Exit Quotations

The entrance strategy is actually more important than the exit strategy,

Scotland forms a crucial part of our Armed Forces which should not be jeopardised by rushed cuts or a rush to the exit from the U.K. Defence jobs are vital to the Scottish economy and yet independence puts thousands of jobs at risk.

Few dramas in American political history remain more riveting than that of Nixon's exit and Mr. Ford's reaction, at first halting and then decisive, to the looming possibility of a former president on criminal trial for months on end.

Sketches have characters, exits, entrances and are vastly different.

Freeing hostages is like putting up a stage set, which you do with the captors, agreeing on each piece as you slowly put it together; then you leave an exit through which both the captor and the captive can walk with sincerity and dignity.

The euro zone must strike for a better governance structure, and there is no alternative to that. Euro zone countries must either develop an exit mechanism for troubled members, or it should embrace a closer political union: an effective governance structure that is capable of enforcing rules.

I avoid my neighbors - luckily, my building has two exits.

If you are a big company, a big website, and lots of users come to your website, you will have attacks, and you have to deal with that. It just cannot be a reason to take actions to exit certain markets.

To be a designer today is to be an entrepreneur. Whether you're a two-man operation in Shoreditch or a 3,000-person, vertically integrated brand, you need to have the wherewithal to run your business through investment, considering everything from start-up funds to your exit plan or what it takes to go public.

Tyranny is increasingly unsustainable in this post-cold-war era. It is doomed to failure. But it must be prodded to exit the stage with a whimper - not the bang that extremists long for.

Unlike the objective of far too many companies, manufacturing is not about a quick exit. It is centered on long-term value creation.

That's the way I remember them, heading for an exit.

I think the kind of person that gravitates toward New York is a person that's not so much focused on controlling exactly how they appear and how they exit. They're more fascinated with the process.

The men in those old days of the seventeenth century, when in constant dread of attacks by Indians, always rose when the services were ended and left the house before the women and children, thus making sure the safe exit of the latter.

I pulled the plug on it at a time that I thought was right for me to exit.

Greece could default on its debts and even exit currency bloc if it cannot deliver reforms.

There are about 30 words around you all the time, like 'thread' or 'exit.'

I described the euro as a burning building with no exits and so it has proved for some of the countries in it.

If you can't define a winning exit strategy for the American people, where we somehow come out ahead, then we're wasting our money, and we're wasting our strategic resources.

If you're a Democrat and 'The New York Times' is calling for your head, you know it's time for an exit strategy.

One of the more likely exit scenarios here is a sale. We're not necessarily committed to sell the business, but we want to explore that.

My sense is that the president's exit from office was a reminder of how fast and loose they played with the administration of justice throughout their entire administration,

On Sundays, I like to plan how I want to exit the week and what are the key things I need to get done that week. I list them, and then I do check-ins on them each morning.

We had a way of doing it which was wonderful, ... One of us would go in and say we were looking for my mother. At the door, they said, 'Of course, go look.' We'd go in and open the exit door. Then we ran around the building, pushed the door open and came in. Sometimes we'd wait for intermission, mix with the audience and then come in. Except our clothes were not always acceptable.

show just how far we have come at United. Our business plan is viable and financeable and has the full support of the banks. This financing will enable us to exit and to compete effectively in this industry.

Most alarmingly, after 1998 and the exit of the U.N. inspectors, the CIA had no human intelligence sources inside Iraq who were collecting against the WMD target,

No one's ever seen anything like this. There can be various patterns to the way the Bank of Japan will exit the policy.

Now that the market has had a first quarter that will make pretty big headlines, that will cause a lot of investors to exit cash positions and exit some bond positions and move that money into stocks. Investors don't want to be left out.

If we had never done this before or never had success doing it, or had offensive schemes that hadn't been successful or the guys that are teaching had never done it ... it's not an issue, ... It's a little frustrating. When you don't have success, there's a lot of what Bill Parcells says ? there's a lot of exit doors.

When you consider the sum total of the negative attitude toward my government, it makes a lot of sense for me to exit the scene if Liberia is to live.

Mobile devices such as Android and the iPhone achieve their battery life largely because they can aggressively and quickly enter into and exit from sleep states. GPS prevents this.

move the turbine from the ramp, south on I-205, to exit 12A and east to about 118th. ODOT maintenance crews will enact a rolling blockade holding traffic behind the moving turbine, in the right and center lanes of I-205 southbound and the left lane will remain open to traffic.

