Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

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

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 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.

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

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.

Despite the risks to the economy, such as a potential retrenchment by consumers or the whole question of high debt levels, you seem to have the ingredients for a self-reinforcing recovery.

Michael Gregory

Despite the fact that energy prices are creeping up and housing continues to crumble, surveys suggest job gains are providing an offset for confidence. The potential is there for consumer spending to remain resilient.

Alan Greenspan

Despite the combination of somewhat slower growth of productivity in recent quarters, higher energy prices, and a decline in the exchange rate for the dollar, core measures of consumer prices have registered only modest increases,

Despite rising interest rates and higher energy costs, the consumer remains remarkably resilient.

A report like this will continue to fuel the debate about how strong consumer spending will be over the holiday season.

Larry Craig

Are (our farmers) large consumers of energy? Yes. Are they large producers? Yes. They're proud of it. The president's speech was very unproductive,

North American manufacturers have really focused on product, launching a wide variety of new and exciting model offerings, ... In the end the consumer wins, in terms of choice, product quality and affordability.

The MPC could remain on the sidelines for some months to come as it monitors the strength of consumer spending and the housing market, and also looks to see if high oil and energy prices are feeding through to have second round inflationary effects.

A few years ago the big question was could IMAX get Hollywood content on their screens and theaters to sign up. But studios now see the value of putting movies on IMAX screens since consumers have much better home theaters.

A far better step would be to provide calorie counts right on the menu board, so consumers would have that one critical piece of information before they placed their order.

The oil price increase surely will have impact on China's economy as 40 percent of oil consumed in the country is imported, ... especially on some sectors, like agricultural means of production, oil refinery and public transport. But the impact is limited.

The oil issue is continuing. It has a huge effect on market sentiment and on consumer spending.

After a spring lull, consumers are back on track. While we do expect some cooling in the fourth quarter due to the pinch from higher energy prices, spending growth remains remarkably resilient.

Successful vendors will focus on helping consumers overcome the complexities of installing and using networked entertainment devices.

South Korea has entered a normal recovery track, where economic growth, consumer prices and exports are in better shape.

Southern Ontario has the kind of sophisticated consumers that we feel will be very interested in the cultural experiences we have to offer.

So what did this deeply depressed consumer do? She went out spent like there was no tomorrow.

So while some special factors may be boosting spending, the overall trend of spending is well out of line with income growth. This tells us that this spending trend is unsustainable unless consumer income growth picks up sharply.

One has to wonder if another round of rate hikes will lead to a more severe cutback in consumer spending.

David Rosenberg

One has to wonder how long the consumer can continue to spend at ... dizzying rates without a material improvement in the labor market.

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.

Ayelet Waldman

I've always written about maternal ambivalence. It's the subject that consumes me.

Neelie Kroes

I wanted to ensure that consumers would not have to pay higher prices for the life-saving medical devices produced by these two companies,

Michael Taylor

So much of the U.K. economy is consumer spending that if the consumer is doing OK, then the rest of the economy will do OK.

Roth is an excellent fit for Prodigy president and CEO, given his strong consumer services background,