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The perception among C-suite executives that the global economy is getting stronger should be a hopeful indicator for global business. As optimism for the global economic climate improves, top executives are more apt to focus on improving their own businesses by spending for programs that might have been curtailed or postponed and by hiring new employees to carry out their growth plans. Mark Foster
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Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it; and this I know, my lords, that where laws end, tyranny begins Pitt younger
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When you try to do something bigger and more grandiose, a lot of times it's more apt to fall apart. It's a lot easier to lay down a bunch of singles than it is to get a home run. Jim Lee
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I've come to see the mosh pit as an apt description of American society - and of my childhood home. I was number nine of ten creative, mostly loud kids competing for airspace. Laurie Helgoe
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Wit in women is apt to have bad consequences; like a sword without a scabbard, it wounds the wearer and provokes assailants. Elizabeth Montagu
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But constant experience shows us that every man invested with power is apt to abuse it, and to carry his authority as far as it will go.
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In the words of a very famous dead person, 'A nation that does not know its history is doomed to do poorly on the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Dave Barry
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The winner's edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Denis Waitley
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The winner's edge is not in a gifted birth, a high IQ, or in talent. The winner's edge is all in the attitude, not aptitude. Attitude is the criterion for success.
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We've battled hard, and because of that and a lot of fate, we have pulled out some close games.
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We've always wanted to develop closer ties with India. David Morgan
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We've always known that there are people who've tried to infiltrate the various security forces and get to close access to places they ought not to be. There's nothing new about that that I know of. Donald Rumsfeld
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We've always had a rule in the last second or so: get next to your man. We weren't even close to the guy. Jerry Sloan
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We've always developed it with the close proximity and the Ohio-Michigan thing. There's a lot of enthusiasm at games, and that will just add to it, I'm sure. Steve Yzerman
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We've always been very close to the community, and we do what's necessary for Pittsburgh. I like to see that, and I think the Fords are the same way. I like Detroit. Dan Rooney
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When we were practicing for Italy that was one of my main things I talked to Coach Sue and Coach (Cori) Close about - how do I bring that leadership in that two spot? I think it's still coming up and being encouraging and still being positive and energetic. Holly Johnson
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When we were kind of forced (by real life sniper murders in the Washington area that were too close to the film's plot) to pull the picture in October (from its Nov. 15 date), he wasn't nearly as big a star as he is today after 'Daredevil' and 'The Recruit.' He's become this hot guy. Colin Farrell
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When we were getting pretty close to signing him, he called us from one of his maneuvers. I asked him, 'Where are you guys?' He said, 'Up north.' I said, 'Where up north?' He said, 'The Arctic Circle.' That was different. He e-mailed us a picture from there. He had his parka off.
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We've always tried to give consumers what they want, not what we feel they need,
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When it becomes the third week, the novelty is going to wear off, but the consumers will still be buying one more item just because of the fact that they're going to be having ... more in their pocket. That one item is going to add up and it is going to benefit the retailer more than the consumer.
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We're making a b-to-b play out of a very popular consumer brand.
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We remain of the view that the Fed's near-term objective is simply to support the stock market until consumer and business sentiment improves,
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We remain enthusiastic about the start of this holiday season, as several categories saw substantial revenue increases. The growth in 2004 holiday revenue suggests that consumers are shifting more dollars to the Internet this season.
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We're going to see a good bounce back in the first quarter. Solid consumer and business spending will be driving that growth. Scott Anderson
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We're going to gain a lot of share here. We're going to make a lot of consumers happy. Bill Gates
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What they say may have an impact tomorrow, but the dominant topic on investors' minds right now starts with an 'I' and it's not Intel. Both businesses and consumers are hesitant to make any moves until there's progress on Iraq. John Davidson
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When we downgraded the PC stocks in September, we were concerned about signs of weak consumer demand -- which has continued to deteriorate.
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We've always tried to give consumers what they want, not what we feel they need,
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When it becomes the third week, the novelty is going to wear off, but the consumers will still be buying one more item just because of the fact that they're going to be having ... more in their pocket. That one item is going to add up and it is going to benefit the retailer more than the consumer.
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We remain enthusiastic about the start of this holiday season, as several categories saw substantial revenue increases. The growth in 2004 holiday revenue suggests that consumers are shifting more dollars to the Internet this season.
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We're going to gain a lot of share here. We're going to make a lot of consumers happy.
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What they say may have an impact tomorrow, but the dominant topic on investors' minds right now starts with an 'I' and it's not Intel. Both businesses and consumers are hesitant to make any moves until there's progress on Iraq.
