Upside Quotations

As much as I love to dive into the action early, I think the hero's journey is important - the idea that the reader needs to experience the protagonist's everyday life before you turn that world upside down.

Some people are like cats - if they're dropped upside down, they land on their feet. I get a little irritated about stories like that.

Dad wouldn't let me fool with his guitar much, because I'm left-handed, and I'd pick it up upside down. But I remember learning to sing 'Paper Doll,' the Mills Brothers song - this was during the war - and I remember my dad taking me down to one of those little record booths where you could make spoken letters to send home.

At some stage in most people's lives, things turn upside down, and nothing is as you expected it to be.

A film that I love is 'Deliverance' from back in the day. You start out with these archetypal characters - the hero, the bookworm, the pacifist - and by the end, it's all turned upside down. I love that.

When a dragonfly flutters by, you may not realize, but it's the greatest flier in nature. It can hover, fly backwards, even upside down.

In an upside down world, with all the rules being rewritten as the game goes on and spectators invading the pitch, it is good to feel that some things and some people seem to stay just as they were.

I do love doing stunts; I was in a film called 'The Quiet Ones,' which was quite a spooky film, and I had to be hung upside down, which was good.

What you will be looking for is a day that closes above the prior day's high and most likely 'breaks' out to the upside to close above a trading range. This is the twitching worm that causes the public to leap before they look.

I am the reassurance that they have not changed. In an upside down world, with all the rules being rewritten as the game goes on and spectators invading the pitch, it is good to feel that some things and some people seem to stay just as they were.

The poster boy for our superabled future is Oscar Pistorius, an increasingly famous South African sprinter who happens to have had both of his legs amputated below the knee. Using upside down question mark-shaped carbon fiber sprinting prosthetics, called Cheetah blades, Mr. Pistorius can challenge the fastest sprinters in the world.

Your best ideas, those eureka moments that turn the world upside down, seldom come when you're juggling emails, rushing to meet the 5 P.M. deadline or straining to make your voice heard in a high-stress meeting. They come when you're walking the dog, soaking in the bath or swinging in a hammock.

I've never been one to throw clubs, break clubs, or use bad language on the golf course. I've played with golfers who've done that, and I really hate to see it. If I did something like that, my dad would come get the putter and hit me upside the head with it. I knew better.

I have dyslexia, and I never did learn to read music, and I even had a problem in reading because everything was turned upside down, so I just had to draw from the lyrics and the voice that I would hear in my mind.

Because I've been so bad at looking after myself, how would I ever look after a kid? But the old cliche applied: they handed her to me, and my world turned upside down - and I realised I was now going to be vulnerable in more ways than I expected.

When you see things upside down, the ego can be extraordinarily funny; it's absurd. But it's tragic at the same time.

In my world, I read resumes upside down, so I start with personal interests. So if somebody doesn't have believable, interesting interests, they're not going to work in a creative business.

My father was famous for his photographic memory. He was in the OSS. They trained him to be captured on purpose and to read upside down and backwards and commit to memory every document in Germany he saw as he was being interrogated - every schedule on every wall. So, that photographic memory somehow made its way to me when I was young.

I'm not a fussy eater, but when I'm travelling, I try to stick to the same regime and just have my chicken and my mash and broccoli. Otherwise, you start eating all these funny delicacies, and it makes your tummy turn upside down.

In NASCAR, you can do a lot of banging around and get pretty serious and even get yourself upside down. All of those things can happen - and then you give an interview two seconds later.

It's not like I ride a broom into interviews. I don't hang upside down with a cape on.

The big upside to being captain is it's a huge honour, but the downside is that there is definitely extra pressure.

Having fewer unhealthy days and, in turn, more days when you have the energy to get things done is probably the global constant through which businesses and individuals can think about the quantifiable upside of increasing wellbeing.

When I reached 80, my world turned upside down physically. I've had a lot of physical problems.

The people who don't know about him will know by year's end. He's the total package. He's big, he's strong, he's quick, he's aggressive. Nothing but upside to him. He's a kid who I think will be big-time if he keeps working and improving every week.

The PMI is a big upside surprise ... and is at least hinting that services growth stepped up at the end of last year.

We are providing Guidant shareholders with certainty of completion, significant upside potential and substantially more value today than the Johnson & Johnson transaction. By any objective measure, our offer is clearly superior to Johnson & Johnson.

We've already had really good reports from Microsoft and Intel and those are the two most important suppliers to Dell. Both had upside surprises from their PC and server-related business.

We are at a major crossroads here. If we are unable to break out of this trading range to the upside soon, then there is a danger that we could quickly slide back down again to the lows.

There are clearly upside risks around the consensus expectations for non-farm payrolls. As such, we would not be short the U.S. dollar over the next 24 hours.

We still think there's at least 10 percent upside in tech. The sector's had a tremendous run, so it's not surprising that it's taking a rest. There will be follow through. When that follow through will take place is anybody's guess.

