Catalyst Quotations

Technology is similarly just a catalyst at times for fundamental forces already present.

When you overcome a profound loss, or there's some catalyst in your life that shifts everything, if you're able to take it in stride and heal, it can make for much more three-dimensional and empathetic people.

It is not an overstatement to say that Obamacare was the single most important catalyst leading to the tea party movement.

My mother is the most incredible woman on this entire Earth, and she's so giving and loving and sweet and she always raised me how to forgive and forget and move on. She's the catalyst behind it all, my mom is. And I'm 100% a momma's boy!

Sustainable development is a proven catalyst for Xerox innovation.

I am a fan of all genres. My big thing is to serve the purpose of the script and what the director wants. If it's a comedy, I want to be funny; if it's action, I want to bring the action. If it's drama, I want to be the catalyst for that drama. That's the fun part; it never gets boring being an actor.

Being an occupier is not good for anybody's global standing. It is a catalyst for terrorist recruitment.

To them though, not to us, we were just a catalyst for their imagination.

I'm not looking for a legacy, and you'll never shut up the critics. I've been around 50 years. When you're a catalyst for change, you make enemies - and I'm proud of the ones I've got.

I think of myself as a catalyst of action and a messenger of hope, turning people onto themselves and turning people onto their dreams.

And I wound up in New Orleans for all those years and it was a great place, really a catalyst creatively.

I was shot when I think it was number one. That was the catalyst for the interest in the show. Certainly it went on for a long time after that but that's what really kicked it off. Of course a lot of people watched it just because of the novelty of the situation.

The catalyst for much of this change is the growing support for republicanism.

Yes, education is the catalyst that will hone and sharpen our talents, skills, and abilities and cause them to blossom.

We believe that more concrete evidence of this re-acceleration should become apparent by the end of (the first quarter,) yielding a considerable catalyst for future share price appreciation for most stocks in the sector.

There are some gradual signs that the worst is over for this particular downdraft, ... We're optimistic that we can get a little turnaround by the end of the week. But it's hard to point to any one real catalyst that can turn things around.

Until now, residential developments have failed to keep pace in the surrounding neighborhoods. Boulevard Row will be the first new condominium town home development along Rainbow Boulevard. Our goal is to regenerate and beautify Rainbow, provide new housing for those looking for an urban lifestyle and act as a catalyst for property owners up and down the Boulevard to invest and improve their properties.

Whether the catalyst was the cessation of tax selling or just a rally from a truly depressed area, the Nasdaq is attracting some bargain hunting. I would suggest stocks were over discounting shorter-term problems that have already been announced.

Unless there's some catalyst for the shorts to start scampering there's no reason for markets to go higher.

Unique is the catalyst of our team. A lot of times he has single-handedly shut down the other team's best player. I think really highly of him, he's a real team player. It's a blessing to be able to coach someone like that.

We're just in a holding pattern. I don't see any catalyst on the scene at this point to get stocks going.

We're flirting with key technical support levels. Markets rally but then can't sustain. There's continued nervousness about accounting and corporate profits, but no catalyst to move us out of it.

We absolutely know we were the catalyst for this. We know that if we hadn't started (our efforts), nothing would have ever happened.

There is a serious shift going from the growth companies in the old economy to growth companies in the new economy that have been quite tarnished over the past nine months. The tech recession was the catalyst and we are genuinely seeing a slowdown in old economy sectors.

We've sort of run into resistance, we need a significant catalyst to move us further and it's just not there.

The fact that people are dying should be catalyst enough to scale up relief efforts and put pressure on aid agencies.

This project will help revitalize Hancock's entire downtown and provide a catalyst for future growth and job creation, ... The Scott Hotel will once again be able to play an important role in the economic development of the community.

The primary catalyst in the market remains energy, it continues to rule the day. But then we saw that energy prices started to go up, and that took some of the luster off the gains.

An act of leadership is to say that whatever's happening now is not good enough and suggest or show that we can do better. If you don't have that, then you don't have the catalyst for continuous improvement.

We're seeing the idea that technology is starting to get back in the driver's seat. And tech is a catalyst that you need for the market to rally.

Maintaining strong fiscal performance combined with balanced investments provides a catalyst for the private sector to continue to grow.

Mack has quietly embarked on a restructuring program that should improve profitability and create substantial value for shareholders over the next two years. One wild card catalyst is a potential purchase or merger of equals.

So far the earnings season is kind of a mixed bag. It's not the catalyst that everyone was expecting it to be. Nokia was disappointing, Apple was positive and Citigroup is in the middle. We're still waiting for IBM,

She's the catalyst to get the whole story going.

She's the catalyst for everything right now and the other girls are starting to pick up on that also.

She was a giant in the 20th century for women, and most significantly was a catalyst for change in the American culture. She defined the problem, and then she had the courage to do something about it.

