Famous Quotes & Sayings

People don't mind buying five cases of wine, but they don't seem to want to pay $100 for a room.

Tom Williams

People are very value-conscious, ... buying close to the need.

People complain about gas prices, but they don't change their buying habits. We've been saying that gas prices have to hit $3 a gallon and stay there for six months to see a change in behavior.

People come to tech for that extra-special sizzle, not for the steak. By buying into Cisco they're buying into a market that's more moderate.

People buying generators sounds more like a smart insurance plan to protect some of their assets, rather than a sign they're living in fear. It may dampen people's outlook a little bit, but not in a way that would translate into weaker spending.

Normally, this is an event for people to gather information and start thinking about buying ticket packages, but we're selling the heck out of them. I think this shows how much excitement people have for this team and these players.

The Nasdaq will probably rebound tonight because of Yahoo and investors started factoring that in at the start, but there wasn't enough follow-through buying in high-tech and Internet shares,

The Nasdaq is just licking its wounds and trying to rebuild. There's a lot of cash on the sidelines and there's some mild buying here.

Affordability has deteriorated over the past year because consumers are buying more expensive cars, financing a larger portion of those purchases and paying higher interest rates on car loans.

A friend went to Safeway. She was buying a huge quantity of tampons and maxi pads.

Across-the-board buying is over and investors have to select stocks with good earnings prospects.

Jay Johnson

Some people don't know where to go to contribute to the fund. Buying a shirt when they come in for dinner makes it easy.

Southern Union is buying lines in a region that may have higher production in coming decades. The newest gas-shale play that has the industry most excited is Barnett Woodford in West Texas, just west of the Permian.

Speculation about an end to interest rate rises is strengthening more than ever. The central bank's minutes prompted buying of electronics makers today.

One guy said, 'I have a hard time buying my wife roses when it's her money.'

Now, if anything, you should be buying these stocks because if anything, (the weakness) is going to be reversing itself.

Oil prices have been permanently on the rise, so it's clear that costs were higher. I'm slightly optimistic, but not enough for a big buying story.

The mood is negative. It could fall further, but whoever comes in now is buying cheap.

Dell has had a very focused strategy: Don't spend a lot on research and development, leverage the work of others, and deliver cookie-cutter servers and desktops cheaply. That lined up well with the market when saving money was in. But IT managers have to consider more than price now in making buying decisions.

Michael Kors

There's a whole generation of women who never really heard the word investment before, when it came to fashion. They've been buying things because they were cheap.

There's a severe lack of interest in Asia. There was some physical buying on the dips down. That's started to dissipate.

There's evidence to prove that some of those folks are buying a place on our election ballot, and its it's too valuable to be bought.

There's definitely more buying in gold, obviously on inflationary fears. The funds have continued to buy.

There's definitely been a shift in psychology toward buying equities instead of selling them. People have decided that even though it's going to be a slow recovery, it's better to be in stocks than in bonds.

Jeff Davis

There's cash on the sidelines and a lack of buying commitment as people wait until they can sort out the earnings coming in this week, ... People are waiting to hear if any new trends developed at the end of the quarter, and what they can extrapolate from that about the second and third quarters. In that kind of environment, it's easy to have a little selling.

There is this new trend of buying handbags and shoes that match, which was not so important a few years back. As we go more and more into suit dressing, we need to be more coordinated with handbags and shoes.

Julie Burchill

A therapist might suggest my generosity is a way of buying affection. But buying people's love has never been an issue for me. Generally speaking, I don't want their love.

Meg Whitman

Ê Someone who needs cash might dig up a DVD player in the closet and sell it to someone else wanting to save money by buying a used item.

As we all know, schools are an important part of the home buying process.

The more volume going into up issues, the lower the TRIN is going to be. There has been some buying pressure.

They seem to be buying them for very specific contracts, very specific jobs.

They ran good as a whole (yesterday) and ran a lot smarter. They're buying into what we're preaching in practice, which is picking people off as the race goes on.

A lot of investors are just buying because the price is going up, then trying to find reasons to explain it.