Standpoint Quotations

Any acceleration constitutes progress, Miss Glory. Nature had no understanding of the modern rate of work. From a technical standpoint the whole of childhood is pure nonsense. Simply wasted time. An untenable waste of time.

I think, from a standpoint of editorial, you know, AOL historically has played in a very deep way across many different verticals in the content space. Huffington Post adds a very large new dimension to that.

It had been my idea that a combination of purebred cattle and horses could be successful from an economic standpoint - in Maryland. Maryland is not a cattle state. To raise beef cattle successfully, you've got to be able to raise cheap feed.

Nobody, from that standpoint, is any luckier than I am or will ever be any luckier than I am. It's great.

Social psychology has, as a rule, dealt with various phases of social experience from the psychological standpoint of individual experience.

From a person standpoint, the old expression of what doesn't kill you makes you stronger is somewhat true.

I am sure it will be mentioned and debated but from my standpoint I know who is in the Hall of Fame. A lot of them don't belong in the Hall of Fame. If someone wants to debate me, check the stats.

Both from the standpoint of stocks and bonds, an investor wants to go where the growth is.

I do not shake hands from a sanitary standpoint.

Whether it goes to series or stands by itself, I'm proud of what we did with it, not only from the standpoint of what it could have been, but for itself.

The most pressing ethical question is to make sure that everything you do from a scientific standpoint is done for the ultimate good and positive issue for the people that you're caring about.

The implications of so many people connected to the Internet all the time from the standpoint of education is incredible.

We are going to spend as much time on the middle and late rounds as we do on the first-round guys. From our standpoint there is really not a lot of difference.

What this does is serve our national interest from the standpoint of increased security. It deals with our economic needs in terms of the work, but it also, I think, helps to address some of the root causes of illegal immigration by encouraging people to return with the savings and skills they've acquired in the United States.

We're going to look at it from a less theoretical standpoint and more from a common sense, everyday type of view. We're going to mix both views.

We feel bad from a team standpoint for Todd. He worked very hard this offseason. He was having a heck of a camp, and its a shame this happened.

Three years ago, Tim was a candidate and did a real god job. Everyone on the search committee was real impressed with him. It just wasn't going to work from a time and commitment standpoint due to his high school duties.

When you?re up 9-0 it?s supposed to be easy. But things are rarely easy in college baseball, and from that standpoint I was pleased with the way we came back.

This was as good a game as I've seen us put together from an offensive standpoint and defensive standpoint.

What we really need from an overall personnel standpoint is we need our veteran players to play better and we need our younger players to step up,

There are some things from a strategic standpoint that we don't want to share, at least not at this point.

We're a bunch of old guys, so for us to come together in a short time from a chemistry standpoint and get that sack record is a huge deal.

We're always looking to ensure that we have the most secure driver's license anywhere. . . . If things were done from our standpoint incorrectly, we will be looking at that.

We're happy from the standpoint we have eight in the semifinals and everyone is still alive. Everybody has shown pretty good enthusiasm.

We were certainly poised to take advantage of other teams' inability, if you will, to act quickly in free agency. And now obviously the field's been leveled quite a bit. We're disappointed solely from a football operations standpoint that we weren't able to jump out there and take advantage of some players and opportunities that might have come about because of teams having to clear cap space.

So I think besides using pink from a psychological standpoint (to show their softer side), there's also the aesthetic aspect - knowing they look good and having people say, 'Wow, that's a great look on you,' which invariably will happen. And that really locks it.

She's certainly from an offensive standpoint maybe as good as any player we've ever had here.

Shane has got a tremendous passion to be a pilot. It's not something that he could do here from an academic standpoint so he's going to be going down there because he wants to be a corporate pilot. I told him that when he gets his license we'll rent a corporate jet and he can fly me around or something.

Since then, I've dealt with it and if I have to move on, I'm ready. It'll be sad to leave the comforts of home out there, all the family and friends, the fans, the community, but from the standpoint of playing, you have to realize people move on.

Obviously, we've got to have a contingency plan, but I'm going from the standpoint that we're going to get it done. We'll address that if we have to. To me, that's down the road. ... We're talking about a guy that to me you don't replace.

My concerns have been and continue to be more from a standpoint of addressing those broader issues around infrastructure - roads, schools, fire and emergency. We've made some inroads in those areas, but we have a lot more work to do to get to where I'll feel comfortable saying we've made some progress.

No, from the standpoint that the coaches didn't feel I was ready yet,

Richard Jefferson is going to be more involved in Game 2. We know that Jason Kidd is going to be more involved from a scoring standpoint in terms of his aggressiveness. Carter, you can talk about his bad shooting, but he still had 31 points. He missed a lot of point-blank shots he normally makes. They're going to be more balanced in their attack.

I don't feel like I have to react to everything with food, whether it's from a celebration standpoint or from a denial-of-feelings standpoint, ... What I found is I lead a much more disciplined approach to life, much more routine. I'm very much aware of healthy foods and healthy choices I'm making every day. My family eats healthier.

