Famous Quotes & Sayings

It would cost a fortune to repair it.

They are also low on maintenance costs and because there is such high demand for them they have high residual value when it comes to resale.

The very idea that someone earning $20 million should need reimbursement for any cost performing their duties as COO is curious enough. That they should be reimbursed (for) living in their own house takes it to a different level of absurdity.

We've been talking too much about how much it costs to provide health insurance and not enough about what we lose as a country and as employers by having employees who are too sick to work.

We just ran out of energy. When you take so many penalties, it's going to cost you eventually.

We just made too many mistakes in a row and it cost us.

We just look at this as a way to do it more cost effectively.

We were ready to play either way. We knew we had to play, it was the mistakes that cost us.

We ... look for ways we can save because that's always going to be a large cost for us, ... We've seen a 60 percent increase in jet fuel price since January.

We missed some easy (shots) in that first half. That probably cost us in the end.

We have to do more work on the cost side of the equation.

We will still be very, very, competitive and the same goes for our costs to customers.

We had the lead but then made some dumb mistakes. We showed the whole league that we can play with (Bayfield), and I know we can play even better than we played today, but the mistakes and the dumb fouls cost us the game.

We had the game within our grasp. We made our only error in the second half and it cost us.

Chris Tucker

We understand costs are going to increase every year. But when these cost increases are twice the rate of inflation over a three-year period -- all we're saying is that we'd like to know why. And let's strategize to hold down tuition in the future.

We immediately saw that the economics with digital video were dramatically different (from 35-mm film). The all-in production costs could be a couple of hundred thousand dollars.... The filmmakers were able to make the pet projects they wanted to do but no one would fund.

We don't want the higher input costs from commodities to prevent us from investing back in our brands.

We expect productivity growth to moderate, and compensation gains and unit labor costs to pick up. Just another piece of the puzzle that points toward more Fed tightening than the market currently expects.

These new enterprise-class enhancements to the desktop search capabilities we introduced last spring will empower IT professionals to deliver higher productivity, lower IT management costs and greater ease of use throughout their organizations,

The soil was unstable. We had to get it corrected. It cost us a lot of time and hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The soft underbelly is the costs. The costs are going up quickly for them. It's troubling.

Kate Green

The Social Fund was designed to help the most vulnerable people at the time of greatest need meet the costs of things like cookers, cots and funerals, but it is not operating as well as it should be.

The slowdown in recurring profits reflects rising material costs in manufacturing and higher personnel costs in non-manufacturing.

The slightly less negative recent news from the housing and retail sectors contrasts with increasing pressures on manufacturers from the high cost of fuel and materials.

The structure slams the door on any competition. The ULA locks up all contracts, ensuring high costs for taxpayers and stifling innovation.

The staff will be dressed in costume and everyone who comes is encouraged to do the same.

The sponsors made all the difference. Not only did they cover event costs but provided prizes for the student participants as well.

The short trading week looks set to be dominated by oil prices. The news is likely to depress stocks with higher input costs set to damage margins.

Jim Lea

The technology has improved dramatically in the last few years. The cost has declined and the reliability has increased. That has a big factor on the economics.

The technologies exist now to desalinate water very effectively, but they cost a lot. It depends on what you're using it for as to whether desalinating it is worth the effort.

The surprises were all on the positive side. I was worried that costs would be out of control.

The surge in fuel costs is offsetting a lot of the progress that's been made.

Amy Poehler

I used to get my hair dyed at a place called Big Hair. It cost $15. They just used straight bleach, so my hair was the color of white lined paper, and my eyebrows looked like they were done with a thick black marker.