“Sri Lanka has the type of economy where tea and rubber will give 4-5 percent growth. But if you want substantial growth, Wickremesinghe seems to have a clear plan on what to do.”

“Earnings growth and economic growth are strong enough to drive stocks higher, even if interest rates continue to rise. We're absolutely fully invested. We think commodities stocks are a good place to be.”

The striving of humanity for knowledge and truth [can] not be suppressed. The growth of the spirit [is]an essential part of Creation; it was planned like the growth of the body, of the plants and animals and people - every living thing that God had created.

“Growth will slow slightly for a variety of factors. There's a challenging rate environment, a bit slower economic growth and there could be a return to a more normalized credit environment, with higher credit costs and building of provisions.”

“I tend to think we're in for some period of weak growth, and I'm not talking about a quarter or two. I think for all of 2003 maybe into 2004 we'll continue to see weak growth.”

“The striving of humanity for knowledge and truth [can] not be suppressed. The growth of the spirit [is]an essential part of Creation; it was planned like the growth of the body, of the plants and animals and people - every living thing that God had created.”

“We were trying to keep people away from predicting 15-to-20-percent growth rates [in U.S. services] in the third quarter, when we came off a 7-percent growth rate in the second quarter, ... We're seeing good growth, good job creation that's still solid, but about the same as it was in the second quarter.”

“The bottom line is that France seems to have run through a metamorphosis from a euro-zone driver to a growth laggard. Those who revised up their euro zone GDP growth outlook for this year on the back of strong German survey data might now be forced to take the much less upbeat French growth picture also into account.”

“The bottom line is that France seems to have run through a metamorphosis from a euro zone driver to a growth laggard. Those who revised up their euro zone GDP growth outlook for this year on the back of strong German survey data might now be forced to take the much less upbeat French growth picture also into account.”

“We have restored the volume growth momentum of our domestic beer company. We are in the process of restoring revenue per barrel growth through the implementation of our 2006 price plan, and are working to restore cost stability through a number of cost reduction programs. With our substantial leadership position and competitive advantages in domestic beer and our important strategic positions in key high growth markets internationally, we are confident we will restore our profit growth in 2006(1) and beyond.”