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We found that most consumers classified themselves as 'novices' or 'apprentices' when it comes to vehicle financing and admit to feeling uninformed when it comes to that process. Our mission at AWARE is to reach out to and be a resource for all Americans who are thinking about buying another vehicle.
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We found out, from talking to consumers and store operators all over the country, that low-dollar items went very fast. Forget about high-end items.
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We find consumers very reluctant to pay for new services at all. Corporations are more willing to pay for new services. And from corporations, come consumers who have gotten used to using the services at work.
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We boosted economic growth in one quarter, but that doesn't mean it's sustainable. We still have a long-range view that the economy is changing, and consumers will have to adjust to it.
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We're in uncharted waters. This deflation is not cyclical. Our forecasts do not anticipate any major increase in retail price inflation ever again.
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We're seeing inflationary pressure continue to ease in China, largely on the back of food prices, and I think the discussion going forward is that we would see a low inflation environment and maybe a hint of deflation as well.
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Portfolio managers should answer the question regarding the potential for deflation by saying that we are already deflating.
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On the economic front, deflation is hurting companies. Mall traffic across the U.S. is down for the last 21 months, there's a lack of fashion newness out there. The average price that teens are paying for an item is down, and it's difficult to see profit pick up in 2003.
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If the economy continues to muddle through at around 2 percent annualized growth, we could very well slip into deflation in the next two years, David Rosenberg
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We're nowhere close to the Japanese example. When you have real deflation as they have in Japan, consumers expect prices to be lower, and they defer purchases, which makes the spiral worse. That's not an apt description of what the American consumer has been doing.
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I think it means the end of deflation is just around the corner. I wouldn't say Japan has gotten fully out of deflation, there is still some concern, but I think it's a very good sign.
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I think the Fed needs to worry about the possibility it's flirting with deflation if it lets this go too far. When nominal rates get down toward zero, the Fed starts running out of ammunition.
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It is possible that this year will mark the end of the deflation and will bring in a paradigm shift to the bond market next year. Ten-year yields may rise to 2 percent by the end of March next year.
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We've asked the facilities division to give us some information, what they think is reasonable that we could expect this to cost.
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We've always been the underdog, and it's the kind of the position we expect to be in.
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When we were younger, education was not an option; it was something that we were expected to do. I wanted to do something positive in the community where I grew up. Pat Brown
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When I was little, I had never really expected to win such a big competition. For a long time, just skating in the Olympics had been my goal because not many Koreans had done it. Kim Yuna
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When I was introduced to the crew on the first occasion, I told them I didn't expect to enhance it - I'd just try not to damage it! Michael Aspel
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When it comes down to the last lap I can't expect anything out of those guys. If they go with me, great. But if they don't, I'm not going to hold it against them. Brian Vickers
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You don't know what to expect when someone goes through something like that, Willie Randolph
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Tom will play a man who is forced into a career change when he least expects it. Nia Vardalos
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To move Erstad, it would have to make the whole lineup better. It would be a significant move. You would expect significant results. Mike Scioscia
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When I was a child, there really weren't very many video games, but I do have memories of 'Pong.' Maybe it was 'Pong.' It was a home system in Japan, so maybe it wasn't the real 'Pong.' It was just sort of a Japanese game that was similar to 'Pong.' Hideo Kojima
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What a great opportunity for Washington's potato growers. The industry has been fighting for 25 years for access to the Japanese market, and through this broad partnership of government leaders and private industry, we are finally successful.
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What a difference a week makes, from improprieties in the Japanese markets to still-higher oil prices amid diplomatic rumblings in the Middle East to less than stellar earnings.
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US Treasuries, particularly long-term bonds, were robust on Friday, when the Japanese market was closed. Some bond investors view the surge in stocks as bubble while some investors take comfort in the view that the zero-interest rate policy will continue even after the Bank of Japan lifts ultra-loose monetary stance.
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U.S. stocks started off the year posting broad gains on the opinion that interest-rate increases are coming to an end. Taking cues from that, Japanese stocks ... with a focus on high-tech issues, are likely to move higher.
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U.S. stocks finally appear to be bottoming out, and the yen is coming back to reasonable levels for Japanese exporters. I'd say that's a pretty good signal to buy.
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Yen selling may not extend to today. Some investors sold a bit too much yen, so they may buy some back, which could benefit the Japanese currency.
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With the Japanese carmakers having so much momentum, it may be hard for GM and Ford to regain their growth.