She offered that if I resign now, they will give me a graceful exit. Well, I said I will accept the offer of graceful exit in the year 2004 ... that's the tenure the nation gave me and I have to finish that,

Shareholders should be happy, ... Lloyds is not overpaying and for Abbey it's a reasonable exit price.

Setting a timetable for exit in Iraq is a mistake, but so is the Administration refusing to level with the American people about the situation there.

Several passing motorists tried to warn him by honking their horns and flashing their lights, ... And he continued, exit after exit.

Have I played the part well? Then applaud as I exit!

He is too much of a realistic businessman that if he really felt the situation was desperate, or unsalvageable, he would probably look for an exit strategy. The fact that he is doing this is significant, in my mind - that he feels he can probably change the situation.

Given both the real economy and people's sentiment, I would say the Japanese economy is now about to exit a dark tunnel and move in a bright direction.

I can handle a lot of work. I've always been able to. I'm a very focused individual. I come to my studio at about 7:30 in the morning and exit almost 5:00 P.M. In that time, those eight or nine hours, it's kind of laser focus on whatever I'm working on. There aren't really any distractions or anything.

If we would want at a later time to permit the entry and exit from Rafah to Egypt, and smoothly, we would want a third party there. There is no doubt that the Europeans are very interested to be the third party,

I get the feeling they may have regretted that exit and they've probably been looking for a good reason to get back in with an eye on sector consolidation.

If Ackermann has to go, it would be an exit that he doesn't deserve and that wouldn't have happened in any other country.

If an officer rolled up on something that required his immediate attention and another officer or dispatcher was talking about their call at length that officer may be forced to exit his cruiser without telling another officer where he's at or what his problem is.

I don't want to be killed, I don't want to be kidnapped, I don't want to be hurt. But I don't have a personal sense of doom every time I exit my house.

I don't think we will be seeing Hector Ruiz exit stage left imminently.

I believe that if you want to be president of the United States, you run for president. You don't run for president with some eject button in the cockpit that allows you to go on an exit ramp if it doesn't work out.

But it was a heck of a performance by our bullpen. Obviously it will be forgotten, but they deserve a lot of credit all the same. They had us wondering if something unbelievable (a 1-0 victory after a first-inning exit by a starting pitcher) might happen, but you know what, it didn't.

Today, I'm going to exit the public spotlight.

Having an exit strategy can be a social saver.... The key is keeping your little white lie plausible.

He was strapped and apparently unresponsive. All of a sudden, he woke up startled and very combative. He fought one of the paramedics to the point he was able to get through the exit door.

We look forward to competing with Southwest, as we do in other cities, ... a reminder that our challenges will not cease the day we exit Chapter 11.

If the exit polls reflect the true picture, then the democracy camp hasn't done well at all. I am disappointed. It shows how unacceptable the electoral system is.

If the BOJ can deliver an exit strategy without creating undue political friction, it could be the catalyst for some associated recovery in the yen, a move that will only be amplified, the more stretched the speculative market allows itself to become.

He has left a tiny exit route, which is good because in the international arena, he is seen as very much a black-and-white kind of figure, with no grays.

We expect to formally exit bankruptcy in early 2006, with a target exit date of February 1st.

We expect to resolve any issues and concerns so that the court can approve our disclosure statement next week and we can continue moving toward exit from bankruptcy.

He either wants to exit at an attractive price, or take over the REIT...

There is evidence of what we see here is an exit strategy for Netscape -- that because of the blanket Microsoft has put over it, Netscape was not able to continue its pattern of innovation.

There is, I am convinced, a very strong majority if not unanimity among the senators that the president should not be allowed to exit this situation without some kind of formal notice being taken of his behavior.

My view is, I'm not looking for an exit strategy. I want a solution.

I was within 100 yards of the exit and there was this huge, loud explosion right next to me. I turned around and looked and the windows were all intact. When I got to the airport, I hopped out and looked and, sure enough, there was a nice little round hole.

I was with the president initially. His exit strategy is weak.

Some guys don't think it's time to question our government, but the fact is I love my country, ... We need to have an exit strategy now.

That concept didn't quite work out well and the district subsequently put in temporary walls to create individual classrooms. That made it nearly impossible for one class to exit their classroom without disrupting another. It was not a good learning environment.

That could mitigate the bearish impact of a surge in placement rates, since the younger animals tend to take longer to finish, which in turn implies a wider spread of exit dates (as fed cattle) for them.

Price rises are gradually feeding down the production chain. This is starting to affect consumer prices and would make the exit from deflation more solid.

