Famous Quotes & Sayings

Boris Yeltsin

There still is a lot of tears and sweat to spend before we identify the forms of business cooperation which are worthy of the two great nations,

J. R. Moehringer

There's that old journalism rule that sunshine is the great disinfectant - which is how reporters bust their way into meetings and such all the time. In sports, I really think winning is the great disinfectant.

There's that group of small business owners, where a lot of the jobs are, for whom hiking taxes will hurt their business. They already face higher heating costs, insurance costs -- at some point, they may decide there are too many costs to run a business and decide it's not worth it any more.

There's talk Bush might actually eventually move towards drawing in someone from Wall Street, which the market might quite like really.

There was another confrontation on the bus and the suspect pulled out the handgun and shot her once. She then walked off the bus.

There used to be a smaller business section and an independent business section but they closed down, which is generally perceived as not a good thing.

There used to be a lot more of the mom-and-pop stores downtown. Now there are only a couple left. The downtown has really changed. People want to be able to park in front of the business they are going to; they don't want to park on the next block, especially our older customers.

There's very little substitute in the business world for making money.

These places charge by the form, so a small-business owner filing a Schedule C probably pays $150 or so. The price goes up when the business is more complicated.

Brian Murphy

These ward meetings are a way to explain the concept firsthand to residents and business owners.

These unfavorable comparisons should not cloud the long-term strength of our business and our compelling industry position.

The settlement with the commission effectively resolves Xerox's outstanding issues with the SEC, ... Xerox today is a stronger company with a new management team that has taken all the right steps to turn our business around.

These teams are playing killer schedules. But we won't even talk about the other teams. We don't look and see who's playing who. People get lost in that. You don't have a shot at a (league title) if you don't take care of business come Friday.

These tax-cut proposals are especially encouraging. Cutting taxes on workers and businesses creates jobs.

Steve Ballmer

This is a very large business that still has incredible possibilities.

This is a very important moment for the government's economic policies. Measures are needed that will ensure economic stability over the next few years and not undermine business growth,

This is a very difficult thing thing to do, but it's necessary given the current business conditions.

This is a very challenging time, and these are very difficult decisions for the company. It's all about aligning the work force with our business needs.

This is a very big increase, ... It demonstrates the concerns that have been expressed by the prime minister that we face new challenges and vast new opportunities. If (Canadian companies) don't remain globally competitive they will not be in business very long.

Paul Saffo

This is a unique conference. It is a forum for the AMD community to consider not just immediate technology trends and their business impacts, but also to explore the larger, longer-term surprises that technological innovation presents for society at large.

Paul Saffo

This is a unique conference, ... It is a forum for the AMD community to consider not just immediate technology trends and their business impacts, but also to explore the larger, longer-term surprises that technological innovation presents for society at large.

This is a unique circumstance. This is not like a business in the private sector or even other departments in the federal government. It's a unique department with a great sense of urgency for fulfilling its responsibility.

This is a typical 'Merging Business 101' tactic: prevent your adversaries from getting their foot in the door and a leg up on you by any means necessary.

This is just plumbing. It's really of no value to end users, no value to business people.

This is just a marvelous business opportunity. We need a Northeast facility, close to refineries here.

I want to heal that perceived gap between business people and non-business people. The reality is that one group cannot exist without the other, and the vast majority of business owners are residents as well.

I want to have more of a modest scale, not fancy, business trade show in central Tokyo for maybe two or three days.

Once the dust settles, these companies become much more growth oriented, ... They in fact become healthier, more profitable, they have larger market capitalizations, which enable them to go out, buy other businesses which provide high returns and enable them to maintain a high- return profile.

Once upon a time, business solved its problems by raising prices. Now, they solve their problems by cutting costs and getting better productivity. It reflects that productivity but doesn't force pricing, doesn't constrict profit margins. It's what an economy's supposed to do.

Once (travelers have) gone private aviation, they can't go back. The convenience, the sense of security, the time.... I'm in the business of selling time, and these are time machines. Time is the ultimate commodity that all of us treasure, and to the folks that have the means this represents a very real value.

Once (the women) get the business going, they can sell lambs for $25 apiece. Their health and their families' health profits from eating good protein. The extended family profits. Everyone profits.

On Business 20 between Odessa and Midland, there were lots of vacant buildings, weeds growing up in the parking lots and things like that.

Ed Martin

Once an initial group of fans who want to see a particular show and have not been able to do so tap into online viewing and get their fill, can this continue to be a viable business model? I can see this generating a lot of interest up front but I'm not sure if there is any longevity.