Famous Quotes & Sayings

Most people have no alternative, particularly those who live in rural areas. A lot of motorists tell us that if there was a decent and affordable public transport system they would use that ... but we are still a long way from having an alternative.

Mobile homes are permanent housing, not temporary. Mobile homes are the only housing affordable to a large portion of the population.

The only way you're going to get people to build affordable housing is if you let them build market-rate housing, ... Setting aside 20 percent would be efficient. But whether it's 10, 20 or 30 percent is a matter for the board to consider.

Alex James

We decided what we wanted in our house and built the solar system around that. Our house is an affordable house and is an interpretation of what a solar house of today could look like.

We share the government's goal of affordable broadband for all New Zealanders. The broadband market has developed strongly in the last year and we see it developing further this year, helped by lower prices and higher speeds.

We share the Government's goal of affordable broadband for all New Zealanders.

We're always open at looking at ways to make health insurance more affordable for small business owners. But the governor has long been on the record as being against any kind of tax increase unless there is a corresponding tax decrease.

We have provided competitive salaries, affordable wages and good pensions to our employees and remain committed to do that.

From auto, property and life insurance to retirement annuities, Horace Mann is dedicated to helping America's educators develop insurance and retirement plans to meet their unique needs - at an affordable price.

Jabra offers the widest range of Bluetooth headsets that respond to growing consumer demand for usability, style and choice. The Jabra BT350 is a lightweight, compact, affordable Bluetooth headset that is versatile enough to use without accessing your mobile phone.

Keeping college affordable is very important to us. We are going out of our way not to reduce services or raise costs.

Keep in mind, until a few years ago, we had no one who wanted to build anything in Tampa. Up until now, there's never been this level of crisis, this significant growth issue, that affordable housing has become. It's new for our city and our community.

I think it's a good contract. I think it's fair to both sides. I think it's affordable to the taxpayers. I don't think this contract is going to break the bank.

I think it is irresponsible leadership to keep stealing from that fund, and it's got to change. We are seeing such a shortage of affordable housing that we are losing our work force. We need every dime we can get.

I think there is certainly a market out there, not only in schools but for affordable housing.

Kohl's exclusive Daisy Fuentes brand has become a favorite of our customers with its contemporary styling and affordable pricing. We are thrilled that Ms. Fuentes is extending her brand into swimwear and are confident that the offer will resonate with our fashion savvy shoppers.

Lack of affordable workforce housing creates quality-of-life issues. The people we want to help are the people who are your neighbors, people who work at the stores, at the coffee shops. They're teachers, nurses, police officers. One of the great thrills of my business is when I hand the keys to a first-time buyer and they walk into the place and it's theirs. I've had people kiss the walls.

Labor is a challenge because of the housing. And it's only going to get worse without affordable housing. It's tough to get people to come and work for you. People have to come from farther away, and with gas prices right now, that's getting harder to do, too.

We've found that many of our customers are interested in purchasing some organic food, and by offering an expanded selection that meets their needs, we feel we're better able to help them complete their shopping list in our one-stop location and provide affordable organic alternatives.

Bill Clinton

With more than one million people on treatment in developing countries, we face a growing challenge to keep costs affordable as we reach out to millions more in need.

With more and more small and medium business owners and entrepreneurs worldwide turning to IBM Lotus and IBM Business Partners to help them build industry-specific solutions, our focus in 2006 is on delivering products and services that are affordable to manage but do not compromise on depth of capability.

Jeff Raikes

With Microsoft Office Live, we are making online services available for small businesses to create an enterprise-like IT infrastructure for them without the management requirements. Our goal is to make it easy and affordable for small businesses to have a more customizable Internet-based solution.

We talk about affordable housing in this campaign year, ... but we don't act.

We are extremely pleased with the closing of this financing, which reiterates the commitment and confidence our shareholders have in this business, and reinvigorates our near-term expansion plans. This funding will help enable us to rapidly expand the availability of affordable broadband service to homes and offices that lie beyond the reach of other broadband Internet services.

We are extremely pleased and proud to partner with the State of Florida in support of NASA's CEV program. The point of final assembly and testing for each mission will be critical to the viability of NASA's CEV program and the ideal location to do that is here in Florida adjacent to the launch site. Florida has an extremely talented existing workforce with the skills, experience, dedication and track record to meet the challenges and requirements of NASA's human spaceflight program. They also have facilities that can support the highly specialized work that the new Crew Exploration Vehicle will require. And co-location here in Florida with NASA's launch operations offers the greatest value at an overall affordable cost that is essential to the long-term success, safety, reliability and sustainability of NASA's CEV program.

Today, an affordable home on the island, for a family, is $300,000, $350,000. It's really sad, but it's true ... many of the local people can't begin to afford the houses.

To coincide with Valentine's Day we were making a statement demanding roses and the dignity they stand for and bread in the form of affordable food for everyone.

Having a personal site is the most affordable and fastest way for you to get your work in front of employers. My site was essential in landing me a gig in the industry.

I don't want people buying their way out of affordable housing.

Bob DuPuy

From the standpoint of family entertainment, baseball remains very affordable compared against comparable entertainment. MLB is a special, but fairly priced, family fare.

If the builder is going to try and resell in a couple of years, he is not going to build a slum. Ten years ago, affordable housing accounted for 80 percent of the market; today, it's only 5 percent. We need affordable housing. And this is going to be a way to get people into housing affordably.

Jerrold Nadler

If the House Republicans want to repeal the Affordable Care Act, they should make their case to the American people and elect a president and a majority in both Houses of Congress prepared to do that.

We may lose that 3 or 4 star affordable hotel. That's a bit of a concern.