Volatile Quotations

When I look at the chaotic and volatile debate right now, both in Germany and around the world, my impression and concern is that the daily barrage of proposals and political statements is making markets and consumers even more nervous. Still, Brussels is pressing for a joint European approach.

My father believed strongly, and taught me, that you can't let yourself get too high on a success or too low on a failure. In this volatile business, that's useful to know.

The use of large-scale military force in volatile regions of underdeveloped countries is difficult to do right, has major unintended consequences and rarely turns out to be quick, effective, controlled and short lived.

We're quite volatile as individuals, but that doesn't work exponentially when we are together. Relationships are about eating humble pie.

Income-producing unit trusts are brilliant because if you can accept capital values will be volatile for a while, your dividend income will always be higher than what you get in the bank.

Immigration is a volatile issue, but we're in the middle of it now, and probably the worst thing to do is to not do anything. Everybody recognizes the current system is not working the way we want it to work. It has huge flaws to it; need to do something.

People clinging to job security, savings, retirement plans, and other relics will be the ones financially-ravaged from 2010-2020, the most volatile world-changing decade in history.

The lawlessness of frontier life in America has been pictured as a remarkable phenomenon. In reality, it was the natural consequence of indiscriminate mixing of volatile substances.

Countries around the world have their own immigration laws and methods of dealing with a recurring theme: desperate people searching for peace from volatile parts of the world. And nations everywhere thrive and prosper from the contributions of immigrants and the children of immigrants - including right here in the U.S.

As a general rule, durable-goods production tends to be the most volatile sector of the economy. Since people usually have a stock of durables in use, when times get tight, they put off new purchases. What seem like small cutbacks to the end buyer translate into big swings for the producer.

We remain in a very volatile market. A lot of what we see in the next few months will depend on the weather.

We're going to see volatile markets for the next little while with all this uncertainty regarding earnings. We need to see a general improvement in the tone of earnings and especially with guidance.

We believe Yahoo! will remain volatile until it can prove that its online ad model can evolve in this new, more difficult environment.

With unemployment at a 30-year low and the short-term Conference Board forecast projecting favorable labor market conditions, confidence is expected to remain strong through the summer. Volatile financial markets and interest rate hikes are not expected to have a significant impact.

With two-thirds of revenue derived from the highly volatile personal digital entertainment segment, we anticipate Creative will need to take further restructuring charges to right-size its operations.

We're in this volatile trading range right now until we see what the Fed's going to do. A quarter-point rate increase is clearly built in (bond yields). You really want to see what further direction the Fed's going to give from that point -- whether this is the first of several rate hikes, which I think would be a negative for the market.

We achieved solid results this quarter, despite more volatile market conditions and declining trading volumes, predominantly in the fixed-income markets. Furthermore, weakness in the Nasdaq, particularly technology shares, led to a decline in equity new issue activity.

What we look at is basic fundamentals, looking at cash flow, looking at a franchise, so when a company has a solid business in a local marketplace, with a good customer base, we like that. It's very simple to understand. Consistent generation of cash flow is something that no matter what the interest rate environment does, no matter how volatile the market is, the company continues to build what we'd call, asset value in the form of cash.

We rate all Japanese funds as a nine or 10 out of 10 on the risk scale, but for those investors looking for a less volatile option than the Legg Mason fund, JP Morgan is our fund manager of choice.

We've seen a very volatile stock market since February. Different styles and sectors, like technology or financials, coming in and out of favor with no clear direction. There's nothing really wrong with techs. They are certainly somewhat highly valued by any historic measure, but probably not as highly valued as they were in February. We think, actually, come the fall, we could see a big tech rally, and that would probably be related to the fact that the IPO calendars are really building at the big underwriting firms, the big broker dealers.

When the market is going up, people don't assume risk. You have to realize the type of investments that appreciate in excess can be just as volatile on the downside.

When traders were able to earn a million dollars, of which base pay was $150,000 to $200,000 and the rest was bonus, they would go for it. Now if you're sitting there earning $600,000, you become less risk-seeking. And if you have less risk-seeking, the ability of the market to be incredibly volatile is increased.