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With the huge amount of money that Japanese sent abroad, repatriation flows could have a major effect on the dollar-yen through March.
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When we went through it, we had nowhere to turn, no one to talk to who had a similar experience. Small, rural churches usually have no money and little or no insurance to rebuild. So we helped form an organization that gives guidance to pastors whose churches have burned.
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Unfortunately, moral beauty in art -- like physical beauty in a person -- is extremely perishable. It is nowhere so durable as artistic or intellectual beauty. Moral beauty has a tendency to decay very rapidly into sententiousness or untimeliness. Susan Sontag
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With nowhere to smoke in the pub or the office, smokers are nipping outside for a cigarette. Alan Woods
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We're executing all even at a very low level. I think that has been the malady of our team right now. Quite clearly we are not at the level of execution on half-field offense the way we should be. Right now, you should be scoring one out of every three half-field possessions, and we're nowhere near that.
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'The Others' books take place in an alternate Earth where the Earth natives have been the dominant predators throughout the world's history, and humans are nowhere near the top of the food chain. But humans are clever and resilient, if not always wise, and have made some bargains with the Others in order to survive. Anne Bishop
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We are pleased with our progress, but we are nowhere near where we want to be yet.
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We've accomplished what we've wanted to accomplish, record-wise. But we're nowhere near where we should be or where we ought to be. Rick Pitino
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There are car wrecks on this road because there is nowhere to go. We need (wider roads). Gary Williams
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When you've got nowhere to turn, turn on the gas. , "Answered Prayers" (Unspoiled Monsters). Truman Capote
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When we were buying, many others were also buying, and to a great extent in fact and at prices that we never would have wanted to pay.
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To my constituents, today's hearing is about shared sacrifices in tough times versus oil company greed, ... Working people struggle with high gas prices and your sacrifices appear to be nothing. Barbara Boxer
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We remain positive based on economic activity and E&P spending; we're also positive on 2007 but see some risk to E&P spending given the potential squeeze on returns (with) a possible moderation in commodity prices in '07. Visibility remains too good to worry too early, however.
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We're staring record energy prices in the face every day, it seems.
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We're stalled. When you see oil prices back up to their high, you've seen gold hovering around $600 US, people are making some really good money and I think there's a lot of people who are just taking the opportunity to crystallize some gains which is keeping the market at bay a little bit right now.
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We respectfully request that Congress do no harm by distorting markets or seeking punitive taxes on an industry working hard to respond to high prices and supply shortfalls.
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We're some weeks away from putting our budget together, but I can tell you this, that energy prices as high as they are will affect costs across the board. There's no doubt about that, Jon Huntsman
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We're going to see continued growth in demand for drilling activity and exploration activity. With prices up so high and profit so great now.
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What we're seeing today is a combination of lower oil prices and concern about the strength of the economy in the second quarter. Kate Warne
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The potential consolidation between the two towns in Orleans County may be the state's first step back to the future. This is the only way we can beat the economic death spiral gripping us all.
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There is no need to hide the reality from the world. Unless something is done urgently, the situation will most certainly spiral out of control.
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With today's report, the odds of a negative quarter of GDP growth have increased substantially, and the chances of a full-fledged recession just went up -- perhaps approaching 50-50. Job losses cut directly into the spending of the newly unemployed, and indirectly tend to have a very real impact on the confidence of those who are still working. If demand falls, firms will lay off more employees, and the downward spiral could put us over the edge into a bona fide recession before the Fed's actions can take effect.
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I love to take risks, I love to travel, and I'm very outdoor-sy, so any girl who can pick up a football and throw a spiral will definitely catch my attention. Kellan Lutz
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We have never seen anything like this before. There are spiral structures in the rings, there are gravity and density waves, but they are completely different things, Carolyn Porco
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He has excellent control. The ball spirals off his foot. His golf bag is full of clubs, too. He can go right and left equally well. He can hit that Aussie-style end-over-end in close. He can angle it out of bounds. He can do a lot of things.
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We're nowhere close to the Japanese example. When you have real deflation as they have in Japan, consumers expect prices to be lower, and they defer purchases, which makes the spiral worse. That's not an apt description of what the American consumer has been doing.
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What is art but life upon the larger scale, the higher. When, graduating up in a spiral line of still expanding and ascending gyres, it pushes toward the intense significance of all things, hungry for the infinite? Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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We've got to stop a wage-price spiral coming after the oil price shock. But so far we haven't seen such second-round effects,