Famous Quotes & Sayings

Mary Rich

Previously, when you called the electric company, the field guy would come out to connect or disconnect you, and then it would go out on a bill. Today that same transaction could touch up to a hundred systems.

Andy Ball

Our outlook as a construction company for the next two years is very, very positive.

Carl Icahn

particularly important at Time Warner because of the difference of opinion between many large shareholders and management concerning the direction of the company and the lack of share price performance under current management.

Scott Weiss

Part of the magic of a startup is the fear of death. You have only so much money in the bank, and if you don't get to the right milestone before you run out, then the company goes under - it's over.

Bill Gates

Paul was instrumental in the creation of Microsoft and has played an important role in the success and direction of our company throughout the years,

David Litchfield

Oracle still has not released an official patch, so it is still leaving its customers at risk. It is a trivial thing to fix. If the company is still working on it, I do not understand why.

Shawn Willett

Oracle says a company could, for example, take out its BI tool and replace it with a third-party app. The question is, how practical will that be for users?

Charles Bona

Oracle has been and is a database company, and that's where the focus should stay for now.

David Menlow

People have to understand: As a shareholder, in general, they don't have any say in the company. People complain about it, but those who like what the company does will continue to view the stock as a vehicle for profits.

Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

History, in the end, becomes a form of irony.

Czeslaw Milosz

Irony is the glory of slaves.

Ann Beattie

Italics provide a wonderful advantage: you see, right away, that the words are in a rush. When something exists at a slant, you can't help but consider irony.

Jamie Zawinski

The universe tends toward maximum irony. Don't push it.

Diane Ackerman

Part of the irony of environmentalism is questing for solutions when you know you're part of the problem.

Charlie Chaplin

I suppose that's one of the ironies of life doing the wrong thing at the right moment.

Catherynne M. Valente

You humans, you know, whoever built you sewed irony into your sinews.

Tom Brennan

The irony was not lost on me, and it better not be lost on LSU.

Gregory Rodriguez

In a weird way, this tragedy will make it a magnet for opportunity seekers. It's the irony of tragedies.