Famous Quotes & Sayings

We had a great year last year; business was up 17 percent and the figure should be up 10 percent this year.

We're not nearly concerned about size as we are about being profitable. We have to go foxhole by foxhole, looking at the way we do business and making changes as we think are required. We're not done with that process. It'll continue on forever.

We're not in the business of sending signals. We let the decisions speak for themselves. Sometimes you don't get a winner in a category.

Tomas Vokoun

We're not in the business of figure-skating. It doesn't matter if you do a little better tonight. You play for points, and we just didn't get it done.

We're not in the business of censorship. It is not up to a government official to determine whose opinion is right and whose is wrong.

We're not in a hurry to do that. We're watching it. It's a very steady business.

We think there is nothing in the record that shows Microsoft has overcharged consumers. It's the exact opposite of what Microsoft's business model has been. Every market Microsoft has gone into has resulted in lower prices.

We're recognized by our peers in the industry, and that's important, but it always means more when it comes from our customers because we're in business because of them.

Michael Buerk

Women make 80% of the buying decisions in this country. Even if they are not running the boardrooms, they at least dictate the business agenda. And the media, of course, is another thing.

Melanne Verveer

Women in business are talented leaders who can share their skills as trainers, mentors and advocates.

Dick Durbin

Why is it we're transferring all this family and business income to businesses making record profits? ... I think frankly this is unfair to families and businesses. This money needs to come back to families and the consumer.

Susan Estrich

Why is it our business whether Sarah Palin returned to her job as governor three days after her son was born, or three months? Is there a right answer?

Why buy a business that's been declining 10 to 15 percent?

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.

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.

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.

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.