Famous Quotes & Sayings

Jeff Morris

Refineries lost a lot of money. In fact they lost money for most of the 1990s. People chose not to spend on refineries. So what's affecting us now is that we're behind the investment curve and it will take us five to 10 years to catch up.

Christopher Rosenberry

Previous research and an independent scientific review have confirmed our harvest estimates are valid. However, survival outside of hunting seasons and the factors affecting it are not well known in Pennsylvania deer.

John L. Lewis

Ordinary problems affecting wages, hours, and working conditions, in most instances, will quickly respond to negotiation in the council room.

Shigeru Omi

Surveillance is crucial because, in my view, the outbreaks affecting transmission among chickens were there for some time without being noticed.

James Lyons

Some of the fires in Idaho and Montana are affecting wildlife habitat and salmon habitat in places we're trying to restore salmon runs, ... So the fire is working against us, and we're going to have a lot of work after the fires are out to try and rehabilitate these areas and try to reduce the risk of more resource damage.

Alexis Herman

Overall I think it's fair to say we're seeing some impact of interest rate adjustments affecting the overall economy, ... It's clear we have certain skill shortages in certain sectors of the economy, but overall we have a majority of sectors that continue to hire. We have a skills shortage, not a labor shortage.

Julian White

Our business is booming at the moment. It's actually affecting our stock levels. It was the busiest summer in my six years here. This is the first place I've ever sold cars where no one asks about fuel consumption.

Otmar Issing

Rising oil prices are not only affecting current inflation rates but they're also overshadowing next year, ... It can't be ruled out that risks for price developments will deteriorate that much over the medium term that we might have to expect the annual inflation rate to slightly exceed 2 percent.

Shahid Afridi

I will concentrate on one-day cricket only because too much cricket is affecting my overall performance.

Elizabeth Kemf

Recently, 15 rhinos were killed in a five month spate of poaching in Nepal, showing us that there is no room for complacency in our battle to save this species, ... Wanted Alive: Asian rhinos in the wild.

David Mitchell

People like to say that East Asians in general, and Japanese in particular, are not very expressive: there's that term 'inscrutable.' But often, Europeans just don't get the Asian codes. Believe me, the message is being expressed OK.

Craig Chan

Some of the Asian currencies are following the yen. As the yen goes stronger, then there's some trade influences on those economies.

Paul Little

Our strategy to aggressively grow the company's capability and reach into the Asian region and will position the company to produce sustainable long term superior returns.

Bill Tyler

Our vision for the Chinese market is to continue our efforts on increased distribution with China's leading retailers. The expectation for Jamieson Laboratories is a significant increase in awareness and in sales of our products in Asian markets over the next year.

Isaho Nakasho

Rising oil prices raise concern U.S. consumption will slow, leading to worries that exports from some Asian countries will shrink, and worsening the region's growth outlook. The higher fuel costs may also lead to concern corporate profits will be squeezed. These encourage foreign investors to sell the regional equities.

Micky Arison

Pier is a highly talented international executive and his years in Asia, combined with his vast experience overseeing Europe's leading cruise company, bring a unique insight and perspective into our new Asian cruise initiative.

David Huether

I think this shows the economy is not going to be going as fast as it was last year. The Asian crisis may be having a dampening effect.

Reggie Lee

I was made fun of in the Midwest - I was the only Asian in my graduating class of 200. Fortunately, I found my niche, and it was fine. But I wanted to be so white, you wouldn't believe it. I was like, 'I want to be white; I don't want to be this anymore.' But now I embrace it.

Ryoji Chubachi

We'll also beef up our software development capability because software is essential for operating digital consumer electronics. We are now far short of the software engineers we need.

Craig Thomas

Japan needs to follow through with its promises. The continued embargo costs the U.S. beef industry $100 million a month. If Japan is going to keep throwing up roadblocks, we need to take retaliatory action.

Michael Rapaport

Listen, I'm 41 years old. I've got two kids. I've got a career. The last thing I need to be doing is having a beef with A Tribe Called Quest. It's silly and it was unnecessary. It ain't the first time that a director hasn't seen eye to eye with a subject and it ain't going to be the last time.

