Scott Brown Quotations

There are some encouraging signs in retail sales, but if you look at what the source of consumer spending is, it's really income growth, and wage growth has been lackluster, suggesting the consumer will not be robust going forward.

We did real well. Having three girls in five events and we got 10th, I'll take that.

We're seeing the productivity gains split up between wage increases and profits.

Lower interest rates aren't going to make anybody go out and buy new capital equipment right away. And a lot of businesses are sort of frozen because of the attacks.

Since we don't have a large enough gym area for a running program, the kids can follow along on the video and do the step aerobics and have a great time doing it.

Nobody trains harder than Drew Switzer. He's as hard a worker as I've ever seen.

Nearly one in ten Americans are still out of work. And still, the President and Congress are focused on ramming through their health-care bill, whatever it takes, whatever the cost.

Fourteen feet in high school will give you a good shot at state title. It may not win it, but you'll sure have a good shot.

Somehow, the greater the public opposition to the health care bill, the more determined they seem to force it on us anyway. Their attitude shows Washington at its very worst - the presumption that they know best, and they're going to get their way whether the American people like it or not.

It doesn't take much. One spouse loses a job or is unemployed for even a little while.

It does suggest that the overall economy is improving and for the market it is part of the recent theme -- all the numbers are coming in on the stronger side of expectations.

While we were doing laps, I looked over and they were just kicking the ball around like they felt they were just going to win 6-0 against us,

Those changes were a little softer. It's clear the Fed has to raise rates at some point, but there's no suggestion of that here.

We definitely plan on making inroads in the market. We're in the process of planning some special packages. We have a number of successful plans already - our four-packs, 2-For-Tuesday drink specials, our kids' promotions. We're formulating some new plans to bring some options to the Elmira fans that might take some of sting out of driving 55 miles with rising gas prices.

The facts are the facts, ... The truth never changes.

We've had a tremendous amount of flooding activity. Most of our storm channels and drainage culverts are near crest.

There's no reason for the Fed to raise rates. With inflation very low, interest rates should be low as well.

I've criticized President Bush for his failure to use his veto pen. There's plenty of blame to go around. The question is how to solve problems. It's not bailouts. What made America great? Free markets, free enterprise, manufacturing, job creation. That's how we're gonna do it, not by enlarging government.

The surest way to return to the people's business is to listen to the people themselves: We need to drop this whole scheme of federally controlled health care, start over, and work together on real reforms at the state level that will contain costs and won't leave America trillions of dollars deeper in debt.

Roosters have a tendency to disturb the neighborhood when they start doing their crowing.

Rarely have elected leaders been so intent on defying the public will.

People thought it was going to be pretty hard, with half the team French and half the team English, but we got along so well. It was a total team effort. If one person had a bad game, the other would just bring him back up.

A lot of boys that had never been on a swim team before that gave it a shot. I was very happy, they all, except for a couple stuck with it all year.

This means we may end up with a softer March but much stronger April. Easter is one of the biggest retail seasons. It's when new merchandise comes out and families get together for dinner. The later in the year it falls, the bigger the boost to the economy, since the weather is more likely to be favorable.

For many members of Congress, the time for choosing is near - do what the party leadership demands, or do what the people have asked you to do. If my colleagues don't mind some advice from a newcomer, I'd suggest going with the will of the people.

It's going to be relatively soft labor market over the course of the year.

I started looking into the cost of the equipment because it is a really good fitness program, especially when I only have a PE budget of a couple hundred bucks.

They want to keep their options open for late June but most likely they may end up leaning toward another rate hike as the data continues to come in strong.

They'll still see the risk as toward weakness, ... compromise move.

In speech after speech on his health care plan, the President has tried to convince us that what he is proposing will be good for America. But, how can it be good for America if it raises taxes by a half trillion dollars and costs a trillion dollars or more to implement?

The focus for the stock market is more on economic recovery.

The city has received numerous complaints about them. Our goal is not to issue citations and tie up the courts. Our hope is they'll comply after we give them notice.

All the numbers are coming in on the stronger side of expectations. What they (the Fed) do next week is going to be no surprise. They are going to raise rates. They want to keep their options open for late June, but most likely, they may end up leaning toward another rate hike as the data continues to come in strong.