Industries Quotations

Everyone wants clean air and clean water, but my hope is that we will not regulate it to the point where we drive businesses and industries out of this country, to the point where entrepreneurs cannot start or expand their businesses because they simply can't afford to do so.

One of the industries we follow very closely is the trucking industry. They would love if today there was an option for them to run their fleets on natural gas, because of the price disparity between oil and refined diesel - which they almost exclusively run on now - and natural gas.

As an entrepreneur, one of the biggest challenges you will face will be building your brand. The ultimate goal is to set your company and your brand apart from the crowd. If you form a strategy without doing the research, your brand will barely float - and at the speed industries move at today, brands sink fast.

Cultural industries will be the next engine for growth after real estate, and Wanda will make cultural industries our long-term focus.

The most interesting statistic, stunning statistic that came out of my research was that in 1942, as this war production effort is going on, the number of Americans killed or injured in war-related industries surpassed the number of Americans in uniform killed and wounded in action in the war by a factor of 20 to 1.

The prison industrial complex, to put it in its crassest term, is a system of industrial mass incarceration. So there's what you call bureaucratic thrust behind it. It's hard to shut off because politicians rely upon the steady flow of jobs to their district that the prison system and its related industries promise.

Even leaving aside government policy, whole industries are already making expensive changes around the perceived need to 'go green.' Al Gore and countless other prophets of global catastrophe are making megamillions pushing these expensive solutions. Schoolchildren around the globe are being frightened by tales of impending calamity.

I had to work to put myself through school, so I always worked in the heaviest industries I could find because that's who paid the best.

Industries with rapid change are the enemy of the investor. Tech businesses, particularly biotech, is a problem from that point of view. All industries work with change, but you should ideally be investing in businesses with a low rate of change, not a high rate of change.

Just as computer technology and the Internet created whole new industries and extraordinary benefits for people that extend into almost every realm of human endeavor from education to transportation to medicine, genetics will undoubtedly benefit people everywhere in ways we can't even imagine but know will surely occur.

We targeted five industries for growth, industries where we have natural advantages in North Dakota: value-added agriculture, advanced manufacturing, technology-based businesses, energy and tourism. We worked very hard to grow all those businesses, and that's what's happening.

Could the garment and appliance industries be in cahoots together, creating an artificial sock demand to keep us buying?

Something I notice speaking to writers from south of Hadrian's Wall is that the culture is different. At base, I think Scotland values its creative industries differently from England.

There are few industries as defiantly opaque as shipping. Even offshore bankers have not developed a system as intricately elusive as the flag of convenience, under which ships can fly the flag of a state that has nothing to do with its owner, cargo, crew, or route.

Few service industries are designed to be 24x7 in India, and thus there was no 24x7 mentality.

I am not proposing that we bring our oil and auto industries to a screeching halt. There is still time to begin a series of gradual steps toward new transportation and energy policies, livable cities, and more humane, efficient transit systems.

Homeboy Industries has chosen to stand with the 'demonized' so that the demonizing will stop; it stands with the 'disposable' so that the day will come when we stop throwing people away.

If we wish our state's growth to continue, then our future will increasingly be with industries that require a highly skilled and technically proficient workforce.

Despite what some investors say, older age is an advantage in the startup world. You know more about industries and markets, and have ideas for products that the world actually needs and a better ability to motivate and manage than a kid out of school does.

Nationalized industries are notorious for their inability to operate at a profit.

Due to the reliance on the old heavy industries in many parts of the country, it makes perfect sense that we need to spend more money per head of population on welfare support in Scotland.

Economies are risky. Some industries rise, and others implode, like housing. Some places get richer, and others drop, like Atlantic City. Some people get new jobs that pay better, many lose their jobs or their wages.

The private sector is growing so incredibly in India, in every city you have industries for whom building a concert hall would be nothing financially. But they just don't do it.

The problem is that we are trying to prepare people for the new economy using a higher education system built for the old economy. As a result, many high-skilled, high-paying industries suffer from a shortage of labor, while too many low-paying industries suffer from a surplus.

As a member of both the energy and environment committees, I am constantly astounded by how many of my colleagues prefer to focus on what the government can do for the nuclear or coal industries rather than why the government should support clean and sustainable energy.

Are we a nation that educates the world's best and brightest in our universities, only to send them home to create businesses in countries that compete against us? Or are we a nation that encourages them to stay and create jobs, businesses, and industries right here in America?

