David Jones Quotations

The point about labor market weakening suggests the Fed's ... worried about that. That drives home the point they're going to keep these rates unchanged for a long period of time.

When we finally decide on who our president is, and on the day when we realize the economy is so weak that that new president must cut taxes, and he can't do it because of a divided congress and all the animosity that comes out of this agonizingly long presidential election, the dollar's going to be in trouble.

When we go down that road it will be in a dignified manner. It would be ludicrous for people to think we are going to storm whatever barriers are put up.

We found out that it costs more to collect and refund these deposits than it does to just bill the students who might have damaged rooms.

Using your credit card when you can pay some other way is never a good idea.

We're still human. You bump into somebody, and next thing you know, you're swinging.

We want it (the fire) far enough out and in an open spot.

There is a zone of privacy that's been recognized by the U.S. Supreme Court. It's in their interest that we fight the sodomy law.

We're glad to see they made an effort to get the beach back in operation.

some combination of higher premiums and lower benefits.

She gets them trained thoroughly but she does it in a manner where they feel comfortable around her and they have fun at work. And I think that environment is what really led me to nominate Amanda;, because of the atmosphere that she creates at our lab.

She is a credit to this department and an asset to the Clerk of the Circuit Court organization.

Music and video are great if you want to add a slide show to go with the pictures.

My favorite line is that economists were created to make weather forecasters look good, ... A good dose of humility is always required.

Maybe it's better because we're more compact. There are not as many outlying, sparsely-populated areas.

Nothing in these numbers would change the outlook for Fed policy, which is to tighten credit and to try to encourage market conditions that would slow growth to a more sustainable pace this year. The report leaves the Fed on track for a quarter-point hike in February, but there isn't the kind of urgency to warrant a 50 basis point hike.

Rick is a strong Christian man, and his family shares that faith.

I would probably have to experience something first-hand. It's pretty much all your urban myths.

If we don't provide that opportunity, then if we have a prodigy buried in there some place or some kind of gift, then it never shows.

If we had Alan Greenspan sitting here between us, I think he would quietly admit it's been a long time since he's been as optimistic as he is for the outlook for this economy.

If we leave this in the customer's hands, we are putting ourselves at the mercy of what every individual customer is going to do with it. If we take control of it and build a program with a partner to ensure that we get the units installed the way we specify every single time, we put ourselves in a much better position to be successful.

I have been to Australia three times I think now ... but this is the first time I have come to present something which is all my own,

I don't know of any business groups who have expressed any interest in this issue.

I do not think he (Greenspan) has made up his mind. He may wait until the very last minute before he tips his hand.

I do not think he (Greenspan) has made up his mind,

I love abstract art because when it is good, it can put the viewer in touch with who they are beyond their culture, psychology, history or personality.

I hate to see the kids miss school, but everybody else strikes, why can't the teachers?

From Day 1, it's been Florida and no one else.

If a company sprays for ants, they're really doing the wrong thing. The only way to get rid of them long term is by baiting them.

If the consumer gives up here -- if these layoffs lead to a break in confidence and more cutbacks in spending later, we will be on the brink of or perhaps into a recession.

He was a teacher and black belt in karate and it was all taken from him.

He was dead last in the first 10 meters.

He has a gift that he can't help but share.

There is no fundamental change from Mr. Greenspan.

We are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

God only know what's in there, you know.

He's disappointed, but he understands that's what you have to do. He's willing to go in and work a little harder.

He's going to try to get a higher score on the ACT or SAT and the FCAT. Right now, he has some pretty good options. He's going to study hard and get in the gym and work hard and get ready to join the team in January.

He laid down the gauntlet and his credibility is on the line,

Greenspan is trying to level out this market, trying to put some two-sided risk in this market, to take some of that speculative froth out.

Greenspan is going to have as much influence as anybody has ever had on this critically important decision, ... Politics of Money: The Fed Under Alan Greenspan.

Greenspan is giving the markets a reality check. Good for him.

(Greenspan) cut rates three times last year, but he said that the conditions that required those cuts are no longer with us. So the outside limit to what he is going to do is three hikes. My guess is that you will only end up with a couple of them, a quarter-point at the end of this month, one in August, and maybe one in October.

Jobs cuts tend to lag the process. You've had an inventory correction (that) may be getting near the end, you still have to superimposed investment boom/bust cycle that has been taking place, and there's still a process squeeze.

I think it's going to be difficult to determine what the immediate impact is going to be. We probably won't know until the day after.

I think it's clear that Greenspan is saying 'I may be starting a process of tightening,' ... He's going to do as much tightening as he needs to do to get the job done.

I think the industry is getting an understanding ear from the Government because we are all on the same track towards this aspect of managing chronic disease and preventive health care.

I think actually the Clinton presidency is going to be hurt enough so that he is going to have more trouble coming through with that contribution to the IMF.

It has been a great story -- strong growth and no inflation and low interest rates, but my bet is that one area that will be a little bit of a challenge to stocks will over time be interest rates.

I think we are moving into a very, very dangerous situation whereby we could even come to the stage of a complete confrontation between the Orange and the army and police,

It is a Microsoft market today. People have had the weekend to think about the government's plan to break it up. We're still looking at a strong economy and there's room for some buying - at least today, bulls are back.

I think there will be one more quarter-point hike and then the Fed will go on hold for the rest of the year.

