Famous Quotes & Sayings

It's been less than successful, bordering on a disaster. After the $3 billion write-off they took for the poor performance of the previous management team, this summer must be a real disappointment to them.

It's a matter of pride to know that this will be Italy's stage when two billion people watch the opening ceremony.

It's a matter of pride to know that this will be Italy's stage when 2 billion people watch the opening ceremony.

It's better for the environment, we get to keep billions of dollars cycling through our economy instead of going to countries that aren't particularly friendly to us and by the way, it's cheaper,

It's interesting that in a nation of 1.2 billion people, we're talking about a labor shortage. It's important to realize that it's a relative situation.

Tamar Jacoby

It's going to cost billions and take five to 10 years. But do we want to get a grip on this or not? I think we do.

Susan Collins

It's going to take billions of dollars, but I want to make sure that money is not wasted.

It's going to be seen by, I'm told, as many as a billion people, which is tremendous,

It's required sharp increases in pay and benefits, and I think those have been appropriate, particularly in light of the recruiting problems that we were having a year ago, and the quality of life problems that have been eliminated. And I think that we've worked -- that Secretary (William) Cohen and President Clinton have worked very hard to increase defense investment, as I said, by 40 percent, from $43 billion to $60 billion a year ... That, also, has been justified, and will help us be as strong and dominant in the 21st century as we are now.

That's over 3 billion more pounds of meat. Exports are likely to go up only 600 million pounds this year.

That's the $4 billion question. If the governor is right, it's a huge deal. If he's wrong, it's going to be a terrible thing.

That's a good feeling, to save your clients two billion dollars.

That means about 10 billion birds and it is very difficult for the government to monitor their health status. It is an enormous challenge.

Philip Nelson

That puts a spotlight on how thin margins are for farmers. Input costs keep increasing, especially for fuel and natural gas. Yet we have sub $2 (per bushel) corn prices. The $2 billion may be a daunting number, but it shows the farm program works in years of depressed farm prices. That's how it's designed to work.

It's much weaker, but the size of the storm tends to grow. Even a category 3 could cause $25 billion in damage.

Paul Wolfowitz

It's not an exaggeration to say that 1.2 billion people living in extreme poverty need a result from Hong Kong,

Dennis Miller

Economists predict that this year's federal surplus will be $120 billion less than predicted in January. The missing $120 billion was reportedly last seen on a date with Congressman Gary Condit.

Roger Waters

Each small candle lights a corner of the darkWhen the wheel of pain stops turning And the branding iron stops burningWhen the children can be children When the desperados weaken When the tide rolls into greet themAnd the natural law of science Greets the humble and the mighty And a billion candles burning Lights the dark side of every human mind

Peter Oppenheimer

Each point of market share means $2 billion in top-line revenue.

The business could fetch 60 to 80 percent of its $2.5 billion book value -- probably in the $1.5 billion range.

A $US20 billion ($A27.09 billion) buyback is better than $US12 billion ($A16.25 billion), which is better than $US5 billion ($A6.77 billion), which is where we were a while ago.

At US$5 billion in current sales, WPC is less than 20% of the way there.

As of last week, foreign investors had sold over NT$40 billion net of Taiwan equities this month. I see little reason for putting the brakes on the selling spree over the remainder of the month given the lack of catalysts for the bulls.

As of 2004, the New York State wine industry brings in about $3.3 billion in New York State. It'd be nice to get a piece of that in Jefferson County.

The mobile phone is the most popular digital device on the planet (1.7 billion users - about one quarter of the world's population - and counting),

The mobile industry is scrambling to meet the demand for innovative new content applications and services, but billions are being lost through revenue leakage.

Brazil will be fantastic for the game. Potentially a billion viewers, 1000 media, a sold-out stadium ? and we are going to be a part of that. Yes, there will be pressure to perform and keep credibility intact, but who wouldn't want to be there.

Sue Barker

brings home $1.2 billion for Rhode Island transportation.

Jason Calacanis

Even if you're a relatively small player in search, that can still mean a company that's worth several billion dollars.

Thabo Mbeki

Billions would rebel in response to what they consider legitimate right of the poor that has been unjustly deferred by the rich (nations).

Billions of dollars that used to be written in the form of checks with insurance companies' names on them would instead go to credit unions, banks, and long-term investment houses. You know America: you see a financial opportunity and it sets off a gold rush.

Christine Whitman

Billions of dollars have been spent to subsidize sprawl. It's not about no-growth. It's about control.

Billions of dollars are going into hedge funds and other investment vehicles.