Outset Quotations

They are more than men at the outset of their battles; at the end they are less than the women.

So long as the opposing forces are at the outset approximately equal in numbers and moral and there are no flanks to turn, a long struggle for supremacy is inevitable.

Many persons have been confused and discouraged at the very outset of the study by the great variety and the delicate distinctions of the openings: and this has constituted a fault in many otherwise excellent manuals for the learner.

Sometimes, in certain stories, I think we know at the outset essentially what the tone is going to be, or it becomes important that we're groping toward some kind of story with a certain kind of tone that we both get somehow. But I don't think how that's combined with other elements is ever in any way overtly discussed.

The value of 'Made in Italy' must necessarily be up-to-date. This is the philosophy that Italia Independent has embraced. We decided from the outset to do away with stereotypes and attune ourselves to the extreme pace, to the incessant metamorphoses of the globalized world.

If you're a teenager in Palo Alto launching an app, you know from the outset how you plan to finance your business.

At the outset of the creation of the euro in 1999, it was expected that the southern eurozone economies would behave like those in the north; the Italians would behave like Germans. They didn't. Instead, northern Europe fell into subsidizing southern Europe's excess consumption, that is, its current account deficits.

Life being so short, and the possible books to write so many, it's good to function by night as well as by day; but would anybody become a writer if they realised at the outset what the working hours were?

We express incredulity that the senior police officer would have made extravagant claims from the outset without first informing themselves of the true facts.

We were confident from the outset that this terrific collection would produce phenomenal results at auction. The sale was incredibly exciting and I'm delighted that all 45 lots in the collection have found new homes.

We were confident from the outset of these proceedings that the inventions embodied in these patents would be found to be patentable. The question of the validity of these patents has now been put to rest.

No other weapon has the power of forbearance.  It should not be used only as an individual instrument.  It has to be experienced collectively also.  That is the reason why the scripture has commended collective forbearance at the very outset of the spiritual quest.  What is its inner meaning? 

I have been told my poems unfold in such a way that it is not at all obvious from the outset where they are going or how they will end.

From the outset your evidence was unconvincing. You are a young man entering the bookmaking profession and we know you have expressed a desire to continue the family tradition. You have got to expect scrutiny.

From the outset we have said that peaceful nuclear technology is our right. And we have said that under no circumstances will we go towards making nuclear weapons.

From the outset we always knew we were up against it, and the odds were slim that we could rescue this whale.

From the outset the Federal Bureau of Investigation and other federal authorities have provided virtually all the resources that would be necessary and appropriate and could be used effectively,

From the outset I didn't feel like I had very good command of my fastball. I threw some good splits, I thought I hung two and they got hit. But I had real spotty command of my fastball.

He has always said from the outset that he would resist. I don't see him having a change of heart. We have a cell extraction team at the ready. ... They'll be ready for it.

We told you from the outset we would be disciplined and we wouldn't bid against ourselves, ... Consummating a transaction would have required us to give up substantially more Comcast shares than we originally proposed. That didn't make good financial sense, particularly given these results.

What we wanted to do from the outset to build this film up to create a powerful momentum has happened right on time. We wanted to peak this weekend so we could (drop) Columbus Day weekend when you've got the big guys 'Intolerable Cruelty,' 'Kill Bill' and 'Mystic River' facing us. I think we can fare very formidably against that competition.

I think at the outset there are a lot of games that would have to be broadcast so it's difficult to look at it at this point as a network play at that time of year. But I'd like to believe down the road once this tournament evolves that our interest will grow.

It isn't just a bridge project, it's a sewer project. We have known from the outset that it would be awhile before we could work out an agreement with Central San. Whenever there is more than one agency involved, it adds to the complexity of the project.

I welcome it because I asked at the very outset of this for a court of inquiry to bring disinterested fact-finders to bear upon these questions.

Overall, the U.S. labor market is off to a very solid start in 2006 as strong business fundamentals continue to boost employer demand for workers, creating more job opportunities and driving the unemployment rate down to well below 5 percent. Demand for workers in the U.S. remains elevated at the outset of the year, while the online migration of help-wanted advertising continues at a rapid pace. The Index's findings for February clearly indicate greater confidence among employers throughout much of the country, largely due to the underlying strength of the economy. This is encouraging news for job seekers and bodes well for this year's class of college graduates as they begin their search for employment.

I think right from the outset the conditions were difficult. We said before the game we'd be quite happy with a point so we came away quite pleased to be honest.

I think from the outset there was a prima facie case and this has been vindicated.

We've tried from the outset to show there's a step-by-step process to all of this. If you're in a swimming pool and the water's over your head, you're reaching with your toes to find bottom before you can push yourself up to the surface. I think at this juncture, we feel like we've certainly found bottom and now everything's in front of us.

The answer to the challenges presented by personnel changes and aging deals is to make sure that long-term co-promotion leadership is addressed at the outset of deals. Both companies will want to ensure that partners are not only committed to the deal at its launch, but five or seven years down the road as well.

