John McDermott Quotations

What he did with this particular recording was almost, in a sense, to pre-date the guitar synthesizer by recording the guitar at different speeds with different-tone pedals ... any way he could to create the sound that he heard in his head

So it all happened, almost by accident. But at the same time, and this is the strange part of it, I'd never performed.

Petrol prices are like a tax increase -- they take money out of everyone's pockets,

I don't know whether he (Hendrix) had an eye for the future or whether he used it as a writing tool, but we're fortunate that every day that this guy was alive he was essentially keeping tape of what he was doing.

(There is) no chance of any easings but (Dr Bollard) left the door open to a possible tightening.

(There is) no chance of any easings but (Dr Bollard) left the door open to a possible tightening.

When that is in place they can stop thinking about inflation and start thinking about how to perk up the economy, which by then will have suffered quite a bit of damage.

We can put them in flood plains if we elevate them, if we elevate them according to the rules and regulations.

While commodity prices clearly look extended from a cyclical perspective, supply and demand fundamentals nevertheless look favourable,

Tough talk from leading economic policy makers has crushed business confidence,

We are moving to a double-digit current account deficit. I don't see how we escape it.

We've had a solid working relationship with Independence Blue Cross for decades. If we can find ways to work together that benefits the people of Western Pennsylvania, we will look at them.

With inflation pressures continuing to build and the magnitude of the moderation in economic activity continuing to be questioned, we suspect the Reserve Bank's patience has run out.

We just got our first sat (satellite) phone that works today.

We expect the housing market will trudge on. For consumer spending, the official numbers will be strong, but by December Bollard will have the anecdotes about how pre-Christmas trading is looking. If it looks like a shocker, he won't move.

We expect the housing market will trudge on, ... For consumer spending, the official numbers will be strong, but by December Bollard will have the anecdotes about how pre-Christmas trading is looking. If it looks like a shocker, he won't move.

You get out of it what you put into it.

The trailers will be moved out when there is space available for them on private and commercial lots in Louisiana and Mississippi.

It would be unwise to read too much into modest movements in the index in recent months,

These cases the girls missing are most unusual, no bodies have been recovered.

The statement was very similar to the statements he's given previously,

A price of $2 is not impossible, ... I hope not, but it's within the realms of what credible people are forecasting.

It's used in serious crimes, such as murder, attempted murder, sexual offences, abductions and missing persons where foul play is suspected, internet luring and child pornography,

It's strictly American material for the U.S. military, which is a huge fan base for me.

It now looks about as certain as you can get that there'll be an interest-rate increase in October. There's been a lot of construction activity.

It's an amazing testament to somebody who is so willing at all times to push the barriers push the envelope do whatever he could to try to realize that creative vision.

Six years ago it was up to about $1.20 a litre, then down to below $1, ... But that was over a period of six years. Think about what's happened to the prices of houses and cars and most goods in that period -- they've gone up 2-3 per cent a year. In real, inflation-adjusted terms, we've seen oil come down.

If confidence stays at these levels, that will show companies have put their checkbooks away, and the risk of a recession emerges. This level of confidence is indicative of an economy at a standstill.

These indicators, if they are to be believed, predict a hard landing, in other words a recession.

All of a sudden the gates opened and people came running out with children in their arms,