Sentiment is still robust, though profit-taking after the recent rally may lead to volatile trade.

She was 21. Monica is 21 going on 14 on a good day. And she was a child. She was a mixed-up, unstable, volatile child.

She's obviously sort of volatile ... big ups and downs are not completely foreign to her and obviously, too, she's on medication and once she took that medication, that affected her greatly.

Monday was a very big day but the market is volatile and I guess there was some profit taking but industrials and some insurers are stable.

Nuclear power is not as volatile as gas.

Natural gas prices are very volatile and difficult to understand.

Portal continues its assault on the billing industry's dirty little secret--poor customer satisfaction. With service providers facing an increasingly volatile market with competitors entering from every direction, billing and Revenue Management solutions will rise in prominence as a mission-critical and differentiating business weapon. As such, we have seen an increased willingness among service providers to shop for new solutions that best address today's business climate.

I would call the dollar's reaction a little muted. This data is generally volatile anyway, which prevents too much market reaction.

If this issue is not resolved well ahead of the match, it is possible that it will take place at the start of the match in a highly charged and volatile environment that will exacerbate risk of injury.

Ideas are mallable and unstable; they not only can be misused, they invite misuse---and the better the idea the more volatile it is. That's because only the better ideas turn into dogma, and it is by this process whereby a fresh, stimulating, humanly helpful idea is changed into robot dogma that is deadly. The problem starts at the secondary level, not with the originator or developer of the idea, but with the people who are attracted to it, until the last nail breaks, and who invariably lack the overview, flexibility, imagination, and, most importantly, sense of humor to maintain it in the spirit in which it was hatched. Ideas are made by masters, dogmas by disciples, and the Buddha is always killed on the road.

I am excited about expanding our insurance operations and moving into niches we see as less volatile during a competitive market cycle. Our experience in delivering service provided us insight into opportunities that will help grow our insurance business. We spent considerable time and effort developing our strategy and the relationships necessary to begin this growth initiative and are confident that we will be very successful over time.

But clearly any view on the Fed now is dependent on how the data comes through and hence we can expect the dollar to be a bit more volatile on data releases, starting with Friday's payrolls.

Bear in mind this survey is always more volatile than the ISM, and there may be an outsized July 4 long weekend effect, too. But these are bad numbers.

Given modest upside we see for these volatile shares, we would hold, but not add to, positions.

I expect some volatile moves this week, especially with the steep drop in U.S. shares. Oil-related shares may get a boost on the back of higher commodities prices.

For those who smoke cigarettes, marijuana has 50 percent more tar and volatile cancer-inducing compounds, ... It causes emphysema, changes hormones, changes a whole bundle of things. It is quite a toxic chemical.

Hedge funds can be volatile and risky and we want to be sure to offer it to the right clientele. It's not for Ma and Pa Kettle.

He is being honored for the courage, confidence and skill of his actions in assessing and ending an extremely volatile situation in order to save the life of a 10-month-old child.

Here, we also have a very volatile indicator. The trend remains downward. I don't think that has changed.

We may be early here but we're also adding money to the semiconductor stocks, which have been volatile to say the least. It's better to be early than to miss the ride here and we don't see a lot of downside.

I would sum up this week as being volatile and horrible. It's underlining investor concern about what's going on over this results period. By and large, results have been good, but any bad news from any company has got a real overreaction to it.

It appears that after a particularly volatile year in 2005 for consumer sentiment, we may be entering steadier times in 2006.

I think it's good even to stay invested. We tend to like technology. But if you like technology, you're going to have lots of volatility because that sector is much more volatile than the other sectors. If you don't like the volatility, then it's good probably to balance that with something else, some other sector.

It could have gone either way. It was pretty volatile there for a while. Thank God it didn't turn out to be a free-for-all.

It continues to give a negative feeling that the story is an off-again story. It's been difficult, but the stocks have been volatile and institutions have been moving money in and out.

I think we're going to have a rocky couple of weeks ahead with the Saudi market moving in a volatile way.

