Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ben Horowitz

I think when companies are struggling, they don't want to talk to the press. The guys who write business books aren't interested in it because nobody wants to learn what it's like to be a mess, you want to learn how to be successful. That's slanted the whole thing quite a bit.

Laisenia Qarase

We are in the midst of the greatest investment boom Fiji has ever seen.

We are improving security and accelerating investment in the oil sector between now and the end of the year. There is also a boost to investment in the 2006 budget,

We are hoping that people will return the books and/or money. We are willing to work with the customer to restore our relationship and be flexible with payment options.

We are delighted that Tom Benson decided to return to New Orleans and play the 2006 season in the Superdome. This was a very positive step in our rebuilding efforts and has already provided an enormous boost to the spirits of our community. Our group will work closely with the Saints to provide support at all levels -- selling suites and season tickets, identifying creative sponsorship arrangements, and generally working as hard as we can to help them succeed here.

You have nothing to vet in court if you haven't put it on the books yet.

Al Groh

We were kind of determined that we weren't going to let the game be played in a phone booth today, ... and it worked out pretty decently.

John Shelby

Winning the series would be a huge boost and show we can go to (NCAA) Regional and the College World Series.

Heinrich Heine

Wherever they burn books they will also end up burning people.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas

We were looking for a boost and he (Murray) did it for us. If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't be celebrating this win.

When I was 4, I grabbed a piece of paper, and I drew a picture of my dingle boots. They were like biker boots with three straps, and I was so fascinated by them.

Hillary Clinton

When I traveled as secretary of state, I was deluged with thick briefing books full of information about the politics, economy, and culture of each destination, so those took up most of my reading time.

Truman Capote

When I think of how good my book can be, it scares me.

We couldn't do too much about the booing of the English national anthem, other than to implore Welsh supporters to respect it,

We published six books in our first year, we're publishing nine this year, and we're scheduled to publish 12 in 2006,

We hope international financial institutions will enhance exchanges and cooperation with China's financial sector to further boost the growth of the Chinese financial industry,

On the surface, you'll see that the financial momentum delivered by the earnings tonight was more positive than not, and stocks should probably get a little boost off this.

Gordon Smith

Our coastal communities are the living legacy of Oregon's hard-working, innovative and responsible fishing industry. Increased investment in fishery habitat and tsunami warning research promises a boost to the local economy and a safer, more prepared coastline.

Road signs and indicators are the table of contents, the index and the page numbers all at once. If you had a book without those things, you'd never be able to read it.

Diane Ravitch

Removing books from the library is a no-no.

Republicans can point to the past, but they can't justify the present. It is a simple fact -- lobbying is booming under Bush. Since George Bush came to town, the number of lobbyists has doubled in Washington.

Mo Ibrahim

Remarkably, governments are beginning to embrace the idea that nothing enhances democracy more than giving voice and information to everybody in the country. Why not open their books if they have nothing to hide?

Molly Harper

I think my books are lighter and funnier than some of the big series out there. You may not walk away from my books having learned a life-altering lesson, but you will feel better for having laughed for a few hours. It's just a different style of writing.

It doesn't seem like corporations want to boost their earnings projections as much as the market would like.

It doesn't need it. We can tolerate prices significantly less, but obviously it's a big boost to come at the higher prices,

Jim Martin

I think if you look at this tournament, you can see where we played well, and it was a big confidence boost for us. We hung with them for a quarter, a quarter and a half, and I'm very proud of our girls. It was a great atmosphere, and we're fortunate that Dr. (Lawrence) Wyllie allows us to have a boys-girls tournament like this.

I think, if anything, we got a boost from the (Miami) game,

I think incentives have been a concern for some time now as they impact margins. With GM pushing hard on incentives to boost their volume, it's pulling everyone kicking and screaming into the game whether they like it or not.

James Frey

I think I made a lot of mistakes in writing the book and promoting the book.

Chris Phillips

I think I heard a few boos after I missed because they were going to miss out on their pizza, so I was definitely happy to see us get the next one.

To win and to win decisively. It would give us some momentum having to play Savannah Country Day next week. To see some growth, in terms of execution offensively and defensively, would certainly boost my confidence. And I'm sure boost my guys' confidence.

Simon Williams

This oil boom has been funding domestic development, and the capital markets -- that have really changed dramatically over last few years -- have been a conduit for that.

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