She was a catalyst and she's been our catalyst all year. She sped the game up and she got everybody in the game.

Short of a significant decline in oil prices, we do not foresee a likely catalyst that would spur the market significantly higher at this time. The equity market will likely remain in a transition phase, which could see the strong equity market uptrend of 2003 evolve into a slight downtrend in early 2005.

She may be the fastest guard in the country. She certainly was the catalyst for her team.

Much of (Target and Wal-Mart's) revenue growth depends on the economy and other factors, just like for Amazon. At what point should it be closer to a retail stock than an Internet stock, and I'd say right now. The catalyst to get it there will be if the revenue continues to decelerate.

Online advertising will serve as a catalyst for change in the traditional ad business. Media integration and the inevitable erosion of traditional markets will be more important than the effects of online ad dollar growth.

More importantly, the removal of regulatory uncertainty provides the much-needed catalyst to close the deep discount to fair values in the sector.

Oasis on the Bay will serve as a catalyst towards the revitalization of the area while encouraging the city to continue their development of the 79th Street Causeway.

Now their performance won't just be evaluated by the government - it'll be reflected in the share price. And there's a feeling that this will be a major catalyst for change.

Negotiations are welcome, either with Europeans or non-Europeans, but all these countries should only act as a catalyst for swiftly settling the nuclear dispute within the IAEA regulations.

Obviously, he's a Pro Bowl player, his numbers speak for themselves. He's playing with a lot of confidence and he is without a doubt the catalyst for what they do.

Retiring has been a very difficult decision for me. But I recognize that with my health being strong, I can use this next phase of my life as an active ambassador and catalyst for the growth of squash.

Right now, I think the market needs a catalyst in order to get out of this difficult environment. Hopefully if oil prices continue to decline and move back into the mid $50s, that could turn sentiment more positive on Wall Street.

Polymer chemistry provides an excellent means of studying metathesis catalysts: miniscule catalyst loadings have the capacity to generate large amounts of polymeric material, the structure of which can provide a historical record of catalyst activity.

My sense is that an earnings recovery is further away than expected and there is no immediate catalyst to turn this market sharply higher. We could have a trading rally, but on balance, people are still nervous about the earnings outlook.

Nicole is our high energy person. She's our catalyst on the defensive end and on the offensive end. She's the kind of player that can create things - and we looked for her to bring a lot of energy to both sides of the basketball.

If they did it, it would probably be the catalyst to get me to move further out in the country.

Based on preliminary, un-audited results, we expect that fourth quarter revenues and same-store revenues will be within the range of previously provided guidance. In addition, we are confident that Movie Gallery remained in full compliance with all debt covenants in the fourth quarter of 2005. Looking forward to 2006, with the continued softness in the rental industry, we will soon resume discussions with our lenders regarding further amendments to Movie Gallery's senior credit facility. We continue to believe that our industry is long-term fundamentally sound, and we are looking forward to the introduction of next-generation, high-definition DVDs as a significant catalyst for our business.

I can't see any particular catalyst for the market going lower because there is the prospect of economic recovery, and improving expectations for economic growth in due course should feed through to improving expectations for earnings and should stop undermining apparently bad valuations.

If Oracle comes in line with consensus, then that's really an indication that things are better than investors thought. That could be catalyst for the stock so there's a potential for meaningful movement to the upside.

Given the drop in bond yields, stocks which were comparatively cheap before, have become even more attractive to buy. This drop in bond yields may finally be the catalyst we need to propel stocks out of the trading range they have been mired in.

Fridays have been the toughest day for stocks, ... We've been looking for a catalyst for the market in economic data. I believe this is a market that wants to trade higher. There's a lot of money on sideline that wants to commit. All they need is one sign.

Fundamentals will probably be in line with expectations but that won't be the catalyst to move these stocks,

For us, silence is an active catalyst for inspiration. It inspires us to make a racket.

If it (the CN-BNSF merger approval process) goes forward, it will be catalyst for the end game for the railroad industry, ... And in that end game, no one wants to get left out. If you're left out, the terms of trade can turn very sour for you.

If the BOJ can deliver an exit strategy without creating undue political friction, it could be the catalyst for some associated recovery in the yen, a move that will only be amplified, the more stretched the speculative market allows itself to become.

If the Fed even hints that it will stop raising rates, that would be a major catalyst to move the market higher.

He was definitely our catalyst on the mound.

I always tell people we're going to win it by a field goal. Even though they may not want it to be that close, I just think that's the mentality you have to have, as far as being a catalyst and pulling through.

He goes out and plays hard every day, ... Lately, he's been hitting gaps, a lot of triples and doubles. He's definitely fun to watch and a great teammate, always upbeat. He's a catalyst for this team. When he's going good, he's always on base.

He does things to jump start us. He so active on the defensive end anticipating, creating tips and steals, that he acts as a catalyst for us and really gets us going.

