Famous Quotes & Sayings

A waiver right now would be counterproductive for the consumer over time,

Patrick Sullivan

A whole holiday about studying the Constitution just sounds like they're pushing, like they're trying to make more national pride and glorify the country, ... If one or two want to do it, that's fine but don't make it a holiday that everyone has to celebrate.

Australia, Bermuda, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, UAE and the West Indies have indicated their intention to be considered as hosts for an inaugural Twenty20 event while England, Hong Kong, Nepal and Scotland have also expressed an interest in hosting future events.

Austin's been wonderful to us. We'd consider moving here if my husband could get a job.

A two-month gain in consumer prices shows that household finances are finally benefiting from the recovery in the economy and corporate earnings.

Babson told us they needed the marks before they could consider Kelly. I contacted the school, but two weeks later, still no marks.

Jeff Bezos

A year from now Barnes & Noble won't even consider us a direct competitor, ... What we're trying to do is invent the future of e-commerce.

Judd Gregg

Banks, health insurance companies, schools and employers often identify consumers ... We need to find ways to ensure that people's privacy and safety is protected by ensuring that the Social Security number, which is issued by the federal government, is not used to reveal to criminals personal and financial information about our citizens.

Back when we were recruiting her we knew she would be an impact player. She kind of does it all for us. She's leading the team in steals. She's been pretty consistent for us all year.

Anton Chekhov

A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer. He is a man who has signed a contract with his conscious and his sense of duty.

A solid increase in January sets the stage for a quarter where real consumer spending is expected to grew at a greater than 5% pace.

Mads Mikkelsen

A solid family, as they say. They join me on location if they have a chance, but I can also be home three or four months doing nothing, so I probably see my kids more than people who work constantly all year long. If that changes, we'll have to have a family meeting.

As of (Thursday) . . . she was conscious and able to speak with our traffic investigator. I haven't heard for sure, but I understand she didn't have a recollection of what had went on.

Sathya Baba

A society has to be welded into a unit by the consciousness of kinship in God.

Carlos Ghosn

As long as we perform at the top level there will not be so much question about our future in F1. There are questions about the format of the sport from 2008, but if we consider that the resolutions to these questions are good, and still receive a good return on our investment, then we should be there.

As long as we do that, we'll consider it a success.

As long as we continue to see good earnings and the reaction to good earnings positive, then you will see Nasdaq as the sector of choice. The Dow is being weighted by this conflicting (economic) story -- stronger consumer spending and OK-looking inflation numbers. But the tech (sector) is merrily rolling along.

As long as this race is on national television, and there are tens of thousands of people here, it has to be considered a target.

As people construct a life narrative, researchers have found, they tend to remember more events from the teens and twenties than from any other time. It's called the 'reminiscence bump.'

Beatrice Arthur

As part of your legacy to the world, I hope you will consider making a bequest or other planned gift to PETA.

As long as energy prices are high, the trade surplus is going to shrink. The volume of imports is starting to pick up, so it's consistent with the domestic demand recovery.

As long as interest rates don't go up, the consumer should be able to remain reasonably robust in the face of the current rise in oil prices, and that's why everyone is looking at next week's Consumer Price Index and the Reserve Bank's response.

As it would be no good if we only insist on our opinions, the American side should also fully consider what they can do.

A sluggish giant did not help our economy, ... I think the way to consider this issue is to consider the story of U.S. Steel.

As long as you need Uncle Sam, you have to listen to him and you have to take into consideration his interests. And if he says no, you have to consider that no.

As independent counsel you have only one narrow duty under the statute relating to the House's power of impeachment. That one duty ... is to objectively provide for the House substantial and credible information that may constitute grounds for impeachment.

That was a breakthrough race for Steven. It was a direct result of the consistent miles he has put in over the past two years.

Tony Blair

That's why it's important, I think, that as long as it takes -- and maybe it's not possible to reach consensus at the moment -- that there is a reform of the Security Council at some stage.

Tony Blair

That's for them. But it's for us to say the consequences of electing people who aren't serious negotiating partners is that we can't move this forward,

That's not physically consistent with more intense storms, there's something fishy in that result.

That's not good, and we'll have to consider challenging that. I don't know if we will or not.

That's like one of the things - you know, being a writer, it's not just like they're constantly like giving you jobs and shows. There was some lean years, man, and - well, a lean year and a half. 'Woe is me.' Right?

John McDonald

That's kind of the fate of this team right now. We always jump out in the first or second inning, and then the consistency isn't there throughout the rest of the innings.