We are proud to play even a small part in helping our industries provide emergency shelter for the victims of this tragedy. It appears that most of the shelters ordered by FEMA have now been produced, but we do expect to see some carryover into 2006. In addition, industry sales in 2006 may increase due both to the need to replenish dealer lots that were depleted while manufacturers diverted their production capabilities to filling FEMA orders, and the permanent rebuilding of the hurricane-stricken areas.

We believe that search networks as industries remain in their nascent stages of growth with great forward potential.

There are core industries in Manhattan that are thriving, despite the recession, and publishing is one of them.

Until the county has a hospital, industry is not going to come here. Industries want to be able to provide medical care for their workers.

While many companies use multiple logistics cost measures, the primary metric chosen can have a significant impact on how logistics cost performance is viewed. For example, those companies using logistics costs as a percent of sales as their primary measure and who operate in industries such as chemicals and other commodities saw that cost ratio fall in 2005 due to strong upward pricing power that impacted the top line, even though logistics costs also rose. Other industries had rising logistics costs with flat or declining prices for their products, driving up logistics costs as a percent of sales.

Weber goes off the beaten path. He practically scoffs at a lot of common valuation metrics and he isn't afraid to get heavily into certain industries that might make other people nervous. He definitely has the strength of his convictions, and for the most part it's worked out fairly well.

U.S. service industries data will be yet another fresh incentive to push up the dollar, strengthening expectations of Fed's further rate hikes.

With the large increase in workers in the extractive industries in our state, we've seen a dramatic increase in drug activity.

We're hoping to create a heightened awareness of what is happening in northern Minnesota. We'll be looking at future industries to see what companies and processes that will provide opportunities in the future. This also provides us with the opportunity to showcase the resources we have available to support bio-business.

We'll see some companies taking the pinch from rising costs such as fuel. Some industries will be reporting lackluster earnings because of this.

We are honored to receive this award from General Motors. It is especially gratifying as Motion Industries serves to set the benchmark for quality.

We've seen this in other industries we've investigated. There's a moment where everyone is frozen with self-examination, and then things improve. These reforms will eventually expand opportunities for artists.

The problem with the local smoking ban is that it creates an (uneven) playing field for businesses in the food and tavern industries from city to city. It should be done statewide or it shouldn't be done at all.

We have a significant economic engine in the aerospace industry in Tulsa. We had a Tulsa aerospace alliance that we have been supporting so they can help the small and medium size businesses in the aerospace industries to expand.

Security is the highest priority in the data center and in a secure network, but it is only half the equation. To have a truly secure system, security must be addressed end to end, from the data center all the way to the end user. Secure Blue has the potential to be a security 'seal of approval' in industries such as consumer, medical, government and defense, and digital media.

Solid levels of investing in traditional industries are being complemented by renewed interest in promising, fast-growing niches.

Since 2000, we have lost 2.7 million manufacturing jobs, of which 500,000 jobs were in high-tech industries such as telecommunications and electronics.

Site specific targeting identifies industries with high injury and illness rates. From that listing, establishments are randomly selected for inspection. The goal of the program is to identify and correct hazards that contribute to worker injuries, illnesses and deaths.

Mr. Bush likes to point to the fact that Texas is an industrial state and that's why it's so polluted. That's not the case. In fact for the industries we look at, California has far more of these big industrial smog polluters. But California enforces the law. Texas doesn't.

Mayor Bloomberg has led the way for making New York City more business-friendly, and these grants are another great resource for the city's businesses and workers, ... Today, new technology can cause industries to change overnight. In order to stay competitive, businesses need highly-trained employees with a flexible skill set.

Meeting today's and tomorrow's demands for safe, fresh water requires everyone's efforts, from isolated village communities to global industries and world leaders. Solutions need to be as diverse as the threats. The key will be in finding solutions that view meeting people's needs and nature conservation as compatible, not conflicting, aims.

One of the top challenges and commitments we've made is to attract the industries that do pay average or above-average wages.

More and more of the job losses are in industries that are effectively closing down domestically. This has been a gradual process since the 1950s, but it seems to have accelerated.

Money talks. They're targeting the spending in the industries and geographic constituencies that really matter.

