Famous Quotes & Sayings

John Palfrey

We think there's enormous value ... in giving consumers more control and giving them more information before they do something that could be damaging to their computers. The longer-term goal is we hope that these reports ... will lead the providers of applications to operate more openly and more transparently.

Ted Sarandos

Why not premiere movies on Netflix the same day they're opening in theaters? Listen to the consumer; give the consumer what they want.

This year was the year when consumers started to feel their power. But in 2006 and 2007, consumer spending will really take off.

This trend is going to be with us for the foreseeable future. Growth will continue and will be very strong, but it will be more moderate than it was last year, ... Make no mistake about it - this growth will continue. Consumer spending will continue to grow, but it's not going to suddenly stop or go back. It will continue at a more reasonable pace.

Shoichi Nakagawa

To restore consumer confidence, Japan may need to take its own measures, including inspections of designated facilities, for example.

We got lots of positive feedback from consumers in stores that saw our displays. They thought it was a great way to recognize our local agriculture.

We are sensitive to the prices that the general public consumers have to pay at the pump. What we're doing is focusing on what we can do to try and get more supply on the market.

We are seeking innovations to eliminate the release of fuel vapors from the vehicle. We?re working to further improve the efficiency of our systems that trap and consume fuel vapors while also working on ideas to prevent the generation of vapor in the first place.

We assumed, as I think most consumers do, that because of the larger size and heavier weight of the SUVs, that they would naturally be safer.

Ben Schwartz

If I play a video game, I have to get through the whole thing. Like, when the new 'Resident Evil' comes out, I have to sit and do the whole thing. It will consume my life. I'm at a point where I don't have much time to play around anymore, so I don't really get started on the games if I won't be able to finish them.

To pump up consumer or government demand would force interest rates up and asset prices down, possibly by enough to destroy more jobs than are created.

While the strength in this report would normally point toward continued Fed tightening, the Fed will most likely put a heavier weight on post-Katrina data, retail sales, jobs created and lost, consumer confidence,

You are who you are, and it is what it is. Don't get consumed with the meaningless details.

We had a strong start to the year, partly weather and consumer related, and now we're getting indications for the second quarter and they're looking moderate.

With incomes outpacing spending I think American consumers will keep spending like crazy going into the New Year, ... That's going to be taken into consideration by Greenspan, who's trying to slow things down.

With household finances already under considerable stress, one has to wonder if another round of rate hikes will lead to a more severe cutback in consumer spending.

With higher gasoline prices putting a dent in consumer spending and underlying inflation looking to be contained, further interest rate hikes seem unnecessary.

You have a consumer decision to make, but you don't have a frame of reference to work with.

You have to have a 'wow' factor. The consumer is more demanding, more educated, and hospitals have to adapt. We want to stay in the forefront of creating change.

What was really tough for me was that Lars Magnus Ericsson founded Ericsson in 1876; we've always had a consumer product. And I'm the 16th CEO of Ericsson, and I decided that we don't have any consumer products anymore.

Another name that's probably been kicked around by fears over interest rates. It's well off its high. It's a leader in the consumer finance business. At the end of this year, it will have produced 25 consecutive years of earnings increases. That's a pretty impressive record with a rock-solid management, selling at about 15 or 16 times next year's numbers. So it looks like a pretty good deal to me.

Energy prices are dropping, and consumer spending is holding up despite rising unemployment . These are encouraging things the market is recognizing.

Energy has been pretty darn strong even with the price of crude down. In fact, the only real negative sector is consumer discretionary, because of the horrendous consumer sentiment numbers.

Emerging markets and consumer demand in the mature regions were the major growth engines on a worldwide basis.

Employment growth is very healthy for the economy. Job and income gains will remain supportive for consumer activity.

Employment and wages are stronger and therefore, consumer spending is stronger. Housing is slowing, but not as much as we would have expected, and the price of oil is so far not having that big an impact on the consumer.

Arundhati Roy

Electricity produced in the name of the poor is consumed by the rich with endless appetites,

Early on, our focus will be on helping the retailers communicate to the consumer in the store. That's where the decision is really happening and where the education that needs to happen will happen--it's not going to happen in a 30-second commercial, and it's probably not going to happen in a series of print ads.

Ken Salazar

During harvest, agricultural producers are some of the largest fuel consumers in the United States,

John Fletcher

During fiscal 2006, we expect the retail market to remain extremely competitive and tighter consumer spending to continue for at least the first half.

During this recent period there may be some extra spending on the part of those recovering from hurricane disasters. But it is also true that comprehensive consumer spending has been outstripping income growth over this period,

Due to longer retirement horizons, many consumers in or approaching retirement still want full market participation, which Nationwide L-Inc provides.

Essentially, a deep fault line has emerged between the traditional world of consumer electronics and the world of the PC and IT.