"How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity."
- Winston Churchill"I love playing, and I love getting lost in the moment. I like entertaining, and to me it`s a huge lot of tongue-in-cheek. The swagger is just rock-star stuff. You`re playing a star, and it`s totally fun. You know, it`s scary. Staying right on the corner of art and commerce is a tough place to be. It`s a visual medium, and you have to use everything you`ve got. I`d like to be able to do both: have the substance and the flair. That`s what I`d like, but the balance is tricky."
- Keith Urban(from his Presidential Farewell Address): I`ve spoken of the shining city all my political life, but I don`t know if I ever quite communicated what I saw when I said it. But in my mind it was a tall, proud city built on rocks stronger than oceans, windswept, God-blessed, and teeming with people of all kinds living in harmony and peace; a city with free ports that hummed with commerce and creativity. And if there had to be city walls, the walls had doors and the doors were open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here. That`s how I saw it, and see it still.
- Ronald ReaganSaigon is hot, full of atmosphere, activity, and commerce.
- Brendan FraserOn choosing both serious and popcorn-movie roles: "There`s art and there`s commerce. You have to find a way to mesh the two. It`s important to do the little movies just for the love of the art. But it`s those big movies that take you around the world and make you globally famous."
- Halle BerryI`m not criticizing Hollywood because I work there, I partly live there. But I`m saying this is the way it is, commerce is taking over art. Commerce has become the most important thing in the film industry. Hollywood is an industry, it`s not an art form, therefore they have to address the bottom line. But in a way it`s sad when you get a remake, isn`t it?
- Ridley ScottIt seems that the small movies are a little more risky and cutting-edge. You`ve got your big commerce and you`ve got your small films that you`re more passionate about.
- Robert Patrick(on film critics) "There are a few critics overseas, and occasionally a critic will write an astute analysis of the movie. There is value in reading critics that actually have something intelligent to say, but the journalistic community lives in a world of sound bites and literary commerce: selling newspapers, selling books, and they do that simply by trashing things. They don`t criticize or analyze them. They simply trash them for the sake of a headline, or to shock people to get them to buy whatever it is they`re selling."
- George LucasAdditionally, this year`s survey shows a clear need for retailers to help consumers navigate through the torrent of options available to them. Too many retailers are losing out on commerce opportunities as consumers leave sites empty-handed simply because they can`t find merchandise that interests them.
- Steve JohnsonIt`s a crying shame we don`t play more parks and fairs. I would love to go right to the Chamber of Commerce or whoever they are, so that we could get involved in a different way.
- Davy JonesI think Bush understands the Internet and the incredible expansion of global e-commerce.
- Jack KempJon has just been a wonderful addition to the Ankeny Chamber of Commerce, and he steps in and just does whatever is asked of him and then some.
- Julie CooperThere is a natural partnership between State and Commerce, and the American business community to work together to educate the United States about marketing overseas.
- Lawrence EagleburgerI`ll work overtime to open the doors of opportunity to industry and commerce.
- Alan AutryHis advice to aspiring actors: "Hold on to your dream. Don`t let the people shake you from your dream. Don`t let form become more important than the substance of your heart and mind. Don`t let commerce determine what you do exclusively" (Sept/Oct 2006, Star Trek Magazine issue #1)
- Avery BrooksThe thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so inflated and financiers are just expecting this enormous return on their investment.
- Alex WinterAmazon.com strives to be the e-commerce destination where consumers can find and discover anything they want to buy online.
- Jeff BezosIndia continues to face severe power shortages that translate into substantial losses to the economy. It stifles development of industry and commerce, increases the cost of doing business, and reduces productivity.
- Michael Carterfood and beverage sales through promotion and mobile commerce.
- Tom MooreI regret to say that we of the FBI are powerless to act in cases of oral-genital intimacy, unless it has in some way obstructed interstate commerce.
- J. Edgar HooverThe offshore ocean area under U.S. jurisdiction is larger than our land mass, and teems with plant and animal life, mineral resources, commerce, trade, and energy sources.
- Tom AllenTo me, all war is failure for humanity, though it often is a bounty for commerce.
- Mark EdwardsThat leads you to believe that investors think we are getting close to the bottom, ... What`s being scrutinized now, as opposed to before, is the quality of management teams, and, in e-commerce plays, visibility of revenues.
