Curve Quotations

There's always a learning curve, where you've got to learn what your subject is all about.

Especially with the live, just the way I curve words, it's about expression. It's so emotive, to be able to release these words into a mike. It really emphasizes this insane tingle down my spine whenever I play.

To go from working with a group of people in a sketch-comedy show on a small network, where it was all about just creating funny stuff, to being on a network show, and the pressures of that, and getting to know the new people who were involved in it. There was a learning curve for me. But it was an education.

By moving them vertically, a representative mean curve could be formed, and individual events were then characterized by individual logarithmic differences from the standard curve.

I'm not subject to their rise and fall because I'm not accepted by them, so I have my own little curve going on. A lot of it is because of how much I play, I think I connect like when all you had was Vaudeville, I think I have an audience by performing a lot!

Steven and I have worked together a lot and I'm far ahead of the curve than most people in knowing what he wants, but he knows far more than I know about what's important for the story. So, most of the changes he will make will involve story changes.

Even if national peculiarities in character and in laws occasion differences in the curve which the woman movement describes in the different countries, yet everywhere the movement has had the same causes, must follow the same main direction, and - sooner or later - must have the same effects.

There is no doubt that someone who tries to throw a curve or pitch at any early age before he's developed, before his hand is big enough to grip the ball correctly, will damage his arm.

What you need, above all else, is a love for your subject, whatever it is. You've got to be so deeply in love with your subject that when curve balls are thrown, when hurdles are put in place, you've got the energy to overcome them.

I feel confident imposing change on myself. It's a lot more fun progressing than looking back. That's why I need to throw curve balls.

I've always been ahead of the curve when it came to trying new stuff in the underground scene.

On the Net, the bell curve reclaims its tails. The uncommon is as accessible as the common. The very fragmentation of the Internet allows us to find ourselves in other people - and to know that we are not alone.

Convention speeches are powerful tools to bend the curve of public opinion. George H. W. Bush's 1988 convention speech is a great example. His son's speech was also quite powerful.

Jack Nicklaus liked to curve the ball by opening or closing the clubface at address. I never felt I was good enough to do it his way. I didn't like changing my swing path, either, which some guys do.

The learning curve is 'The Hobbit' is being shot in 3D.

Certainly, I think Canada is many years ahead of the curve and still the great global pioneer.

I was impressed with (Ellis). He got the curve ball over, and he kept our hitters off balance.

One of the reasons we wanted to get the Lamoille done was to be further up the learning curve going into a tougher project. Hopefully the Lamoille Bridge will act as a concrete example of what we can do.

Ninety-five percent of our children live in poverty, ... It doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize that they probably don't have computers at home. Most of our children do not have any computer access except at school so they are behind the learning curve of other children.

Manhattan Associates was ahead of the curve in being able to show us how its RFID solutions would meet our needs. With the help of Manhattan Associates' project team, the implementation was smooth and came in under budget. Shire is poised and ready to meet upcoming retail requirements.

One of my business partners would remind me that no fashion line lasts forever, that we would hit the down curve eventually, and that we needed to look for new brands that complement the first one.

One wants to make sure that it continues to build and not to be too far ahead of the curve in monetary policy if at the same time fiscal policy is also tightening.

(Mora) didn't throw the breaking ball early (for a strike). Once he settled down and started throwing the curve on the first pitch, they couldn't get up there and hack at the first-pitch fastball. That changed the game.

need to really invest ahead of the growth curve and get underneath the complexity of distributing products effectively and efficiently throughout the country.

Rickie got a curve ball up in the fourth and hammered it. That was a big part of the ballgame.

Right now, it's the yield curve that everyone will be watching. Now we're wondering what type of economic growth we'll have going forward. For investors, it's always possible that this time will be different, but we still have to be defensive going into 2006.

Right now Mississippi is at the top ebb of the sort of power curve and Louisiana is in a bit of a slump.

My first learning curve was right here in this game, ... My first three games, I thought I played excellent. I'm going to have to get over this one and look forward to the next games coming up.

I don't know what it's like to be a quarterback, ... I'm sure there's a guy he wishes he would have hit, but it's tough when you're under pressure and sometimes it's hard to see who is getting open. He's doing the best he can to spread the ball around. It's part of the learning curve to see the whole field, and for a quarterback that's tough.

If the yield curve inverts, that is bad because banks will not lend money at rates lower than their borrowing costs. It's as simple as that and the economy will slow down naturally,

Mr. Greenspan's 'conundrum' is a central issue here and asks whether the yield curve today means what it used to mean. Even if it does mean what it used to, the record is still pretty patchy anyway.

Mauna Kea from Hilo has a shapely aspect, for its top is broken into peaks, said to be the craters of extinct volcanoes, but my eyes seek the dome-like curve of Mauna Loa with far deeper interest, for it is as yet an unfinished mountain.

