Famous Quotes & Sayings

I think there is risk in the market. If there is weakening in the economy, then an earnings recovery gets pushed out further into 2002.

Jim earned this by working hard all year long. The school is so fortunate to have another state speech champion.

I think a lot of people are sitting on their hands, waiting for a little more meaningful earnings reports, ... Alcoa was better than expected and we have GE earnings at the end of the week, so maybe that will give us some direction.

I think it's pretty obvious that we opened some people's eyes the last few weeks. None of us expected a six seed, but I think it tells you a lot about how people view our conference. I just think this shows that we did earn some respect down the stretch.

I think this can sustain for the next day or two, at least until we get to all the earning and economic news in the second half of the week, ... Right now, the path of least resistance is still to the upside.

Mike Tice

I think this year that I proved that I worked hard for four years to earn my stripes, and hopefully there will be other organizations around the league that will see it that way. I love to teach. I love to teach.

It is not discretionary to pick a number that helps with an earnings target.

Zoe Koplowitz

I think that is such a tremendous gift. I know what it takes to earn that medal.

It is never about how much you earn. It is how much you spend relative to how much you earn that matters.

Subodh Kumar

I think we're in a situation where some earnings will miss (forecasts), but not as much as some bearish people expect. If this is the case, the S&P 500 is likely to remain in the trading range it's been in.

I think investors should be focused on several key areas, because at the end of the day you really want to be focused on earnings momentum,

It also motivates us to go out there and earn that respect. No one's going to give it. You have to go out on Sunday and earn it.

I think it's going to be a quiet week heading into the long weekend. Through the summer, people are going to be focusing on the next earnings period, monetary policy, and if we are going to see more strong economic growth, as well as payrolls.

I think the MAC has to earn respect. I don't think we've been very strategic. The league has recognized we have to do better.

I think the last few weeks have probably been frustrating for investors. Earnings have been very positive, but the focus has been on interest rates. Over the next few sessions, it looks like the fear of higher interest rates will probably outweigh the earnings.

I think the key is going to be earnings now. We're really getting into full swing with earnings, and I think earnings are going to surprise on the high side.

I think the picture is optimistic and earnings in general have been better than expected.

I think that really increased his confidence. He realizes to be successful in this sport you have to earn it. He's put the time in to earn it.

I think you're looking out two quarters, maybe even three quarters before you start to see a substantive increase in earnings for some of these companies. That, to me, is in a nutshell what's going on in the markets.

Ron Brown

I think you'll feel like you earned it more. Instead of two teams meeting one night for one game -- that part doesn't feel like much of a tournament. For the most part, it's a good move and it's one they needed to make.

Gary Kubiak

I think you have to earn that right in this league. You get showcased in this league for those reasons. We want to get this football team playing that well where we're getting opportunities to play on Monday Night Football and those type of things. We want to earn our keep and we hope to be in those games soon.

I think Xerox has got a long way to go. The earnings performance and outlook are even worse than anticipated in the pre-release.

Martina Hingis

I think winning the first game showed her that I am here and I am prepared, and that she has to earn her points. It was really important to have won that first game.

I think the earnings are going to be better than expected, but I don't know whether the market's going to rise on that.

residents of a local labor market do indeed earn less following the opening of Wal-Mart stores.

Bill Coleman

Restaurant managers can earn $100,000 at high-end restaurants and resorts.

Really, in the market today, the most significant mover is the earnings. If earnings do well, the market will do well, if not, then the market won't.

Reggie didn't come in with the same credentials. But more than me and more than Turner, Reggie has earned his accolades.

Regardless of what the Fed does today, I think that maximum monetary stimulation throughout the world is over. We are seeing the low point of interest rates throughout the world. The next move will be upward. Moreover, I think the earnings momentum for the markets is eroding as well.

Reasonable mergers generate substantial synergies, so that provides for earnings and cash-flow growth even if it doesn't provide for revenue growth, and I think that's a big driver.

Price is fact. Earnings on the other hand are estimates. You restate earnings. You never restate price.

Our players have earned the right to have the stage here in Chicago.

Our objective now is to sustain, over the cycle, this level of pretax return on equity and double-digit earnings per share growth.