Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jolene Anderson

We just wanted to get the win for the four seniors ... We wanted them to go out with a big bang and for us to have momentum going into the Big Ten tournament. But I think our team is still there.

We just thought that it made sense to tie a good cause like the food bank together with something that has generated a lot of talk and interest in the community, which is the impending implosion.

There's actually been very little buzz on this one. With the other deals, the bankers were leaking information out on seemingly a daily basis to drive up the price. With this, nothing.

There's some concern expansion in real estate loans may be curtailed by higher rates. There's a high correlation between banks and real estate stocks.

John Butler

There's increasing downside risks to growth and inflation, and that could even result in the European Central Bank cutting rates at some time in the future. Yields have come right down on this.

The residents of Crane Island took it upon themselves to protect this area. They raised nearly all the money for its acquisition and approached the Land Bank to put them over the top. This is a great public/private partnership.

The residential housing market is well off its peak now. The Reserve Bank remains on hold for now with domestic demand moderating.

There should be someone on the board of governors with real on-the-ground banking experience and he certainly has that.

Boris Yeltsin

There should be confidence that investors do not flee but rather come to Russia. The bank and finance ministry have enough reserves today to hold on.

Tom Izzo

There's got to be more punishment on the people directly involved. Maybe if coaches were not only punished but banned if they were found guilty of something. Maybe we need to self-police ourselves better -- I don't think there's many coaches turning each other in.

David Mann

There's good flows going into the stock exchange, helping the currency. The Bank of Korea is protesting at the strength, but it lacks credibility. It's said this before, but the currency has still strengthened.

There's no downside. Our view here is we have been able to provide the funding to give employees that benefit. While it's technically a bank asset, it's viewed as an employee benefit, and it's theirs.

There's no need for the central bank to raise interest rates again.

There's new young bands out there that just have incredible, really great songs,

There's little market reaction I think for two things. First, the strength was anticipated to some extent. Second, the market is very tightly focused on what the Bank of Canada is doing this afternoon.

There's just more targets out there for bank robbers to hit.

There's just dozens and dozens of banks competing in the market.

There's obviously been a variety of issues swirling around the banks and the big broker dealers, and this is yet one more straw.

There's not much for IPO investors or bankers to get excited about.

There's nothing wrong with getting paid, ... We have punk bands in our system, and they are very happy when they get a check.

There's nothing specific, but the bank index is down, financials are down and AXP is being dragged down with it.

The tough part going into this weekend is the expected high winds and rough water. Humphrey Head kicked out some fish, and exposed banks like Middle, Coyote, Hein and Eastern should be good once the water calms down.

The trend of Japan's economic recovery won't stop. The central bank seems to become increasingly confident that it can change policy around the middle of 2006.

The trend follows the banks - the freer the bank is with money, the more people borrow. That can get people in trouble real fast. I think we're going to find out here soon if that's going to happen where we live.

The tone from the Bank of Canada has softened lately and upbeat data are needed to intensify rate hike expectations.

The timing of the bank sale could have been better, but you can't blame management for the timing. Mellon did not, and could not, see that interest rates would fall to 45-year lows right after the sale of the bank.

The timing obviously is not good. We're going to have to make do right now. We're going to have to band together as a team and fight through it.

The timing is a big deal. No one will be banging on any doors. By that point, everyone will be tired and running on adrenaline. It seemed like a good way to wind down.

The time to sell debt is approaching. The production data showed Japan's economy is expanding and it may give the central bank more confidence to change policy. Bonds will probably stay heavy.

The time has come to look at whether New York banking has become anti-competitive. A merger of this size is something that low-income neighborhoods cannot afford. We've had more than enough.

Is the business that they're trying to get into related to what they have done in the past? Are they going from being a banker to running a pizza place?

Bill Mumy

I started writing songs when I was 11, and I started playing in bands when I was 14 and learned the rest from jamming with other players.

Elliott Abrams

Israel will not and should not leave until it is clear that the West Bank can be policed by Palestinians and that the region will not be a source of terrorism against Israel, as Gaza and South Lebanon became when Israel left there.