I don't care for the name, but I understand his marketing standpoint on it, which he has total control over.

I believe the decision to continue to work with ISU Dining is the right one, from both a financial standpoint and the demonstrated ability to serve our Iowa State students well and enhance the student experience at Iowa State.

Buddhism opened me up to seeing things from the standpoint of being a human being - looking at the purpose of action and the effects on life.

But from the standpoint of having storms that produce a lot of rain, we didn't have a lot this winter.

Based on their revenues last year and their traction in the market, it wouldn't be at all surprising if this was the time they are choosing to go public. From a product standpoint they have a lot of good features and they have also done the commercial side right.

I feel great today, ... I'm not sore, my ankle feels great. I haven't felt like this since last April, before I hurt my ankle. I don't have any limitations from a preparation standpoint or a work standpoint.

Four freshmen started tonight and they're learning how to win with good senior leadership. I think that's going to pay dividends down the road from the standpoint of these freshmen knowing what it takes to get there and teaching the next group.

From a management standpoint and a cost-reduction standpoint ... you can now with a single console, with reduced costs, manage all these point products with just one resource and one just one technology.

From almost every standpoint -- the national political environment, the state political environments, recruiting, retention, fundraising -- Democratic candidates are in exceedingly strong shape. Because of the map, a flip in either chamber is significantly harder, but you can certainly see how it's done.

From a fire department standpoint our number 1 priority is life safety.

From a customer service standpoint I think it's better to err on the side of caution.

from a convenience ? and cost standpoint will be very important.

From a cash flow standpoint and a value standpoint, the stock is quite attractive, ... I think those are all compelling arguments for long-term ownership.

from a strategic standpoint the merger makes a lot of sense. It's combining strong content with a whole new means of distributing that content.

From a strategic standpoint it makes sense to do that in some fashion because it's such a big contract. It puts the loser at a big risk.

From a standpoint of doing this job, you focus on the football. You keep working with the coaches, with your players, to see how you can get yourself better. How you cannot have to spend a lot of time talking about it. But part of the job is answering the types of questions you have to answer. That goes with the territory.

From a Salt Lake standpoint right now, you guys have gotten a number of new flights over the past calendar year. You continue to grow. You went from the low 300s to almost 400 flights now, so Salt Lake has seen a significant increase in the number of daily flights as well as destinations that you serve.

From a risk standpoint the Independent 529 is certainly a different creature,

From a morale standpoint it makes sense for employees to know where they stand. Usually rumors of what companies are doing with e-mail systems are a lot worse than the truth.

From a mental standpoint, not from a nut-and-bolts thing with the race car, but from a mental standpoint I think this team is more focused and more ready to go. I feel like I'm the quarterback of this race team. It's time for me to act like it.

From a marketing standpoint that means we have the opportunity to appeal to a wide audience and different targets. That's the opportunity.

From my standpoint this was a great project, one I think the community can really be proud of. This is the first of several construction projects for Galesburg Cottage Hospital and we plan several new services for Galesburg and the surrounding communities.

From my standpoint this is a really healthy, positive, progressive thing that is happening in the community.

From my standpoint it's disappointing. I think I could have played a little better.

From my standpoint I'm going to try the hardest that I can to get the ball to the receivers in a position where they can get the ball and make a play.

From my standpoint I don't think it's credible. It is a lot of smoke, a lot of hot air. But were it to go forward, I think they would find it a lot tougher to operate than anyone thinks.

From our standpoint we have no say who we get.

From our standpoint things have run pretty smoothly. We had all those bikes riding around in the rain (Saturday) night. I would have anticipated more accidents.

From our standpoint at least, it was a win.

From a work ethic standpoint and skating, we did a lot of great things in the game. To bounce back after the dismal 30 minutes we played against Montreal, we did a lot of good things.

From a win-loss standpoint it is because we put together two good games as far as playing hard and doing what coach Painter asks us to do and we come up short both games.

From a tournament standpoint that will be it for me,

From a technology standpoint there is very little new. We are putting it into packaging for simpler adoption.

From a technical standpoint the markets are a little oversold. There's tinder for the fire if the markets pick it up. Investors have to reconcile themselves that they're never going to find the bottom.

From a technical standpoint the market is in a pretty good place. But I think it's a classic summer Friday, and people don't want to commit too much after the week we've seen and ahead of all the news next week.

From a team standpoint it was at least a little bit of a disappointment because one of the things we're out there to do is to try to win our matches. But at the same time, I think everybody is encouraged by the overall performance.

From a team point of view, it wasn't a real good trip. But from an individual standpoint of getting to go out there and prove myself with some of the best players in the country and the world, it was very satisfying.

I don't think we want to throw him out there 25 minutes. We'll ease him back in there, just from a personal standpoint and a team standpoint.

From the standpoint that identifies there are circumstances that are beyond control of the coach, (and) you can't hold the coach accountable, I think this is very positive.