She hasn't been happy her last two outings, she wasn't particularly happy with herself against Michigan State and/or UIC. I thought she really stepped it up. I probably cost her a no-hitter, I went back with a curve ball and probably should have thrown a change-up, I was just trying to get the game over with and that was my fault.

There are still some hang-ups in the program; it may be less stable. And the learning curve is short, but it will still require some training.

Fourteen is a tough curve here, and this is a tough track.

Further flattening in the curve is likely ahead of two-year supply next week.

Fukui's comments were just very hawkish overall. There's certainly room for short-term yields to rise and the yield curve to flatten more as the market factors all this in.

From 1965 to 1982, the yield curve in this country was inverted 47 percent of the time, yet bank earnings averaged a more rapid increase than non-bank earnings. Bank stocks also outperformed the S&P 500, on average, over that period.

For me, the learning curve took off the last 30, 40 games. There was a lot of learning, but a lot had to do with coaching.

For those not very loaned up, a flattening yield curve could start crunching their margins.

I don't throw the slider and I haven't really thrown the slow curve anymore. I can't throw to bases anymore. It used to be the easiest thing in the world to do.

I felt pretty good. I fell behind with my curve a couple of times. And they're a good-hitting fastball team.

I believe that South Carolina is ahead of the curve in emergency planning, and that we are as prepared as our current level of funding allows.

Chris has to get his fastball down. When he gets it up, then he is going to get hit. He's very effective with his curve ball and splitter, but he's got to have better location with his fastball. He'll learn from today I'm sure.

(Barthelemy) hit a hanging curve for his home run. The next home run came on a fastball on a 3-2 pitch. With a base open you would normally throw something in the dirt. But that comes from learning.

Baseball is a game where a curve is an optical illusion, a screwball can be a pitch or a person, stealing is legal and you can spit anywhere you like except in the umpire's eye or on the ball.

We are expecting to see some correction in the housing market after previously robust data. That will put some downside pressure on yields, which means the curve may invert some more.

He relies mostly on his fastball and slider. He has a curve and a change-up, but doesn't get a chance to throw them because his role has been to come in and throw hard for one inning. Right now he's doing what he has to do (in Fresno) and he has a good chance to pitch with the Giants this season.

Her learning curve is pretty quick. She picks things up rather quickly. She swims pretty straight.

He was mixing it up well. He had us leaning on his curve ball. He really threw us off a little bit.

Hunter threw very well. He deserved to win that game. He had control of his pitches. His was breaking his curve ball off very well.

He was just nibbling on the outside corner with the curve and it was just really tough for them to handle. He pitched ahead in the count most of the day, which aided him greatly.

He kind of set the curve on weekly newspapers and stayed on top of innovations in the newspaper business.

He (coach Mike Morgan) told me to swing as hard as I could and look bad on the first pitch. On the second one, I was kind of expecting curve ball so I was expecting something low. I got it down luckily.

He cruised through the first like they weren't even here. Then all of a sudden, here comes the second and he was struggling getting his curve over. I was warming up some people, because I told my assistants if he can't get his curve over, we're screwed. He's the type of pitcher who has to work some of his off-speed stuff. If he can't get it across, it's going to be a long night for us.

We look at snow temperature and also the moisture content of the snow. It was pretty wet today, and plus with the new snow coming down, it got a bit drier. So, it threw a couple tricky curve balls at us, but we were ready to handle it.

He had everything working. He used a fastball and a sharp, breaking curve with the occasional change-up. He was great and he absolutely earned himself a spot in the rotation.

He had mastery of everything today. Even psychologically, we're up 2-0, it's going to be tough to get three runs off of him. The way his curve was breaking, there's no way they're going to hit it as long as he's consistent. He had great command, which was the key.

He had no feel for his curve ball.

He was around the plate, curve ball was working good ... kept them off. He had one bad pitch I can think off the home run. It was a bad pitch against a great hitter.

He (White) had a tough first inning, but was strong the rest of the way. He was getting his curve ball over and his fastball blew them (Southeastern) away.

He hasn't pitched in a week and I wanted to get him as much work as I could before spring break. He did a great job. His curve was working better late than early. When he got it breaking, he really kept Lincoln off balance.

He was throwing fastball, change and a curve for strikes. Our defense played really well behind him.

He was throwing his curve ball for a strike and getting ahead in the count. They put together that big inning and did a good job defensively.

He was throwing the ball hard. And, he'd throw in that occasional curve in there to keep the guys off balance.

He was traveling at a high-rate of speed around a curve and went off the roadway on the right shoulder, ... He lost control and collided with a ditch. The vehicle overturned several times.

