Famous Quotes & Sayings

It is not surprising that public officials in Louisiana are trying everything they can to recover dollars for those whose lives were devastated by Hurricane Katrina. But insurance contracts are contracts.

Brendan Gill

It is not uncommon for contracts like this to run later than expected. We're just not at that stage yet to proceed.

It is important that we move quickly because this is the stage of the season when people either sign new contracts or move on. Gareth will provide me with a list of names and it is then a matter of ticking the boxes.

It is in violation of their contract with the district. They are not supposed to do this type of concerted activity. There is a process that we go through. We are not at impasse. Nobody has declared impasse.

I think we're in for much harder and much tougher contract (talks) than we've ever had before.

Last year, I needed 10 people working full-time for a month doing 2005 contracts and setting up audits for our corporate customers. This year, I have one person updating the files in a day.

I want to thank Senator Kohl for the contract extension and the opportunity he gave me two years ago,

Leigh Steinberg

The Redskins have done an excellent job of restructuring a number of contracts in anticipation of a deal (on the agreement) not being consummated.

We have a long-term contract with this little group called Mary Kay. It's unlikely we'll even submit a bid.

We have always stated our desire to do a long-term contract with the Colts, or work out a trade.

We've got seven normal trading days until futures closeout and there is a large open interest on the March contract of about 200-odd thousand. It is probably going to be one of the largest closeouts with the result that we can see rollovers and a lot of them.

We're working to the contract, which means we're still working to last year's contract, and we're not putting in any extras. We're working the time that we are contracted for, and nothing more.

Alan Mulally

We're very pleased with today's contract ratification by our machinists and look forward to their return to work,

We're unhappy about it. The contractor failed to meet his schedule.

Taxpayer dollars should not be used as a reward for contractor executives, especially when other segments of society are hurting.

Marion Blakey

We do not have any data that suggests contract maintenance is any less safe.

We do not encounter lobbyists trying to entice us to sign huge contracts for goods or services.

You always have the what ifs. 'What if I had done this? What if I had done that?' It kind of goes back to the contract situation ... What if I didn't play this year? I'd still have my knee.

We expand, we contract to fit the needs of the various programs we're in. That is not fun.

We finally have established that there will be no runaway use of contract employees,

We have been talking with the unions since late yesterday afternoon, ... non-stop intense talks with all sides fully engaged. It remains impossible not predict when these talks will end in a contract and get people back to their jobs.

John Newcombe

I was not able to play in 1972 because I was under contract to World Championship Tennis and in 1973 there was the player boycott.

Nigel Clough

Most of our lads are already under contract and financially we are not under pressure now so we hope to keep the nucleus of them. I hope they enjoyed the experience. It will be a memory that lasts them the rest of their lives, but it should also stand them in good stead for the future.

John Jones

Most contracts should be easy to understand and written at an eighth grade level.

Michael is on a four-year contract with us and we do not see any reason why he will not see that out. It's as simple as that.

When the contract terminates, and if is deemed feasible to offer free service, it will be considered.

Mike Hargrove

We haven't talked to Mel and we haven't talked about Mel. He's still under contract with the Yankees.

The association will work to negotiate a contract that will cover everybody.

Bob Hill

That's the kind of game that All-Stars need to play like All-Stars and guys playing for contracts need to play like they want to get paid. That's how we played. I thought our effort was outstanding the whole time.

I was married at the time, and my ex-wife's father was a contractor here in Sevier County. I went to work for him doing odd jobs and drew unemployment for as long as I could and went to class. As far as going without a paycheck, my wife worked and we had some income, but it was a hard time.

We have a very simple but, I think, important contract with industry on this, and the contract is this: 'We'll deploy the tools, but industry needs to tell us what's working and what's not working.'

Those fans in Boston, they're very passionate about their Red Sox and they were fighting for a playoff spot. Here, we had two teams that are going home on Sunday, just trying to honor the game and finish out the season. You want to play the game hard and professionally, finish out your contract and do what you're paid to do. Other than personal pride, there's really nothing on the line here.

Those contracts are usually about the worth of the ink they're written in (though).