Famous Quotes & Sayings

We have consumers spending in a healthy but not excess pace. They are an important prop to the economy but not a major driver.

The real question is, What will consumers do? That's a key part of the equation.

There are millions and millions and millions of inkjet printers in the consumer arena.

Donella Meadows

Recession-resistant development produces things people need. Unsustainable growth churns out tinsel products that consumers have to be seduced into buying - until times get tough, when they quickly give them up.

We should still have a pretty good quarter for consumer spending. January retail sales, excluding autos, were very strong.

Wal-Mart got the traffic, but not the margins, and that will raise questions about fourth-quarter earnings for retail in particular and the consumer sector in general. That's giving you some early caution.

James Lee

Wall Street is looking for small players on the Internet who are focused on a particular consumer segment. A dominant niche site can generate repeat visits from customers that are loyal to the site.

Bob Graham

I keep lists of names of people that I have met, a list of things to do day by day as well as a log of how my time is consumed throughout the day. It's a very important part of my personal discipline.

Amish Tripathi

Even though many Indians can read or speak English, for most, it is not their first language. At the office, we speak in English, but we consume our culture in our own language.

You cannot always make such big exhibitions, because they consume too much time and energy.

Stephen Elop

Every time a consumer walks into a retail store, experiences the Nokia experience for the first time and purchases that product. Those are the moments where you say, 'We've hit it. We've nailed it.'

Uzo Aduba

The first information I consume in the morning is probably 'The New York Times' and then my Twitter feed. I think Twitter is a really fascinating, easy way to stay on top of what stories are out there.

My view is make Indian manufacturing competitive, and if it is competitive, it can serve customers or consumers anywhere.

Jay Inslee

We consume about 25 percent of the world's oil every year, but we only have reserves, including that which has not been pumped, of about 3 percent of the oil reserves in the world.

We conducted this study to get a feel for how consumers feel about the two formats.

Darren Criss

I was consumed by my love for Chris Colfer, and I just couldn't hold it in any longer.

This sale ensures that refineries have the petroleum they need to keep gasoline and diesel fuel flowing to American consumers while production facilities in the gulf region regain their capacity,

The recession has ended, ... It is pretty typical but mild recession because consumer spending remained firm and housing continued to grow.

There has been, and continues to be, a strong shift of consumer spending away from traditional department stores and specialty stores over to discount stores.

We aren't trying to push them out; they are trying to push us out. The more people ensuring there is not discrimination in consumer lending is what we want, not fewer.

The problem isn't a lack of crude. You don't consume crude, you consume petrol, heating oil, diesel. If you don't have the refineries to do that, then we've got a problem.

The demoralized work force is probably contributing to the fact that the consumer doesn't feel as well treated anymore.

The demographic shift to older, wealthier consumers is also driving strong growth in the luxury segments, especially entry-level luxury products.

Until they're able to prove that consumers are going to respond to the changes, the Street is very nervous. It's a very big undertaking to convince the country that a national Macy's is better than regional department stores.

Shelf space is diamond-encrusted gold. It's exposure to the consumer and everyone wants exposure to the consumer. They each had a lot of economic power before, but with the marriage they'll have a lot more power, power to get shelf space, preferred positions, all of that.

Most people don't know that the Middle East has one of the highest growth in consumer spending in the world.

The CPI is correct in measuring consumer prices, ... But it's not correct in measuring the cost of living.

There are a lot of factors here, but more than anything else, we haven't had a full jobs recovery, and the consumer is waiting for that. These numbers reflect they're kind of running out of patience.

There are a lot of creative things you can do as a consumer to further maximize your rebate.

There is a lot of developer and consumer interest around these applications.

There is categorically no consumer harm being done right now.

Arlen Specter

I worry that these acquisitions and these mergers can only spell higher costs for the consumer and in the long run problems for the employees of these companies.

Most of the noise about the consumer stopping spending has been just noise. There hasn't been real evidence of it.