Famous Quotes & Sayings

He earned my respect. He played with more passion that the rest of the team combined.

Today is encouraging, but it's not particularly meaningful. We still have a lot of economic and earnings news to get through this week.

The purpose of the minimum wage is not to give somebody earning $25 an hour a $2-an-hour raise.

We treated it like it was our championship. They don't give out medals. You've got to earn them.

We talked at the half about no one giving you anything in this world. What's most important is go out and take it and earn it.

We talked a lot and he did play a part in my decision, ... I'm comfortable with the situation. I know I've got to earn my stripes, earn playing time and I'm willing to do that. I'm fine with that.

We're in the midst of a technical correction, and I suspect for the next week or so we'll trade within this range. The market has already discounted a lot of the economic and earnings news.

We're off to a soft start here ... We've had a good run in the last little while and we're waiting for more earnings to come out.

The profits are exceeding everyone's expectations. It's one of those rare moments in time where corporations really have earnings momentum.

Motorola had to spread its resources over too many areas. By moving away from the semiconductor business, it can spend more on research and development and also make its earnings stream more smooth.

McNaughton is a handful. Steven is going to have to make him earn everything. He's going to have to do a good job of making him work to get his points.

No one gave me this information. That's earnings management, that's never OK.

Tina Brown

More Brazilian women earn Ph.D.s every year than do men.

Jacqueline Novogratz

Money earned by men would not always reach to their wives and children.

My goal is to meet you as a customer. I want to 'wow' you with our service. My goal is to earn your trust. It's not about the one-time sell. It's about the relationship.

My goal has been to come out and work hard every day, earn the starting role and keep it.

Jay Wright

Now that we've got a good thing going here, I'm happier that it worked out that way. Everyone feels they earned it. You kind of know who your friends are. There was plenty of time for people to show whether they were loyal to the program or not.

Next week will be extremely heavy for earnings news ,

Next week is big. It's a big earnings week, and it's a big 'show-me' week.

Next week, earnings numbers will probably be a positive for the market. The overriding negative, though, is going to be the outlook for interest rates.

John Chavis

Obviously I think enough of (Mayo) to be a starter. That's what we've done, and he's earned that. I feel good about him playing.

Eric Schmidt

Obviously the more products you have and the more earnings you have, the less risk you have.

Jennifer Williams

Obviously, the Alcoa earnings did weigh very heavily on the Dow ... and there is an overwhelming feeling of disappointment as we move into earnings season.

Obviously, as they go down to one fuselage a month from four or five, there are going to be lower levels of operating earnings and margins. It stands to reason that it's an inefficient rate of production.

Earl Nightingale

Success is not the result of making money; earning money is the result of success — and success is in direct proportion to our service.

When the season for the main earnings begins, the market is likely to slow somewhat.

When there's instant success, there is this expectation that (making it that far) is the norm and that we're always going to be there. What a lot of people don't realize is that the region is a lot tougher than before. Every team that has made it this far has earned it.

There are opportunities for youngsters to come in and contribute. Rather than us try to establish a role, we like for them to come in and earn the right to play.

She's earning some chits she can redeem later.

Significant investments throughout 2006 and an improving employment environment should produce substantial earnings growth over the next few years.

She had to earn every one of her points. It was a great night for her, a great night for her teammates and a great night for the program as a whole.

She earned the respect of her teammates through her performance. The team was smart enough to realize they needed her if they were going to reach their goals.

Since we have only a general volume guidance for 2006, we do not have a specific earnings-per-share guidance, other than our expectation that earnings per share will increase in 2006.