Famous Quotes & Sayings

The costs were greater than anticipated to the tune of, I would say, hundreds of millions, ... The slippages were actually more dramatic than the costs. As we slipped, the costs were pushed to the right.

Jeffrey Rosen

The costs of social uncertainty about covert monitoring are simply too high to justify Carnivore in its current form.

The costs have gone off the charts. If ever there was a time to need assistance, it is now.

The costs for every month delay will probably go up at least a half percent of the construction cost.

David Roberts

Increases in health and liability insurance costs, utility expenses, and garbage hauling fees were factored, ... Our entire nation faces increased fuel costs, which will remain uncertain. We will take strong measures to harness these costs through a thorough review of cost efficiency in every department and every division.

I know there's a lot of investor interest in United. They've done a lot of hard work in bankruptcy. It remains to be seen whether their costs are low enough.

I like it. If we can get the costs in line and it can be done so it meets the needs of our students, I'm not opposed.

Even without specific numbers in front of me, we have to be spending more money because it costs more at the pump. One of the things we talked about is the money we saved from the mild winter being absorbed by gas prices.

The administrative costs (of an employer plan) are frequently cheaper. It's generally going to cost you less money than an IRA.

Taxes are one of the most significant costs of investing in mutual funds,

It's important that seniors do not leave money on the table that they can be saving in their prescription drug costs starting immediately.

John King

The retail environment remains subdued and pressure on costs continues.

This is a very cyclical business. If an acquirer takes on debt to do this, there is high risk in that. They could be taking on a lot of debt and restructuring costs just at the wrong time.

This is a very big deal because the promises that most government employers have made to their retirees is to pick up a fairly significant part, if not all, of their medical costs after they retire.

Rick Perry

This is just the FEMA relief part, this is not the whole picture, ... We fully expect the U.S. Department of Education to pay for the costs of educating the thousands of new students Texas is going to have in public schools. That is the request we have in to the federal government.

This is just more posturing by Florida politicians to look tough on crime and on people with past felony convictions. What does denying funds to low-income people to save on energy costs have to do with fighting crime?

The thing is that Cineplex has lost its market dominance. Distributors are able to raise the price on them. Now, they should be able to force film costs down as a percentage of revenue.

Not only are avian flu fears and fuel costs driving prices higher, but gold prices are also on the rise. Meanwhile, wages for skilled laborers are struggling to keep up with rising expenses.

Not much is to be gained simply by religious groups and religious leaders repeating slogans about the costs and evils of globalisation.

Andrew Hill

The need for utilities to pass on rising wholesale prices to their customers is very much an inevitability. Absorbing these increased costs to protect market share is simply not a commercially viable option.

It's not a joke, it's something that costs the owners money, not them.

It reduces their costs dramatically and obviously saves a resource.

It reduces healthcare costs and enables employees to work better. It's also so much fun for everyone.

It's a little more evidence that growth in the economy has downshifted a bit, but that's what happens when higher energy costs take money from people's pockets.

Mark Zandi

It's measurable but very manageable. But the strike has to come to an end, or the costs will mount.

It's not just local government's responsibility, it's a national issue. The societal costs are everywhere.

It's not related to (game sales) performance. It's more reconciling the costs of learning new systems with what the needs of the new systems are. You realign your resources to figure out what your priorities are and then figure out how to execute them most efficiently.

I knew a mistake on that turn costs you three-hundredths of a second. That's what cost me a medal.

Inflation costs have been pretty moderate, but we are expecting wage pressure to kick in by the end of the year.

In general, I am always staggered by what it costs to drive a mile drunk.

That, in my view, will drive up costs in the public health-care system and leave many people behind.

It's sobering to see the costs exacted by the Valley's polluted air.

It's not a question of who owns the plants but what it costs to produce energy from them.