Upfront Quotations

There's been so much corruption and so much cronyism in the taxi industry and so much regulatory capture, that if you ask for permission upfront for something that's already legal, you'll never get it.

Just because you're upfront with someone doesn't mean you're an honest person; you might just be someone in the passenger seat.

I usually tell people upfront what to expect, and that I really want their feedback and their ideas, and if they think I've got a hair out of place or food stuck in my teeth, gosh, I want to know that.

I think I related more literally to the early 'Spider-Man' comics from Steve Ditko because it could be upfront and direct about the problems of being a kid. He captured being a teenager so beautifully.

Received wisdom is that if you spend time up front getting the design right, you avoid costs later. But the longer you spend getting the design right, the more your upfront costs are, and the longer it takes for the software to start earning.

With Zipcar, consumers avoid the upfront cost of buying a car, not to mention gas, insurance, and repairs. Plus, they reduce the number of polluting vehicles on the road. Suddenly the planet-smart carless option is also the convenient money-saving option.

We're continuing to pursue the prospects of zero upfront and all upfront pricing.

Since I work in home solar, I can't resist focusing on the amazing developments happening here. What many homeowners don't know is that they can have solar installed on their roofs without owning the panels or paying the high upfront costs.

She is honest and upfront to a fault. She doesn't have a lot of fear. She's dorky and doesn't care, and in that way she's cool.

Free-to-play isn't a business model. Free-to-play is a marketing strategy. It's a way to get people over the hump of trying out your game. It gets rid of the friction that happens when you charge an upfront fee.

Getting a client who has built up liquid assets of, say, one million dollars to pay an annual, upfront fee of $10,000 is a much harder sell than the $400- to $500-per-trade transaction. The client has to be convinced of the value-added.

From a business perspective, if you look at dollar for dollar, there's a lot of savings to be had by going eco-friendly as far as expenses and energy consumption, ... But most people don't look at business from that point of view - they only look at the bottom line and the upfront costs, but there's a long term benefit to being eco-friendly.

I expect the company to offer an upfront settlement of $1 billion. That, in a sense, could make NTP go away, but it could be as high as $1.5 billion.

But we were upfront about it, ... post-Vietnam syndrome.

I felt like the city manager and council were working to be fair and upfront with employees, ... I feel like we were addressing problems with the employees.

Jeff wants to be more upfront with investors.

I think that advertisers and the networks will have several months of data to look at before going into the upfront next year and how they want to handle negotiating.

John Eddie Williams has taken a sudden and expensive interest in the SD7 race. But instead of being upfront about his involvement in a Republican Party primary, Williams apparently attempted to hide his contribution by sending it through an innocuously named political action committee. Voters deserve to know the true source of campaign funding and the real players in the race.

I think Hank's credibility has been hurt but I think he has admitted that. I think he needs to be upfront about how they are handling all the variables facing the business.

It certainly raises a big red flag when Lilly is attempting to sidestep the entire issue. They ought to be upfront and honest with Minnesota and other shareholders if this is an action they are considering." ()

That was a terrible thing he did in his early 20s and he's been very upfront that he's made some serious mistakes,

We're going where we think the comedy is. I don't think the comedy is making fun of how anybody lives. We're being upfront about it.

We are winning the battle upfront at the line of scrimmage, ... We're not going to change anything for the second half and just keep playing how we have been playing.

Convergence is the most significant thing happening in identity management, and it's totally being overlooked. Integration and convergence is an upfront cost that pays for itself over time through lower operational costs and better overall security.

It would have to be traditional. One of the points that a number of people raise is how can anyone go around the state promising to cut different programs when they're getting their million dollars upfront for their campaign. There is an intellectual disconnect to that.

The sales process has to be more tightly regulated to ensure that consumers get all the information upfront and are not bamboozled with offers for taking out the card whilst the sky-high interest rates are barely mentioned.

There will be some upfront costs. But in the end, it will save money.

The RFP (request for tender) requirements, including requirements on probity, have been stated upfront in the RFP. These requirements have not changed since the launch of the RFP in November 2005.

Brownback has been great upfront when he appropriated $2 million for the St. Peter's Waterway Redevelopment project. He recently appropriated funds to begin work on the Bethany Development project.

With such limited upfront investment, we believe that it is at least worth a shot.

So to that extent that was a very sharp reminder a few months out from the election that we weren't performing in the eyes of the public to the level that they wanted if they were going to re-elect us. So we went out and were much more upfront on issues.

Al Gore rejects the Bradley approach, which requires seniors to pay $800 in upfront costs before they get a single benefit,

Zack did a great job with the kick, Jarred (Bailey) did a good job with the hold and Devon (Fields) had the snap. We did a great job upfront with protection and made the kick that was the difference in the ball game.

They've always been upfront about when this year's over, we'll take care of it and we'll do what's best for the team and family.

There are going to be many hours of upfront to get this under way, and even after that it will be a weekly ongoing task forever.

You may think this is the solution to all your woes, but this may not be a wise thing to do, because many, many offers are fraught with upfront fees.

I like how she's upfront about everything. She's helped us through some rough times.

I just was very enthusiastic and was quite forward, open and upfront with people and they would just like live along side my energy.

The consensus seems to be that the upfront will once again be a record, ... The broadcast networks, by any reasonable measure, are still the most efficient means of reaching the largest possible audience.

The consensus seems to be that the upfront will once again be a record. The broadcast networks, by any reasonable measure, are still the most efficient means of reaching the largest possible audience.

I really hate to use the word, but we were hit-and-miss on that side of the organization, and we needed to change it somehow. So the board and myself set a goal last summer of being a more efficient, more professional and upfront organization with our members. I think this gets us down that road.

The bottom line is that this is a low bid for a company that has enough earnings power to fuel a $30 stock price even with the heavy upfront spending for its case-ready products.

This is a huge step for Supervalu, and we would not rule out some upfront indigestion, especially if the macro environment is not accommodating.

This is a huge step for Supervalu and we would not rule out some upfront indigestion, especially if the macro environment is not accommodating.

This might be a bigger problem than it seems, given that China hasn't been upfront with the seriousness of the issue.

We sold it in the upfront under relative conservative circumstances, actually expecting that there would be a decrease in ratings.

We have to deal with the upfront costs, though.

It should be said upfront that I totally dig people who work in bookstores and libraries. They love books, and I love books, and that is all I really need to know. If they are friendly to me, then we are clearly soul mates.

There will be capital investment upfront for technology, but the ongoing cost of procurement will drop precipitously to benefit taxpayers and government,

I don't want to go and see a band that has no original members, ... Or if the drummer was the original member, and it was a surf band -- I don't care. The upfront guys really matter to me.

I don't want to go and see a band that has no original members. Or if the drummer was the original member, and it was a surf band -- I don't care. The upfront guys really matter to me.