Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mark Foster

gives us the freedom and flexibility of exciting new business concepts.

Globalization is rapidly changing the way business is done, and our small and medium-sized firms in particular are at the mercy of this process and the exposure to increased competition it brings,

Dan Brown

For me, writing is a discipline, much like playing a musical instrument. By making writing my first order of business every day, I am giving it enormous symbolic importance in my life, which helps keep me motivated.

For me to get out in the congressional district that I represent and see all the things that we manufacture there, produce there, to get to know its people better, its businesses better and its government leaders better, all of those things have enriched me.

If it hadn't been for this, we would have maintained our profit growth momentum. Our business hasn't worsened.

If it comes down to where he had shown favoritism to those businesses that he played golf with, then I think there's an ethical problem there. They need to look deeper into that. If somebody is massaging him and they want to get into some business deal with the state for their betterment, that's totally wrong.

If it's got good data in a large index, then you can say it's a viable business and know your customers will go to that search engine.

I get walk-in business from the post office, (which) equals about 15 percent to 20 percent of my business.

If Yahoo isn't doing business in China, someone else will. It's putting American businesses at a disadvantage in the world marketplace.

Keyon Dooling

If we would've taken care of business early in the season we wouldn't be in this position. Our team was a little different then.

If the store were your own business, you'd escort the customer to a product's location in the store and refer to the customer by name.

If we look at pricing holistically, we'll create a more solid business.

If we look at how AMD's microprocessor business has been since Dirk got there, it's very, very positive. I see it as a reward for the technical engineering and operational contributions he has made to the business.

If that factory has a catastrophic event, where can they provide alternative manufacturing facilities? If they can't, then you're out of business because they're out of business.

John Conyers

If the Congress has any sense now, it will put an end to this and move on with the business that the American people care about,

If the business model doesn't work out, then it's bye-bye, Software.net.

If the business model didn't work, the URL won't travel.

If the business case is made and the money is needed, the money will be made available.

If the English want a king, it is their business. If the Russians want communism, it is their business. If the Americans want our form of government, it is our business.

If the governor signs this bill, she will send a message to the international and national business community that Michigan is serious about competing in the global economy.

Ridley Scott

If studios don't get their money back, we don't have any movies. So it is important that films are successful, and I am fully supportive of that because I'm not just a director, I'm also not stupid. I've been in this business long enough and, to a certain extent, I'm a businessman; I know the importance of that.

Brad Shaw

If something comes out of it long-term, that's why we're in the business. We're in the business to see how good we can get as coaches, to see what level we can get at for as long as we can.

Bill Watterson

If someone wants to be a cartoonist, let's see him develop his own strip instead of taking over the duties of someone else's. We've got too many comic strip corpses being propped up and passed for living by new cartoonists who ought to be doing something of their own. If a cartoonist isn't good enough to make it on his own work, he has no business being in the newspaper.

I would be keen to meet with CEOs and other top executives of U.S.-based petroleum companies during this visit. I have separately requested the USIBC (U.S.-India Business Council) to organize an event, wherein this interaction could take place.

John Carey

I would focus on very high-quality companies in this environment. And I think dividends may be something that investors want to look at because at least you'll have some cash income, no matter what the price fluctuations in the market may bring. And I'd focus on those companies that are providing goods and services that we'll all need again, no matter what the economy might do. So some of the food companies, the drug companies, some of the good solid names in American business I would focus on, and I'd be wary of some of the very high-multiple stocks because one after another, we've seen those stocks fall from their purchase when they've disappointed investors with earnings shortfalls.

Jeff Cooper

I would expect they're going to have real difficulty putting a jury pool together. If people are back in New Orleans, they're going to be rebuilding their homes or businesses or both.

I would have been embarrassed to say we would do that much business (because) that number's so big,

Aaron Karo

I guess I ended up in business after all.

I grew up in this business... A lot of my life has been centered around this question about how NASA is helping us to understand our own home planet... and to understand our place in the universe.

Chip Taylor

I grew up in South Carolina. I have been taught in the ways of southern hospitality. Residents that enter my business will always be treated with outstanding manners and cleanliness. I take each customer and tattoo seriously -- this is how I support my family.

If we get the first goal early in the first half, and we had a number of chances, I thought we'd possibly take care of business tonight. The good part is that we are creating chances; the frustrating part is that we are not finishing enough.

If we get good prices on the businesses we like, I'm willing to buy,

If we don't take care of business this week, the Texas game won't matter.