Famous Quotes & Sayings

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.

We've received great feedback from brokers who have already subscribed to our home equity lead service. Mortgage brokers can be on the phone talking to a lead seconds after the consumer has requested a quote, and when their interest as at it's highest.

What consumers would see is a seamless, cost-free system.

What consumers want is for us to mass produce moon-shot technology but at down-to-earth prices, ... isn't quite here yet, at least in the form consumers will accept.

What consumers want is a physical presence, and typically it's just to deposit their checks. What we have found in our own research is that consumers like online banking, but they just don't like mailing checks.

What consumers of online video tell us is it's still just too hard.

What consumers don't realize is that they are spending fake money which nevertheless has to be repaid.

There's increasing diversity in consumer demand. Automakers have to respond.

The resilience of the economy and the consumer have been better than expected. You've got so many potential negatives that it's sometimes hard to see the positives for the market. But the positives are powerful ones.

The resilience of the consumer really shines through in this data.

There's good evidence the U.S. housing sector is cooling, not collapsing, which means the U.S. consumer is going to cool.

Stephen Harper

There's no reason for the federal government to profiteer when consumers are hurting,

There's no question that what's happening in the stock market is going to hurt consumer spending. The only thing helping us is the performance of housing.

There's no question that industries that are purchasing steel are benefiting. But unlike industries that are hurt, consumers will never organize.

There's not a lot of tolerance here. Gas is expensive these days. Consumers should be able to get what they're paying for.

There's no such thing as enough due diligence that prospective consumers can do.

There's nothing more that consumers should be doing that they aren't doing already.

The trend is for higher yields given the outlook for economic growth. Consumer prices will probably turn positive after October.

The timing of the release will have some impact on when consumers buy, but not so much on whether or not they buy.

The United States doesn't have to worry about gasoline lines. But consumers need to worry about the price they pay this week. They should be prepared for a short-term shock. Only time can fix that.

I see the trade gap stabilizing, but it's hard to see it narrowing unless you get the U.S. consumer shutting down.

When all was said and done, the market showed its resilience once again, ... The market performed well despite today's extremely weak consumer sentiment number. Investors seem to be looking over a softer economy for the next few months towards a stronger economy to start 2006.

We have to fall into step with consumer expectations.

What's happening is that consumers are worried about losing their jobs, and if consumers worry about losing their jobs, they spend less money -- so the economy slows down, so they lose their jobs -- it's a vicious circle.

Charles Prince

We had terrific results, yet we're not firing on all cylinders. The one we're not firing on is our consumer business, which we saw good customer interaction and lower credit costs, but we also saw revenue growth was not where we hoped it would be.

Sonny Perdue

We will not tolerate the exploitation of Georgia consumers as we recover from the effects of Hurricane Katrina, ... Violators of this price gouging statute will be punished to the fullest extent possible.

We underestimated the impact of consumers sitting on the sidelines.

Sam Altman

With Loopt Star, consumers get to tap interactive rewards wherever they may be.

Steve Case

We do not intend to limit content diversity on any of our systems. If we limit content, if we do not promote a diversity of voices ... then consumers will waste no time migrating to other Internet and media services.

We are bracing for a weaker opening with a slew of data being released, ... Consumer confidence, inflation and of course, oil, will remain key indicators for the stock market.

We expect them to create a dynamic and diverse neighborhood that will be a magnet for housing consumers who are looking for something special.

We expect interest rates to continue rising and home prices to rise at a slower pace in the year ahead. This combination makes withdrawal of mortgage equity a less likely source of funds for consumers in the future.

We expect holiday sales for consumer electronics to be OK. Last year was such as a good year that the big gains maybe aren't sustainable.