Historically a flat or inverted yield curve is bad news for the market but I don't think that is the case this time. Buying of Treasuries won't go away when the Fed stops raising rates. The long-end going down just reflects demand for long-term bonds.

Historically, mortgages do not perform well in an inverted yield curve environment.

(Gonzales') curve ball was working and he was hitting his spots. And then in the seventh Levi (Hernadez) came in and brought the heat.

He's got the stuff to go out and win 17, 18 games, ... He's a lefty with a fastball 95-97, a 12-to-6 curve and a good change.

He's filthy. His ball explodes on you. His curve ball has gotten better and better every season. He's lights-out and he has absolute nerves of steel on the mound. I've never see him lose his composure once.

He's (Bryan) been one of the leaders. He's been ahead of the curve on a consistent basis.

He loved to ski barefoot and enjoyed making his own skis. He would soak boards in water, and put them on blocks. Then he would drive his model A car up on them and let it sit while they dried. It would form a curve in them. He loved the outdoors.

He'd never shot a movie before in his life, so the learning curve for him was phenomenal. He didn't know a close-up from a two-shot. But what he did know, and was doggedly committed to, was this story.

He has the contacts and the time to move us forward. There will be a learning curve for him like there is for any first year coach, but we're going to focus on strategies that are effective here.

Longer bonds will stay solid as inflation expectations won't grow significantly soon while shorter debt is difficult to buy amid speculation about a rate hike. The yield curve may flatten a bit more.

Look at the facts of the world. You see a continual and progressive triumph of the right. I do not pretend to understand the moral universe; the arc is a long one, my eye reaches but little ways; I cannot calculate the curve and complete the figure by the experience of sight; I can divine it by conscience. And from what I see I am sure it bends towards justice. Things refuse to be mismanaged long.

Stephen mixes his pitches up and changes speeds. He has a curve ball that he doesn't throw the same speed. That really helps him.

Refineries lost a lot of money. In fact they lost money for most of the 1990s. People chose not to spend on refineries. So what's affecting us now is that we're behind the investment curve and it will take us five to 10 years to catch up.

Staying ahead of this curve by offering the consumer truly differentiated products where we can maintain our standing as a premium brand is a fundamental strategic imperative. We need to focus selectively and aggressively on being the No. 1 consumer electronics and entertainment company on the planet.

Our minor league staff got him ready from an offensive standpoint but we know Rickie's got a lot of work to do on the defensive side. But he got his 300 at-bats in the second half. So the learning curve of both Rickie and J.J. has happened.

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People make too much out of whether we're inverted or not. It's as if when we're positive by a couple of basis points, everything is OK, but if we're negative by a basis point, somehow the laws of nature have been violated. The reality of it is the curve is just flat.

I was a little rusty. Wash had a little quicker tempo than I'm used to having. But we're ahead of the curve right now. The goal is still April 1.

Last year had a learning curve to it. I think we can ramp up more quickly this year.

People are starting to become weary of the inversion in the U.S. curve and in particular the yields that you receive in the 6-month and 2-year notes.

I think John Roberts always was the front-runner for the Rehnquist seat. I would guess that Roberts has been the choice for some time. The only curve was that O'Connor was the person (to retire), not Rehnquist.

I was just glad to be able to go out there and help the team. I was able to get ahead of hitters, being able to throw my curve ball for strikes on first pitches.

John did a real good job staying ahead of the hitters most of the time. He was also able to get the curve ball over against certain hitters. I really liked the way he competed. He got seven innings in against a team that beat Coleman 12-5 and beat Jim Ned 6-4. I'm real proud of the way he pitched.

It is going to be a learning curve mentally for mental toughness. But we have great leadership and great young freshman class, and the chemistry is really good.

It is going to follow what the nominal (Treasury) curve is doing. It's not that great of a surprise.

I think the Fed is going to 4.5 percent regardless and we will have an inverted yield curve by the first quarter of next year. So this is a bit of a strange statement.

Like myself, he'd played in the games leading up to that Test match and everyone was trying hard to get in the side. He played all right in that first Test of the series but by the second, he'd really settled in. It was just a learning curve for him. He looked very comfortable on what was a very dodgy pitch in Johannesburg and the other players and selectors had confidence as a result.

I think the message in this inverted yield curve is muddled. I think it is something to watch and to understand better. But I am not overly concerned.

I think they're right on the curve but in danger of being behind the curve.

I think at this point in time that the inverted yield curve is not signaling a slowdown.

Right now, the current thinking is that it will curve to the north about 300 miles east of Florida.

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Over the past three decades, the Fed tightened on eight occasions, five of these saw the yield curve invert,

Our view is very optimistic. We believe that the tight yield curve is the result of the Fed's continued tightening. We are expecting economic growth of 4% much of this year. That is far from a recession.