Famous Quotes & Sayings

We have built enough Iraqi capacity where we can begin talking seriously about transitioning this counterinsurgency mission to them,

We have begun to aggressively implement best-practices throughout the company and have put stringent controls into place to improve inventory turns and working capital efficiency. We believe that we will be able to reach a point of break-even cash flows by the close of fiscal 2006.

We have begun the evaluation process she has seen a psychiatrist on Friday. It's my understanding the evaluation is not being close to being completed.

John Fletcher

We have begun the development of Coles Myer's next five-year strategic plan, which will consider ownership options for our Myer business, including retention, de-merger and trade sale.

E. B. White

We have begun testing the service in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, and we are going to begin testing here shortly. In the next couple months we will be testing the service here.

We have begun investigations as to the extent of the injury, but as yet it's too early to say exactly what the repercussions are. We are monitoring the situation and there will be a scan this week.

We have begun a path that we believe will ultimately benefit our users in China.

We have been waiting for two things to happen to plan the beginning of our withdrawal.

We have been waiting for Annie's to reopen. It marks the beginning of springtime.

We have been trying to work with students since the beginning of the year, but it hasn't been effective. We have done a whole lot more than is necessary, but we need to look out for the members here and take it to the next level.

We're not beginning from ground zero. They have had a life here in the U.S.

We're working with a slightly new system and the girls are still getting used to it. We're not the best finishers in the world to begin with, so the different runs are throwing off the quality finishes we do have in us. At least we're getting the shots, and early in the season, as long as we're getting them, eventually they'll start falling for us. The shot differential, we're not too much worried about that. We're OK right now.

We're waiting on the surveyor to complete his work and as soon as he does, we can begin to sell these plots.

We're vulnerable to begin with, and climate change exacerbates the vulnerability.

Terry Semel

We're very proud of what we have accomplished so far but fully embrace the belief that we're still at the beginning of significant long-term opportunities.

Virtually no one starts smoking as an adult. Ninety percent of all the smokers began as teenagers or younger.

Valuations still remain high in the European technology sector. I see about 10-15 percent further downside in the sector before prices begin to get interesting again.

Valuations are typically higher at the beginning of a recovery, but in this case they've run too high, ... Whether you're looking at dividend yields or the P/E going forward, we're just stretched.

Utah began 2006 on a strong note, but on a pace somewhat below that of 2005.

Usually, we do a good job of getting her the ball. Gwen doesn't even really know how strong she is yet. She's just beginning to really understand. We try to work it inside as much as we can.

You don't break legs, but you do take food out of the mouths of kids, ... This is a business that is begging for regulation.

You kids that made it through this program are the real superstars here today. This is a new beginning for you folks. You people can do whatever you put your hearts and minds to.

William Blake

When I saw that rage was vainAnd to sulk would nothing gain,Turning many a trick and wileI began to soothe and smile.

You can clearly see that the Heineken brand is beginning to grow. It grew twice as fast in the second half of the year as the first half, which means that measures the company took are having an effect on sales.

You can clearly see that the Heineken brand is beginning to grow.

While we saw a pick-up in spending at the beginning of the year, that was just a one-off as consumers spent on sales and on seasonal goods. Given the softness we're seeing in spending in February, there isn't evidence that rising wages are feeding into consumption.

David Berg

Whoever goes first in making their case gets to shape the initial impression a jury gets. That's why you can't wait. You have to begin your case during cross.

Dick Cheney

While you're there, you become much more brusque with people. I always thought of myself as a calm, pleasant, warm, lovable sort, but after the '76 convention, some people in the press began calling me the Grand Teton. I can remember being short with people and, in the eyes of some, abrasive. But that's all I had time for.

We can tell you at the beginning of our public review that uniformity certainly does not exist.

We were very focused in guarding their very good perimeter players at the beginning of the game.

We were very flat in the beginning of the game. There just wasn't much energy. We didn't have any energy and we weren't executing any of our plays. But as the game went on, we started to pick things up. We played very well in the last 10 minutes and that's why we won this game.

We were very flat in the beginning, but we made a miraculous comeback. We could have won that game. We are slowly moving in the right direction, the only piece of the puzzle that is missing is the discipline...we still take too many penalties.

We were under 10 late in the third quarter and down just 10 after three. Then came that spread. We just didn't match up. When we did get shots, they didn't drop and then we got down a little and began to hang our heads.