Famous Quotes & Sayings

Interest rates are just part of the costs in the real sector. With inflation starting to ease, we expect that these costs can be reduced.

In terms of what are we watching for when this technology comes out? Cost is a factor, and does it work and customer satisfaction.

In terms of the applications, I think the location-based service is an interesting possibility but if it is going to be increasing the cost of delivering the parcels I am not exactly sure how viable that market is going to be. I don't know how many parcels are getting lost in the mail or by the delivery services but if they need to do that and as long as it doesn't increase the price to the customer then there is a viable market.

In physical damages, the costs totaled around $400,000.

If you take your kid in for the sniffles, you pay $20, but the full cost is $200. And so we need to get back to the price system where you see the full cost of health care, and then people will make smarter decisions. That will reduce health care costs, and it's a huge part of our economy.

If you're taking your laptop to Paris and you have to download your e-mail over an expensive long-distance phone call, you still have to download that stuff even if it's junked before you see it. It's really sweeping the cost under the carpet.

If you want a rule of thumb, 40 percent of the cost of putting in a new application is integrating it with the other applications.

If you want to know how much more it costs you to live this year than last year, look at the headline CPI. And from a consumer's perspective, there's nothing good about a 4.7 percent increase in headline inflation in 12 months.

Robert Caro

If you really want to show power in its larger aspects, you need to show the effects on the powerless, for good or ill - the human cost of public works. That's what I try to do, show not only how power works but its effect on people.

Kevin Correia

I gave up the home run to Wright which cost me but I've given up a few home runs. I'm not going to try to pitch around guys.

Byron Dorgan

In fact, not only did NAFTA fail to create U.S. jobs, it lost them. Increased trade deficits with our NAFTA trading partners (Mexico and Canada) have so far cost the United States 377,000 jobs - approximately the number of new U.S. jobs its backers promised NAFTA would create.

In 25 days, we saw $1 million in training costs walk out the door.

Andy Burnham

If the LSE had a legitimate point to make, it's that there is a demand for more information. The implication was that we were so worried about the costs of this scheme that we didn't dare put it out into the public domain.

Thomas Beddoes

If there were dreams to sell, What would you buy? Some cost a passing bell; Some a light sigh, That shakes from Life's fresh crown Only a roseleaf down

It has wonderful music and a wonderful story that most people can relate to. It has incredible scenery, costumes and wigs.

William Johnson

I just wanted lunch. It costs the same for lunch in the cafeteria.

Tim Robbins

I just have this unnatural fascination with Elvis. I guess it reminds me of how important perspective is. You know, watch out or you might wind up wearing really silly costumes with Hawaiian leis.

Nicola Sturgeon

If there are healthy - and growing - numbers of people working and paying taxes, we are better able to pay the costs of people living longer.

If the restoration costs exceed $300, it's a felony. That is very likely.

If there's just a handful of them and they all take five hours each, there's half a person a week that all of a sudden you have to hire. Everything that involves a person costs you money somewhere.

Nathan Deal

If people have a personal stake in the cost of their health care, they will use it more responsibly.

If Peter Costello wants more taxpayers, he is going to have to find more child-care places so mothers can actually get back to work.

I had a costume suit made from someone who works with the Washington Opera. I'm a six-foot lobster with a tuxedo.

If unit labor costs are not increasing as much as we initially expected, that would get the Fed to pause (rate hikes) sooner than expected.

Kenneth Fisher

If you can predict where the market's going, just do what you can predict. If you can't, which is the presumption of dollar cost averaging or time cost averaging, either one, then you're trying to ease in. But if the market rises more than it falls most of the time, easing in is, by definition, a loser's game.

Pelle Almqvist

If you have a good idea, you can do it pretty quickly. It doesn't have to cost $1 million, either. Same thing with making records, actually.

Susan Smith

If you got this from your vet, it would probably cost about 30 or 40 dollars.

If you don't provide the relief, nothing will happen. The start-up costs are just too massive.

If you don't need to pay those high maintenance and licensing costs for Tuxedo, why do it?

If you're only going to be in your home a couple of years, the cost of this loan is very, very high.

If you react after the fact, it will cost more, and things will be harder to get done.

Doug Scott

If you picture a fraction with cost as the denominator then, as the numerator, you have things like reliability, performance...

Lindy Ruff

If you looked at it, you could say our team lacked regular-season experience going into the year. Our strength has been our youth. At odd times it has cost us, but it's definitely served us very well.