle it pretty well.

Dick Gephardt

A lot of what our firm does is unrelated to direct lobbying of members. When you are solving tough problems for your client, you realize that affecting something through the political process may be only one little part of the solution.

This is not just a problem of lost jobs. The transfer of technology, know-how and manufacturing is also affecting the balance of power.

This is not just a German problem, ... It's a problem affecting all of Europe.

This is really affecting young African Americans, but there are ways to avoid becoming a statistic in the first place.

This disagreement that has been happening has been affecting the volunteer area.