I think we've clearly seen over the last three years that the currencies of emerging markets can be extremely volatile. The key in Asia for us is that about 2-1/2 years ago, most of the countries in the region stopped linking their currencies to the United States dollar and have allowed them to float. That does mean that currencies will be volatile relative to the U.S. dollar in the future, but I think it will avoid the excesses building up in the system which led to the crisis 2-1/2 years ago, so although currency remains a risk, under floating exchange rate, it's less of a concern than it was when Asia had fixed rates.

I think it was a very volatile and directionless week. Investors should tap on the brakes a few times and strap on their seat belts. (Last week) was very earnings driven, and now it's shifting and people are going to focus once again on value.

I think it's not misplaced in 'Doctor Who' to have someone who is little bit edgy and maybe a little volatile and dangerous.

I thanked him for allowing the coaches to build something. In such a volatile industry, you don't always get that.

It is in the best interest of the company, its employees and investors, that we not proceed with the offering during this volatile time,

It is a volatile market but we have a diverse business across a number of countries with strong growth prospects.

It is a very volatile situation, one that has been going on for a month and will not go away. The U.S. has made it pretty clear they will react with overwhelming force if they feel threatened.

Overall, we continue to expect the group to be volatile yet directionless here as seasonally depressed winter data are reported over the next several weeks, but remain convinced that the group is positioned to rally on the back of stronger than expected spring-order data.

Reliance stock was volatile but sentiment appears to be positive. We see strength in Reliance's core businesses of oil exploration, refinery and petrochemicals.

Reliance stock was volatile but sentiment appears to be positive going forward.

Patience. I thanked Paul for being patient with me in a rather volatile business, to allow your coaches to build something and to believe in them. You don't always see it as much as you should in this business, and he has been great for me. With the patience Mr. Allen has shown me, he gave me a chance to stand on the podium.

Past transitions at the Fed have often been accompanied by volatile financial markets.

Lodi needs to rebuild its electric system's financial reserves to ensure system stability during volatile periods in the power market, which it expects to do steadily over a long time horizon by increasing annual net surpluses and fixed charge coverage. If the city achieves its financial plan while at the same time reducing operational risks going forward, the outlook will be revised to stable. Should the city fail to rebuild reserves or increase coverage of fixed charges, or should it experience any other unexpected adverse developments of a financial nature, the rating will be lowered.

Like steel, textiles, airlines and other American industries that have undergone radical restructurings, ... we expect an increasingly volatile and difficult environment for the companies involved and for their shareholders.

July sales were weaker than expected. Summer can be a volatile season for retailers but I am a little surprised by the weakness in apparel. I'll be keeping an eye on discretionary spending going forward.

I think this is a volatile league. A lot of things happen over time. You don't always have a true picture of the landscape early on. Doing your due diligence makes sense.

I think this will be a volatile stock. Individual investors should be wary.

We now find ourselves in a space race of our own. (This is) an increasingly volatile and aggressive race with other jurisdictions to compete for this very lucrative economic sector.

The Afghan government strongly condemns this act of terror, and will not rest until the perpetrators of such attacks are brought to justice. The Afghan government and people are grateful for the dedication and courage shown by Canadian and other multi-national troops in helping us secure the volatile Southern belt of the country.

That's a very volatile category. We can't necessarily count on the increase we've seen in that category to continue the rest of the year.

Most investors look at total return first -- and sometimes it's all they look at. We think that consistent return really focuses in on risk. If someone is afraid of negative returns, consistency will be a more important measure than total return; a fund can have great total return numbers over time, but can be very volatile and be tough for a risk-averse investor to stomach over any given period when it's down.

Why was it so high last year? Because of the farm sector. That is a very volatile sector.

You almost conceptually expect that gasoline prices will be just about as volatile as petroleum and oil prices. It's hard to do the same with electricity.

We must remain focused and disciplined in searching for efficiencies and delivering better service to Ontarians, ... It is important to remember that there are always risks beyond our control, like the pace of recovery in the U.S economy, volatile oil prices and the strength of the Canadian dollar, that could affect our financial performance.

