Rating Quotations

You need an R rating because without one, you can't advertise and the film won't get shown

When it comes to the ratings, I don't know what the rating system is. So when it comes to me, I've learned, with the little experience that I have, that when I feel really good about a movie in the editing room, it works. And when I've felt like a movie wasn't working, it didn't work.

We're only one of a few states that have maintained our Triple-A bond rating from the major rating agencies.

On any measure, Spain's bank rescue has been a disaster. A hundred million euros have been added to the national debt, ten-year bonds are at a record high and the country's credit rating has been downgraded three notches.

Your customers are judging every aspect of every transaction and rating everything, from friendliness of people to ease of doing business to quality of product to service after the sale.

Debt, we've learned, is the match that lights the fire of every crisis. Every crisis has its own set of villains - pick your favorite: bankers, regulators, central bankers, politicians, overzealous consumers, credit rating agencies - but all require one similar ingredient to create a true crisis: too much leverage.

A loach can't emulate a goldfish. Because of my looks, the public support rating for us won't rise.

I had the X rating on my films. Now they do as much on The Simpsons as I got an X rating for Fritz the Cat.

I might be popular, but that is not sufficient in a parliamentary democracy set-up. One has to assess every chief minister, his success and rating in terms of how far he has succeeded in developing his colleagues.

First, his job approval ratings have been trending down for many months, a trend that has accelerated in recent weeks as the war on terrorism has been supplanted in the public's mind by corporate scandals, stock market declines, and a growing sense of economic insecurity.

The visits Prime Minister Koizumi made to the Yasukuni Shrine, I believe, had nothing to do with approval ratings. He paid respects at the Yasukuni Shrine to pay respects to the people of Japan who fought and lost their lives for the country and to pray for the peace of their souls.

We got great ratings and fan interest, and that's what management wanted.

We have got this Damocles' sword of Standard and Poor's hanging over us, with the commitment they have made to review Britain's credit rating in the summer of 2010 after the general election. Everybody in Britain has a vital interest in ensuring that the triple A credit rating agency is maintained.

To serve as prime minister while being too mindful of the approval rating is like serving as a prime minister on a roller coaster. What is important, I believe, is that I really act on promises that I make and leave results. Leave a track record and show that to the Japanese public, who will, at the end of the day, I hope, appreciate it.

The pressure on women to be thin is like a plague. I have gone through my life, like a lot of women, rating my experiences on the basis of, 'Was I thin at that time or fat?' And it doesn't seem to let up.

Is it any wonder, why the approval ratings of the Congress go up every time we go into recess?

If your ratings are high and there's money being made, you're allowed to be a perfectionist in television.

The once-unthinkable loss of the AAA rating will constitute a further hit to already fragile business and consumer confidence.

With gridlock the norm, Congress's approval rating is below 10 percent and the public has lost faith in its national leadership.

I'm not going to go mystery shopping in the NHS because we have a million people every day using it and rating its facilities.

For example, some stars put out large amounts of energy in the infrared part of the spectrum, so that this can produce a different relative magnitude rating than using light energy from the middle of the spectrum.

You're in the business - when you're a writer, producer, director - to get ratings.

I don't want my album coming out with a 'G' rating. Nobody would buy it.

Steve Jobs had something like a 90% approval rating from his employees. You hear stories about him being this short-tempered, aggressive person, which he was. But he was in the pursuit of making people around him better, so the product they created would be better.

It was more of their quirky show. It was more like a cult show. The ratings weren't really that high.

Regardless of what our national credit rating is, people will always want a roof over their heads, food on their tables, fuel for their cars, and clothes on their backs.

Moody's Investors Service recently upgraded the underlying rating from A3 to A2 on the District's outstanding debt - without the PSF guarantee. Factors contributing to the upgrade included healthy tax base growth, well-managed finances despite operating at the maximum allowed tax rate for maintenance and operations for several years, and manageable debt ratios.

