Famous Quotes & Sayings

That means trackside entertaining, getting in front of vendors as much as getting in front of a person buying potato chips. If you're a regional company in the Southwest and want to make a statement, it's probably a lot more cost effective (to be a partial sponsor) than trying to do an annual deal.

Arizona is enjoying boom conditions the likes of which it has not seen in more than a decade. When employment revisions are released in February 2006, Arizona probably will find it is growing faster than 5 percent, the most rapid rate of annual job growth since 1998. The housing market is at record levels, and commercial real estate markets should continue to be strong for some time.

With higher auto prices helping to offset the usual price discounting seen in other categories like clothing in December, the annual rate of core inflation is expected to move up to 1.7 per cent during the month.

Klaus Schwab

With great concern and pain, I just learned that Global Agenda, a publication distributed to our members at the Annual Meeting 2006, contains an article calling for a boycott of Israel.

They may have had a losing season, so they double up, and double up until the end of the tournament, if they crash out, they're often in debt twice their annual income.

The eight companies meeting all the basic requirements deserve praise for making an effort to provide their online annual reports in formats that meet the varying needs of investors. Clearly, these companies are trying to communicate their financial information effectively on the Web.

The forecast annual growth rate over the next 10 years of just over 1 percent reflects the chronic underinvestment that plagues the Russian oil sector because of persistent regulatory uncertainties and growing state interference,

Howard Schultz

The current high level of revenue performance is not sustainable. February 2004 benefited from strong post-holiday Starbucks card redemptions and an early start to our annual brewing event,

The impact of the ending and signing of annual teacher contracts are accounted differently now as the state collects employment data for government jobs.

The increase in wages is another sign that the state has rebounded from the loss of some 15,000 manufacturing jobs during the nation's recession. In 2001, the private industry average annual wage dropped from the previous year for only the second time.

This highly anticipated annual event not only provides outstanding entertainment but also plays a valued role in our economy,

You could save up to $300 on the annual cost of auto insurance.

They love their jobs, and they love the creative excitement that comes from working there. But when you're sharing an apartment in Queens with four other people because you're getting 3 to 4 percent annual raises on a $25,000 salary, it's not a great thing.

They just can't believe that they're not making enough money to pay for the things they expect to have. They see an annual salary of $31,000 and to them it seems like a lot, until they start budgeting. It can be quite scary.

Ronald Reagan

However, our task is far from over. Our friends in the other party will never forgive us for our success, and are doing everything in their power to rewrite history. Listening to the liberals, you'd think that the 1980's were the worst period since the Great Depression, filled with suffering and despair. I don't know about you, but I'm getting awfully tired of the whining voices from the White House these days. They're claiming there was a decade of greed and neglect, but you and I know better than that. We were there. (RNC Annual Gala, Feb. 3, 1994)

How well you drive should matter should matter most. Annual mileage, years of driving experience, other factors should be important. But they can't be more important than how ell you drive.

I consider our channel partners as an extension of our sales capability and like any good sales organization we want to recognize and reward our top performers. Last week, at our annual Partner Summit, I had the privilege of recognizing our top channel partner performers for 2005. I would like to congratulate World Wide Technology on an award-winning year.

I can see wrong-headed but well-intentioned people saying bad data will just reinforce stereotypes. But I think if you want to change the stereotype, you shine a big light on the truth and you deal with it, which seems the far more courageous way. You have to have the courage to say 'we're in big trouble' and on an annual basis back that up with objective information.

As a result of strong product offerings and a successful execution track record, we believe the company is currently on track to reach the pivotal $1 billion annual sales milestone faster than most companies in the enterprise software sector.

That may be below the bullish $5 billion or $10 billion annual forecasts that some analysts had originally made for Viagra, but $2 billion is an impressive reward for Pfizer.

It's likely to be a pro-growth budget in line with the government's target of reaching annual GDP growth of 6% by 2010.

It was a natural. The city has a lot of experience hosting major sports events, and the Georgia Dome holds the annual SEC Championship Game. Atlanta knows how to get things done logistically.

Bob Brown

I wanted to continue with an annual event and found willing partners with several of the society's board members.

Colorado's annual average unemployment rate fell from 5.5 percent in 2004 to 5.0 in 2005. In 2005, Colorado's economic recovery gained traction.

Indeed, at current growth rates, credit cards and debit cards will both surpass check in terms of total annual transactions in 2007. Such rapid change presents opportunities and challenges for an industry traditionally geared toward paper-based payment.

Michael Nelson

In light of the devastation and the tremendous losses suffered by our friends and neighbors in New Orleans and the entire Gulf region, we feel there is no other option for FenCon's annual charity effort than immediate disaster relief.

The level of work is just terrific. Perkins' annual photograph exhibition has peculiar prestige. The quality of work just keeps going up.

The latest PMI data point to a slight moderation in the pace of global manufacturing output, to a still robust 5 to 6 percent annual rate.

The company's projected annual growth rate is about 7% and it demands the increase of the raw material base.

All of these odds are from one-and-a-half to twice as high as the annual odds during the past century. This means there is an extremely high probability that 2006 will turn out to be another very challenging year.

All the money goes right back into the community. It really has turned into an annual event in Gleason, and it keeps on growing.

Warren Buffett

I read annual reports of the company I'm looking at and I read the annual reports of the competitors - that is the main source of material.