We've got so many cross currents competing right now, and we're in this trading range. And I think we're gonna have this volatile trading range for a while.

We had expected a correction at some point but were unsure as to its timing. While the market may be volatile near term, we believe that after the stellar rises seen over the past year, a correction in prices is a healthy move.

We have no volatile memory, so the tag can go to 'sleep' and still monitor conditions.

We are delighted with our strong earnings, particularly recognizing both the increased market competition as well as the quarter's volatile markets,

We are seeing heavy leadership turnover in the computer industry as well as the financial and health care sectors, all of which are historically volatile in terms of CEO turnover.

The outsized gain in housing starts was influenced by the same variable dominating most of the other headline stats like the retail sales and industrial production, namely weather. Everyone knows that housing starts is a volatile number that generally reports wide swings.

We are constantly in a volatile situation because of the tight worldwide supply-and-demand balance.

Volume is likely to remain light the rest of this week, and I would expect the market to remain volatile Thursday, ... But there's good news out there, and over the next few weeks, I think we'll remain in this trading range but edge up toward the higher end of it.

to trigger some kind of response by Roberts that feeds into the fears that a lot of liberal groups have, and that could create a more volatile dynamic for him in the next few weeks.

This storm is a volatile storm, ... We don't really know where it's going to go, and so the entire peninsula needs to keep an eye to the south and east of us. We'll probably have a better idea by the middle of the week.

This step will provide E*Trade the opportunity to add additional revenue streams unrelated to volatile market conditions, distinguishing us from the relatively simple business models of many of our competitors,

We only recovered at the end, and we remain volatile due to oil. Until there's a sign that volume will rise, we will continue to track other indices.

This report is certainly consistent with an economy that is trying to make a recovery, but a weak recovery. When you start to back out the volatile components, it's not all that weak. We're picking it up, but these numbers tell us the economy will come back slowly.

To me, politics is culture. I became a journalist, and later a filmmaker, to get to know my new country and my volatile place in it as a gay, undocumented Filipino-American.

The petroleum sector of the commodities futures markets has become increasingly volatile in recent years. Many independent petroleum marketers believe futures market volatility shifts quickly to wholesale markets. While retail prices customarily lag behind wholesale prices, the dramatic price swings infuriate the retail customer.

With earnings winding down and not as much to focus on, you're getting very volatile reactions to economic numbers that are actually pretty close to estimates. You're also seeing some of the defensive names that are dependent on an economic recovery trading lower.

With the caution that this is inherently a very volatile set of numbers - especially in July when seasonal swings are huge - the reported results were significantly softer than expected just about across the board.

Expect 2006 to be far more volatile than 2005.

Exports are susceptible to the pharmaceuticals number, which is volatile from month to month.

While these orders have been volatile of late, the trend remains a solid one. Whether we will see a disruption in this trend due to the surge in energy prices remains to be seen and will ultimately be more important to markets than today's pre-Katrina outcome.

While the sector could remain volatile until then, we encourage investors to get back into these beaten-down optical leaders.

While there can be no guarantees in such a volatile wholesale market, we see no need for any further price rises this year, assuming the infrastructure is ready to deliver new gas next winter and that proper action is taken following the Commission's findings.

We all know that this issue is so volatile that anything can happen.

The recent hurricanes in the U.S. have impacted our results. However, underlying performance is strong, amplified by high but volatile prices of oil, gas and products, ... We anticipate production from the deepwater Gulf of Mexico to be back to normal, with the exception of the Shell-operated Mars project, by the end of the year.

We cannot avoid setbacks here when the U.S. market is suffering. If it were not for the volatile movements in New York, stocks here could actually be rising more.

You have a very, very vulnerable financial economy. I expect to see volatile markets.

With regard to margin requirements, studies suggest that changes in such requirements have no appreciable and predictable effect on stock prices, ... Nonetheless, the Federal Reserve recognizes that considerable risks can be involved in the purchase of equity on margin, especially in volatile markets, and believes lenders and borrowers need to assess carefully the risks they are assuming through the use of margin.

We will not rule out the possibility of further weakness and prices are likely to remain volatile in a broader range.