Cusp Quotations

You can't be on the cusp of innovation and at the forefront of technology if you're wearing blinders. If you don't have an exploration program where you're exploring your world here on Earth, underwater, and in space, then you're wearing blinders and handicapping yourself.

I believe Business Objects is on the cusp of becoming a multi-billion-dollar sales company. There is tremendous growth potential for business intelligence.

I'm kind of fascinated by Paula Deen. I've been to her restaurant, The Lady and Sons, in Savannah. My friend was studying in the area, and we ate at her restaurant, and it was right at the cusp where Paula Deen became Paula Deen.

I don't quite operate within the realist mode. I kind of push the stories out towards the cusp of believability - that's the area of interest for me.

These people living on the streets could have been friends you once knew. They are people who have somehow fallen through the gaps and found themselves, often through unimaginable circumstances, on the cusp of existence. In another reality, this could easily be me or you.

Right now, investors feel like we're on the cusp of something. Historically, employment's been a lagging indicator. Other areas of the economy point to growth, suggesting that at some point employment is going to pick up.

We're excited because for so long this band has been on the cusp of being good. Our kids are looking at this as an honor.

Jackson's trip stands at the cusp of major change in the United States for transportation, ... To a great extent, he was still traveling through a 19th-century America that hadn't changed much since the 1860s or so.

We're on the cusp of another two years of impressive growth (for IDEC).

Look at all their games. They've been right in the cusp of winning a lot of games. They always play us well. They did when they came to San Antonio.

That can make or break a project just that uncertainty. It's frustrating because it feels like Nevada is on the cusp of an explosion of resources, particularly wind and geothermal.

I think Ravenswood is in better shape than it has been in a long time and I think we are on the cusp of a period of growth and revitalization.

It is on the cusp of getting launched.

I think we're right there on the cusp (of being very good). It's just a matter of us staying with it. We need to keep doing the things we've been doing, and we need to do the little things to be successful.

I was on the cusp - or thought I was on the cusp - of celebrity, the result of starring as an adorable curly-haired alien in the miniseries 'V' on NBC. 'V' was a hit, and then got green-lit as a series. During the hiatus, the only job I auditioned for that fit my schedule was 'Nightmare on Elm Street.' That's the real reason I said yes.

A novelist is on the cusp between someone who knows everything and someone who knows nothing.

We are on the cusp of change, ... Looking back over the last year, Americans have had a taste of higher oil prices that have only gone up, and now they are starting to dial in lifestyle changes.

We are on the cusp of having to make a decision about how to deal with this.

We are on the cusp of really creating a homespun wine culture in the United States.

We are concluding a mini-bull market - and we are on the cusp of a mini-bear market.

We're right at the cusp of a housing bubble.

Until now, mobile e-mail has been a senior executive toy. We're at the cusp of when it starts moving from an executive niche market to a mainstream corporate market.

We're getting close to making our vision a reality. It's exciting to be on the cusp of opening our doors to the public. We're right on schedule.

We're really aware of the fact that the sport is on the cusp of something pretty big,

The tame retail sales outlook helped the bond market. The market rewarded that with a very strong day. Financials and technology stocks righted themselves. We're on the cusp of taking out some important resistance levels.

Within two years of the Minturn disaster, they had lifesaving stations every four or five miles along the coast. The Minturn was right on the cusp of the glory days of the clipper ship trade, so the government had to do something to protect foreign trade and the shipping lanes.

What generally happens is, during the first year of economic expansion, we see more productivity growth than job growth, and that changes as you go into the second year. We may be on the cusp of that.

We've had no comment because we were asked by Jeffrey to evaluate all options prior to making another comment, and that process is on the cusp of being completed, ... We've been reviewing all our options.

Personal computing is on the cusp of a significant shift in how users interface with the wide array of devices used on a daily basis -- whether you're at home, in the car or just on-the-go with a mobile device, the simplest way to find information is by voice. We're thrilled to collaborate with an industry leader in chip innovation like Intel and to demonstrate at the IDF conference that voice technology has arrived.

I've added way too much to (the rivalry), I know that. But you know what, I have so much respect for what Marvin (Lewis) and Mike Brown have done in Cincinnati and the team they have put together. Without question they are there. They are on the cusp of a championship year. We realize that every time we play them it's a battle, it always has been.

Data-related mobile technologies are on the cusp of mainstream adoption, ... The wireless industry is focused on bringing additional rich media experiences and a new generation of interactive services to the mobile consumer, and we are committed to being a leader in that arena.

Data-related mobile technologies are on the cusp of mainstream adoption, ... We see it every day in the explosive growth of our AOL Instant Messenger traffic.

Data-related mobile technologies are on the cusp of mainstream adoption. We see it every day in the explosive growth of our AOL Instant Messenger traffic.

It's right on the cusp of being a hurricane. It will probably reach that strength later on. This is going to be a daylong event.

They are on the cusp of bigger demand for Windows 2000, and actually now applications are rolling out that exploit Active Directory. They've gone through the Windows 2000 certification process -- I think 150 applications have gone through that, and 70 to 80 are server apps. The picture certainly is a lot more promising than it was a year ago.

'General Hospital' was so massive in the 80s and that's when people my age or even younger watched that show. A generation grew up on that show, Luke and Laura, I came in on the cusp of that so there's still a lot of 'Frisco.'

It kind of reminds you of where the NFL was in 1960 when they were coming in and just starting to build facilities. Soccer is on the cusp of explosion in the U.S., and this will only help.

You can be on the cusp of something. Appreciate the cusp, not the something. Appreciate this moment now.

The first arrival of earthly life on another celestial body ranks as an epochal event not only for our generation, but in the history of our planet. Neil Armstrong was at the cusp of the Apollo programme. This was a collective technological effort of epic scale, but his is the one name sure to be remembered centuries hence.

The IRA's decision on July 28th to formally end its armed campaign has changed the political landscape in Ireland forever. I am confident that tomorrow will bring the final chapter on the issue of IRA arms. I believe that Ireland stands on the cusp of a truly historic advance, and I hope that people across the island will respond positively in the time ahead.

This is a love story with six protagonists, ... And it's about a girl on the cusp of womanhood, a girl who is smart enough to realize she's happy, but not smart enough to know that everything must change.

It's on the cusp of strong growth and becoming a mainstream part of gaming.

They dominate everybody I've seen. They have a great package in terms of blitzes. They have high-profile players at just about every position. They have it all. They're on the cusp of being one of the great teams in football.

They dominate everybody I've seen, ... They're on the cusp of being one of the great teams in football.

It's just adding to the notion that the Fed is on the cusp of an imminent and extended pause. It's proving what everybody was thinking -- the I-told-you-so crowd -- that oil is going to weaken things.

We're very excited about these stem cells. We're really on the cusp of making some big leaps forward.

It's a great opportunity for me to help a young team teetering right on the cusp of staying in that eighth position and being able to take it to the next step. It's also an opportunity for me to come in and play some good minutes. I've got a lot left.

I do think we're on the cusp of -- at long last, mind you -- a nice PC cycle. Compaq actually posted a pretty good quarter last quarter. And even if they don't merge with HP, I think this company under $10 has some nice stand-alone value.

We're on the cusp, on the brink, of enormous change in this country.

We live on the cusp of death Thinking it won't be us