Ongoing fears of possible Bank of Japan intervention combined with renewed rumors of a possible downgrade of Japan's credit rating also weighed on the yen.

Of course, there is a ceiling on how high the rating can go. I just can't see it from here.

Politics thrives on simple, clean messages, something that played to Obama's advantage in 2008. Stagnant unemployment and the loss of America's AAA rating are as simple and tough as they come. This is the economy on Obama's watch, and there's no one left to blame.

People would have been disappointed had it not got an M-rating, or not a higher rating than it had got in the past,

Network's rating dependent. A show might not stick. A lot's timing. Like, my Bradley Cooper in 'Kitchen Confidential' didn't always work. Cable supports young shows. TV Land, which you can find on Hulu, Amazon, iTunes, wanted 'Younger.' They came to me.

My feeling is that these attacks on him are going to subside by the (end of the year), and my surprise is that the Clintons will enjoy Christmas 1997 with the highest popularity rating of any president since the 1950's,

When you consider that Symphony is currently limited to the niche of REO evictions and related post-foreclosure legal processes, reaching the 5,000 case mark in about a year's time is a good indicator of just how capable Symphony is, and of how well-received it has been. And, we are particularly pleased to have reached this milestone while maintaining a system uptime of over 99%, and with our users rating Symphony among the industry's best default-related technologies.

We're concerned that S&P (Standard & Poor's, a bond rating agency) might be watching this situation. And we're concerned for all the businesses that depend on the port in the region if the river is not dredged. A lot of sectors are watching this very closely.

Lexus won by a wide margin, achieving a rating of 88 versus 83 for Porsche and 82 for Acura. Lexus customers rated it the most worthy of a price premium by a five-point margin. Lexus also posted the highest ratings in the critical Customer Retention and Customer Referral indices.

Since her favorable rating is the same and her unfavorable rating went up 8 points, it's clear the attention she has received over last two months has not helped her at all.

Median home prices within the district are high for a rural community, reflecting the district's attractiveness to buyers of second homes and telecommuters. Residents of the largest town also have access to job centers in the Fresno region, albeit via a one-hour drive to the south. Separately, the district recently lost about a third of its students and will lose about a third of its tax base in fiscal 2007 due to an annexation vote that removed a portion of the district's far southwest territory. This has been incorporated into the rating and we expect continued property turnover and new construction will translate into a growing property tax base within the school's new boundaries.

Many so-called emerging markets have long since emerged. Russia now has an investment-grade credit rating and with oil where it is right now, probably more money in the bank than the U.S.

Many people are choosing this winter to replace their older furnace and invest in a high-efficiency furnace. Some of today's furnaces have an efficiency rating of 94.2 percent. That means, for every dollar you spend on gas, nearly 95 cents worth is heating your home. If you furnace is15 to 20 years old, the efficiency could be as low as 65 to 70 percent.

What I am hoping we can do in the conference committee is to find another way that is not the credit rating way.

I have a support rating of 30% in Peru, ... I shall return.

I would suggest that the Nancy Kerrigan story was viewed for what it was - it was a criminal act to one of the future, anticipated stars of the Games. She then stages a comeback. And both of them make the Olympic team? I mean, we got a 48 rating for the short program and a 44 rating for the long program. That was a much more negative story than Miller.

Idaho Power is making this issue very public, and is adamant about gaining support any way they can. While they are quick to blame H.B. 800 for the recent drop in their credit rating, they should really be blaming themselves. Their tactics only earned them negative publicity, and they shouldn't be surprised that their credit rating reflects that.

Given the fact that not one analyst currently has a 'buy' rating on Gateway stock, I think Mr. Inouye leaving Gateway is good news for shareholders. The company has successfully cut costs, but now it's time for them to focus on increasing shareholder value.

Given the low rating of the shares, we would hope they would be buying them and indeed they are,

I am thrilled that we were able to give NASCAR this record-breaking rating for the exciting sport of stock car racing.

