Famous Quotes & Sayings

Part of our task is to let a consensus emerge.

I think there is finally a consensus that we need to be securing these facilities.

I think there's a whole wealth of information suggesting that things are on the mend... I don't think this is really going to disturb market consensus that the German economy will continue throughout the course of this year.

Joe Moore

I think there was a pretty good recognition that the consensus number was too high and that some of the estimates out there were stale.

I think some of the consensus numbers are a little stale some of the estimates that go into that don't reflect the recent thinking many analysts have about Morgan Stanley.

I think his departure is more a sign of stability and consensus at the Fed than a reflection of disagreement.

Mitch Daniels

I think this is a matter for local decision-making and local consensus and that seems to be what is happening,

Greenspan is an orthodox thinker in most ways, but you have give him credit for questioning consensus thinking.

Given the current outlook, we expect to modestly exceed the first quarter consensus estimate of $0.75 per share,

Getting a global consensus, it turns out, is not that easy. We're hoping we're going to get widespread support so we can stand up and say to the U.S. government that this is a true consensus document.

I would say the consensus is that the Fed goes to a neutral position on inflation.

Basically, the consensus is Stayton and Cascade will be at the top. ... But I think we've improved enough to be in the playoffs. It's just how focused we can be in the next (eight) games.

I think it's fair to say that these are difficult issues -- they are difficult moral, ethical, legal issues. And one would not expect that everyone would come to a consensus on this.

Jim Cooper

I think the job of leadership is to expand what can be talked about and to get consensus on the nature of the problem, and that is most of the job. Because once you do that, once you have diagnosis, treatment options are obvious.

Jonathan Joseph

Given the weaker outlook, we expect the 2001 consensus estimate of $1.76 to come down substantially.

We may have a greater consensus on this matter in German society than we thought.

If we get a GDP or deflator number that's much stronger than the consensus estimate, then it could hurt the market because people will be talking about a tougher Fed.

John White

He is a consensus builder. He really likes the merits and science of these issues. I'm missing him already.

He doesn't want to err on the side of conservatism. The consensus is that he will do one more cut and then that might be the end of it for some time.

There is no consensus in the Republican Party.

There is no consensus in NATO today for a ground invasion force.

Howard Schultz

There is more of a consensus than I saw in the past in terms of how people see things,

When Howard signed a Sirius deal in October 2004, we had 660,000 subscribers. Analysts' consensus predicted 2 million by 2005, but we are already at 3.3 million. Clearly, this jump can be attributable to Howard.

Burt Rutan

Science is not about consensus, and consensus is not science.

Alan Dershowitz

President Obama has earned my vote on the basis of his excellent judicial appointments, his consensus-building foreign policy and the improvements he has brought about in the disastrous economy he inherited.

Natan Sharansky

The prime minister is traveling without trying to make consensus here. I prefer to be with the majority.

Samir Geagea

Lebanon is the true land of consensus par excellence,

Herb Kohl

After a week of back and forth, and forth and back over firearms, it's good to see a consensus developing on this common-sense amendment to keep handguns away from children.

The overlap was startling, really. There was a great deal of consensus on where to intervene,

We are definitely going to have to look at all of the recommendations, find some sort of consensus and do what we can to implement those, but it will probably be a lengthy process.

Jim Jordan

When we're done, piping plover and habitat will still be out there. The consensus is, if we do nothing, the habitat is going to go away.

There is a very strong consensus that gold will continue its trend higher this year and that, in itself, is a warning sign.

Lloyd Banks

Ultimately a genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a molder of consensus.