Famous Quotes & Sayings

The strategy that Hilton International has been taking is similar to ours, and that is to emphasize the fee part of the business. They've been selling some of their hotels and maintaining long-term management contracts much the same that we have.

The signing of this contract means that less gas will be left for Ukraine -- for their direct purchases. In this gas dispute, Russia gets another instrument of pressure over Ukraine.

The talks are ongoing and I think we will have a contract ready by Tuesday (March 7) for the board.

The thought there is if we expanded the contract over a long period of time we would get a better rate.

The third-quarter Employment Cost Index is ... reassuring in the sense that labor costs as measured on this index remain very contained, in contrast to some other labor cost indexes.

Roland Martin

I've lost jobs before; I've had contracts not renewed, and it didn't get me down. I didn't get upset; I just keep it moving. That has always been the case, and that will always be the case. You must look out for you.

Michael A. Stackpole

Prior to 2009, when publishers scoffed at the ebook market, they offered writers contracts which gave us half of the money they made off ebook sales.

Northwest has always bargained hard, but ALPA has always bargained hard. We don't intend to gut the contract now.

A gas official or other certified contractor has to come out and turn the gas back on and light the pilot lights in all the appliances, because that's something that we don't recommend people do on their own,

The money from soda contracts comes out of children's and parents' pockets. Coke, Pepsi, and other junk-food marketers enjoy being in schools because they know it is one of the only places they can target kids without parental interference.

Delta pilots will strike if their contract is rejected.

Despite the fact that there is limited time left, ... we still expect that our contract will be resolved well before midnight tonight.

Gerry Hunsicker

Any pitcher you sign to a long-term contract is a risk ... You do your homework and make your decision.

Chris Jones

A number of individuals have come forward to provide information to investigators that Pauling has effectively put out a contract on Mrs. Moss' life.

Any decision about Matt's contract will have to include something for Matt if there's anything in it for the Vikings. Otherwise, the discussion is moot.

Any contract (of sale) will have long-term supply contracts for Venezuelan oil.

are prepared to meet -- anytime, anywhere, with a mediator or without one -- to negotiate a contract that provides good jobs for working families.

Any suggestion to the contrary ... is outrageous and wrong.

Technically, when a teacher contract ends, that teacher is counted as unemployed unless they take a part- or full-time job during the summer. When teachers sign their new contract, they're counted as employed again, thus the seasonal fluctuation in the unemployment rates throughout the state.

Right now we're forecasting demand for that scenario, ... We need to get an idea of the products that are required and the capabilities of our suppliers. The demand could be huge, and the contracts could be very big.

Peter Fader

Putting the stuff where people are more likely to go is the big payoff. It runs contrary to what marketing managers do for a living but it is good for their shareholders.

Real excellence and humility are not incompatible one with the other, on the contrary they are twin sisters.

ready to write a contract for Roberto if we could've gotten that done. That's more productive.

Leon Trotsky

Dialectical materialism is not of course an eternal and immutable philosophy. To think otherwise is to contradict the spirit of the dialectic. Further development of scientific thought will undoubtedly create a more profound doctrine into which dialectical materialism will enter merely as structural material.

Bill Thomas

Contrary to what you might read on the editorial pages, this is not new tax relief for the so-called wealthy, ... Rather, it is largely an extension of current law.

Contrary to what the fans may think, you don't just show up, wear a striped shirt and a whistle on Friday night.

Contrary to what people might expect, the desire to immigrate is not restricted to the poor.

Contrary to what everyone thinks, in my family, we didn't talk about politics at home.

Suzanne Somers

Contrary to what everyone thinks, I am not a fanatic. I do work out when I'm not on the road, three times a week for 40 minutes.

Contrary to the unsophisticated suggestions of melodrama, to rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as of the firm seat

Contrary to the misleading propaganda many of you have received over the past years, credible and reliable research show vouchers and tuition tax credit programs do nothing to improve public school performance overall, and in fact, often result in a decline in school and student performance.

contrary to the laws and within the jurisdiction of the Russian Federation.

James Gandolfini

Contrary to his fictional role, Robert has consistently impressed me with his respect for others, ... Even if the press reports are accurate, it would be unfortunate if what is at most a momentary lapse in judgment results in a criminal record that could harm Robert's reputation and his opportunity to make a future for himself.