Last summer, there was a meeting of the elders of the tribe at Marty Epstein's house. We were told the theater was in financial trouble and needed new energy and new money.

That crisis is stabilizing now so I think some of the attention in the markets will come back to that report.

Look at that Michigan Survey of consumer sentiment, the preliminary for early August, it is near record levels,

I think his calculation is we have some further distance to go in the correction and banks need to be careful

I think he will ease one more time ... cut rates one more time before the end of the year, but I just don't think the odds are as strong on Nov. 17th as maybe some people in the market think.

Well at least we are healthy. But once again we were doomed with a slow start in the first and third quarters. That doesn't cut it. We dug ourselves a hole we couldn't get out of.

The actions taken in 2005 leave the group well placed for the coming year and this is supported by the performance in the final quarter of 2005 and the first weeks of 2006.

My colleagues are aware of the Australian inquiry and we will consider any allegations ... that implicate UK companies or individuals in any suspected corruption of overseas officials.

Whilst we achieved a strong underwriting performance, our overall result was highlighted by fairly strong investment returns on which no company would want to rely completely from year to year.

We don't demand to speak to any one person.

Without any question, the Fed is vastly different now in terms of openness and transparency. Greenspan's theme has been the more markets know, the better.

We are the industry's largest performance-based fee shop. We are more willing to put our money where our mouths are.

We have always done a very wide range of plays.

We know the average construction worker in America is 53. We also know that America's youth is not lining up to learn the skilled crafts. . . . If the federal government doesn't come up with a functional guest-worker program, we will have some problems, and not just in Arizona.

Today, VoIP is where wireless was 10 years ago. We can't repeat the mistakes made with 9-1-1 and wireless phones again.

We get a lot of people from out of state who come down and it's not what they expect Florida to be, the horse farms and oak trees instead of the sand and the ocean.

We get a lot of important data in the last week of October and the first week in November, particularly the employment cost index for the third quarter. That's going to be a key indicator for the Fed. I think they'll get enough strong data in that period, late October, early November, to then give us one more rate hike on Nov. 16.

The political side, which people have tried to underestimate, cannot be underestimated in terms of an influence. It's the last major uncertainty that comes into this picture.

We are headed to 5 percent almost certainly, but after that the Fed will pause because they will see enough evidence that economic growth is moderating.

To use a hackneyed term, it knocks my socks off.

You don't really know what to do in that situation.

The decision to proceed with the charges was made solely by the SFO. We have undertaken a detailed and comprehensive investigation and believe that the defendants should answer the charges.

The decision to proceed with the charges was made solely by the SFO,

We did not play our style of basketball and we need to rebound and play defense. Things just spiraled out of control the third period and we weren't able to get back in the game. On top of that, Hollidaysburg is a good basketball team.

When you incarcerate a serial killer, your crime rate goes down - the public is safer. When you incarcerate a drug trafficker, someone else just steps in and takes the job. They don't take their crime to prison with them.

When the Fed itself doesn't know what it is going to do after its next meeting, life becomes much harder for the forecasting community.

Two good things have happened in Japan. We've overcome the uncertainty of who the leader's going to be; and secondly, they are listening to the markets, in terms of permanent tax cuts, in terms of banking reform.

To determine the impact of a one-day event really depends on where you are on the phase of that particular project.

We've had these ups and downs in terms of psychology. Greenspan saw that the global crisis was going to slow U.S. growth.

We've had these ups and downs in terms of psychology,

This was a private consensual act. It was not, in our view, harmful either to the participants or to public health, and it's also discriminatory in that heterosexual conduct is not prosecuted.

What Katrina has done is shift the economic focus from inflation to growth.

You can imagine scenarios at this point where the Goldilocks economy turns into a nightmare.

We think it's very important that we deliver the message to people that, yes, our bodies need to move. We need physical activity.

There have been little donations or grants and no sugar daddies. That's virtually unheard of in the theater business.

Doctors coin money when they do procedures but family medicine doesn't have any procedures.

Florida is still a possibility, but he's going to be looking into other schools as well.

(The safety) most definitely turned the game around. We just got ourselves together at halftime and told each other that the game wasn't over.

The Serious Fraud Office has a duty to record and consider reports of possible overseas corruption involving U.K. persons or U.K. corporate entities. This is a standard preliminary process in such situations to consider whether closer inspection in the U.K. is appropriate and, if so, by which regulatory authority.

The simple fact is this: a lot of global investors have been making big bets on equities around the world. Now they're pulling back, ... They're worrying about a riskier world, particularly about difficulties in Asia.

People don't mind spending money on their homes and basement.

Then all of a sudden, in the fourth quarter the other team's back in it.

Adan came to see me for more lessons before his auditions in Chicago. When he was in the school choir, we would meet in the mornings before his classes for private voice lessons. I'm very proud of what he's doing. Adan has a talent and a wonderful voice.

Something needs to happen immediately. This is a danger to the whole neighborhood.

Once the security cordon is lifted, people will be ready to go back. This is definitely not the end of our protest.

Another quarter-point rate hike is baked in the cake. But we are near the end.

Bahrain attracts mutual funds from all over the Middle East, and, as the only international bank with a branch in Bahrain that can provide fund-administration services for mutual funds registered in Bahrain, the institution can assist fund managers by providing a full range of services they require.

This is a new environment. These issues of globalization are going to be a really big issue for Greenspan's successor.