Famous Quotes & Sayings

You had good growth in the cards in force, you had good average spend on the cards, and the discount rate held in there steady. And they're still investing in their marketing programs. They still think there are attractive opportunities out there.

Trent Dilfer

What was so attractive about this trade was that, unlike other teams who we talked to (Miami and San Francisco), the Browns didn't call and say, 'Hey, we'd love for you to come in and start for a year, and then train whoever we draft,'

James Murdoch

We've reached a point where integration into a home entertainment platform will be both viable and attractive to customers and we expect to see rapid convergence between pay-TV penetration in the marketplace and broadband penetration.

We've put together a first-rate team that has considerable experience in designing casinos that are visually attractive and fun for visitors.

We were on the fence until we saw the pricing and that's what attracted us. It's a reasonable discount.

Manuel Pangilinan

What attracts us to Del Monte is that a significant portion of its revenues are export driven. Del Monte also has a very strong brand in the Philippines, it's starting in India and has a growing presence in China.

What attracted my wife and I to him was his magnetic personality and his big heart.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

What chance gathers she easily scatters. A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.

We talk to employers about why they're here and the No. 1 reason is the workforce. We're at risk of losing the talent advantage. The incredibly high cost of living, especially driven by the high cost of housing, is making it harder and harder for people to continue to live and work here, which means it's harder to attract companies than it was.

We spend a lot of time explaining the permit process to business owners and potential business owners. And while we are busy trying to attract new businesses to Southlake, we try to be aware of the needs of our existing businesses. Sometimes it is a real juggling act.

We specialize in Latino insurance. That's what attracted us here was the Hispanic location.

Charles Soule

'Thunderbolts' I was mostly attracted to because I really wanted to write Punisher and Elektra and Deadpool, who are characters I have always really enjoyed. But the funny thing is that over time, I came to really like Red Leader; he became one of my favorite guys in the book. Sometimes characters surprise you.

Karen Hughes

Through this summit, secretary Rice and secretary Spellings and their respective departments want to reach out to college and university presidents to reinforce a common interest in attracting foreign students and scholars to US institutions. Of equal importance is seeking investment in educating globally competitive US students to work in fields of international interest.

Joss Whedon

Well, he's buff, really buff; he's a very attractive man, how come that never came up?

We'll have the numbers. The bigger challenge comes three years after we open. The building has such a prominent presence on the cityscape. Can we create programs that continue to attract people?

Tom DeLay has never had any trouble attracting the big-money special interests.

We already have cross-pollination between Microtel and Hawthorn franchisees. This was part of the integration strategy with Summerfield Suites and Hyatt Place. We're attracting some of the best franchisee companies. Just like guests, we want franchisees to be able to shop within the Hyatt family of brands. We want them to be able to develop at different price points.

Women control household budgets and more women will shop online this year, which makes that demographic attractive to advertisers, ... But I don't think it justifies an $80 stock price.

We're taking a valuable property with a well-regarded history on Kauai and redeveloping its purpose and potential, ... The result will be a first-class resort of beauty and function offering an exceptional experience for vacationers at an attractive price point.

Nick Harkaway

The reason steampunk attracts people is that it is premised on a technology which is visible and pleasing to the naked eye, and whose moving parts are comprehensible on a human scale.

There is some concern that even though shows like 'Entourage,' 'Deadwood' and 'Rome' are well-received, they are not replacements for the Sopranos as a top-notch series to attract subscribers.

There is still nothing on offer to stop NHS dentists from going into private practice, or attract back those who have already left.

It's sheer numbers. They're able to attract a type of player that we're not able to attract at Kent State. We're not making any excuses but we're probably not going to be able to get a McDonald's All-American, where they can.

It's service on demand! Living somewhere where everything can be taken care of for you is very attractive for the long term. When you put these hotel services as an overlay onto the condominium product, you can get some fantastic premiums over the traditional condominium product.

It's probably a step up in terms of competition and number of games. And we're bringing a couple of attractive teams from afar.

It's undoubtedly one of the most attractive if not the most spectacular developments in the entire Tampa Bay area. It will certainly upgrade the image of Brooksville and Hernando County as a whole.

democracy may seem an attractive idea. But it is impossible to maintain in real life. An experiment in democracy would take us on the road to disaster. Look at what happened to the Athenians.

Dave is kind of smack dab in the middle. This will be attractive to voters.

Dave Smith Motors of Kellogg, Idaho, was attracting customers from around the Northwest and taking substantial sales from

Consumer-driven plans are proving attractive to some, but with just a couple million people now enrolled, it's too early to know whether they'll have a meaningful effect on the health system.

Congress's underlying policy is that you use the minimum number of clauses for commercial items procurement, to attract companies that are not traditional government contractors. So the more clauses you add, the more you get the companies having second thoughts.

The next opportunity for a solar eclipse is 2081 for this part of the Earth so it's something which is attracting quite a lot of interest,

Jim Bunning

The new visitor center at Big Bone Lick State Park will provide an important cultural attraction in Northern Kentucky that will further establish it as a tourist destination,