Famous Quotes & Sayings

Daniel Yergin

A lot of consumers, particularly in New York and other places, are already seeing $3 a gallon. I think the question is will most consumers be seeing $3.50 and $4? At this point it's a real possibility.

Michael Kelly

A lot of golf equipment has been purchased over the last five years. This is the first time it has shown a little decline, little flatness in the marketplace and I think it's because consumers are very satisfied with the products.

They are consumed very quickly at the first of the year, and we need to look at increasing that.

They are the first line of contact with the consumer and with their state and local legislators.

There were a number of factors that dampened consumer spending,

There isn't an industry where product prices come down faster than consumer electronics.

The reports we released today are two important tools consumers can use in making good decisions,

The report isn't so tame as to deter the Fed from bumping rates another notch, especially with Y2K fears dissipating and consumers showing no signs of fatigue. However, it should ease market fears that the Fed will need to tighten several more times.

The report focuses on prices paid by consumers without insurance and in doing so excludes manufacturer rebates or discounts.

Michael K. Powell

This market is not collapsing. It is not going to fail over time, ... Communications services remain vital to consumers around the globe.

This letter was designed to take money from vulnerable consumers by distressing, frightening and misleading them.

This is where one is trying to get to. And the trouble is, in a lot of the experiments, the consumer is not understanding where this thing might lead,

This is what the Federal Reserve has been warning about for a long time -- we will still see consumer spending growth, but it will be more moderate than before, ... It's a retrenchment of consumer spending growth from blistering levels.

This is the low point. Consumer prices will go back up. We've been saying this for months.

There's a lot of innovation around products that fall under the umbrella of 'good for you'. Increasingly that's the direction the consumer is moving.

There's been a lot of speculation as to how consumers will react to higher gas prices, ... I think consumers really took us by surprise.

There's a major differentiating factor between consumer electronics and other types of technology, and that's time.

You, me - everybody else is going to see it. The general consumer is going to see it - in the grocery stores, everywhere. You are going to see prices increasing. Shipping costs have gone up, and they are going to pass it on to the consumer.

Jon Scieszka

You need to be a reader to be a smart consumer and an intelligent citizen. To help boys, we need to realize they have a different take on reading.

You only have to look at consumer electronics, to look at what Samsung's doing, to worry about Japanese consumer electronics companies,

This is a significant step forward for consumer IM. When you look at the usefulness of IM, it's important to have that interoperability. Right now you have all these little islands of IM. Interoperability has been sorely lacking, and that tends to limit the usefulness of IM,

This is a really good resource for consumers who want to find out what's been recalled by a manufacturer but don't know where to look.

Adrienne Warren

This is definitely good news for consumers ... a 32-year-low is a very impressive figure.

Joe Kraus

This is an issue where consumers are at risk of ceding control on how they listen to music to the powerful entertainment industry,

This is an incredible value that will help even more consumers experience and enjoy the digital lifestyle.

This is important information that consumers should know before they put their money down on a ticket.

This is important for American consumers who now have a viable alternative fuel that is good for the environment and performs well in their cars. It's also important for American agriculture, because ethanol is a renewable resource made from U.S. crops.

This is going to expand the music market, ... Internet consumers -- particularly music consumers on the Internet -- are people who generally don't go into retail stores.

This is going to be very sophisticated . . . consumer sleuthing. The degree of intelligence that you can compile this way is really mind-boggling.

This is going to be very sophisticated . . . consumer sleuthing, ... The degree of intelligence that you can compile this way is really mind-boggling.

This is a tremendous opportunity to provide cost-effective money transfer services which give consumers the speed, security, and convenience they are looking for. Now we can offer our customers a revolutionary way to quickly and easily send money to their family and friends in Latin America.

This is a time when consumers want whatever they want wherever they want it on the device they want. It's no longer about just sitting in front of the TV.

This is not the time for runaway enthusiasm. The first half was very good for retailers but consumers are going to be very wary in the second-half, ... if we're lucky.