Weakest Quotations

I floated around in the department of biochemistry and learned some interesting things, and then I began to... I never wanted to work with a mentor because I always wanted to have my own reputation and be free to do what I wanted to do. So I worked with the weakest people in the department. Don't make that public.

In falling over in heels while trying to look attractive, you don't just hurt your body, you bear the humiliation of injuring your very soul. Physical pain? Whatever, bring it on. But the humiliation? Oh, you have seen to the very weakest part of me.

I'm truly worried about the country's direction. I can tell you this categorically, we've got the weakest president and the weakest governor in the history of my 50 years of public service.

In these days of modern tennis a player is as strong as his weakest stroke.

Not by the forces of civil war can you govern the very weakest woman. You can kill that woman, but she escapes you then; you cannot govern her. No power on earth can govern a human being, however feeble, who withholds his or her consent.

Chemistry was always my weakest subject in high school and college.

We do not kill the drama, we do not really limit its appeal by failing to encourage the best in it; but we do thereby foster the weakest and poorest elements.

Being a question on 'The Weakest Link,' that was quite a moment.

Producers and directors think they have the power, but what they think of as the weakest link, the actor, is all-powerful.

Companies spend millions of dollars on firewalls, encryption, and secure access devices and it's money wasted because none of these measures address the weakest link in the security chain: the people who use, administer, operate and account for computer systems that contain protected information.

One side of the American psyche wants smaller government, lower taxes, and more choices for individuals, even if those choices increase risk. The other wants a strong social safety net to protect the weakest among us, even if it costs more to minimize risk.

one of the weakest and most baseless indictments in American history.

People were willing me to be quadruple champion but the 500 is my weakest and to win the bronze made me very happy.

No brain is stronger than its weakest think.

Obviously, as a leader, it's your job to attack those areas on your defense that were perceived to be the weakest point.

Many of the weakest firms no longer exist, and those once considered the titans of the Internet are trimming payroll and other costs to the bare minimum.

We need to be careful that we don't push the problem around from one weakest state to the next. You've got to craft a solution that preserves security and still provides access to the medicines that millions of Americans need.

I would say they're the weakest trading house on Wall Street.

Hackers focus on the weakest link in the security chain.

If those who have, begin to invest in the education of the weakest among us, they would be grateful.

We expect to see weakness in the PPI given the weakness in manufacturing, which is the weakest part of the economy,

I was watching TV and they were saying that of all the teams in the playoffs, we had the weakest defense out of all of them. I think that's kind of a slap in the face to us, and go out and prove to people we're not just an offensive team.

Success was one of my weakest points. I was so ill-prepared for it. I never appreciated within myself the gift of success. I never accepted it. People gave me so much momentum and love, and people really got my music, but I didn't accept it. That's probably one of my biggest regrets.

Our hitting has been our weakest part of the team over the past few years. We're going to have to play it station-to-station this year. We do have some power and overall I expect us to grow offensively as the season goes on. Defensively we're not too bad, but we're going to have to score some runs if we want to win.

NAND flash currently represents one of the weakest product segments in the overall semiconductor industry.

I think there's a negative psychology in technology, and we're not out of October yet. I think there are mostly continued concerns on technology in general, but particularly on spending on telecom. When you look at which parts of technology are the weakest today, you see networking first.

Our critics so far have been utterly incompetent. How do I know this? Because I know the ""soft underbelly"" of the Christian Reconstruction position. Every insider knows where the weak chinks are in his movement's armor. The best test of a critic's mastery of his opponent's system is his ability to go straight for his opponent's weakest spots.

The ANC is in the weakest position it's been in a while. So there's a little uncertainty and a little profit taking.

Usually, the limiting factor for roses is water. If the rose is not getting enough water, it will let you know. Bent neck is the common sign that water uptake is not adequate, and the upper stem bends over because it is the weakest part.

The 500 meters is my weakest event. To have the bronze medal brings me joy.

We have one of the weakest growth rates ever during a tightening cycle, and we have to ask the question why the Fed still believes it is accommodative at 3.75 percent,

We've been hearing a lot of stuff about how we're the weakest No. 2 seed ever, just a whole bunch of stuff. That's just going to give us more motivation to go out there and win the game.

We haven't ever before seen such sharp increases in costs as over the past two years. It's more than $200 per ton. It has to do with rising energy costs, with rising alumina costs. This increase puts pressure on the weakest smelters.

We have some of the weakest labor laws in the industrialized world.

That's the weakest link in the whole chain.

