Famous Quotes & Sayings

it was a mixed day for the Internet on Capital Hill.

Ben Taylor

I've always played with a chip on my shoulder, ... People always said I'm not that fast, I haven't been that strong, I haven't been that big. But I'm standing here today. A lot of players have that story. I've been able to capitalize on my opportunities.

Thank God we're a capitalist society and there's nothing wrong with running after money.

including more women and young adults, while using a capital efficient way to expand our square footage and distribution network.

Gore Vidal

In classical times, it was a capital offense to speculate upon the hour of a king's death or upon the identity of his successor.

Greg Boyle

In Los Angeles, the gang capital of the world, we have 1,100 gangs and 120,000 gang members so it is a daunting, complex social dilemma.

In my early days, I wrote my dissertation for MIT at the London School of Economics, really under James Meade, but my dissertation was five chapters on the theory of capital movement, but it didn't mention money.

Joseph Schumpeter

The evolution of the capitalist style of life could be easily ù and perhaps most tellingly ù described in terms of the genesis of the modern Lounge Suit.

The environment is ripe for capital expenditure recovery. The Korean economic recovery is broadening out.

The introduction of numerous innovative products, strong performance in emerging markets as well as the on-schedule implementation of measures to enhance our efficiency and to reduce our net working capital all contributed to the success we achieved.

The finance and services sectors reported the highest expectations for capital spending, especially on computers and communications equipment.

Mike Jackson

The companies that visited are a very good fit for the Cape. They are small, privately held companies that can make decisions quickly and have the capital to make those decisions.

The companies that decide to stay are expected to be extremely reluctant to make major commitments of capital to the country given the sheer evidence of regulatory uncertainty and state heavy-handedness.

The company will reach a fast- growing phase over the next few years, which will require high capital investments, so we decided to reserve cash for future development.

The Company netted positive cash flow of $15.9 million during 2005 -- after funding all of our operating needs, $20.2 million in capital expenditures, $15.0 million in pension contributions, $5.2 million in restructuring costs, and $26.6 million in dividend payments.

The concern is there'll be less capital investment and fewer buybacks.

All the components of demand, whether consumption, capital spending or public spending, all of them are likely to be negative. You are in a recession.

Clint Eastwood

I've always been fascinated with the stealing of innocence. It's the most heinous crime, and certainly a capital crime if there ever was one.

The market needs more money to make a new push and that money will probably have to come from foreign capital because domestic capital is starting to even out.

The market's gains really are a response to the good fundamentals we've seen, like the jobless claims. It's really helping tech because that is one of the most cyclical parts of the economy. There is also hope that capital spending will be vigorous even if the consumer takes a break.

The measures have been a long time coming. There is still a lot of potential incentive for domestic capital flight. This should not just be a one-off rate hike.

The market has done better than I would have thought. You've got some signs that the economy is starting to stabilize -- it looks like the consumer is counteracting the negative effects of the capital spending slowdown in technology.

The market has done better than I would have thought, ... You've got some signs that the economy is starting to stabilize -- it looks like the consumer is counteracting the negative effects of the capital spending slowdown in technology.

The market is misreading and misunderstanding the story. The story is the capital account, not, I repeat not, the current account.

The market is being very rational where it's placing capital and the companies that can grow their unit volume, get revenues and earnings going at a 30 to 40 percent clip are being rewarded accordingly, ... I see nothing irrational about it.

The long-standing wisdom that everyone wins in a single world market has been undermined. Global trade, capital flows, and immigration are declining.

The main focus for the earnings will be the capital spending plans, as it is at the root of whether these electronics makers can continue to reduce costs and come up with value-added products.

The deregulation is a concrete step fulfilling the central bank's commitment to gradually ease China's capital controls.

Dottie Pepper

The discipline and focus to sustain being No. 1 in anything for any period of time is incredible, but for five consecutive years is simply amazing. If she was a team, we would be spelling dynasty in capital letters.

The deterioration in the perception of the central bank's independence will hinder local markets from seeing the issuance of non-indexed paper in the foreseeable future, implying the stagnation in the recovery of the local capital markets.

Saul Alinsky

The organized labor movement as it is constituted today is as much a concomitant of a capitalist economy as is capital. Organized labor is predicated upon the basic premise of collective bargaining between employers and employees. This premise can obtain only for an employer-employee type of society. If the labor movement is to maintain its own identity and security, it must of necessity protect that kind of society.