Famous Quotes & Sayings

What is really new in the commodity world is the extent to which hard commodities have been converted to financial assets through exchange-traded funds and hedge funds.

Alan Greenspan

What is not clear is whether the market values that are being placed on particular assets involved in this technology revolution are appropriately priced.

Steve Odland

?We want to encourage other companies that have significant business assets in this area--as well as those that do not--to join us in a massive relief effort for our fellow citizens who will be suffering in the days and weeks ahead.

We?re not a band of one guy and a bunch of others standing around making him look good. There's five very creative people in this band -- That is our best asset and our worst enemy.

Sylvester Croom

We thought (Johnson) was an outstanding player in last year's class. He will be a great asset to us in the secondary.

We think they're out there probably trying to sell this business, ... That's going to magnetize some assets and help this company.

We think the division is a blue-chip publishing company and it's a valued asset that did not get the offer consistent with what it's worth.

We think the company is facing a challenging environment in which both of its major competitors -- Kroger and Safeway -- have made substantial improvements in price and quality. Albertson's must proceed with asset sales and use the proceeds to improve its store base and/or balance sheet.

We're pushing about $190 million in assets (statewide).

Pepper Schwartz

Women have an asset they perceive as a liability. Young men see these women growing up: She's your doctor, your teacher, your professor. These models can be quite erotic.

This year, the market is trying to tell you to be selective. If you look at the stocks that have moved, it really has not been just 30 big stocks; it's been all asset classes, all styles -- value and growth have delivered. The ones that are really getting fundamental financial guide, post-traction are those that are delivering. So my guess is selectivity is the key, and I think you've got to be in kind of best-of-breed solutions right now.

This transaction gives us more overlap with our broadcasting operations, which ultimately enables us to deliver more flexibility to our clients. Universal has an outstanding collection of assets and personnel that have demonstrated strong performance.

We are sorry to lose Peter's valuable insight and enthusiasm. He has been an asset to the organization, and we look forward to his involvement in the future.

John W. Gardner

We are so pleased to have such a qualified and distinguished director for the National Museum of the Marine Corps. Ms. Ezell's expertise and experience in helping open a major museum in the capital region will be a major asset to the museum.

We are selling some but are still net buyers because we think property values are still going up in Japan. For some assets we can make more money holding than selling.

Value is in the dumps. It's not the managers. The problem last year was asset class performance. If you were a value manager, you didn't do well.

You are not getting paid to hold cash anymore. I think if you look at it from that perspective you see an asset allocation switch going on, which is helping this rally.

While the HP story has been strengthened with Peregrine's asset discovery capabilities, the acquisition of most of its relationship discovery partners leaves them vulnerable.

We wanted to do something practical with the assets that we had to work with here which is our warehouse and our trucks.

To ignore this blatant misappropriation of our intellectual property is akin to taking these assets that we've invested in and saying they don't matter.

To have both in one person makes a great double-barreled asset for us.

you have to make the most intelligent decisions with the assets you have.

You have a very valuable asset here to deal with.

Within a few months in 2008, household finances were crushed as asset values fell, millions of jobs were lost, countless credit cards were canceled, and thousands of homes were foreclosed on.

With his knowledge of pitchers in this league, he could be an asset to his teammates just by being around,

With his impressive background in hospitality, we are confident that William's leadership and expertise will generate solid results for Choice Hotels. William brings his extensive industry experience in brand management, operations, marketing, sales, service, quality and franchise relations which makes him a valuable asset the Choice's management team.

With his customer-centric focus and unique balance of strategic insight, operational expertise, and technology and financial knowledge, Michael is a strong asset to Cisco's board.

Enthusiasm. There is a life and a spirit about him that definitely is not here. It's going to be great to have that asset back.

John Olsen

Enron is a one-time occurrence. Trading didn't put it down but rogue financing. They improperly financed a lot of overseas hard assets and didn't disclose the impact to earnings and balance sheets.

John Olsen

Enron is a one-time occurrence, ... Trading didn't put it down but rogue financing. They improperly financed a lot of overseas hard assets and didn't disclose the impact to earnings and balance sheets.

Enron is a good story. It's in a lot of different businesses areas; they are in the broadband business, for instance. They're really diversifying their asset base. And obviously, within the energy sector in general, earnings look very strong this year; this should be a solid play in that area. I don't have a target price, but it's a long-term hold, a core type of investment as well.

Educating the entire population is key to early detection and ultimately prevention of the crime in the first place. In addition, providing support in the identity recovery phase can speed response time, protect assets and preserve an individual's integrity.

Earnings have been better than expected. Investors are confident and there's a reallocation of assets in favor of stocks.