What we need is a national coordinated federal law enforcement oversight of airports because we are only as safe as our weakest link.

We're growing, and I think we'll be a good group. There's talent and pride. Nobody in that group wants to be the weakest link.

The prompt WTI contract seems the weakest in the international oil index, weighed down by immediate high inventory levels in the United States.

Tommy Hilfiger supplies its clothes to department stores and we all know that that's the weakest channel in retail in terms of sales,

The fact that they were profitable excluding items in their seasonally weakest quarter was very encouraging for the rest of the year. Obviously we're entering what's going to be a pretty strong summer travel season.

We're trying to play more together. We're in this together. Not just one person is going to pull us out of this. We're only as strong as our weakest link.

We think that countries and areas of activity that have been weakest in the last couple of years are likely to see the strongest rebound in growth. Thus, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands should see more marked recoveries than Spain and France, where activity has held up well.

What the Snowden scenario proved is that the weakest link is not the technology, the weakest link is the individual; we shouldn't kid ourselves.

The people who have the weakest credit histories are in great danger of falling into a predatory environment.

Three years of reduced funding of public libraries have taken a toll. We agree that local municipal funding is our weakest area, but only state incentives can improve local support in a long-term, consistent manner.

And the second quarter is supposed to be the weakest quarter, with a pickup in the third quarter.

As I look at Intel's product line-up versus AMD, it's clear that Intel is weakest in servers and strongest in notebooks. So from that standpoint I can see why Intel would want to create an impression that says they are closing that gap.

As I look at Intel's product lineup versus AMD, it's clear that Intel is weakest in servers and strongest in notebooks. So from that standpoint I can see why Intel would want to create an impression that says they are closing that gap. It's kind of like how many angels can you fit on the head of a pin?

Countries around the world are drafting stronger laws. But hackers will find the weakest link, the country with no laws.

The trend on the market is still down. In general, technology seems to be the weakest part and that seems to be selling off despite OK numbers.

While the first quarter is typically our weakest of the year, we are encouraged by the strong level of new orders, many of which reflect improved pricing.

While the labor market may feel like the weakest link in the recovery, really it's the last link. As long as employment doesn't collapse, the recovery will continue to gain strength. As it does, slowly jobs will be added and they will be the fuel that kicks the economy into a higher gear.

When you look at 'Grapes of Wrath,' the weakest moments are those in which Steinbeck is spouting a political idea directly at the reader. The book's real power comes from its slower, broader movement.

These are some of the poorest countries with the weakest health indicators in the world. People are pretty cynical when they look at Africa, but these countries have turned it around.

These are workers who have the weakest bargaining leverage and are most likely to be exploited, particularly in a period where you have a weak labor demand and a large labor supply.

You have to bear in mind that January of last year was the weakest (January) since 1996, so we have a certain positive basis effect here.

U.S. employers are still void of the business confidence needed to increase their employment projections for the third quarter, ... Employers have expressed uncertainty in hiring intentions in recent Manpower Employment Outlook Surveys, but this quarter represents the weakest job outlook in 12 years.

The recovery in consumer spending is in its infancy. Retail growth in real terms has been the weakest in 12 years and is just picking itself up from the bottom. The car market is still weak, with seasonally adjusted sales falling 2 per cent in March after a 2 per cent fall in February.

Bon-Ton is one of the weakest players in a very weak sector. It is increasing its risk profile tremendously by taking on debt. How does this all hang together?

Rather than dull our consciences to the unmitigated violence of abortion, the passage of time has only enabled us to see and, frankly, better understand the innate cruelty of abortion and its horrific legacy - victims - while making us more determined than ever to protect the weakest and the most vulnerable.

Activities are beginning to pick up. Manufacturing has been the weakest part of the economy. The rest of the economy may be even stronger.

Detroit is our weakest market and upstate is second, ... We try to operate at a 95 percent occupancy level and we haven't seen that for a number of years in upstate

No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger that its weakest people, and as long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you might otherwise

Southern California has been the weakest region for awhile, but that could be good for us, because our opponents won't expect us to be as good as we are. We'll be able to come out and catch people by surprise.

Albertson's is by far the weakest operator of the big three (supermarket chains) and is losing share in many of its markets.

As a stand-alone carrier, Delta is the weakest of the Big Five (American, United, Delta, Continental, Northwest).

Amazon at this level is a large retailer. So, 84 percent year-over-year growth is not bad in a very seasonally tough quarter, particularly given that Amazon's core categories are at their seasonally weakest in the June quarter. You did see that in their segment breakout. Books, music and video grew at 38 percent, but June is the toughest quarter.

