Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bill Gates

No one should think that shareholder value would be preserved ... Microsoft would be greatly damaged by this kind of split.

More often than not, a patch will actually do more damage than good if you roll it out too quickly without testing it first.

(Money managers) expect the Fed to stop raising rates before short-term rates inflict any significant damage to economic growth.

Steve Buyer

My great fear is that future presidents will now flaunt the law in a more egregious manner ... and that's how they'll defend impeachments in the future, ... Damage was done.

No one was hurt, thank God, ... Some of their houses have structural damage though.

Obviously they're trying to repair that reputation. But since their reputation has been so damaged in the aftermarket, it's unlikely they are going to fill the lost orders with replacement tire sales.

When they turn into violent acts, we also damage our image.

Johnny Vegas

I thought I could play the hellraiser and then put 'Johnny Vegas' back in his box. I found popularity through self-destruction. The more you damage yourself, the more people are drawn to you, and that can be quite addictive. It is not a lifestyle you can maintain.

Tom Daschle

Somebody leaked it, obviously, with intent, I think, to do damage to Mr. Berger, and I think that's unfortunate,

Shirley McClellan needs to step in immediately to restore some semblance of credibility in Alberta's securities market, ... I just fear the damage is already severe.

Simultaneous release would seriously damage the theater industry, ... death threat to our industry.

Most storm damage is usually concentrated in one area, but with this wind storm, we had debris all over the entire length of the line. The damage and disruption was widespread.

Brian Lamb

It's easier to fix damage than it is to create it.

We regret that the incident occurred and are just grateful there were no injuries or property damage as a result.

Last year, we had a kind of historic season of damage and fires, so what we're seeing now troubles us a lot,

Sharon was in a life-threatening situation because of intestinal damage and as result doctors decided to operate.

Second, we need to set some reasonable and fair limits on damages in product liability cases.

Elbert Hubbard

Prosperity: that condition which attracts the lively interest of lawyers, and warrants your being sued for damages, or indicted, or both.

Aristotle

Worthless persons appointed to have supreme control of weighty affairs do a lot of damage.

Mack is not going to sell damaged goods. If he can fix it, he'll get a higher price.

The path of Rita really spared most of the damage to refineries that was the concern. There's still a lot of pressure on the market, particularly due to tight capacity.

We are at war with enemies that still have the intent to do further damage to Americans at home and abroad.

When a sector falls out of favor it does so pretty quickly. You don't always have time to get out before the damage gets done.

We didn't do enough damage for the fans.

Adam Cole

What is doing the damage is the fact that the U.K. is pulling in more imports, which shows the continued strength of the economy and the strength of sterling.

Becki Newton

I'm always looking for that sense of fun and adventure and even unlikeability. I don't want to be the obvious leading lady. I have the most fun playing these girls who are a little damaged and maybe a little insecure and trying to overcompensate for it.

We don't know the extent of damage to our homes. That's the most unsettling part.

We don't know at this point whether these are going to be permanent episodes of heart damage or transient,

Jack Straw

The demands they have made could not be met without great damage to jobs and industry, to essential services ... to pensioners and children,

There is minimal damage out there in the Houston region. In general for a storm we have come out reasonably well.

The prospect of rising interest rates in the major economies -- Europe, the United States and Japan -- has significantly damaged sentiment in the commodities market.

Tourism doesn't just happen. We have a damaged brand.

Gore Vidal

By the end of World War II, we were the most powerful and least damaged of the great nations. We also had most of the money. America's hegemony lasted exactly five years.