Famous Quotes & Sayings

Michael Wallace

Then suddenly, I was a little older and life started to happen. I went to work and the band thing fell to the side. I lived my life, got married, had kids and now I'm back out playing with the boys and it still feels the same only we sound a lot better.

The Northeast United States was the biggest hole in Bank of America's footprint, and this fills it. There are many more banks that want to move into the Northeast. It leaves other banks looking at their second and third choices.

Paul Stanley

The non-makeup version of the band sold 10 Million albums, so it's nothing to dismiss.

The OECD, World Bank and International Monetary Fund have been very effective in identifying standards. But the problem is that they don't have the means, through sanctions or through incentives, to really encourage companies to adhere.

Craig Alexander

The odds clearly favor the Bank of Canada raising the overnight rate by a quarter point on May 24 to 4.25 percent.

Then we will not need foreign aid. Rather, Bangladesh will make its place in world map through trade and business.

The number underscores economic strength in the country. Bank of Canada may continue its hawkish stance. This is supportive to the Canadian dollar.

The numbers tell the story. Year to date in 2005, the company's operating earnings improved by over $450 million, despite fuel costs that are $1.3 billion higher than last year. When United exits bankruptcy in February 2006, we will be ready to compete aggressively with the best carriers in a way that is distinctly United.

The numbers show it was a banner year. All indications are that this year will be the same. 2006 started off exactly how 2005 left off.

The numbers are quite neutral, so they don't encourage investors to buy the Canadian dollar. The market is also looking a little bit hesitant on what the Bank of Canada governor will say later today.

Even with significant employment gains, the central bank wants to see more inflation and pricing power. The fall election is another hurdle. No hike in the interest rate is likely in 2004.

Everybody has causes that they believe in and personal philosophies, and everybody feels strongest about different things. And all of this comes out because we try to speak what we believe. Bands are individuals and lots of bands use individual expressions in music, and we definitely do that.

Eventually I wouldn't mind getting some local bands or hosting karaoke on Thursday nights,

Everybody came out and stayed. A large percentage of the turnout this year was from out of the area. All of the bands were just wonderful about performing their best as the rain was coming down.

Every band thinks that they're gonna reinvent the wheel and throw traditional song structures out the window, but we've found that we work well with and are challenged by traditional structures.

Chad Gray

Every band on Ozzfest has to give Ozzy and Sabbath a big thank you, ... They spawned everything that's going on in metal right now. They've been around for how long, and now they're headlining the biggest summer tour for kids? I'm just fortunate and glad to be a part of it.

That means that the next government in Fiji will not be able to relax either. Fiji is fast heading down the road of becoming known as a banana republic,

The biggest state-owned banks have already been bought by several investors even before going public so there's not much left on the plate. Investors will go for the smaller banks if they want to play a part in China's fast-growing financial industry.

The biggest rumor I always had to fight in marketing, was that they're going under or going bankrupt or whatever, and that's never been the case.

The big thing was the 5-on-3 we weren't able to capitalize on. We didn't get anything, and they get a power play late and bang they put it in.

The boom in electronic banking and the reduction in cash transactions - partly due to the introduction of the euro - are changing the role of the branch network,

The best ways of marketing were email and banner advertising, but I needed images... and they were very expensive.

Allan Jones

The big banks are very enthusiastic and we will back them; we see ourselves as a platform for these instruments.

The biggest economic danger of the next 50 years is the coming crisis in entitlement spending. The problem is the entire health care system is in crisis. The entire U.S. health care system needs to be overhauled. If not, it will literally bankrupt the federal government.

Andrew Jackson

The best thing for the Bank of Canada to do is to wait and see.

Students will vote and which ever band raises the most money is the winner.

Students kept coming to us saying that they were having trouble putting together bands and finding musicians. They wanted to know what to do if they couldn't find a drummer or a bass player.

Stiffer competition from bigger state-owned banks may have contributed to the earnings drop. Besides, costs probably rose as the bank was on track to expand out of the city.

Steve was good brother. I play in a rock 'n' roll band and he stayed with Michael while we were out Saturday. It's just hard to believe.

Strong economic growth will lead to higher inflationary pressures leading to more rate increases in 2006. The central bank may be looking for time before resuming tightening yet again.

No bank is going to cash a check issued to someone else.

The beef ban and military base realignment will be seriously discussed with Bush pressuring Koizumi on the former and Koizumi pressuring the U.S. on the latter.

The best part of the high school in Hastings must have been the Music Department. Its orchestra and concert band did well in county competitions, and the dance band formed by its students was the best in the region. I played lead trumpet in all of them.