Wally Szczerbiak

I don't have a beef with him at all. I've never had a problem with him. I just set a screen, and I didn't even try to put anything into it. I just tried to brace myself. He's a strong guy.

Elizabeth Banks

I can hang with the dudes because I love beef and baseball and driving fast and flirting. I understand where men are coming from, and I'm interested in typically male endeavors. But I can also wear the short skirt and cheerlead.

Noel White

Given the expected efficiencies of the new processing floor at Dakota City and the anticipated improvements in capacity utilization, we believe this is the right strategic decision. The consolidation will enhance the performance of our beef business, both now during this time of challenging market conditions and later when these conditions improve.

Alexander Moens

Free trade has been very good for the Canadian industry. Canada and the United States had established a free, transparent, and competitive market in beef and live cattle.

James Hill

From a nutritional point of view, beef is a good food - as long as you don't overdo it. Back when cowboys were out working all day long, servings like that (20-ounce steak) were fine, but watching portion size is one of the best things you can do to watch your weight.

Ann Veneman

I think it's a little early to tell what the economic impact will be. This year our cattle prices have been particularly high. The demand for beef has remained strong in this country, even though there was the single find in Canada earlier this year.

William Farrand

It is a rather broad, flat summit so there is not likely to be one good place for a single 360-degree panorama. We might do several panoramas from several spots on the borders of the summit plateau.

E. B. White

I woke in my house, which borders the campus, and I walked outside where all the freshmen are moving into their dorms. About five minutes later, I hear that Tulane is closing down, so they let the freshmen move their stuff in the dorms and then evacuated the campus immediately.

Mian Muhammad Mansha

I am a very big proponent of opening the borders with India. Most of our trade is done through unofficial channels. Why not open the trade?

Martin Jacques

China has existed within very roughly its present borders for over two millennia and for virtually the whole of that period saw itself as a 'civilisation state.' It was only when it was too weak to resist the western powers in the early 20th century that it finally acquiesced in an arrangement that was alien to it.

Uri Dan

Herzl declared the Jewish State in Basel and Sharon outlined its borders in Crawford, ... From the moment he decided that he has to consolidate the Jewish state lines, it was as good as done.

Saudi Arabia

Given these facts, protecting the Saudi regime by eliminating any public penalty for the support given to terrorists from within its borders would be a mistake. If we are to protect our national security, we must convince the Saudi regime to get tough on terror.

Laura Thielen

I would say, in a way, our reputation is stronger outside our borders than inside.

Anthony Chan

If we close the borders and have less undocumented workers, it would put some upward pressure on overall wages. It's no secret business will have to pay workers more money.

Edward Thomas

I have come to the borders of sleep,/ The unfathomable deep/ Forest where all must lose/ Their way.

Steve Johnson

Our load factor (the percentage of seats filled in October last year) was only 56% of what they offered. With that as one of the arguments, you'd look at providing fewer seats.

Andy Kopplin

Our No. 1 goal is to get that money out as expeditiously as possible. The limiting factor will be the number of contractors available.

Wolfgang Bernhard

Our German factories must be able produce at prices appropriate for export.

Maurice Cheeks

Our turnovers obviously were a big factor in losing the game. We had 14 turnovers at halftime, but our offense went astray.

Junya Tanase

Rising tension (between Iran and the West) could have an impact on oil prices and that is a negative factor for the dollar.

Eric Nicoli

Piracy in all its forms has been the major factor in this reversal but not the only factor.

Pat Buchanan

Piece by piece, job by job, factory by factory, (American industry) is being carted off to foreign soil,

Gregg Popovich

Malik can play inside and out. He?s versatile. Not having him for Game 1 was a huge factor for us.

Dave Tippett

We needed for him to be good. We knew that fatigue was going to be a factor on our team and we needed him to give us a chance.

John Challenger

Pay raises have been paltry since 2001. Since 2001, wage growth has been muted because productivity has been so strong.

Mark Pervan

Supply growth is not there, and the players in the market aren't investing in new supply.

David Dodge

Such a slowdown in growth, in turn, raises the risk that policy-makers might resort to protectionism. In that event, a period of very slow growth could, perhaps, be punctuated by periods of outright recession.

David Hendler

Stan O'Neal has rehabilitated Merrill over the last several years, but where is the next growth area? That's what people are wondering.

