Famous Quotes & Sayings

Bill Belichick

Eric worked his way from the most entry-level position to a position of great responsibility during several successful seasons. The opportunity Eric has now earned is truly an example of good things happening to a good, hard-working person and I wish him well.

Even after a 90 percent decline, we still think the stock is expensive, trading at 91 times 2001 earnings per share and 45 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.

Even good earnings results from well-known names like Toyota Motor Corp aren't helping sentiment.

First-quarter earnings seem to be very much in line with expectations.

First off, Microsoft does have a good product mix, ... It has a five-year earnings growth rate, which is somewhere around 15 percent because it is a giant after all.

Five and a half times earnings is the maximum I have seen for young professionals.

Fiscal Q4 guidance is a clear-cut disappointment. However, sentiment was very poor prior to the earnings release and some investors are likely relieved that it's not worse.

Fiscal fourth-quarter guidance is a clear-cut disappointment. However, sentiment was very poor prior to the earnings release and some investors are likely relieved that it's not worse.

Right now, we have this positive confluence of earnings and economic news that has been propelling the market.

Right now the perception is we are not going to get the earnings recovery we thought we were going to get.

Right now the market is showing a positive reaction to yesterday's earnings results.

Right now, the market is showing a positive reaction to yesterday's earnings results. But investors are also in something of a wait-and-see mood, as we have earnings from industrial electronics firms tomorrow.

Practically in every quarter lately, we've had this feeling that we're at the peak, this is it, no more growth. That's why you see a lot of volatility but, ultimately, the Dow or the other indexes end up not having moved much. But one day we may see earnings growth decelerate, and it could be this year.

Quarterly earnings are still made up to be too important, in my judgment. There's too much focus on the short term by far.

Ron Pearson

quality funds in a well-diversified portfolio that earned 9.3 percent (all accounts) in the last 12 months, whereas the S&P 500 lost 14.8 percent.

Real estate stocks have had a good run, but once interest rates start to rise, the present value of developers' future earnings will start decrease. Shipping lines are in for a tough time.

At 27 times our 2003 earnings estimate Intel is still expensive relative to its growth prospects and its own history.

At this point, the earnings potential of this plant may be even better than we thought.

At the start, the euro is going to have problems as a reserve currency. It will ... have to earn its place.

This earnings increase is the highest we have seen since 1999. It has been growing much faster than inflation.

Third quarter and fourth quarter earnings estimates need to come down dramatically.

This initial earnings guidance for 2006 reflects the fact that the integration of May is going to be a more challenging and longer-term task than some investors had expected.

Steve Alford

They've earned it. They worked awfully hard. But there's a lot that can happen in February.

They run about 111 hospitals. It has about a 20 percent rise in earnings this year. Five- year projections are 20 percent annually. It's got operating margin around 20 percent.

Annika Sorenstam

They still have to earn their right here, they have to win.

A lot of teams have games in hand on us so the games we do play we have to earn points, there's no question about it.

Americans should have the opportunity to keep more of what they earn and we must also find ways to reduce ever-burgeoning federal spending.

They played well, and they earned their time.

They have great products. They're going to make physical things that people will pay money to buy, that will result in earnings in real dollars.

You're not going to see a big rally through the end of the year, but I think the market will go higher than where it is now. I'm optimistic. I think the economy is improving even faster than people realize, and the fourth-quarter earnings are going to be really good.

Mark Turgeon

You never want to say you're in because you don't want to jinx yourself. We're going to prepare like we're in that tournament, and I think we've earned it.

This is the first time we've had all five earn all-region. Overall, I think it was a great performance.

They had only one earned run. We out-hit them. We had 10 hits. We had two home runs. You look at the numbers and wonder how we got beat.