Nominal Quotes

(On unwittingly relinquishing his profit share in the hugely successful The Big Parade (1925) for a nominal sum) "I thus spared myself from becoming a millionaire instead of a struggling young director trying to do something interesting and better with a camera."

I maintain an ongoing survey of Internet Publishing and self publishing, so that it is now possible for any writer with a book to get it published at nominal cost or free, and to have it on sale at booksellers like Amazon.com.

Defendant does not intend to profit in any way from the Oklahoma City bombing tragedy and in the event this court imposes no fine, or a nominal fine, and does not order restitution to exceed $4,100, the defendant will sign and file with the court an agreement and promise not to profit from the Oklahoma City bombing tragedy.

You normally don`t get a margin call unless your securities, minus the debt, are worth 30% or less of their nominal market value.

The downward rigidity of nominal wages is often pointed out as a factor that prevents the smooth adjustment of real wages under very low inflation.

The nominal budget is a poor indicator of the impact of government outlays and revenues.

Balancing a nominal budget will solve nothing, and attempting to achieve such a spurious balance will produce much mischief.

Sovereignty is a word that is used often but it has really no specific meaning. Sovereignty today is nominal. Any number of countries that are sovereign are sovereign only nominally and relatively.