Nothing else we're seeing can return the growth rates paid search is delivering right now. People keep looking around for the next area that will grow by 100 percent, and those industries are rare.

NAVTEQ has a strong foundation in multiple growing markets. Today, they are at the forefront of the emerging location-enabled applications arena with significant opportunities for growth around the world. I look forward to leveraging my knowledge of the communications and IT industries to position NAVTEQ to capitalize on these opportunities.

Ontario industries withstood the impact of that fairly briskly, ... are able to cope with where the dollar is right now.

I have every confidence that these new leaders will help guide Koch Industries and its subsidiaries to an even more successful future. Collectively, Jim and Mark have spent more than 27 years of service in various Koch company roles. As individuals, they have consistently helped their respective teams perform successfully.

I have been working in male-dominated industries most of my life. When I started my career in investment banking, I was one of two women in my analyst class.

I don't know what entrepreneurial industries will choose to locate in New Jersey as a result, but it is an important additive factor in the overall economic incentive package, ... This is a whole biotechnology area that's had very limited exploration.

I don't care what other people in the industry make, I don't care what other industries make, ... I care about the people in this master contract, because we set the bar.

I am highly gratified that the board shares my determination to maximize AOL Time Warner's tremendous potential, ... As we address the challenges facing our company and the industries in which we operate, I will work together with the extraordinary people in this company to focus on increasing value for our customers and our shareholders.

I am anxious to begin developing a strong roadmap for 3S, its products and solutions. Our goal will be to expand existing markets and identify new opportunities where our sensors provide our customers with a continuous stream of critical information about their products or business, with little or no human intervention. This is a great opportunity to tap into growing industries with specialized products developed to precise specifications.

Certainly all of Michigan's economy is now facing significant challenges. What this paper shows is that, as we look for opportunities to expand and grow industries within our state, we need to be mindful of what we have and the potential for further developing our already strong food, fiber and agricultural production.

Certain industries have industry-specific requirements. Our warehouses feel comfortable to electronics suppliers.

But we should go about opening our capital markets in a sound and cautious way, to protect our own industries and the stability of China's economic growth,

Basically the top ten industries were those that are economically sensitive and are bouncing back from their deeply oversold condition last year as a result of lower interest rates. We do believe the Fed will remain aggressive with its easing interest rate policy but we feel the earnings are going to be pretty bad for the first quarter, so the market is likely to tread water for awhile.

China imports about 40% of its oil so of course we are affected, especially the industries that are high consumers of oil or that process oil products.

Chris has 40 years' experience, having been a CEO in three industries - newspapers (Fairfax), television (TV NZ) and telecommunications (Optus).

I find it irresponsible that industries are doing this to their neighbors without them willing to take responsibility for their actions, ... I find it horrendous that politicians are willing to turn their backs.

I feel extremely privileged to have had such a wonderful experience with MTVN Asia Pacific, one of the most amazing companies in one of the most amazing industries anywhere in the world. I have also loved being part of helping to build the companys network of channels around the world. After seven fantastic years in Europe and 11 in Asia Pacific, I will be leaving the company at the end of this year to focus on family priorities in Australia.

Growth is not as robust as the numbers originally showed. But year over year, El Paso is still showing job additions in most industries in the economy.

Fujitsu is applying advanced process technologies to a set of complex designs that move the networking and communications industries forward dramatically. We are leading the industry in the migration of these processes, first to 90 nanometers and now to 65 nanometers, which generate the high-speed, low-power, high-performance semiconductor devices required by our customers.

Given the nature of the agreement and ongoing litigation, it will ultimately be up to our respective industries to decide if they want to embrace a solid market-based agreement.

If the targets continue to be specific industries such as financial firms and airlines, it's not clear that another terror attack will have strong ripple effects through the rest of the economy.

There is a great deal of interest to see how far the web will spread and to see if there is anyone ensnared in it. A lot of top names in the legal and entertainment industries have been mentioned.

There is great concern in the agricultural industries that once a Mexican immigrant is legalized, he or she will stop working on the farms.

We're in the process of analyzing this legislation. It appears that food experts in Massachusetts were not consulted. We're particularly concerned about a potential impact on local industries such as shellfish and milk.

We are finding that industries and companies with environments that are mobile-intensive and very active, like hospitals and factories, gain a great deal from this technology. Reports can be generated quickly and thoroughly, allowing workers the benefits of true mobile technology.