Television was substantially weaker than expected, ... The aggregate strength of that growth rate in the weakest quarter for News Corp is a very positive indication of how undervalued the stock is at current levels.

People are the weakest link in any security systems. You can have the strongest technology in the world, but individuals will intentionally find a way to work around the security technology to make their lives easier.

People tend to respond more positively to the friendly approach than to confrontations. Pushed into a corner, even the weakest will fight.

Euro semiconductors are the weakest sector today. So it's extremely likely that some of that negativity is pressuring U.S. futures this morning,

This administration has said there are three components to national security - diplomacy, defense and development. We see that diplomacy and defense are well taken care of, but development is the weakest tool in our kit. Yet that's where our long-term security lies.

The weakest link in the chain are your clients.

The weakest link in the chain is also the strongest. It can break the chain.

The weakest link in the recovery chain still remains the consumer, but as long as business confidence continues to improve, there is a better chance of faster job creation and a better fillip for consumer confidence down the road.

The weakest part of our overall business is in U.S. corporate sales in general, probably desktops,

The weakest part of the market is the portfolio managers, ... (They) stopped buying and started selling.

The weakness of the dollar is having some impact on the market. The weakest sector is the auto sector -- that is an area of the market that has displayed a high degree of sensitivity to currency movements.

You're only as good as the competition you wrestle. If we wanted to, we could probably go undefeated every year in duals if we wanted to go find the weakest teams to compete against, but that's not our objective. Our objective is to go out and find the toughest competition to see what we're made of, and hopefully that improves us when we get down near the end.

Young adults probably have the weakest connection to employer-based coverage. They're more likely to get jobs that are low wage, part time or with small businesses that can't offer insurance.

This is going to be the weakest quarter of the year for the company.

I liked all of her performances except last night's. It was her weakest night, but I think she can make it at least to the top five.

I knew vault was my weakest event to start on, and I knew I had to come back stronger on all other three.

I'm disappointed, this is the weakest we played for maybe six months. I'm disappointed we missed so many goals. We didn't open the game up. When we did move the ball, we attacked down the flanks beautifully.

The new council should be a great improvement over the old Commission, but today's vote is only the beginning. Its ability to protect the weakest will now depend on the commitment of governments to curb rights violations.

Service is clearly the weakest link in many of the stores and an ongoing problem.

Consumers are still the weakest element within the recovery. European companies are still reluctant to hire, and it will take a long period of recovery before they start to do so.

The Fed watches everything, but certainly the weakest sector is manufacturing. We have a bunch of little hints that things are doing better but they (the Fed) don't have to look very far to find the other pieces that show things are very weak.

In posting the weakest Q4 revenue result and Q1 outlook since the bursting of the bubble, Intel has made it clear how much competitive ground the company has lost to AMD. The extent of the losses has exceeded our expectations.

Clearly, this is very embarrassing, and very serious. The system is only as strong as its weakest link, and if perimeter guards aren't trained well enough to protect federal buildings, we're got a serious problem.

In today's Britain, the weakest among us are often assumed to be minority communities. In fact, the weakest are those minorities-within-minorities for whom the legal right to exit from their communities' constraints amounts to nothing before the enforcement of cultural and religious shaming.

By 2007, I also presume that the Ferrari engine will be reliable. The driver cannot be the weakest element.

Housing, the strongest part of the economy, is still booming, and manufacturing, the weakest part, should gain strength in coming months. Put it all together and it paints a pretty economic picture of solid growth and low inflation.

Asia is still the weakest link in pandemic preparedness when compared with what is underway in Europe.

The bottom line is that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link. And I have to believe from past experience and knowledge that some of the links in Homeland Security are weak. Part of the story in "Lost Light" is about a weak link in the chain.

The euro will probably be the weakest among the three major currencies, given the economic fundamentals.

The first quarter traditionally is the weakest period of the year for technology purchases, and many of our customers chose to reduce or defer capital spending decisions until they see a sustained improvement in their businesses.

You can't strengthen every part of it in exactly the same way at the same time. And, like a chain, it suffers from the weakest link.

This is new for me. Everybody knows I retired from NASCAR racing and I've been dying to run the Rolex 24. This is a great team. I probably feel like I am one of the weakest links but I've got 24 hours to figure it out and I'll be working really hard to keep it on the course. This will be a fun weekend.

It's miles better than expected but against the weakest comparative quarter of last year. We need to wait to gauge the future prospects of the company.