“Its seems the worst slump in recent business history is behind us now, and the we begin to see the start of a new upturn in the business cycle, ... We are encouraged by the improved performance in many of our businesses, especially in semiconductors and components.”

“What we're trying to do with the home market is just encourage people to experience good draft beer. If they're experiencing it at home, they're going to want to experience it at ballparks, at bars. That's good for the industry, it's good for us.”

“It would make me so sad because I couldn't fix her, because mom's are supposed to fix things and I couldn't fix her. I really encourage parents not to feel like they have to handle it on their own.”

“You don't have to vote for me to get breakfast. I am so humbled by the encouragement and support of the grassroots voters. I owe everything to the voters. If we win the election, it is not about me, it is about them wanting change.”

“Our initial tests have been very encouraging. Our ratio of sales-to-leads is running well above industry averages. There's no question that this concept is an effective way to drive more business to Thrifty Car Sales dealers.”

“I remember Craig Biggio standing in the on-deck circle encouraging me, saying it was a good time to get that first one out of the way. Tony Gwynn was playing right field, and I hit a line drive in front of him.”

“The idea of the scheme has been to introduce youngsters to the game of rugby and then keep them in the sport through club links. By doing this, we are providing the youngsters with an excellent route into rugby, which will hopefully encourage them to keep playing the game.”

“This event highlights once again the difficulty in determining earnings for derivative transactions. It also encourages those who feel that bank accounting in this area is weak. It is a reason why many large banking companies have such low multiples on their stock.”

“Right now we charge a fee to recycle them, but we weren't charging a fee to landfill them. So we're hoping by charging a fee for the land filling of those items, we will encourage more recycling of those items.”

“But we hope our findings of an association will lead to further examination of this important issue. Perhaps it will help give smokers one more reason to quit, and encourage quitting smoking among those who are also trying to control their drinking.”