Midwest and Southwest are prime examples of the changes occurring at Pittsburgh International Airport. Southwest has been doing very well from the outset and Midwest, with their outstanding customer service, has found a niche that hopefully we will see grow even more.

We're taking this very seriously. From the outset the (department) director (Patricia Caruso) has been clear that she wants this to be done as quickly and as thoroughly as possible. We have made the problem a top priority.

This would be the first example of a stadium being developed from the outset for two N.F.L. teams, ... The cost of these buildings has skyrocketed to such a degree that it makes far more economic sense to share the debt service and the revenues. The net revenues for the two teams are likely to be significantly better than if they each built their own stadium.

Today's consumer electronics and computer systems each incorporate an increasing number of microprocessors that exploit the techniques protected by the MMP Portfolio. We are very pleased to witness a globally respected system manufacturer confirm our MMP Portfolio Licensing Program strategy. We have believed from the outset that the most attractive path for equipment makers was to purchase a single MMP System License that covers an entire system or end-user product.

Today represents a validation of three years of hard work that at the outset many critics said could not be done.

We obviously are gratified with the decision. We said from the outset that there is no basis in law or in fact for this suit. As much as we'd like to find easy answers, there are none.

We said from the outset that we wanted to wait until new owners were in place. We also said there would come a time where we couldn't wait any longer, and that time has come.

We said from the outset of our new management team that we would take the bold steps necessary to build on our strong balance sheet and strengthen operational efficiencies that will better position the Company for future growth. This is one of those steps.

We knew right from the outset that we matched up against them.

We see ourselves as being SMB-enablers because we talk to our customers at the outset in order to find out what data is important to them. The main dashboard displays the main metrics that the person needs to see every day. Therefore, the dashboard contents will differ depending on whether the person is a CEO, CFO, sales manager, or sales rep, for example.

Blair's support for the Americans should not be seen as an aberration; on the contrary, it is closely linked to the main contours of New Labour policy. This has been a government that has majored on hyperbole, but in fact, from the outset it was hugely timid and cravenly orthodox.

Eric Williams was sensational. Right from the outset we had a difficult time contending with him.

I should make clear from the outset that we do not know if the bird virus we are seeing overseas will ever become ... a pandemic.

Sometimes I can see the whole painting from the outset in my mind's eye. But more often than not, that idea doesn't last the duration of the painting. Sometimes it comes out easy, just as I had envisaged. But that is reasonably rare.

And the High Commissioner for Refugees would say, 'Well, at the very minimum at the outset we should be prepared for a certain number of displaced persons or refugees. Let's have X blankets, X food.' On that basis they came up with this $37.4 million list.

A novel's whole pattern is rarely apparent at the outset of writing, or even at the end; that is when the writer finds out what a novel is about, and the job becomes one of understanding and deepening or sharpening what is already written. That is finding the theme.

As for the company, I did all I could from the very outset of this affair to remove Yukos and its employees from danger.

A young and vital child knows no limit to his own will, and it is the only reality to him. It is not that he wants at the outset to fight other wills, but that they simply do not exist for him. Like the artist, he goes forth to the work of creation, gloriously alone.

They stated a theme at the outset and they stuck to it.

It's less important to have unanimity than it is to be making the right decisions and doing the right thing, even though at the outset it may seem lonesome,

At the outset of life . . . our imagination has a body to it.

I'm comfortable with the approach they are taking. There's no doubt there's a lot of heat in this series, it's been there right from the outset and it's been great. I don't think we should be too disappointed with players going hard at each other.

In fact at the outset he had said 'I'm not going to tell you who to vote for,' ... He spoke in terms of our values ... basically urged people to vote on issues such as war and poverty, to have those values in mind.

I certainly do not know all the implications of the legislation. I am troubled at the outset that it introduces the subject of the origins of life into the curriculum. As I understand, that is not in the core, and it is, in my judgment, a question which is, for many of us, based on faith. I do not believe that faith-based issues should be covered in the public curriculum.

I don't think from the outset that we had our heads screwed on straight. I thought we didn't treat the opponent with enough respect. . . . It was just a disappointing effort.

I believed from the outset it was not going to be capable, given its narrow base, of being successful in the country,

All the other members of the U.N. were admitted, at the outset or subsequently, but Israel was created by the U.N. as a Jewish state, on the motion of Stalin's ambassador, seconded by President Truman's.

The January findings of the Monster Local Employment Index show that eight major U.S. markets rebounded from a seasonal slowdown in recruitment in December, indicating increased online hiring activity due to higher demand for workers. The national Index findings for January were clearly consistent with other labor and economic indicators pointing to solid employment growth at the outset of 2006, so overall, this year's labor market appears to be off to another strong start.

When I was ill, you came to me, Doctor, and with great urgency A hundred students brought With you A most instructive case to view The hundred fingered me with hands Chill'd by the blasts of northern lands: Fever at outset had I none I have it, Sir,