Famous Quotes & Sayings

Robert Thompson

Those days are over. Forget leaving your radio off in the car or not watching CNN. Whatever your Internet service is, it's likely to announce all the results.

We anticipate a two-notch downgrade by all four rating agencies. Depending on the information disclosed at the interim announcement and thereafter, we foresee the possibility of deeper rating cuts unless the company can announce some plan to replenish its thin equity base relative to its debt and asset levels.

We are committed to providing the market detailed and transparent disclosures on our PC securities, and today we are pleased to announce the names and descriptions of the loan-level variables we intend to begin publishing later this year.

We are in the pre-announcement season for earnings. We are very likely to see companies announce negative earnings and that's going to put damper on enthusiasm for stocks.

We are in the middle of contract negotiations right now and we have nothing to announce at this time, ... But it is no secret that ABC/ESPN has expressed a strong interest in being a part of the television negotiations and we are continuing those talks.

We are in discussions constantly with countries around the world about potential new facilities. We have not announced anything with respect to Israel, nor have we denied anything.

Scott Gomez

Right now I'm a little bit shocked because he announced something, but at the same time he didn't play the second half of the year.

People who were looking for a big rally today with expectations that the Fed would announce that it was done, were disappointed.

Pombo played a cynical game of bait-and-switch. He brought people in with false promises, announced the support of environmental groups to the nation, and then systematically stripped every protection clause from his bill.

On Friday night, I was notified by one of my residents that a hurricane was coming. By morning, everyone was crying, asking me what's going on and what to do. Ms. Darby -- the dorm parent who I report to -- asked me to announce that the school was to be evacuated by 4 o'clock.

We have always announced players as soon as they enter. We've never sat on announcements or played games.

We have already seen a couple of large deals announced this year, one of which expected as many as 10,000 job cuts to take place as redundant positions are eliminated, ... This could be a big year for such transactions.

We have already announced commitments for various services facilities in India for which we would put in some $185 million in phases.

We have worked diligently with eBay to support eBay Express and are happy to announce support of this new way to shop on eBay. Offering new e-commerce opportunities like eBay Express to our customers is very important and turning eBay Express into another successful channel is a top priority.

Scott Stossel

Hugh Grant, who several times has announced that he was thinking of retiring from acting, has said that he suffers from panic attacks when the cameras start rolling.

We are delighted to announce that worldwide sales for the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling have now exceeded 300 million copies.

E. O. Wilson

We'll have a variety of family shows, concerts, motor sports, wrestling and speakers series. I have some major -- and I mean major -- concerts that will be announced in the coming months.

Jack Straw

We don't have to make a decision today about this. I think the appropriate place for that to be announced is to the British parliament and there'll be a statement from me in exactly a week's time when parliament reassembles.

We remain committed to accelerating our business plans. As we've said, further details of those plans will be announced in January and we really cannot comment further at this time.

Kyle Cooper

We are rebounding a bit but this is still a bearish market. There is a little talk that OPEC may announce a cut. I don't know how likely that is, but the fall in prices might prompt some action.

We are optimistic today that we can avoid a strike. We could announce something today.

I see a new merger deal announced every day, and M&A is one of the most profitable areas for investment banks.

OPEC's statements and quota decision announced at the beginning of next week could exert a somewhat bearish impact on prices.

OPEC is expected to announce it will not cut production,

Nationwide is currently reviewing a variety of public policy proposals regarding natural disasters, including the Allstate proposal. It would be premature to announce a position until we have fully evaluated the pros and cons of the proposals in the public domain.

Mark Green just announced himself as the part-time congressman.

Peter Costello

The deadline cannot be extended past April 24, when he will announce his decision,

The day that Jed and I were announced as co-general managers, I made it clear that I would welcome the opportunity to work with Theo again. That day will come early next week, and I am looking forward to it.

The fact that they have finally announced a deal has been taken as a mild positive for the bond market.

The fact that the authorities announced an early date is proof of their fear. The authorities want to reduce our chances of holding meetings.... But people see such a step by the authorities as proof of their lack of confidence.

Winners will be announced during the (Dickens' musical). We're also selling buttons with each child's face for $10 each.

While we view the announcement as positive, Schwartz is a Sun insider, having been with the company for over 10 years and we believe he is unlikely to announce a significant change in strategic direction.

Paul Kelly

We expect to be able to announce a buyer in the next three to four weeks. We have four bidders left in the running, and they are all private-equity companies.