Famous Quotes & Sayings

The tactic did not expand Gap's customer base. It only served to alienate its more traditional, khaki-wearing crowd. As sales tanked, the company slashed prices to liquidate excess inventory. In the process, Gap gained a reputation as a rampant discounter, and the brand lost some of its cachet.

Jason Schwartzman

The thing I definitely related to most in Jeremy was a sincere desire to be alive and meet people. He's a pretty open-minded person.

So she discovered her whoredoms, and discovered her nakedness: then my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind was alienated from her sister.

Saddam Hussein

Tens of thousands of innocent people were buried alive in mass graves and these martyrs have become the symbol of the black regime

Agatha Christie

Sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely , racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just being alive is a grand thing.

It was tough to stay alive even before the fire. You've got to keep a positive attitude or you'll lose it. Some days you don't think you'll make it.

Michael Bruce

The Second Coming Of Michael Bruce - Alive & Re-Cooperated

These colors don't have a universal appeal and completely alienated their core baby-boomer customer,

Steve Ballmer

These changes are designed to align our Business Groups in a way that will enhance decision-making and speed of execution, as well as help us continue to deliver the types of products and services our customers want most.

Leonard Slatkin

The stories behind the music make it come alive for kids,

John Morris

The stars aren't in alignment for these guys right now. They're really in the wrong place at the wrong time,

The stars are aligned right now for Japanese investors.

John Burns

The stars are aligned for another good year right now. We have a strong economy and very little construction (of new homes). That's a recipe for continued price appreciation.

The stars aligned well for me and Mike. He wanted to go somewhere that had the patience for him to develop and by us being on probation, I had the patience because I wasn't under a lot of pressure to win a conference championship. ... Now he has helped elevate us to national prominence.

Bill Gates

These new offerings demonstrate how software is evolving through the power of services in ways that enable more dynamic and relevant experiences for people. Our goal is to make Windows, Office and Xbox further come alive for our customers at work, home and play.

The spirit of rebellion must live in Serbia. Only then will we know we are alive and not servants of a dictator.

The burden of proof is on the alien to demonstrate his admissibility, ... and he did not do that.

The business model associated with what we do with blade network technologies has to be very closely aligned with how server vendors operate, how they get products and how those products are supported. That is very different to how networking vendors operate.

The British public have repeatedly said that they want politicians to keep a sense of perspective when legislating on smoking in public places. The vast majority want a choice of smoking and non-smoking facilities with decent ventilation. Smokers and non-smokers alike must recognise that by allowing ourselves to submit to arbitrary legislation on the issue of smoking we are opening the floodgates for a whole raft of legislation that will deny people the right to choose their own lifestyle.

Marilyn Nelson

Back when I was in college, people used to talk about the alienation of the artist, not ever quite fitting in any place.

As long as there is money to be made, voting corruption will be alive and well.

Judith Jamison

As long as there are dancers around who love to dance, there will be an Alvin Ailey American Dance Company. We miss him so much, but he's alive as soon as you see a dancer hit the stage.

John Guare

That's why Puccini's work is so alive - because he creates such extraordinary pieces of theater. It's not dependent on personality.

That's winning ugly and just staying alive out there. Sometimes I wonder what I win with. Sometimes it's just pure determination.

Greg Smith

That's Miguel for you. I know because he's done that to us personally during the regular season. You give him a second to line up for that shot and he'll kill you. He definitely kept us alive in this game.

Sathya Baba

All are One. Be alike to everyone. Share, propagate this truth all over the world.

This weekend is a huge deal. We're tied in the loss column and we have to win both to keep our hopes alive of hosting the MPSF championship. We're really the only two teams that hold their own destiny.

Those plays were important. We saw in their alignment that we might catch them by surprise with the pooch kick to open the game.

What is really sad is he had an incredible opportunity to lead this department in a new direction, but he chose to alienate people. Our members are tired, they're demoralized, we have an unclear chain of command, and the management team is in complete disarray. It all happened under Mr. Hickman's watch.

Walter Mosley

What I want to do is give people who've been there a chance to recreate that world and those who've haven't been there a chance to create it, ... For a lot of people, it's an alien land, the world of black Los Angeles.

Michael Scott

We just don't know how this corner lot will be developed. We can't force them to build a driveway before a development comes in. This isn't a public thoroughfare. This is essentially a driveway. When the development comes in, they have a choice as to how they align the drive.

We kind of kept it alive until we were finally able to do something about it." ()

It would have taken two hours of their time and Darren would be alive today.