Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mel Karmazin

I can't tell you what the price would be, but it certainly would be an asset we would be interested in if it were available,

Andrew Bogut

I'd set good screens, get him open, and that's how I would get open. We'd be tough. Hopefully, they take me. I'd be an asset for them.

I don't think he can make an asset out of being in the middle anymore.

Richard Riley

I am very pleased that Chad will lend his experience and knowledge to NCTAF. Chad's passion to improve education will be an incredible asset to the board.

Donald Rumsfeld

I am very impressed, Mr. Secretary, about how quickly we have responded and the assets that you have ordered deployed to help these people.

I believe it is reasonable for them (shareholders) to reject the proposal because no investor would want the parent competing with the listed unit for any upstream asset acquisition.

I feel as though Japan overall has started to bear a slight resemblance to the asset bubble period.

How intense her role will be now and whether she has a title, we'll determine that in a couple days. My thoughts are she will be a valuable asset whether her title is student coach or not. We look forward to that continued leadership from her.

I can't describe what an asset it is. You want a receiver that doesn't make movements that confuse you about where he's going -- that's kind of like trying to hit a gnat. You want a guy who's smooth. You want a guy who you understand where he's going, you kind of got his body language, and a veteran guy where you know that if you throw it, he can make a play.

John Tinker

Comcast's other leading asset is QVC, the country's leading electronic reader over cable today. That's a tremendous building block that can be used as the Internet opens up and electronic commerce emerges perhaps as one of its biggest applications,

Because of its non-discriminatory practices, Switzerland has always been an attractive place and would remain an attractive proposal for Iranian authorities looking to shift some of their assets or to diversify the geographical distribution of some of their assets.

Ben Bernanke

Certainly there is no way to direct the effects of monetary policy at a single class of assets while leaving other financial markets and the broader economy untouched. One might as well try to perform brain surgery with a sledgehammer.

Andrea Jung

Charles is a results-driven leader with an exceptional track-record of performance, and we are very pleased that he is joining Avon in this important leadership position. His proven expertise in Latin America, coupled with his experience working with four major global consumer companies, will be important assets as we implement our growth strategies in our large and dynamic Latin American region.

Chief Justice Rehnquist was a great statesman and an asset to our nation's highest court. The passing of this truly honorable man causes us to pause and thank God for his faithfulness.

Chief Gill is definitely an asset to us,

By 2010, we want to gain at least 10% market share in terms of assets and other key indicators.

Buyers are also more eager to do deals, because earnings growth is likely to slow. You can do a 'smokescreen' deal by buying an asset manager, commercial lender or processor, making it tougher to determine a company's true organic growth.

By putting Mobil and Exxon together ... particularly in the upstream, we will have a portfolio that will diversify our asset base so that we can become a better competitor than we are now,

But we are extremely prudent over the reforms, because compared with other state banks, Agricultural Bank has a heavier burden in terms of asset quality, the number of employees is big and services cover the countryside.

An asset on the surface like this is invaluable. We certainly wouldn't want to prematurely cut them off." ()

All of the assets in our portfolio are performing well and offer promise for the future and I continue to be excited about the potential for the group.

Jason Lee

And even within cities you have different dynamics in each asset class.

And as we know, the Indians and the Chinese are buying assets everywhere in the world.

The emerging market dollar denominated debt market is going away, and at the same time there are a lot of invested assets chasing the little yield that is left. More and more of the focus is on which bond will be bought back next.

James Madison

Good conscience is the most valuable asset of all!

The clearing prices for any financial asset is the level of interest rates, and the Federal Reserve has let its intentions be known that they're going to raise rates. So chances are it's going to be a volatile market.

The Civil Service is a vital economic asset to the UK - firstly, in the way it creates a framework for excellence in service delivery and secondly, in how it helps organise the best way to deliver modern public services on which both businesses and individuals depend.

The combined company will have the strength and assets necessary to be a competitive force in today's transforming communications marketplace.

The first time we were able to even look at any of the assets or consider any of their business was Oct. 5. We don't have a very detailed plan yet.

David Allen

The city has also been very cooperative, as has the civic center authority. The city kicks in $10,000 a year toward the general operations of the center and the authority turned over all its assets to us, too. We all have a vested interest in seeing our civic center stay open. It's a good facility. We want people to use it and hope it stays that way.

Nancy Pelosi

The Chinese bid for Unocal is compelling evidence of America's strategic energy vulnerability, ... China has clearly decided to meet its growing energy demand by obtaining control of energy assets around the world.

The challenge is on the RBA and other players in the industry to increase the level of coverage and hence further strengthen the asset base of the industry.

The first quarter results were quite strong. All key assets were drivers.