Famous Quotes & Sayings

Julian Baggini

If we now find ourselves looking down on the cheap and convenient, it is only because we now have better things which are affordable.

Kevin McCarthy

Every American, whether Democrat or Republican, agrees that job creation and affordable energy will be crucial to our economic turnaround.

I basically had 24 hours to decide. That's not a lot of time to figure out where you're spending your summer. (They told me) I would be interning at the Santa Cruz Sentinel in Santa Cruz, Calif., so I spent the next 24 hours researching the city ... Santa Cruz is definitely not affordable on $300 a week." ()

Investments in affordable housing and community development represent an engine of economic and social wealth. For every one dollar spent on affordable housing, at least 10 are returned to the community in the form of increased equity to start new businesses and pay for higher education, job creation and stability, increased independence, and tax revenue creation and more engaged citizens.

In the Midwest, where homes are very affordable and where home prices have risen much slower than the national average, sales are more dependent on job growth in the overall economy.

Jim Taylor

Housing can be made affordable if you insist on it.

Housing is seen as a commodity -- buy low, sell high. Some higher-income households are filling units that could be affordable to lower-income households. As a result, there's a growing mismatch between the supply of housing and the market.

Health insurance scams are a huge problem. We've seen huge increases in health insurance premiums, and that makes consumers very desperate for affordable alternatives.

Health care is becoming less affordable every year. We'll continue to have to worry about whether lower-wage and even moderate-wage workers will continue to get good benefits through the workplace.

I believe government should not try to solve every problem. But private enterprise and government - working together - should ensure that everyone willing to work hard and play by the rules has a fair chance for a good job, a decent home in a safe community, affordable health care, and a quality education for their children and retirement security.

The company's strategy of pushing for more market share with low-cost and affordable handsets has opened up new opportunities for it.

J. C. Watts

The focus has largely been on building single-family homes here. It's becoming less affordable to buy here. It's not necessarily becoming less affordable to live here. Apartment rates won't necessarily go up.

The environment . . . is not a luxury good, only affordable when all other problems have been solved.

The Chargers of the '60s were distinctly styled, conveying fast, powerful and affordable performance. That was a winning design formula then, and that's our design formula for 2006.

The growing age of this fleet, and the lack of an affordable replacement, leads to the need for upgrade programs. The lowest risk and most cost-effective solution for extending the P-3 service life is a re-wing. This approach enables an operator to maintain a maritime patrol presence at a fraction of the cost of a new aircraft. In addition, the customer can have a high degree of confidence in the cost and schedule because entire assemblies are being replaced with new material.

The industry has done a phenomenal job of bringing affordable PCs to households.

The customers who are asking for it like the security it offers, ... We find customers want it. They like it. It's an excellent affordable product. Some people don't care for the idea of insurance per se and that's their opinion. But a lot of people do like this type of insurance.

The city proper can serve their needs quite well as the neighborhoods come back, ... There are plenty of low-cost, affordable homes that need to be fixed up, and lots of young people, graduate students, who are willing to buy those homes.

The digital lifestyle is about staying connected with people and information, and enjoying digital entertainment, wherever you are -- even in the car. Working with Fiat we have delivered automotive-grade systems that extend the digital lifestyle into the car at a price that is affordable to most car buyers. Windows Mobile for Automotive provides performance, reliability and flexibility for a new generation of in-car communication and infotainment solutions.

The Lexmark C522n was designed to offer big-business performance and a space-saving design at an affordable price. We are pleased to receive this important recognition.

The law doesn't provide remotely enough to finance affordable decent coverage.

The main quest for overcoming poverty and a secure future is to make energy available because we cannot cut poverty if we cannot bring affordable energy to the people.

These GMAC winter rate incentives provide GM Certified customers with tremendous value and affordable financing on some of our most popular SUVs and other vehicles. GM Certified Used Vehicles continues to lead the certified pre-owned category in delivering top-quality, low-mileage, fully inspected and reconditioned vehicles that help build consumer confidence in GM products.

These funds are a natural extension of what we have done to get our towns to the point of submitting a plan for certification. Our help extends to the next step, which is actually putting these affordable housing plans into action.

This is not a bad choice for somebody who really wants to have all-wheel drive ... this is the most affordable way to get it.

all indications are that mortgage rates will continue to be very affordable in the coming year.