“Such exponential growth does not occur in the natural world, except maybe for cancer—and that growth ceases once the host has been consumed.”

“We did achieve revenue growth in the (newspaper) segment for the year, but we didn't convert that revenue growth sufficiently to profit during the year. Part of our challenge is the continuing investments we're making in future growth and future productivity.”

“However, we continue to look for better growth trends in the core (fleet management solutions) business. Full service leasing growth remains the key to the story and we are waiting for accelerating organic growth before becoming more constructive on (Ryder).”

“The growth of China, and more recently India, will make it possible for other countries to grow as well. Latin America, for example, has become a major supplier for China. So China's growth is stimulating growth in Latin America, which is fantastic for them.”

“We're in a slower-growth environment and as Larry said, if you can get 10 percent growth from organic growth and 10 percent from acquisition, it adds cash and adds earnings. That's as long as they can make the integration work.”

“It shows growth for the U.S. economy but also points that the Fed will keep raising rates. Growth is good, but everybody is afraid that the Fed might kill growth if they do hike too much. That is a fear and could be the biggest headwind for equities this year, if it happens.”

“It's very important to note that we think this merger will provide an increased opportunity to maintain our growth if not increase our growth rate.”

“Both 2005 and 2006 will represent an extended two-year period of moderate growth before the market returns to double- digit growth in 2007.”

“As long as productivity growth maintains its recent pattern, then I think he'll be in a nice position to maintain price stability and robust growth.”

“If you look at the growth in Chinese travel, the predictions of 2,600 aircraft over 20 years is reasonable. It's not just growth, it's replacement.”