- Peter HoffmanWorking together we will create the new Commerce Virtual Private Bank, the next great idea in building customer relationships. Our dynamic Virtual Private Bank will enable our customers to bring all of their Commerce assets together and link them to the assets and liabilities they have with any of more than 3,400 financial providers around the world.
- Cherry HillYou agreed that we would double commerce by the year 2010. I believe, personally, that we can do even better than that,
- James PetersonI must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.
- John AdamsThis year has been very strong for the e-commerce industry. Every indicator in this space, from online sales, broadband growth and domain registration is up. It`s not surprising that individuals, small businesses and even the bigger brick-and-mortar retailers who didn`t have an online presence before now have a Web site.
- David BerkowitzThe lessons taught in great books are misleading. The commerce in life is rarely so simple and never so just.
- Anita BrooknerCommerce is against morality. Morality is going to lose every time.
- Robin DayThe logic is often far-fetched - how does medical marijuana affect interstate commerce? - and some conservatives would like judges to start throwing out federal laws wholesale on commerce clause grounds. The court once again said no thanks.
- Michael KinsleyIf there were a problem with that, we`d wreck the golden goose of e-commerce,
- John RyanI think we are going to be looking at the Park of Commerce and Vavrus, requiring us to readdress our numbers.
- George Webb(The Lehi Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Meet the Candidates Night on Wednesday at the Lehi Senior Center, 123 N. Center St., for candidates for Lehi City office. The open house will begin at 7 p.m. and the public is invited to attend and voice their concerns.) It`s going to be more of a low key function, ... It will be a casual opportunity to meet the candidates.
- Heather Miller(The Lehi Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Meet the Candidates Night on Wednesday at the Lehi Senior Center, 123 N. Center St. The open house will begin at 7 p.m. and the public is invited to attend and voice their concerns.) It`s going to be more of a low key function, ... It will be a casual opportunity to meet the candidates.
- Heather MillerI know the Chamber of Commerce and everyone else will come out with guns blazing against this legislation. But they cannot shirk their responsibility.
- Cindy HallSpace offers extraordinary potential for commerce and adventure, for new innovations and new tests of will. As Americans, we can`t help but reach for the stars. It`s our nature. It`s our destiny.
- Al SiebertIn addition, the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act provides protection for those in the firearms industry from lawsuits arising out of the criminal or unlawful acts of people who misuse their products.
- Al ZappalaToday, counterfeiters have become just another competitor for legitimate U.S. businesses in the high-stakes world of global commerce.
- Alan LloydOur marine terminals are invaluable commerce infrastructure, not only to our country but also for the many foreign manufacturers who sell primarily in the U.S. market.
- Alan NorquistI will stay very focused on my responsibilities as Secretary of Commerce and the economy`s doing well. I mean, you asked about some of the challenges that we have or what is going on in the world and you know I, I`m pleased to report that the economy is doing extremely well.
- Alan YatesAs everyone knows, the interstate commerce clause makes it impossible for us to pass a law forbidding out of state trash to come into Pennsylvania.
- Albert AndersonMoreover, the practical recommendations deduced from ecological principles threaten the vested interests of commerce; it is hardly surprising that the financial and political power created by these investments should be used sometimes to suppress environmental impact studies.
- Alex HamiltonIdeas are refined and multiplied in the commerce of minds. In their splendor, images effect a very simple communion of souls.
- Alex InglethorpeIn matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch Is offering too little and asking too much. The French are with equal advantage content, So we clap on Dutch bottoms just twenty per cent.
- Alex LathamScience, like art, religion, commerce, warfare, and even sleep, is based on presuppositions.
- Alex WardFor all the social changes in China can be traced to their early beginnings in the days when the new tools or vehicles of commerce and locomotion first brought the Chinese people into unavoidable contact with the strange ways and novel goods of the Western peoples.
- Alexei MakarkinI fully support global commerce.
- Alice BestermanOur budget works to reduce and eliminate the risk of attacks at our ports, rails, in the skies, our food supply and roads by allowing for increases in many of the programs and agencies to help protect these important areas of commerce and travel.
- Alice GolemboMr. Dingell is just plain Mr. Dingell. And when he gets to be chairman of the Commerce Committee, he doesn`t let it go to his head. However, he thinks he would be a very, very good chairman.
- Alisha HeglundA magazine or a newspaper is a shop. Each is an experiment and represents a new focus, a new ratio between commerce and intellect.
- Alison Nordstrom