Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jane Elliott

White people in this country are tweaked. We are raised to believe a myth of White superiority. Malcolm X, in The Autobiography of Malcolm X, said that White people's "belief that they are 'superior' in some way is so deeply rooted that these things are in the national White subconscious.

Steve Erickson

White Americans believe we've made more progress since the end of slavery in 1865 than do black Americans for whom '12 Years a Slave' documents a collective memory, passed down in the genes and by the lore of generations.

Todd Wagner

While you may say that's not a big number, if you do the math with me ... believe me, it's big. It's helpful to an industry that has razor-thin margins. The exhibition industry is a horribly tough industry.

While you believe you can still win you can pull it out.

While Windsor Fund's emphasis on deep value stocks has been out of favor recently, we believe it is a sound long-term investment strategy,

While the changes ... will result in modestly higher risk profiles for the funds, we believe that shareholders will benefit from broader equity diversification and higher return potential.

We continue to expect sentiment to worsen until GM/Delphi/UAW reach a three- way deal, which we believe would also greatly facilitate a GMAC sale.

We continue to consume because we have come to believe that a life of love, comfort and safety for ourselves and for our children can be obtained item by item.

We continue to believe we have the right ingredients for success in the marketplace,

We continue to believe we can generate compound annualized revenue growth, including 50% of the revenues from the joint ventures from which the company derives equity income, of between 4 to 6% through 2010. We also believe we can deliver double-digit compound earnings growth, excluding restructuring charges, over the next three to five years.

We continue to believe this is a second half story, but need to see revenue growth return year-over-year given this is the third-quarter in a row of revenue estimate reductions.

We continue to believe the probability is very low that either Philip Morris or Reynolds American buys UST.

We continue to believe the patent is invalid and not infringed, but we cannot comment any further as the post-trial phase of the court proceeding is continuing.

We continue to believe the key to success for On2 is to build relationships with brand-name companies that see our superior video- compression technology as a critical ingredient in their own success. We want partners who will take us with them to the drawing board, to the market, and to the after-market -- exposing us to a stream of revenues long after the first license or engineering project is completed.

We continue to believe the acquisition would make strategic sense for Pinnacle, transforming it from a regional operator to a national casino company with an extensive development pipeline.

We continue to believe that while domestic express volumes may be close to a bottom, ground volumes, (international express shipments) and especially yields are several quarters away from bottoming.

We continue to believe that we have a policy in place that prohibits discrimination.

We continue to believe that we are not liable for the events that occurred that day.

We continue to believe that we are in the second year of a 5- to 7-year investment cycle in Internet infrastructure.

Carl Icahn

We continue to believe that Time Warner's stock is greatly undervalued and that the company is in need of a major restructuring,

We continue to believe that this transaction would benefit customers in Texas and southern Oklahoma who would be offered the benefits of Kroger's superior selection, service and value in this aggressively competitive market. We intend to explore our legal alternatives.

Jan Hatzius

We continue to believe that the underlying drivers of productivity growth are turning less favorable,

We continue to believe that these individuals pose a significant threat,

Henry Blodget

We continue to believe that there is no legal or competitive justification for blocking the deal.

We continue to believe that there is considerably more downside risk than upside risk to the equity market,

We continue to believe that the market is riskier and more speculative than most investors believe.

We continue to believe that the inventory build in the industry is important, because it has historically led to an inventory-driven downturn with semiconductor companies cutting back on unit production and capacity additions as inventories are absorbed.

We continue to believe that the company has been making incremental improvements in its product offerings at all divisions. We believe that fall and holiday assortments are largely complete, and that most marketing and merchandising decisions have been made and implemented.

We continue to believe that the better course is for the government to resist injecting itself into a thriving, dynamic market where investment and innovation are flourishing.

We continue to believe that the Asia-Pacific region offers meaningful long-term growth potential including further development of our business in China.

Micky Arison

We continue to believe that our offer is a superior proposal to the Royal Caribbean proposal and is a credible, deliverable and more valuable transaction for your shareholders,

We continue to believe that order rates have been tracking well at both companies thus far in the quarter.

We continue to believe that OfficeMax should be sold. We are confident that a sale will create more value for shareholders than any alternative strategy.