Mark Batey

Out of all the major markets, it was the only one to show growth. We were up one percent.

Ken McCarthy

Right now, you could say we're at sort of a sweet spot, where we have healthy growth and reasonably high interest rates.

Bill Crawford

A relationship is like life. It isn't a process of preservation, but of change and growth. Unless you grow and change together, you will change ... and grow apart.

C. S. Lewis

Everywhere, except in theology, there has been a vigorous growth of skepticism about skepticism itself.

C. S. Lewis

Mere change is not growth. Growth is the synthesis of change and continuity, and where there is no continuity there is no growth.

Peter Bart

Or, if it opens on three screens, it's going to stay on those three screens for much of the summer. He's not going to be pushed around like most studios are pushed around.

Mark Aaron

Our New York flagship store is staffed and open for business.

Tom Peterson

Our middles are very good. We passed really well and that opened things up for our offense.

Anders Igel

Our acquisition strategy is still very much the same as before, but we are opening up our thinking a little.

Chris Cornell

Rock will always have CBGB, whether it's open or closed.

Tom Thompson

We've tested oodles of time, but we're going to do it anyway. We'll pretend like we're open for business.

Tom Thompson

We've tested oodles of time, but we're going to do it anyway, ... We'll pretend like we're open for business.

Heath Miller

I was able to get open and Tommy got me the ball,

Marscilla Packer

I was just trying to get open, and when I got an open look I shot the ball.

Susan Howarth

Our partners are thrilled because we're providing them with something they can't do on their own.

Bill Gates

Partners need to come in and be the ones who pull together the solution,

Christina Richmond

Partners are getting more and more savvy in services because they have to.

Michael Griffin

Our Russian partners have steadfastly sustained the station while the shuttle has been down.

Eleanora Duse

The weaker partner in a marriage is the one who loves the most.

Brian Greene

Supersymmetry is a theory which stipulates that for every known particle there should be a partner particle. For instance, the electron should be paired with a supersymmetric 'selectron,' quarks ought to have 'squark' partners, and so on.

Tony Fadell

You need to set near-term milestones. Put the assumptions down on paper, and make it to your vision or ultimate product. Your team has to understand where they're going. Your partners need to understand where they're going.

John Burke

We've been working with our partners for years to provide them insight. Have we solved this problem? No, but we're getting closer.

Reg Alcock

We view the public service as our partners in this,

Russ Jones

Our rates only go up once a year, and that's in June.

Charles Nelson

Overall, the story is that uninsured rates are relatively stable.

Juergen Michels

That will probably keep the ECB waiting until September, rather than going for a rate rise, as a done deal, every quarter.

Roni Java

That's a very respectable rate for a rural county. We know they're trying to reach 50.

Jill Dougherty

I think one of the misconceptions is that it is fatal. If it's detected early, the five-year survival rate is 95%.

Judy Garland

Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else

Astro Teller

Going from an error rate of 25 meters in GPS to 2.5 meters is huge. Going to 25 centimeters is going to matter just as much.

Lawrence Yun

Obviously, many renters have become homeowners as rates have fallen.

Mark Langan

This rates up there as one of the worse we have ever seen.

Dan Jiron

State wild and scenic designation was not considered.

M. Wolfe

States can do as little or as much as they want.

Mary Parker

Our secretaries really know practically everyone who would need to be buzzed in, and if they didn't know them, they could communicate with them through this system, ... It's really state of the art.

Steve Lyle

Other states have called us, and are taking a look at it.

Brian Clodi

I want to win the state championship. That's the ultimate goal.

Elaine Chao

it is a wonderful statement about who we are as Americans.

Ron Greene

That way we can teach her what's right, not what's mandated by the state of California.

Clint Burgess

I think we can get another state championship. I think that's reachable. That's our goal. The are a lot of obstacles, but I think we can do it.

Kate Saunders

It is not unprecedented that the two will be in the United States at the same time.

Chuck D.

if they don't think he can play shortstop then they should think about trading him.

Carol Kennedy

We routinely look at any unusual trading activity.

Paul Diamond

Right now we're still in a trading bind,

Peter Smith

A lot of times you don't know who you're trading with or where.