Famous Quotes & Sayings

Donella Meadows

We wouldn't have to speak so critically if businesses would stop feeding dead animals to live ones, putting non-food substances into food, tinkering with genetic codes, and spraying the countryside with poisons.

The program is just too large and isn't reaching the communities, businesses and workers it was created to target.

There are roughly 2 million businesses in the United States with between 5 and 100 employees. It's an excellent market to operate in.

There are probably thousands of businesses that need this type of help, but this happens to be in the back yard of the lawmaker who runs the subcommittee.

The quick response of the firefighters helped to save the majority of a historic structure, ... Businesses donated food and drinks for those involved in the firefighting and cleanup efforts, as well as school supplies for our students and staff once classes resumed.

Ben Bernanke

Well, optimism's a good thing. It - makes people go out and - you know, start businesses and spend and do whatever is necessary to get the economy going.

This settlement serves as a wake-up call for Congress to ensure that all businesses that buy and sell our most personal information are held accountable, and that they protect vulnerable consumers from having their sensitive information stolen.

This series of applications and some of the underlying network technology that's being tested in the NTON is the precursor for what all networks will be like in five to 10 years. Its goal is to hook people up at about 1,000 times the data rate that most businesses are hooked up today.

This will encourage businesses to come in and fix these problems, and right now there's some hesitancy to do that,

This will create a clearer line of sight on how our financial services businesses operate and enhance growth, ... Our external reporting will mirror this organizational structure, providing greater clarity for investors.

Don Siegelman

This was a huge, devastating impact for the state of Alabama, ... We're going to do everything we can to help get their lives, and their homes, and their businesses back together.

The Government should officially confirm the reintroduction of the 10-year tax holiday for investors starting up viable businesses in Uganda and ensure land availability free of squatters. The Government should immediately transfer ownership of the fresh handling cold facility at Entebbe so that the sector owns it.

You cannot do that through acquisitions alone. The real engine of growth is the core businesses themselves.

We had struck out at several businesses because we couldn't operate them.

We are exiting three businesses that were not delivering growth and financial returns.

We are evolving into a company with multiple platforms for growth. Over time, we expect an increasing penetration of our businesses in the professional contractor space. Consistent with our growth strategy, you shouldn't be surprised when we make strategic acquisitions like National Waterworks.

Unfortunately, I don't think this is an empty threat. The problem for Philips is they are in such commodity businesses at the moment and production costs are much lower in Asia.

Muhammad Yunus

Credit markets were originally created to serve human needs; to provide businesses and individuals with capital to start or expand businesses or fulfill other financial needs.

Meg Whitman

You know, I like to think that I will subscribe very much to the core Republican principles of small government. Making a small number of rules and getting out of the way. Keeping taxes low. Creating an environment for small businesses to grow and thrive.

Don Evans

The president understands that those that create jobs and wealth are small businesses and innovators,

There are an increasing number of businesses doing this kind of lending and financing.

When you hit the 50,000 number a lot more businesses start looking at you. Thinking that they can make a go of it here.

There are about 800,000 small businesses started every year, ... Small businesses don't have enough time to deal with their taxes. We are trying to make it more convenient for them.

There are 18 million businesses in Europe: do you contact each company individually? Is there one opt-out list? Are there competing opt-out lists? They simply don't know how this would work. It is fairly obvious that a global opt-off list won't work. It has already been a failure in the U.S.

Brad Smith

We've got three million businesses using the product and four out of five accountants recommend us. We think we'll remain the market leader. We are not concerned.

We've identified roughly 300 of these businesses throughout San Diego County. It's one of those industries that demands skills in intellectual property.

Christopher Bond

It is time that we take control and find a way to curtail the explosive costs of health care. Small businesses deserve a chance to channel these funds toward other needs, such as expanding and creating more jobs for the economy.

With experienced IT workers retiring and too few highly skilled workers to replace them, training and retention efforts will be critical. Businesses need to move immediately to search for and screen qualified applicants, and technology professionals with the right skill sets will be well positioned to capitalize on emerging opportunities.

While it's perhaps desirable for some businesses to have a little more pricing power, the overall rate of inflation could rise at a rate that's very harmful to the economy this year.

Chris Potter

While it is easier to set up internet-based businesses now, a certain level of technical knowledge and investment is required, but a minority of smaller businesses are still learning these disciplines.

While individuals and companies take risks and make businesses grow and thrive, government must be a catalyst to starting and growing businesses, not a hindrance.

With our own Internet businesses in Australia, this materially increases Fairfax's exposure to the Internet, and therefore to a faster growth profile for the whole business.

Keith Scott

We would have them study the market and give us a report indicating what retail gaps we might fill and with whom we might fill them. What retail businesses are currently here and in proximity to Cathedral City that people make the drive to.