Famous Quotes & Sayings

While the stock could remain under pressure near term, we maintain our 'buy' rating on IBM owing to a compelling second-half story.

The message for the industry is clear: for mobile TV services to succeed we need relevant and compelling content, easy-to-use technology and reasonable and simple pricing plans. With these elements in place, consumer demand for mobile TV will follow.

The issues and the reasons that people leave home are so much more compelling and profound than a wall. So it ends up being millions and millions of dollars wasted.

This is compelling information that will hopefully get people's attention.

Marissa Moss

Once I opened a book, I felt compelled to finish it. I was drawn into a world, and I had to know what would happen, how it would end.

In last 25 years, Famous Footwear was the most compelling growth vehicle that this corporation had. In 1981, it had 31 stores and now it's national with well over 900 stores. In 25 years, it's contributed more than $300 million in after-tax earnings to shareholders.

Garry Trudeau

I'm never happier than when I'm not working. The strip is a job - that's why I take money for it. It's a job I'm passionate about, but it's a job I totally leave in the studio when I walk out of here, unless I'm late and I have to work at home. I never think of the strip unless I'm compelled to.

Not all consumers want an interest rate or a contract. We'll get a little more diversity going forward. But I wouldn't conclude that compelling offers on the interest rate side have run their course and lost effectiveness in the marketplace.

It will come at a price point that will be compelling to this market and will help us get a better understanding of the market.

The urgency of this thing will compel India and Pakistan to come closer, if they are sincere. Otherwise, they are playing politics at our cost.

They made a couple of really compelling arguments (Tuesday) night,

They loved his personality and felt compelled to help him.

There's no real compelling reason for stocks to be up. But you've got little new news and there's an upward bias, so we're up today after a few days of selling.

There's nothing that compels you to give them your number, however, there is equally nothing in the law that requires them to provide you the service if you don't present your (Social Security) number.

Glenn Miller

There's not enough data to suggest there's a problem with PAH in Lake Tahoe except with some of the marinas, ... We didn't see anything that compelled us to recommend management of boating at Tahoe solely because of PAH.

The United Nations should be given an opportunity to compel adherence to the 16 or so resolutions in the past which Iraq has effectively not complied with ... maybe some language could be added.

George H. W. Bush

I hereby authorize the Washington Redskins to use any means necessary to wiretap and eavesdrop on any Giants' conversations, meetings, and/or game planning sessions. And if they feel compelled to torture an equipment manager or secretary to obtain the necessary information, then they have my blessing.

Kim Edwards

In writing, I want to be remembered for telling good stories in beautiful and powerful language, using the poetry of words to reflect the thematic concerns of compelling stories.

If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.

It has to be so compelling as to undermine confidence in the verdict.

If you deny the delusion, you only make it worse; you compel the delusional individual to strive to prove you wrong. Elevating someone with delusional disorder first and then cutting them down is a recipe for exacerbating the delusion, absolutely.

If you look at the need for another school, there's as much of a compelling need out in the Silver Springs Shores area, where we haven't had an opportunity to find land out there.

How do you create something that's so compelling that people move from A to B?

Marco Beltrami

I don't really have a preferred genre. It's more up to the individual project itself and if I feel compelled by it.

Doug Scott

I have no reason why I can't go, and obviously the need for people to go down there is compelling for us. But, there still is real life, and I have to make it work, too.

I'm not sure the evidence is going to differ greatly. The evidence is there. There are very compelling documents.

I'm not sure that either side makes a compelling argument.

Sami Gayle

I'm obsessed with those old romance films. I also would love to venture into the silent film world. I think that's extremely compelling and interesting and really relies on the acting, even more so than when you have an actor speaking.

In real life, nothing would be more tedious than trailing around after two strangers as they went house-hunting in Hertfordshire. But for some reason, television is more compelling than real life.

In Sacramento, the sense of urgency is what often compels them to do anything and the sense of urgency is now gone.

Clearly, you have to have the discipline to invest the money and not spend it. That's the most compelling factor.

Pete Stark

CMS felt compelled to release some details about plan offerings today because tomorrow plans will start bombarding beneficiaries with marketing materials,

Phil Angelides

can't imagine compelling them to talk to me about this difficult a subject.