I think what we are looking at here are exit roads from the middle class.

M&A is a much more lucrative exit for them right now. It is hard to say whether a window will open up again where we'll see strong IPO activity, but I think M&A will remain the more popular exit in 2006.

It is easy for us as students to leave on the light when we exit a room, or let the computer stay on stand-by rather than hibernate without thinking of the environmental or even economic consequences of our actions.

It is important each side has the opportunity to express itself, ... But we need to exit one way or the other.

Response to syndication of our exit facility is yet another validation of the substantial and sustainable improvements made during our restructuring.

Responsibility for preventing identity theft and eliminating the insider threat has escalated from the IT department to the executive suite. With mounting federal, state, and industry regulations, board members and shareholders are demanding visibility into the infrastructure that protects a company's valuable, confidential and proprietary information. This is possible only with a comprehensive content-monitoring solution that prevents confidentiality breaches at all exit points.

It has become increasingly evident that Pentland is not realizing any material benefit from its listing and we believe a large number of the minority investors would welcome a premium cash exit from their investment.

I think the offer is great for shareholders. As of the close yesterday, the stock was already at about a 24 forward P/E, so I think this represents a pretty good exit for shareholders.

It happened in an isolated west wing exit door of the school.

It is possible that other financial buyers show interest, though we think given the leverage likely required by an acquisition and the lack of a clear exit strategy, it would be difficult to justify the purchase.

It didn't have any details. That's why we put a condition on those plans that when they did figure out where the exit point was, it would have to comply with the ordinance that regulates exit points.

The problem that Sharon's exit could cause is that it raises questions about the prospects for peace across the Middle East.

We have central banks that are trying to frame exit strategies from unusually accommodative conditions.

Most of Iraq's leaders recognize that if the US were to pull out precipitously, things could get much worse. All the talk about the US getting out, an exit strategy and so forth, has them worried. It's having an impact.

You'll still hear the bells, but a voice will be giving you instructions, like how to exit or to remain calm.

Most of the people who get off at our exit get off by mistake. They thought it was Exit 57.

We have not seen evidence of good physical demand at lower levels. Prices have been primarily driven by funds and, therefore, are vulnerable to sell-offs, should funds decide to exit the market.

Microsoft's exit from this market should lead to more rational pricing and likely improved profitability for Intuit's TurboTax. In an attempt to gain market share, Microsoft dramatically cut unit price, a move Intuit was forced to match.

We are aware that last night at Abe and Jake's more than one fight broke out inside. All reports we have received are that a fight broke out on a crowded set of stairs that Rodrick Stewart was using to exit the premises. Rodrick was hit over the head with some form of blunt instrument while he was exiting. All reports we have received indicate Rodrick had no involvement in the altercation other than him being hit over the head while going up the stairs. He received four staples to the top of his head and is feeling fine today. Rodrick's being at Abe and Jake's did not violate team policies.

The people in the party wanted to give him a graceful exit and he wouldn't let them." ()

The on-year rise in core CPI backs up our forecast of an exit from quantitative easing in April of next year, but the market's interest has shifted to the timing of an interest-rate hike.

So we do have our exits and our entrances and we are perhaps mere, but I think if one keep a certain joyousness in life which should be in playing, then good for one, but it's slightly more serious than that.

This was a short-term technical move, but might give a taste of what could happen in copper when the funds try to exit the market.

Afraid is a country with no exit visas ...

I know the mistake I am making. I see the exits in life.

Today's announcement will accelerate our exit from the business.

When deputies attempted to arrest Mr. Larson, he refused to exit his house, despite the fact that they had a valid warrant for his arrest.

We recognize that investors who have been trained to only expect steady price declines and even price wars will find this shift towards high-tech counter-intuitive. As a result, many may be inclined to miss opportunities and/or to exit strong performing stocks too soon.

We had no findings, no management letter and no exit items.

We probably are going to become a little bit less of a department store, with less emphasis on apparel, ... I think the exit from cosmetics is an example of this. We are very much in the process of reworking our business model and how we go to market and how we spend money.

We plan to consistently execute this strategy through 2002 and exit the year as a robust, growing company with more than $1 billion in cash and an intensely satisfied customer base.

The penalty for any bank that decides to issue cards on the Discover or American Express networks is severe. Visa and MasterCard rules are clear. They will throw banks out of their network, thus having the effect that banks must exit the retail banking business.

We are pursuing an exit and this may take the form of either a sale of the business in its entirety or, more probably, the separate disposals of individual businesses or assets.