Famous Quotes & Sayings

Paul Douglas

We've decided construction is our business and that is what we are sticking to.

To be singled out like this ? as though the owners and operators of golf courses in this region are not part of the mainstream business community and do not make significant contributions to local economies ? is outrageous.

To be quite honest, the business is doing really well but the valuation is astronomical.

Carl Hiaasen

To me, the newspaper business was a way to learn about life and how things worked in the real world and how people spoke. You learn all the skills - you learn to listen, you learn to take notes - everything you use later as a novelist was valuable training in the newspaper world. But I always wanted to write novels.

Andrea Jung

You have to combine instinct with a good business acumen. You just can't be creative, and you just can't be analytical.

Douglas Leone

You have to be willing to risk things; otherwise, somebody else will put you out of business.

Diego Della Valle

You have to be serious-minded in business, but not take yourself seriously.

Too often, economic development is thought of simply as recruiting big business away from other states. This report is a reminder that states must also focus investments on workers, education and business.

Those $29 fares were too low. You don' t charge those kind of prices and continue to operate. The bus even costs more.

Ellen Johnson

Thomas Smith Woewiyu and his boss, Charles Taylor, are very busy trying to get somebody elected who will then welcome them into Government to complete their looting agenda.

Thomas is an energetic, experienced and far-sighted executive with a strong track record as a financial professional from one of the world's most respected companies. His experience in business development, organizational management and international commerce make him the ideal choice to drive and manage Activision's strategic direction and growth and help us continue to deliver superior financial returns to our shareholders,

Pankaj Mishra

Thomas Friedman's 'The World is Flat' sold more copies in India than in the U.K. The market for go-getting business books or wonkish tomes by corporate moguls posing as philosopher kings has grown dramatically in modernising China and India.

This transformation plan is designed not only to improve the short-term health of these businesses but also to ensure a future of sustainable, profitable growth.

Gideon Gono

This transaction will send a message to the world that Zimbabwe is a country that serious investors can do business with.

This transaction eliminates the most significant single long-dated position remaining in our trading business and our only tolling agreement.

This transaction also underscores our commitment to a strategy of managing closely related, industry-leading businesses to maximize shareholder returns.

Tony Perkins

This time, President Bush gave us a nominee who is Rehnquist-like, ... Next time, we expect the president to nominate someone in the mold of a Justice (Antonin) Scalia or (Clarence) Thomas.

This time it was unavoidable. The majority of the downturns in this cyclical business don't last this long.

We also need to ensure that the ambitions of our younger generation are nurtured and their skills honed, so that as a nation we can produce a skilled workforce and develop business leaders that we can be proud of.

We also host weddings, receptions, clubs and all kinds of business meetings here.

We also have web addresses and e-mail addresses on business cards. As a result, some business cards are starting to look very crowded.

Kelly Clark

We didn't get off the bus until the fourth quarter. I don't know if we were looking ahead, or what but we've put ourselves in a tough position. We need to get the job done Friday.

We got into the game fairly early. We had a successful catalog business already, so going to the Internet was a natural extension. It's been our fastest-growing channel of business for a number of years.

We are starting a detailed review of all the businesses that have been losers with a much tougher eye than we have before.

We are spread too thin, trying to manage three businesses from our home in Oregon. It is very important to us that I find a way to travel less, so I can be home more with Karen and our three children.

Byron Scott

We are so weak mentally and physically. When it comes to the second half, we might as well just get on the bus because our guys don't show up. We're just not tough enough. I think a few of guys in there quit, which is very disappointing to me. And they won't be here, simple as that.

Phil Brown

We are so thankful for the community support we received, ... To drive around and see 'Save the 179th' signs in yards and businesses -- it's heartwarming.

We are sensitive to the needs of freedom of choice. Most business owners have tried to comply with current regulations. We need to take time to look at the problems with the proposal.

We are seeking to have airfare costing the level now of business class once it's commercialized, but that requires technology of longer distance transportation and of flights with more cargo.

Trying to profit from a natural disaster or other crisis is wrong, and I hope that North Carolina businesses won't stoop to that level,

(Trump) intimately knows drama from his many business ventures to his weekly boardrooms on 'The Apprentice.' Little does he know that the drama on 'Days of Our Lives' is often more intense!

(To) reignite growth, we have structured our operations into three independent businesses that leverage our core strengths while providing customers with the products they want and need,

Bart Stupak

When I came to Congress, like our first panel, small business people, 64 percent of the people had health insurance. We'd buy it. Now, we're down to about 34 percent. That's why we have to do something on health care in this country because the cost is killing us.