We still think there's at least 10 percent upside in tech, ... The sector's had a tremendous run, so it's not surprising that it's taking a rest. There will be follow through. When that follow through will take place is anybody's guess.

We still see more downside than upside risk to 2007 consensus earnings.

We still like the HP story and think the stock has room for additional upside potential.

This sudden jump turned her driving experience upside down and her whole world upside down. She lost the most precious thing there was to her. Her intoxication had nothing to do with that.

We're not going to see a significant upside until we get a clearer sense of how companies make their money and how it is accounted for.

When I was in high school, I lettered in math. The only thing that was important was football. There were two other letters that were awarded each year. One was in math and one was in science. I got the math one. But you didn't put it on a letter sweater and wear it around because they'd be throwing you in a wastebasket upside down on your head.

What we're running into is that teams are really preparing for her. That brings added pressure on her, but on the upside it's made her a better player. She's been our main scorer over the past couple of years (averaging 16.2 points last season to earn Division II honorable-mention all-district honors).

We believe Yahoo!'s stock has significant upside in it, given its inflection point in revenue and margin growth, Yahoo!'s increasing market share and the conservative guidance.

We ... believe this removes the potential for one of the most important sources of significant upside to our revenue projections, which is the key factor in our investment recommendation.

We believe this partnership with FEMSA will strengthen Kaiser's overall position in the Brazilian market. By maintaining a minority ownership interest and the possibility of launching Coors Light in Brazil, we expect to continue to participate in the upside we see in the Kaiser business and the Brazilian beer market.

What's limiting us on the upside is the double-digit gains we saw in 2003. What limits us to the downside is that the economy continues to strengthen, although concerns about the job market persist.

We're going to coach this guy real hard. Off of film, you can see all the upside to him -- tremendous upside.

We're extremely excited to have acquired Marko, ... He is a very versatile player who has the ability to play the one, two or three spots on the floor. With Marko, we've added another player who can break down the defense and is a pass first point guard. Lionel is a player that we think has some upside and will compete for a roster spot in training camp.

We're extremely proud of what he's accomplished so far. If he were to get drafted that would just be added excitement to everything that he's accomplished. You just hope for the best. He played in one of the top conferences in the nation and was a starter. He's a very intelligent young man and works hard. He has all the factors of what it takes. I think he's also got an upside to him where he's continuing to develop. He definitely hasn't peaked with his potential. I think he has room to grow as a football player.

We reiterate our buy rating, as we believe the upside potential is greater than the downside risk from sharply lower oil prices given the strong demand, tight supply and lack of spare capacity.

We regard the shares as inexpensive and believe that just placing a market multiple on its free-cash-flow a few years out yields substantial upside in the stock.

With the stock up 12% today, I would recommend that people not chase it. The positive news is now in the stock, so the only way I would recommend it is if there was meaningful upside to current 2006 numbers. There could be, but it's too early to tell.

With the prospect of relatively slow top-line growth over the next two quarters, we believe the upside in the stock is limited.

With unemployment still declining, we may be entering the zone of maximum danger for upside surprises to Fed funds.

We like a lot of things about Jacque. He's a very versatile guy. We were very intent on trying to get a left-handed hitter. He's very athletic, has some pop in his bat, an outstanding throwing arm. He's a versatile player and had a lot of upside in him.

UK imports of goods excluding oil ... rose for a fourth successive month in February, and by substantial 4.5 percent, suggesting that domestic demand may have surprised on the upside in the first quarter.

We're seeing some upside price pressure in other goods relative to the trend. Capital goods, for instance, are exhibiting pricing power.

We're seeing some cautious trading right now, but the volume is decent, the momentum is on the upside and traditionally, this is a good week for the markets.

We're looking for people who know their city upside down. We want to know what clubs they go to, where they buy things -- they need to show us that they're knowledgeable.

We want to show people what search-and-recovery teams go through. The windows are the floors, and the floors are the walls. Their world is literally turned upside down.

Therefore, if Yahoo! shares are to provide investors with significant upside potential, then we believe it will have to become one of the most highly valued companies in the world.

We've been hit by some upside surprises, but a lot of the recent data has been back to questioning the strength of the European recovery. We could easily see the market rallying a bit.

We really got the market oversold after the last couple of weeks. We have stretched the rubber band enough on the downside to get some upside bounce.

We're a part of the insurrection, trying to turn Christianity upside down. We're an experimental church: God's research and development arm.

We've seen upside in all the railroad stocks over the next year, ... remains the cheapest railroad in our universe.

The fact is that Next Level's management has no indication as to whether Qwest will actually slow down VDSL deployment. We do not believe that there will be any upside to next year's numbers from Qwest and, in fact, there may be some downside.

There are upside risks to inflation given the levels of oil prices and pressures from higher taxes.

The profit-taking is quite obvious this morning. The current factors and the fundamentals can't support the index to go up further. At this level, the upside is limited.

The only news will be the U.S. stocks. But on the geopolitical front, the upside risk is more than the downside.