Frankly I will confess to this panel that privately I take issue every now and then with the rating of a film, and I think the rating board might have erred. But if there are errors in the accuracy of a movie rating, it is a matter of a judgment call and not an exile in integrity,

If California ever developed a vineyard rating system, Saxum's James Berry Vineyard would be classified as one of the best.

GM is quickly and carefully reassessing its assets and acting on what to sell and what to keep. It's essential for GM to raise cash to prevent its debt rating from dropping further.

Given the president's approval rating these days, and with one-third of the Senate up for re-election this year, they are not going to follow the president off the cliff on this one.

I don't care. It doesn't matter. At the end of my career they're going to judge me on wins and losses, not on how many throws I made from the pocket or what my quarterback rating was.

BT's 2Q 05/06 results would appear at first glance to be bang in line with our below-consensus expectations. But slightly more-than-expected margin weakness and lower cash flow is unlikely to be taken well. Our sell rating is maintained.

We are exploring how we would attain a separate rating for GMAC. We would probably look at and evaluate any and all options that would lead to that. Whether we would pursue those options, I don't know, but certainly we want to know what those options are.

We thought we took all the right steps. The rating agencies were comfortable with it, but the bond market turned out not to be.

We may very well be faced with the choice of retaining the AAA credit rating or abandoning some of our key infrastructure projects, which are about jobs for the future. I will choose jobs in that equation every time.

We maintain our 'equal-weight' rating on Intel, but believe that a better buying opportunity will likely occur after consensus earnings estimates are reduced.

We maintain our 'hold' rating on Sun, seeing little profitability and little growth unless the company undertakes a new major strategic initiative.

We looked at companies that got the most A's and the most F's. What we do is we collect on an A to F scale and so we averaged those reports together and a company's rating is an average of those reports.

His third-grade teacher said he knew every rock and rill in the Rockies. And he said, 'Yeah, and I knew every saloon, too,' ... The rating kept going up during the show as people called their friends to tune in.

His rating is a negative for the market. He has been a stock market-friendly president in terms of legislation.

He's at 50 percent favorability plus, and finally got job rating around 50 percent. So the McCain ads have finally caught some traction.

We can help parents raise kids by adopting a uniform media rating system and banning marketing of violence to children.

Market nervousness can lead to counterparty nervousness, which can lead to rating agency nervousness and banker nervousness, and the company's financial flexibility could become impaired.

Lodi needs to rebuild its electric system's financial reserves to ensure system stability during volatile periods in the power market, which it expects to do steadily over a long time horizon by increasing annual net surpluses and fixed charge coverage. If the city achieves its financial plan while at the same time reducing operational risks going forward, the outlook will be revised to stable. Should the city fail to rebuild reserves or increase coverage of fixed charges, or should it experience any other unexpected adverse developments of a financial nature, the rating will be lowered.

That could affect your rating anywhere from 20 to 60 points. And that in turn, could affect if you get a 6 percent mortgage or a 5 percent mortgage.

Reducing the budget deficit more quickly would certainly be a positive factor in the rating sense,

Our outperform rating was based on our view that the management team was doing an excellent job of turning around the margins at this large industry player. The market's valuation at around 6 times cash flow we believe made this an attractive acquisition target. The questions now will be whether another buyer steps in.

Our rating on this share is a buy. And again that is really a function of the fact that I believe eBay is one of the few Internet and e-tailing sites out there that is really poised for dramatic growth for the long term.

My mum and my dad have really good taste in movies. My gran would tape them off the TV and write notes about them, rating them.

I'm shaking, I'm getting a little scared. He has the best quarterback rating in the history of the game right now. I don't know if we should let him throw anymore.

I think it would be the equivalent of an X rating if it were going in front of the MPAA.

Juan loved flying more than any man I know. He was an accomplished pilot, but he spoke only a few words of English when he arrived here with an Argentinean commercial and instrument rating in 2002.