From the standpoint of the Defense Department we are satisfied that the production of parts and equipment will continue to meet our supply requirements.

From the standpoint of the Cincinnati Reds, the preferred resolution is a settlement, but that may not be possible. At this point, we're going to continue to negotiate, but on a parallel track, we've got to prepare for an arbitration hearing.

From the standpoint of scheduling games, it makes our life a lot easier. It's tough for us to find games in January and February, and considering that this schedule will take place during the final six weeks of our season, it's perfect. That takes away a lot of the headaches we've had over here.

From the standpoint of public health, the real risk for the public is not getting enough fish and canned tuna in the diet. We need to end the confusion over mercury in fish for the welfare of all Americans and especially low income consumers whose health will benefit the most from consuming fish and canned tuna on a regular basis. Those who depend on canned tuna the most need to know how healthy and safe this product is.

From the standpoint of patient care, we really need to do this. We're looking at a 25 percent decrease in mortality.

From the standpoint of his present condition, the situation is serious, the situation is stable, the situation is critical. But there is no immediate danger to the life of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

From the standpoint of gaining market share and remaining competitive, it's a step in the right direction. The question becomes whether they paid the right price.

From the standpoint of family entertainment, baseball remains very affordable compared against comparable entertainment. MLB is a special, but fairly priced, family fare.

From the standpoint of earnings, (Disney is) clearly outperforming. The main place was in theme parks where clearly the 50th anniversary (of Disneyland), and the revenues and profits coming in from Asia made a difference in the quarter.

From the standpoint of Ben, obviously Ben did what he did ... but we believe there were errors in both the evidence and the legal instructions to the jury, ... We respect the jury's findings, but feel the decision was flawed.

From the standpoint of a professional atmosphere and a job, it would be very difficult to come back there and play under the circumstances that I have been put through for the last four months.

For us it brings us closer to observing our options... from a legal standpoint, from a financial standpoint and from a development standpoint.

He has really improved his throwing from the standpoint of seeing the field. He's doing a great job of looking off the (defensive backs) and finding alternate receivers. He's being very patient in the pocket and doing all the things you want a quarterback to do.

He felt he was comfortable from a developmental standpoint and had gotten enough innings in. I think that's his best role.

The purpose of the book isn't necessarily, 'We're all miserable and here's how to be happier,' ... There are many people who are feeling very happy. But it's addressed to people from the standpoint of whatever level of life satisfaction and contentment you're experiencing, it's always possible through your own efforts to increase that level and improve upon it.

We've got to make some kind of forecast, ... While it may be a little risky in some respects from an economic standpoint to make forecasts...you have to make some kind of planning.

We've essentially doubled our population, doubled our load, over the last 23 years. Yet we have not added any new infrastructure to serve that, from the standpoint of transmission.

To do what we have done in four years, yeah, it's a little bit surprising. But at the same (time), if you bring in good players and you bring in kids who are committed not only for the academic standpoint but also committed to becoming better players, things can happen.

What you're seeing from a promotional standpoint is Microsoft trying to accelerate revenue by putting some excitement in the NT marketplace. They are clearly sending the message to corporations that NT 4.0 is the way they should be going, not Windows 98.

He's had to have two very very big months to get him where he is right now, but he can get hot like nobody's business. He's probably learned some very valuable lessons through this year. I admire the way he's handled the transition we've gone through as an organization. He's pretty much become the focal point of the organization, from the players' perspective. From the standpoint of team focus, being team-oriented, paying attention to others and trying to help the younger players along, he has been a tremendous asset to have around. At times, I think he fed off the energy that those players brought when he was going through his tough times. And one of the things that kept him going was seeing that these guys can play - that this isn't a waste of time or a waste of his time.

He's got the right to speak his mind. He's got the right to say what he's got to say. We're coming off a 4-12 season and from a personnel standpoint there hasn't been a big change. Obviously it's caused some concern on his part what we have done. But no one has felt he was taking it out on them.

His position doesn't allow him to make the plays out in space and he's probably not as noticeable. But from our standpoint as a staff, what he does (at the line of scrimmage), he's every bit as important as anybody else on the team.

He's been as enjoyable a player as I've had the privilege to coach, just from a standpoint of personality, accountability and certainly performance. He's just one of those really special people.

We look at this from the standpoint that the more parental involvement the better because too many teens end up driving in risky situations, even with graduated driving laws in many states.

He was our go-to guy. We put him on the other team's best offensive guy, so from that standpoint he's been huge, but there's also his tremendous leadership.

He was one of the guys ... there was this perfect communication with him. When I heard he was getting this job, there was no doubt in my mind from a personality standpoint he was perfect for this job.

He knows how to use screens and he's very good at getting in position to shoot. He can break you down at any time. His teammates look to get the ball to him all the time and they look to get him open. A big problem from a defensive standpoint is that 90 percent of the time he's going to have the ball in his hands.