We're looking at a target price on this of $30 and that's right in the neighborhood of where it's at now. It's possible that you could get a little more upside from it, but if you look at the businesses on a cash-flow valuation basis, a breakup wouldn't create that much more value than what we've seen.

We're not convinced about the Rentokil story. Even if he comes in, I don't think there's much upside so there's risk to the downside. There's not going to be a full bid for cash at 180p-plus so there's not much upside to it." ()

Life is getting ready to hit them upside the head. If you think losing to Florida is bad try to get married, raise a family and pay the bills. Being in college is about trying to develop a philosophy and trying to develop goals about how you want to attack life.

Lear has a lot of operating issues that they still have to resolve. I can't see much upside in this credit at current levels.

Many investors in the United States will look abroad (next year) on concerns that their own market is overvalued, ... The general feeling is that they've done very well in the U.S., so their upside is more limited.

Many believe that the GDP growth in China will continue, and this will create more upside for retail shares.

So many champions and good horses have come from this program; it's proven ground. These horses are on the come; they have so much upside to them.

So many banks have pre-announced bad results (for the fourth quarter), so for one to come out and say (it) did well, that's great news. There's potential we'll see some upside surprises at other (large) banks.

She still has a huge upside to her game, and we have made a commitment to that potential.

She's playing really well. But you have to remember she is a freshman, so when she gets in a physical game like we had tonight, she will struggle at times against juniors and seniors. But the upside to her game is very exciting. She's certainly showing signs of being very good in the future.

She smashed traditional power structures, turned the system upside down. That's what people want.

Somebody called Muddy and told him he should come down and hear me play. I didn't even know he was out there in the audience. After the show, I was talking to some people when somebody came up and slapped me upside the head.

Some analysts seemed to think the company would have an upside surprise, ... But they reported right in line with what the consensus was.

She has a big upside because she is long and athletic and versatile on offense. With her size and length, she will become a very good player in that league.

Shake structures. School yourself. Look twice at a thing, once upside down. Answer yourself clearly.

She is so hurt and outraged. Her whole life has been turned upside down because of this. Law school is hard enough, but local and regional newspapers and radio stations have demoralized her.

Most upside against our estimates came from equity trading as with Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers. The positive surprise ... was that mortgage trading results were actually up on last year.

Most of the upside came from areas like a lower tax rate, which accounted for 26 cents of (earnings per share) upside and lower than expected (compensation) ratio.

Mr. Parsons has laid out a very good strategy. The film unit created the upside surprise. It's really a motion picture story in the quarter.

Movies like 'Chef' are not really box-office monsters in the summertime and don't really fit into Hollywood's business model any longer. Even if 'Chef' is successful, it will be successful in the context of what it is. There's a limited upside to a film that's so small, but there's also limited exposure for the people who backed me.

McNair was less risky than Young probably, but I also think that Young has more upside than McNair. McNair was probably more advanced because of the system that they used (at Alcorn). Young is a little more athletic and probably a little faster than McNair was, and with Young you've got a guy that has unbelievable potential.

Obviously, you're going to miss the school play. My daughter scored her first goal in soccer, which you know, if you miss that, it pulls at your heart strings. The upside is we have an extraordinary life.

(Online video) isn't really turning TV upside down. It's more like TV is starting to bleed onto the Internet, and what we're going to see in the next couple to three years is a lot more advertising-supported video being brought to the Internet.

Online travel in 2004 will represent only about 15 percent of the industry's total revenue for the year. So there's huge upside to grow. The fierce competition now is about building the brand.

My dad didn't want to ruin the dinner for me, ... My life was turned upside down. I didn't know what I was going to do with the rest of my life.

More compute engines per square foot is what you're after here. Multi-core is going to provide that capability. We see nothing but upside opportunity for the blade market with a nicely designed multi-core capability.

Moreover, with a fair amount of Fed tightening now priced in, the US currency remains more vulnerable to downside surprises than upside surprises.

Newspaper revenue was a bit weak, but television was in line. Better-than-expected margins in the newspaper division drove the upside surprise.

Pole vaulting is all about strength and mental toughness. I'm afraid of heights, but I can vault over 11 feet. You have to be able to realize that you're going to go upside on the pole and you can hurt yourself like I did. You have to know what you're getting into.

possibility of modest upside to current 4-8 percent quarter-over-quarter revenue-growth guidance.

On the ECB, the upside risks are far more imminent. To be sure, there are still plenty of doubts about the rigor of the recovery in the euro area.

On the face of it, the numbers were pretty good but there are some question marks about the quality and sustainability of earnings given that most of the upside seems to have come from the Power Generation side,

On stage, it is a tremendous thing to be able to make people laugh. But one of the things that I have always loved is when I am in shows where you can turn the audience upside down and make them cry or move them. That is when things are the most rewarding.

I was the first African-American woman to play Maggie in 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.' It was at the Virginia State Theatre, and we turned Richmond upside down.

I would point to the core PCE deflator, which gave a modest upside surprise. This is the Fed's preferred measure of inflation ... and might have markets pricing in a more aggressive Fed.