Famous Quotes & Sayings

One can paint a dire scenario at one end of the spectrum, with consumers and corporations pulling in their horns, the U.S. economy going into recession, international economies following ... recovery pushing out to 2003, earnings estimates taking another big hit, and stocks due for a hammering.

Bobby Bowden

Once you get over the rope burns, it wasn't bad. It's been a very questionable mood outside of our staff. We had so many good years back to back that people expect it all the time. We have lacked consistency for the last few years. I think the hardest part of my job is winning enough games to keep people happy.

On Cyber Monday, consumers set their sights on surfing for holiday gifts and shopping online, ... This year, online retailers will be capitalizing on the increased traffic by offering special promotions and discounts.

Patrick Carney

One day you look out and the audience consists of 65,000 people. It's like looking in the mirror and one day you realise you've gone grey.

James Frain

Now it's all about the word of mouth, and watching a series on Netflix. That's the way people actually consume this stuff now, instead of waiting for a DVD release you're not really sure you want to buy. And I think it's fantastic, because then I can watch the shows that I missed, over a weekend. I love doing that.

Now it followeth, that we consider how necessary and needful it is for us to be guided by the word of God, in the whole trade of our life.

Karen Hughes

Now, I can understand if out of conscience you take a principled stand and you would decide that you were so opposed to this that you would actually throw your medals. But to pretend to do so, I think that's very revealing.

Charles Schumer

Now more than ever we need a consensus nominee,

Oil prices are increasing and (US) consumer spending is strong.

Oil prices are higher and there's a constraint on the consumer because of that. You've also got rising interest rates and a slowing housing market.

Oil continues to dominate trade, with crude at or near the highs. Worries remain about how high prices over the long term will impact consumer spending, the economy and interest rates.

Once the parades have ended and the leftovers are put away, many consumers will find a few precious hours to get a jump-start on the holidays by shopping online, ... This year, retailers will be reminding shoppers that even though their stores may be closed, their Web sites are always open.

The more people do now to conserve water, that will help us put off mandatory restrictions as long as possible.

The more people are vocal about the risks in the secondary market, the better it's going to be for consumers overall. Why would you go to an unauthorized site when you can go to a site and get a ticket that you know is going to get you in.

The more important development more recently was the tax cut that was enacted over the weekend, which will provide some pretty good support for consumer spending over the next few quarters.

Randy Johnson

The more consistent I get, the more comfortable I get, it's fun to go out there and be that locked into a game. It's been a while. I've pitched some good games this year where I haven't been locked in. That's the ingredient I've been missing.

Alfred Adler

Defiant individuals will always persecute others, yet will always consider themselves persecuted.

Defense, that wins games. It took some time. We had our ups and downs. Now we're doing what we have to do to be consistent at winning games.

Shelden Williams

Defense is something that we need to be more consistent on and something that we're still working on. Some players are still young and they're trying to grasp the intensity on the defensive end.

Demetrius has been our silent leader. He's been our most consistent player. He's been outstanding.

Dell is constantly evaluating new technologies and at the present time, we don't have AMD processor-based systems in our portfolio,

Delivering information to the consumer is a very, very powerful tool. It's giving them more control in their life.

Definitely not. Eating fruit in the morning, like Claudia Schiffer, is fine, but countless studies show if you eat nothing, you will make up for it by consuming more high-calorie foods later.

December's trade data supported the message from yesterday's industrial production figures that the economy is unlikely to rebalance away from the consumer and towards the external sector any time soon.

Defense has been the one constant for us. We have given up 50 points only once in the last six games.

Defense has been the most consistent part of our game. We struggled early offensively, but our defense kept us in it.

Defense has been our constant all season. Putting that pressure on teams helps us during the course of a game.

The team that is most consistent will win this league this year.

The teacher is like the candle, which lights others in consuming itself

Martti Ahtisaari

The task of the mediator is to help the parties to open difficult issues and nudge them forward in the peace process. The mediator's role combines those of a ship's pilot, consulting medical doctor, midwife and teacher.

The task consumers face will be quite challenging. Because nearly every plan has a unique plan design, even researchers like myself find it challenging to sort out the choices.

Jonathan Turley

The taped message is consistent with my notes as well as my email and telephone communications with editors.

David Frum

The talking point was 'Let's wait for the hearings because we don't know anything,' ... Well, I knew something. It was my responsibility. This was not fun. I take no pleasure in this. The long-term consequences for me are probably not going to be favorable.