Famous Quotes & Sayings

I thought I might have to be a car-pool guy or a TV announcer or something last year,

I don't know enough about the concept. But until we have finalized our process and announced our process, no one is behind.

Joe Barton

I'd like to see Exxon Mobil take some of their $10 billion and announce some refinery expansion,

I don't know what company would announce cuts and then not take them all, ... Not only would Wall Street be breathing down their neck, but it would leave workers under a cloud that more cuts must be coming. I don't think they go into these announcements very lightly.

Dan Gilroy

I don't know too many people who, when the TV announcer says, 'Viewer discretion is advised', then turn the TV off. Those are code words for, 'Turn the sound up; this is gonna be really good.'

Bill Simon

I come before you today to announce that I am withdrawing as a candidate for governor,

Hal David

I am both pleased and proud to announce Garth Brooks and Stevie Wonder as the recipients of this year's special Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards,

I am hopeful in the next 24 or 48 hours we can announce something.

Tom Daschle

I am here to announce today with great pride and great enthusiasm that I will do all I can in the next two years to make this man the next president of the United States,

I am happy to announce that sanity has prevailed and the match is on tomorrow (Tuesday).

IBM is pleased to announce our intent to become a founding sponsor of The Green Grid. IBM has been a leader in innovation around power and cooling technologies and committed to implementing energy efficiency programs for more than 30 years. We look forward to working together with other like-minded companies to promote further innovation around power management in the data center.

IBM believes a common standards-based approach, like the XMCL Initiative, is an important step forward for content owners, retailers, and distributors, and ultimately for consumers, ... The initiative announced today will help evolve the digital distribution of content over the Internet to create new e-commerce opportunities.

I believe the Danish authorities are shortly about to announce that the tests conducted so far are negative.

He didn't properly announce himself. Whatever that means. Bottom line - it's his fault.

Jason Castro

He definitely announced their return to dominance. He's their guy and he showed why. We didn't play poorly, we just got beat.

He clearly announced that he has withdrawn and will not play any significant role. He has taken leave until a new government forms.

He'll actually become a hero to the majority of Californians when he vetoes it. The 'Terminator' should announce without delay that this bill is dead meat.

Stephen Colbert

The first time I met Jon Stewart was at the press conference that Comedy Central held to announce Jon would be the new host of 'The Daily Show,' which back then was not called 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.'

I found it very gratifying when Lane announced his retirement, Secretary of State Jesse White called and encouraged me to run.

If I was an office developer, I'd build a tower right now. I think you'll see office structures announced soon.

Given that they waited until the market closed on that day, and on the day of their annual meeting, it's obvious that they didn't want to tell anybody about it until that point. And if they didn't put him up for re-election, that would have announced to the world that there would be a parting of the ways.

Richard Price

For years people have been telling me how great it was. But nobody could figure out how to make money with this story. Finally, Joe Roth, who founded his own movie studio, announced he wanted to direct it. If not for him it would still be sitting there.

Sathya Baba

From the fact that I had permitted them to announce My arrival for the function, they could well have inferred that the floods would subside and that I would be in their midst, for, once My word goes forth, it must happen accordingly. Do not doubt it. The furious waves calmed before Rama, the floods went down in time for Me.

Kellogg Company is very committed to delivering shareholder value. Consequently, we are pleased to announce the repurchase of these shares from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Trust. Our Company's operating principles focus the entire organization on generating cash flow and creating the financial flexibility necessary for us to complete significant transactions such as this.

Just to be out there and have my name announced to the crowd is a thrill. I'll definitely be back next year and my goal is to win it.

It can't be known whether the disease is bird flu or not before the test result is announced in Ankara.

Based on the calendar of publicly announced deals, this was the best time to make the addition. The stock price wasn't a factor in our decision.

I hate it when people retire then come back all the time. I don't know if they need more applause or what they need. But I've announced it and it's done.

It in no way signals a change in our very specific direction that we announced in rejecting the Hilton offer.

Bill Gates

It is a great pleasure for me to announce that Steve Ballmer -- my long-term partner in building Microsoft and a great business leader -- is being named CEO,

Lance was pretty definitive when he announced his plans for retirement. But circumstances change. Who knows? I leave that to him. We all know he planned on staying fit.

Having said that, we announced a significant loss last year and we are going to announce a significant loss today.

He's a legitimate Friday night guy. We will have to play well to beat him. They have had a full year to recruit since they announced they were reviving the program, so they're already pretty well stocked with players.