Juan not only achieved his flight instructor rating but also had an advanced instrument instructor rating. After six months as a charter pilot, Juan became an airline transport pilot. He accomplished all of this while working at odd jobs to pay his living and flying expenses. Without a doubt, Juan is one of the hardest workers I've ever seen.

I think they deserve their rating because of how they play. The whole key is to try to work as hard as they're working. I don't think you're going to out work them, but if you're working as hard as they are, you've got a chance.

Our change in rating is primarily a function of near-term valuation.

It appears that the market is ascribing little, if any, value to that unit in Continental's share price. We view this possible development as being very favorable to Continental's shareholders, and therefore, are reiterating our accumulate rating on the stock.

I think it?s a very welcome rating in terms of Maine and how we compare nationally.

Typically if the rating goes down, then your response times go down, the equipment is better and the overall level of the suppression of fires is better.

Year before last, we missed a B rating by five points, last year we missed it by one point. This year we would like to see the school score a B or higher. Our teachers are working with the children to get the best results possible and have them understand the test and why it is important.

The president has set a principle: No bank with an unsatisfactory CRA rating could take advantage of any of the powers granted by this deregulation,

We anticipate a two-notch downgrade by all four rating agencies. Depending on the information disclosed at the interim announcement and thereafter, we foresee the possibility of deeper rating cuts unless the company can announce some plan to replenish its thin equity base relative to its debt and asset levels.

The 'A-' rating on the proposed notes reflects the direct, irrevocable, and unconditional guarantee by the government of Malaysia.

We have a negative outlook on the company. We don't think anything will happen in 2006 to cause the rating to go up.

Virtually all of the rating changes at the higher end of the rating scale have been accompanied by one or both of these factors.

We have classified this vulnerability as a 10, which is most critical rating because it has the makings of a serious Internet worm.

We haven't factored anything into the rating (but) it's worth monitoring closely. It's a big unknown.

Michelle Obama has gone from political skeptic to political partner to a woman with a White House agenda of her own, and an approval rating higher than the president's.

We continue to believe that a significant internal or external change could be a positive catalyst, including an acquisition or divestiture or a management change. We are maintaining our Buy (2) rating and $10 price target, and would caution investors that this is a speculative call.

While we view the acquisition favorably, we are maintaining our market perform investment rating at this time due to valuation.

We're delivering a great event that will last 17 days. Even with a 12 to 14 rating in prime time, that's the equivalent of having six Super Bowls.

We'll use this rating as a benchmark to help us strive for higher service marks in the future. We're proud of this certification, but we'll do even better.

We will revisit our price target and rating when the stock stabilizes, ... Our long-term view of Palm is as rosy as yesterday's (Thursday's), but we assert that the implied discount between Palm and 3Com's Palm stake is the best way to play Palm for now.

We will revisit our price target and rating when the stock stabilizes. Our long-term view of Palm is as rosy as yesterday's (Thursday's), but we assert that the implied discount between Palm and 3Com's Palm stake is the best way to play Palm for now.

We've learned the audience has grown older with the movies, so the PG-13 rating just played into the core of the audience.

The fact credit rating agencies haven't changed their ratings is no surprise. I wouldn't have expected them to right away and it will take some time, but it now is more logical that credit ratings should go up rather than down.

What we like about India's story is it's a bet on a rating upgrade into the investment grade universe. India is another economic giant which is emerging.

This rate proposal is intended to enable the company to maintain the financial strength to continue constructing the projects required to meet customer needs. O&R has maintained its A-plus credit rating, though its cash flow measures are weak for that rating and are dependent on constructive regulatory policies.

We have it ( IBM ) as a recommended list rating because, ironically, this currency change comes at a time when the fundamental picture is actually perhaps a little bit better than what we had been expecting,

Ironically, the possibility that the president dodged his military service has increased his approval ratings with Democrats by 80 percent.