Famous Quotes & Sayings

The Office leadership is known for getting things done. While the Windows and Windows Server groups are renowned for product delays, the Office folks tend to ship pretty much on time. There appears to be tighter execution and control.

Elliott Abrams

The Obama administration appears to regard intelligence leaks and briefings more or less like briefings by the Democratic National Committee or White House flack Jay Carney. You use any information at hand, classified or not, and you spin it any way you like, fairly or not.

Alexander Haig

Every asset of the nation must be applied to the conflict to bring about a quick and successful outcome, or don't do it. We're in the midst of another struggle where it appears to me we haven't learned very much.

The bolt appears to have come out of the bell crank and the question is why that came out.

Fareed Zakaria

The big difference is that Bush appears to view foreign policy from the pragmatic, problem-solving perspective and Gore has a somewhat messianic approach. He wants to do sweeping things that will change the world in one fell swoop.

The big concern was would the revenues come through amid all the turmoil. It appears it has. Generally, it was a pretty good quarter, though it's not a Goldman- or Lehman-strength quarter.

The bigger question is does OPEC have excess capacity that it can tap into in the longer-term, ... It appears they're unlikely to raise their quotas, and that's not going to assuage market concerns about their capacity.

James Fisher

Still, when one takes a more Olympian view of the university, it appears to fit into the 'good, but not great' category.

Not that our current owners don't, because they certainly do, but he appears to be willing to be much more up front and out front than perhaps our current investors over the last couple of years. I think that's fresh and exciting.

The best-case scenario would be that one format will drop out, eliminating the confusion, but it appears that both are prepared to go to market, and they both have significant support.

Michael Gregory

The Bank of Japan is taking a little step towards trying some remedies, ... now appears to be more conducive to helping them.

The banking industry got pinched with short-term rates in 2005. But now that it appears the (Federal Reserve's) rate tightening is coming to an end, net interest margins should stay stable as banks get more visibility on how to price loans.

Simon Poidevin

The attitude of the NSWRU and ARU towards club rugby is all about lip service, and it is a disgrace. Their focus appears to be entirely on Super 14 and international football.

The austerity program ... slowed bank loans and undermined the cash flows of weak developers. However, it did not do much to halt domestic hot money, which appears to be returning in full swing.

Target's business has evolved to a point where I believe their core customer is as comfortable buying an outfit as they are a basic necessity like soap and toothpaste, and that is really the ultimate goal of everyone in that industry. It certainly appears to be an even sharper focus of Wal-Mart at this point, given how Target has outperformed Wal-Mart over the past two years.

Sun appears to be a company on the defensive.

Sure enough, in July, he comes back out, appears at George Nordmann's house,

Support for equal rights for gays and lesbians, while still far from overwhelming, increased significantly during the 1990s and appears likely to continue to expand slowly but surely,

It's important they come up with a reasonable definition and it appears that the commissioner and her group is moving in that direction.

Sheila Dikshit

It's is a touching case of justice, which appears to have not been done. And I think all women are feeling distressed about it.

Its comparable sales have been on a tear over the past two year, up 6 percent in 2002 and up 4 percent last year. Sales in the first-half of this year have continued to be strong, and Pink appears to be contributing to it.

It's comforting to know that the gap appears to have narrowed since voters have gotten to see both candidates up close and personal.

It's definitely a labor market that's generating enough jobs to bring down the unemployment rate over time. That process was interrupted by the hurricanes and appears to be resuming.

There used to be a time when you felt there was a conscious effort to get the top teams. Now, it seems to be much more political than it used to be. It appears we we're not getting much credit for the quality of teams we're playing in ACC. There's a formula out there that seems to be flawed.

The 'new era' economy, wherein strong growth and low inflation have coincided remarkably for several years, appears to be under duress in ways not seen in some time,

It really is the height of irresponsibility, and it appears to be a calculated effort to mislead people for personal monetary gain,

It really doesn't change it. A DUI is not a crime of moral turpitude. It doesn't rise to that level unless it was an incident where someone was hurt. It appears to be on the surface a standard DUI arrest. It will not impact his immigration status.

It really doesn't change it, ... A DUI is not a crime of moral turpitude. It doesn't rise to that level unless it was an incident where someone was hurt. It appears to be on the surface a standard DUI arrest. It will not impact his immigration status.

It's a hot item. Inmates want one, and it appears to be motivating them.

It is troubling that before we have had any real discussion of possible spending cuts the governor appears to have made a decision to increase taxes. It is equally troubling that this tax hike proposal is being floated while the administration is still considering big ticket spending programs like stem-cell research.

It's two totally different jurisdictions. The bottom line is Bryan has not tested positive as part of the program the league instituted. Bryan appears to have ingested the substance in question before the program was even in place.

It's not that clear cut that intervention will have an impact, ... What appears to be driving down the euro are money flows out of the euro zone. If this is the case, it is not the optimal moment for currency intervention.

It's not surprising that Lacy is retiring. In the merger, he certainly appears to be a transitional figure.