Famous Quotes & Sayings

I come from the operations side of the business, and I buy companies to operate them, not to flip them.

I come from the deep countryside. My family was in farming. I was not really exposed to business. Coming from that environment, I just wanted in my life to go overseas - that was a childhood dream because I wanted diversity, contacts, cultural meetings with others.

I can't think of many managers who like studio stocks. It's a business with pretty uncertain returns. You can lose your shirt making a handful of movies.

Vince Young

I care because we are a great team. We deserve it because of how hard we're playing. But the BCS is wild. If you just take care of your business as a team, everything else will fall into place.

Vince Young

I care because we are a great team, ... We deserve it because of how hard we're playing. But the BCS is wild. If you just take care of your business as a team, everything else will fall into place.

I can remember driving by the park on the bus in high school and making fun of those guys out in the woods. I came back from college and my dad had started playing. I went out with him and the next thing you know, I'm buying my own discs.

Scott Stevens

I can remember crying on the bus because I wanted to be good.

Douglas Brinkley

I could ride on an integrated trolley bus on the base, ... but when I left the base, I had to ride home on a segregated bus.

I could tell on the bus ride that we weren't focused on the game. It took us a quarter to get it, but from that point on we played well.

I don't think there's been a change in sentiment about the live entertainment business. It hasn't been a great business and I don't expect the fundamentals to shift.

Ed Carpenter

I don't think there are a whole lot of people in the business who don't know who I am. I don't think it helps or hinders. I'm just a race car driver who happens to be related to a great racing family.

Ari Fleischer

I don't think that the people who are professionals, who make it their business to go in and prepare the White House for new arrivals, would cut wires.

Steve Shaw

I don't think there's any doubt what an institution like CU does for business, ... I'd love to challenge other local businesses to step up and support the school.

Richard Butler

I don't think there's any doubt at all -- the man is thoroughly back in business making weapons of mass destruction.

I don't think there is going to be any impact on the consumer, even long term. If Delta goes out of business and Northwest goes out of business, someone is going to pick up those flights. Someone is going to jump in and help those customers.

Leo Hindery

I'd prayed this day would never come, but it is now obvious that Cablevision, which has a history of anti-competitive behavior, hopes to run YES out of business and restore and protect its own stranglehold over local sports,

I do think, however, that it is very important that we, as individuals, protect ourselves; that businesses make contingency plans; and that governments at all levels ? public health officials everywhere ? do what is necessary to minimize the danger of a potential pandemic.

Sebastian Thrun

I'd really love to see a business model for higher education going forward that is actually affordable, that uses modern technology to reach scale and quality and that really reimburses the services rendered in a way that's meaningful to everybody.

Randee Heller

I dropped out of the business for 8 years, and I taught English as a second language. Then I decided to go back to acting, and I got 'Mad Men'.

I don't see anything that's unhealthy with Dell's strategy. The problem with the consumer business is the margin issue. Profits can be a whole lot tighter than with the corporate business.

I don't see anything that's unhealthy with Dell's strategy, ... The problem with the consumer business is the margin issue. Profits can be a whole lot tighter than with the corporate business.

Melanie Mayron

I don't think families can earn enough money with one wage-earner any more. I also think there are a lot of men who don't want to bust their butts and do that kind of work. They want to stay home with the kids, but guys who do want to do that aren't looked up to as the masculine kind of guy, and that's a shame.

I don't think any business has to give up legal protections in order to simplify. The main consideration is that whatever protection, rights and remedies a corporation wants, they should be put in terms that are understandable to the consumer.

I don't think businesses will hire more people in anticipation of higher demand. They want to see demand first. They feel they have the flexibility to increase production without hiring people.

I don't think a private business should be able to go out and do something that we can't do in our own business life.

Howard Schultz

I am very pleased with our first quarter performance, which demonstrated focused execution at all levels of the business and delivered the most successful first quarter in Starbucks history.

I am very pleased to see Chef America's innovative, high growth and high-margin business joining us, giving Nestle the lead in two out of three principle categories in the world's frozen food market.

I am working on stabilizing the business and regenerating growth. We're in a great industry with high margin and we have the knowledge and the expertise. For now we're focused on getting our own house in order and improving shareholder value, not the size of the business.

Ibrahim Ali

I am a close friend of the Transportation Minister and this makes my work easier, ... Otherwise my business would have been much slower.

Phil Knight

I am pleased with the strides we've made in our global equipment business where revenues grew 41 percent this past quarter and 37 percent year-to-date, ... The strong dollar continues to negatively impact our European results; constant dollar revenues in Europe were up 23 percent in the second quarter.

Michael Eisner

I am pleased with the strength of our results in the first quarter, ... Once again, Parks & Resorts proved itself to be an extraordinary driver of higher earnings. Significantly, these earnings came not only from our established theme park businesses, but from our new cruise line business as well.

Kevin Cameron

I am pleased with the progress we have made in light of the challenges we faced in the second half of 2005. During 2005, we improved our operations, introduced enhanced products and extended the value proposition we offer our customers. Our businesses are well positioned to grow as we facilitate improved revenue cycle management, the capturing and sharing of clinical information and the empowerment of the patient.

I am pleased with the overall strong performance of our business in the third quarter, particularly the dynamic growth of Pharmaceuticals.