Famous Quotes & Sayings

Previously, when you called the electric company, the field guy would come out to connect or disconnect you, and then it would go out on a bill. Today that same transaction could touch up to a hundred systems.

Our outlook as a construction company for the next two years is very, very positive.

Carl Icahn

particularly important at Time Warner because of the difference of opinion between many large shareholders and management concerning the direction of the company and the lack of share price performance under current management.

Scott Weiss

Part of the magic of a startup is the fear of death. You have only so much money in the bank, and if you don't get to the right milestone before you run out, then the company goes under - it's over.

Bill Gates

Paul was instrumental in the creation of Microsoft and has played an important role in the success and direction of our company throughout the years,

Oracle still has not released an official patch, so it is still leaving its customers at risk. It is a trivial thing to fix. If the company is still working on it, I do not understand why.

Oracle says a company could, for example, take out its BI tool and replace it with a third-party app. The question is, how practical will that be for users?

Oracle has been and is a database company, and that's where the focus should stay for now.

People have to understand: As a shareholder, in general, they don't have any say in the company. People complain about it, but those who like what the company does will continue to view the stock as a vehicle for profits.

Lord Chesterfield

Swallow all your learning in the morning, but digest it in company in the evenings

Steve is the one thing no other company can duplicate. He's the special sauce at Apple.

Start with one carrier and see if that company has everything you need.

J. Taylor

Staff discussed the situation with the company, assessed the merits of the various solutions, and the minister of economic development took the issue before executive council.

Somehow a file containing a list of people who obviously aren't going to be released got sent to the company.

Our position was that any company can do what they want, as long as they don't deny a pre-existing farm from its water.

Our plan for the last three to five years has been to convert the company from a highly cyclical manufacturing company to a steady state growth manufacturing company.

Our stockholders will receive a sizable premium over current market levels and our company will be able to continue its tradition of providing outstanding service to our customers.

Our RFID revenue is inconsequential to the overall being of the company right now.

Our survival as a research company depends on our success, and that's just to maintain what we do.

Burt Rutan

Our success proves without question that manned space flight does not require mammoth government expenditures...it can be done by a small company operating with limited resources and a few dozen dedicated employees.

Our freight division talked to the company as far back as a year ago when we saw some real issues with the company that we thought would have an impact on their financial well-being.

Overall, the positive earnings surprise will be well received by investors, but the outlook for the company remains uncertain.

Overall, IBM hit the first quarter on the button. The company is on the slow track to improvement.

Overall, I am very pleased with the performance of our company in this historically difficult quarter and with the progress we've made on the integration to date,

Outsourcing is a very big concern to the pilots of American Airlines. We don't want to see the company try and outsource the jobs to the lowest bidder.

On the surface, the Microsoft news was terrific. When a company says it's paying a dividend and announces a 2-for-1 stock split, that's usually a sign of good things to come. But then they warned about the year and said IT (information technology) spending wasn't going to pick up, and so the stock is selling.

Our athletes' performance in Turin will help us forge partnership with more international and domestic companies. Company sponsorship and the sports lottery should be important financial sources for China's winter sports.

Our company is part of the community, we have 36 employees in Chili. We also raised money locally. The company likes to get involved. I think this is an easy thing to do.

Our company has been successful in anticipating this trend, and now has market-leading positions in Poland and Hungary as well as one of the largest industrial platforms in the Czech Republic.

Rio will probably be the one company that doesn't provide a disappointment somewhere.

Results are starting to improve, but the company is still a work in progress.

Resellers are extremely important component of WD's customer outreach, and helping them develop an excellent understanding of WD as a company and its product range is crucial to our success in these markets. The seminars were aimed to facilitate this.

Remember when you're dealing with a company from out of state in a hotel room, they're going to be gone the next day and it may be difficult for you to get your money back.