Famous Quotes & Sayings

James Joyce

We did do very well in the transactions over $100 million that we chose to pursue, signing 11 and losing only one competitively, ... But the consistent deferral of mega-deals resulting from customers caution about their own businesses in this economic environment has had a significant impact on the growth of our outsourcing revenue.

We've seen a clear pickup in consumer spending and housing and now the manufacturing sector. I'd say with a couple more months, businesses will start to gain confidence.

We use this less-conservative format to celebrate the successes and to thank businesses for their investment in the economic development of our community.

Tom Rath

Having fewer unhealthy days and, in turn, more days when you have the energy to get things done is probably the global constant through which businesses and individuals can think about the quantifiable upside of increasing wellbeing.

We're here to help West Midlands businesses better themselves by using open source.

This purchase strengthens our online IT and digital products sales and service presence for small and medium-sized businesses as well as for consumer customers.

Nancy Cartwright

There are plenty of businesses like show business

We decided to join the forum to learn how other family businesses operate. We want to learn how they deal with various situations an opportunities.

Gina Rinehart

If you want to help the poor and our next generation, make investment, reinvestment and businesses welcome.

John Ross

We really haven't had any problems. We've worked out some parking with a couple of the businesses around, they're letting us use their parking if we need it, but we really haven't been doing thousands and thousands of people like they expected.

We have recognized that small businesses are people businesses. The types of people we have to have employed here have to want to be a trusted advisor. They have to have a strong value culture around doing the right thing.

There are some businesses that have weeds and grass growing in front of the lots, cars with flat tires and cars parked on the sidewalks. We want to encourage the owners of the property to take care of that and clean up in front of their places.

There are a lot of small businesses who are having a tough time making it through the first quarter of the year.

If people support independently owned small businesses in their community, they can make a difference.

Small businesses create half of the jobs in the private sector.

Wayne Taylor

Kevin had so many friends. Businesses and individuals have really stepped up to the plate for this project.

I would not suggest to French businesses to invest in China, the government is not stable.

John Jones

Just like so many tax laws, I think businesses are frequently unaware of these very valuable credits.

Tommy Thompson

What I'm hearing from some businesses is they are being impacted negatively by the tax,

Dick Gephardt

to figure out how we're going to help businesses create jobs, reduce the deficit, simplify the tax code and grow our economy.

Cliff Stearns

Today, counterfeiters have become just another competitor for legitimate U.S. businesses in the high-stakes world of global commerce.

What we weren't counting on was the rapid progress of the Open Invention Network, which serves a similar purpose for businesses in a much more compelling way.

John Davidson

What we've seen has really been priced into the market. At this point we need to see evidence of rising spending on capital and businesses hiring employees.

What we have been seeing is a change in the composition of growth, with businesses rather than households now the main drivers of growth in domestic spending.

What we don't like is private developers... seeking to get for free what small businesses in New Jersey have had to pay for.

It certainly has worked for Wal-Mart and Target. Sears has a good chance at making a name in those businesses and capturing some share, but it's not going to be overnight.

I think their focus for the early part of 2006 is going to be integrating the businesses they've acquired.

I think when you have situation where you cannot reliably know how long it's going to take to get to a certain place, or when you have businesses that are making the decision not to grow because of the state of transportation, or when you have families that are separated for such long hours because people are spending an hour-and-a-half to two hours to get to work, then I think you're in crisis.

I think the Dow will hold up fairly well. The stocks are much cheaper (than Nasdaq issues), and the supply-demand conditions in the businesses are much more positive.

It is going to be the equivalent of a snow day in terms of the effect on the economy. You are going to have a lot of businesses closed, especially in construction, restaurants, hotels and the service industry.

Lamberto is an outstanding leader, with an impressive track record at Bristol-Myers Squibb of growing key franchises and businesses around the world,

Scott Johnson

It is probably true that the peak was making it difficult for people to move up, but businesses coming in from outside don't see it as a bubble.

Underlying performance in our businesses has improved as a result of cost controls and better operating efficiencies, which is fundamental as we do not see much of an economic improvement in the near future,