Famous Quotes & Sayings

Tom Lantos

(We) strongly encouraged them to understand that in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina, the focus of the American people will turn inward,

Ron Brown

While the first quarter is typically our weakest of the year, we are encouraged by the strong level of new orders, many of which reflect improved pricing.

The Fed will be encouraged by this, and it dampens somewhat the probability of a Fed easing, ... but I would still look for another move in December.

The Nepalese people have been encouraged by this success to install all representative bodies.

After two years in the red, we had a substantial turn between '04 and '05, and the first quarter of '06 is similarly positive. We are very encouraged about the long term.

I know that these events have encouraged veterans to talk about their wartime experience, some for the first time, and pass on their own family's story to younger generations giving them the opportunity to keep these memories alive.

I'm encouraged that the governor is going to stop the runaway Legislature, and he's going to represent the people.

Aarti Sequeira

I'm encouraged because you pick up any food magazine and there's two or three recipes involving Indian spices.

Robert Towne

I'm excited and encouraged to see people getting involved with their public lands and forests. We really need the public's help to repair these heavily used recreation sites.

Ronda Rousey

I'm really encouraged by the progress I've seen with what they're doing with the women in WWE, but I feel like there's a lot more than can be done.

I'm real encouraged about next year. I feel we could have done a lot better this year with the people that we have. That was a disappointment, but we can't go back. We have to move forward and learn from what we did.

I'm actually encouraged the market isn't down more than it is. We've been seeing a lot of rotation, but we also saw some money being put to work last week.

I'm surprised it was this good, quite honestly. And more importantly the guidance for next year on the gross margin line of 57 percent. I think people are going to be very encouraged given that's up pretty substantially from what they did this last year.

I'm very encouraged by what is occurring in schools. One can just see the landscape changing.... At the moment, it's still a minority of schools, but the number is growing and the state legislatures are getting involved in requiring schools to change.

Kathleen Blanco

I'm very encouraged by the messages I got,

It's very good news for our region, even better than we expected. We're really encouraged by what we've seen.

They have two pretty good players, but we have two very good players. Hummel is obviously a very good player, and we encouraged him to do a little more shooting-wise.

I know a lot of parents and kids want to specialize and focus on one sport, but we've always encouraged Scott to play what he wants to play. He's been playing three sports since he was 3 years old and he loves playing them all, so we've always encouraged him to try different things.

I have to admit, I wasn't encouraged at first.

I play singles and doubles, and I think that's what every player should be encouraged to do.

Investors were encouraged by the inflation figures. There was fear they would be considerably higher.

Investors should be encouraged since Intel can now increase production.

I'm used to being on the road and being an opponent. I'm looking forward to having the support of people who have encouraged and supported me the last five years who haven't even seen me box.

I'm not where I want to be, but I'm better. It felt pretty good. We got some guys out today. Hopefully we can do the same for the next month and a half. I'm sure (the Red Sox) are as encouraged today as I was.

George Eliot

Instead of trying to still his fears, he encouraged them, with that superstitious impression which clings to us all, that if we expect evil very strongly it is the less likely to come . . .

Robert Battle

I remember the Food Network when it was first starting out: Emeril Lagasse and all those people who helped make it when it was on a shoestring budget. It actually encouraged me to start cooking.

But I am encouraged to see that she's looking forward to the future and that she's willing to give it her all. She's right, it's not just about the money, it's about managing people.

I am very encouraged by the response from members of the public.

You've got the general problem of poverty and lack of government capacity. In Africa, everyone is encouraged to privatize, but there is a very important role of the state, strengthening oversight and regulatory mechanisms as you open up the economy. We've gone far in one way, but not the other.

All the things we've been through this year, under the circumstance, I wanted to thank the team, hug them. I encouraged them to go back and be students. You can't just stop your life.

The underlying trends look positive, and I'm encouraged by stability in the margin and strength in loan growth.

The ultimate goal is to make sure that no other person has to experience this type of discrimination again. We're not encouraged the goal of the litigation is satisfied by these actions.

David Carr

As far as the records go, that has to be thrown out the window for right now when I go talk to the guys when I'm trying to get them encouraged and get them pumped up and ready to play. We have to lock it up, run the right route. I'll hit you and then we'll worry about the record later.