Peter Sullivan Quotations

French retailing has shown signs of strength. Germany on the other hand does not look so good.

There aren't many rests in Jennifer's concerto. She's done her homework well and knows what works. But I have to be more like a long distance runner for this concerto, while orchestra playing is more like being a sprinter.

Our target market prefers to have a solutions approach rather than a pure price and delivery approach. The business here is not built on online inquiries. It's really built on a personal approach and on a systems approach.

I was familiar with her music, and I had complete faith in her ability. The piece is well-suited to the instrument. It exploits the many faces of the symphony: lyrical, fanfare and playful. It is very approachable. I think the trombone community will embrace it. I will be very surprised if it doesn't get other performances.

it does start to bring into question the whole sovereign risk of Tanzania if that's the way they are going to administer their tax act.

We continue to look at a number of opportunities for potential acquisitions but no decision has been made yet. We have to continue our review process and it requires a long time because we have to review a whole range of factors to make sure we make the right choice.

The government, when it settles a case, ordinarily seeks jail times for officers and directors and high executives who are implicated in the conspiracy. I know that it is something that the government tries to get and will try to get it in this case, no doubt.

The tragedy in Louisiana and Mississippi has laid bare severe shortcomings in our ability to respond to catastrophe

This amendment sends an important message that there is no place for hatred and violence in America

At a time when our country needs forthright leaders, this administration gives us two men more concerned with partisan spin than with human suffering. Brown and Chertoff failed America, and they must be fired immediately,

It's not like we've been in discussion with the tax office for months or weeks even, it's an assessment that has appeared out of nowhere,

They are not the stocks investors have focused on given their view of positive growth.

I like to pick up the energy. I like it. I like being the spark.

Hopefully in the next week or so, we can work out where it's headed,

The major change we saw over the quarter was that investors were getting more optimistic about the economic growth outlook globally . . . The mood has swung from: 'What's next after Russia and Brazil?' to: 'Just how far is the U.S., the world's largest economy, going to grow?,'

The trombone world is starved for repertoire, that's for sure. So when a trombone concerto is commissioned from a frontline American composer for a top end orchestra, it's a big event.

You've got to do the right things, the critical things that keep a production line going. And then do the right things right. That comes down to excellence and execution. And we pride ourselves on our ability to execute well.

The issue with this one is that it is a size that is material to the company,