There is a growing acceptance and interest in publicly funded school choice as a catalyst for education reform in general and a way to empower parents to be education reformers.

We're primarily up because we're oversold and oil is down. The breadth is decent, but the volume is low. There's just not much of a catalyst to move us.

We took a piece of information last night coming out from Dell Computer that six months ago might have had the market down and chose that as a catalyst to rally.

We talked at the end of last year and I told him he had the talent. He was our catalyst and deserved it.

We're optimistic that the new Harry Potter will bring more foot traffic to stores and perhaps become a catalyst to drive sales of other books as well.

Today, I am delighted that the Nobel prize has gone to Ireland. I hope today's announcement will act as a catalyst to the next part of the peace process.

Today goes to show that the market needed a catalyst to get it going. Volume on the sell-side has been high. Everything is normal and not rapid, which is a good sign, but the numbers speak for themselves. When you combine everything we dealt with today it makes sense we're at these levels.

He's a good player. I'm really disappointed on the way we guarded their entire team, but he was definitely the catalyst when they jumped out.

He's a good basketball player, certainly he played very well this afternoon. I think that he was the catalyst that allowed them to get such a big lead early.

Gold is in search of a fresh catalyst to return it to recent highs.

He's also been the catalyst I think for those guys. Getting the ball into them, being the quarterback, being the defensive guy, knocking down big shots and being the leader of that team. I think he's been huge.

He's been the catalyst for our team all season.

He shot extremely well and was a phenomenal leader. He was the catalyst for us.

He's going to be the main catalyst on offense if we are going to succeed, ... He's doing things I haven't seen him two in the past two years.

We may be setting ourselves up for a rally in the new year. We'll have a lot of announcements in the very early part of January from companies, which will point to some more disappointment in earnings, and that may be a catalyst for the Fed to lower rates by the end of January.

Hurricane Katrina was definitely a catalyst for gas prices but even before that we were facing an upward trend in prices.

He was our catalyst offensively, and he does a great job of owning his space. He knew the area where he could hurt people the most, and he?s a great passer. He moved the ball around and got everyone else involved. He did whatever it took to win.

He was here a few of years ago and he impressed me. Hopefully he'll be the catalyst for us to start scoring.

He was a catalyst for us. We were fortunate that he was feeling it to shoot such a high percentage.

Having a file compression format and MP3 players aren't enough. The catalyst for online music distribution will be products that offer security for digital content and standards around which consumer electronics companies and others can build products.

Greenspan's comments did little to build confidence, ... The main catalyst today was to back away from risk and try to buy a bit of stability.

There are still so many uncertainties with the Fed, with what's going on in Iran. Until those get resolved, where are we going to go? What's going to be the catalyst to buy this market?

Katrina is a catalyst for these discussions because of CSX's commitment to helping the Coast recover and because of the obvious need to resolve this question in the near-term. We're talking about another east-west thoroughfare for traffic. We've got to know whether that's viable in the near-term; we can't wait years.

Joe is one of the most dedicated and hardest working leaders in our state's tourism industry, serving as a catalyst for strong partnerships and new ideas. The governor's recognition of not only his commitment, but his accomplishments, couldn't be more deserved.

It is clear that teaching and learning is transforming these small schools, and it's time to turn up the heat on rigor, relevance and relationships inside the classrooms. This year's Leadership Institute is designed to be a catalyst for future growth for the small schools to ensure all students achieve success.

I think we've clearly been the catalyst that has sparked the national debate. That's been our goal, to bring national attention to the fact that the government has failed miserably to bring control to the southern border.

It has been a two-month process, one in which we learned a great deal about this virus. We hope this knowledge will help us in the future should (future outbreaks) occur. We are relieved to have the situation behind us. I would think this would act as a catalyst to open the borders of the surrounding states, but those decisions will have to be made by the veterinarian in those jurisdictions.

I think Travis still has better baseball left in him. He could be a good catalyst for us in this tournament.

I think the most important thing that investors want to hear from the company is what it thinks is a credible catalyst for boosting return on investment. One catalyst could be new management.

Kristina has really been a catalyst for us this season. She's seeing the ball well, getting on base and making things happen.

Last week's sweep of the guild nominations by Crash was absolutely the catalyst for this extensive mailing.

Our guys really battled today and I am very proud of them. We swung the bats a lot better and played well defensively. This was a good win over a very good ball club and hopefully it will be a catalyst for out team.

Overall, we're coming in week after week for about five to six weeks of negative news. Everyone is being optimistic about any number that comes out, hoping that will be the catalyst to stem the downside. But that hasn't happened.

Our state tourism and hospitality industry professionals and the quality of our product offerings are among the finest anywhere. By providing specialized training and encouraging leadership engagement, the conference serves as a catalyst for increased synergies, innovative thinking and the continued strength and vibrancy of our industry.