We are extremely proud to receive the Quality Circle Award this year, and particularly proud to be the only manufacturer to receive this award each year for the past decade. We consider the DSI survey to be a critical measurement tool for the quality of our products, our sales and service programs and our manufacturing processes. The survey provides us with an important annual benchmark that shows how our dealer partners perceive the quality of Winnebago Industries products and services.

Here's the concern. We're heading into the last quarter of the year, the winter peak demand season. Energy costs for consumers and industries certainly will be high.

We must decide how the population should be distributed, and what industries we want in the north of Australia, in the west and elsewhere.

We look forward to working with NYBOT to help the Indian cotton and sugar industries to hedge their price risk more efficiently.

Huron Consulting Group continues to expand its footprint in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and biotech sector. And our Performance Improvement practice is helping companies across industries improve the bottom line. In joining these growth practices, Mark, Gary and Paul will have significant opportunity to build professional strength and our company's market presence. We welcome them and know that their depth of experience will be invaluable to our clients.

Human resource executives and low-tech industries are at their wits' ends trying to find skilled personnel.

Harman Industries is open to new ideas as long as they can be justified with data. Having the right data to implement innovations correctly is crucial.

Knowledge networks will revolutionize the global economy. They will change the way we think, learn and work. The prosperity of a nation and its industries will be determined to a large degree by how well they can leverage the global knowledge networks to develop their resources, collaborate, innovate, and market their products and services

Just like the VCR opened the film and TV industries to unimaginable new revenue streams, search, RSS and the Internet will do the same for marketers and media companies.

John brings experience and background in global capital markets that will add value to our board. His experience with many companies in a broad range of industries as an investment banking advisor over a 20-year career is a perspective we want serving on our board.

Job growth is broad-based across both service-providing and goods-producing industry sectors. Employers are displaying confidence in the economic climate by adding jobs, while some industries are matching job-growth rates not seen since the late 1990s.

I think in many cases she contributed to social reform in various industries and circumstances.

I think in general things are getting worse, not better. There are lots of little victories. Spam is one of our industries shining victories. But there are lots of areas where we aren't doing very well.

It comes down to a political choice, ... whether this is the kind of thing where you happily wait and continue unemployment insurance in the hope that certain industries bounce back cyclically, or you accept the fact that certain job categories are gone for good.

It is clearly a seller's market. There has probably never been a better time to be looking for a job, especially for those seeking positions in industries that require highly specialized knowledge and skills.

It is clearly a seller's market, ... There has probably never been a better time to be looking for a job, especially for those seeking positions in industries that require highly specialized knowledge and skills.

I think it's very important to the Canadian national interest to have strong, leading global competitors in as many industries as we can. I think it's important to keep Canada visible on the global economic map, I think it's important for our capital markets to have industry leaders, I think it's important from an employment and a technology standpoint, and I think it rolls right back into Canada's competitiveness.

It isn't like an industry group where everyone knows the same industry. The idea is to have diversity of perspective. So what you have in common is your role as the CEO.... And because they come from different industries and different kinds of companies, you tend to get a much wider perspective than you would otherwise.

It is not spoken about much, but the dot-com failure was a result of throwing technology solutions at problems or industries that the company knew nothing about.

I think some of the sectors that have gotten beaten down the hardest probably offer some of the most promise now. The technology sector clearly, some of the health-care names, more the biotech and technology health-care names than the big pharmaceuticals. But what investors really want to own think are companies with very, very strong top-line growth, and there are very few industries that have those. The old leaders will probably be the new leaders again.

Jeff Marcus is one of the most successful and dynamic executives in media-related industries today,

KUKA Robotics' stainless steel robots have been working in many applications & industries in Europe and we are pleased to be able to offer our North American customers this option as well. Food manufacturing in particular requires extremely stringent sterility standards and stainless steel is the optimum material to meet these requirements.

Koch Industries is an amazing business that has succeeded by building a product that customers love dearly. The folks who run Koch are very clear. They would love to have government just get out of the way and allow companies to compete, whether in their particular sectors or other sectors. They are true believers in small government.

Ironically, the technology business, which has this image of being this young and progressive industry, is just as bad as all the other old-line industries when it comes to promoting women into the top jobs.

Our key industries are starting to show more consistent growth and with the national economy still heating up, hopefully, job creation will surpass our earlier forecast.