Greg Smith Quotes (50 Quotes)

Interviewing and resumes are becoming less reliable. Job skills are important, but behavior, attitudes and personality play a larger role in creating a productive work environment. These traits can easily be measured by assessments. If you hire a person with negative personality traits, then that person drives off good people and lowers productivity.

Conditions were favorable for a tornado, but we dodged a bullet today.

It's a perfect sign of the times. This is innovation that could benefit the consumer. If this is a better market structure for investors then liquidity is going to migrate to it naturally.

When you get to overtime, there are no bad shots. We were hoping to get the first shot and see what happens. Things didn't work out that way.

We are all waiting for some indications from the Fed that says, 'Okay enough pain,'

Legal deals were struck. It's pretty clear the treaties as a group oblige the U.S. government to provide services, especially when it comes to things like education and health care.

I would be hard-pressed to say it's not going to be more difficult to raise money after all the money raised for Katrina, not to mention the tsunami. People only have a certain amount of money to give to charity. When it's gone, they don't have more to give.

We normally charge 5.99 per month for unlimited access (61.10 per year after 15 discount), which is a GREAT DEAL, but in order to kick-off 2006, we've authorized this special deal.

A majority of the crime in the downtown is property crime. There have been a few larcenies and burglaries, but robberies and assaults are not common in the downtown. There isn't usually any violent crime.

It's a hot thing in Europe and it's a hot thing in Asia -- it's taking off dramatically. It's about two years behind where the U.S. is in offering online services and in terms of being the choice of retail investors.

The worst position is the reactionary position. We can save money and build better teams by helping them prepare instead of react. We sit and listen to what their goals are, what problems they have, and strategically create the right plan for them.

We test an average of 100 people a month and have had very few false positives. We see the test as the first step in determining an individual's HIV status.

We have so many different weapons. When you talk about a team, you need to have four or five individuals you can go to. That's what we're good at - we can come at you so many different ways.

When you are looking to put new money into investments, it's always wise to wait until you get a better sense that the Fed is very near the end of raising interest rates. But there are some terrific earnings stories in this market, and some of these earnings stories, at least in my opinion, already reflect a lot of the worries about potential economic problems. Airline stocks are a good illustrative example.

We tested the water and we had a lot of staff on the ground. We have no concerns with the river.

It was good to see Stroud play so well in the second half. Maloney got in foul trouble and Stroud stepped up. Stroud can dominate anyone. If he puts his mind to it, he's unstoppable.

This is not some desire to make (the funding situation) look different, ... This is the actuarial audit.

I really like good defense. You carry confidence (on defense), and when you go to the plate, it carries over.

We talk about it everyday. Whenever we get out of our guard play, we look to Derek and Rodney because they control what we do. It's not even about points. It's about controlling the boards, altering shots and all the things they do that you don't see in the stats. That's why we're successful.

We have not had any casualties this month, and we're grateful for that. But all guardsmen are concerned for the health and welfare of our comrades in Iraq, especially guardsmen from other states. Whenever we hear of casualties, it affects us.

Victory Park has been a sore spot for a long time, and we have made that one of our priorities,

They were consistent all night, but we bore down there at the end defensively.

At the end of the day, this is about Western Union getting the valuation it deserves.

The ball blinks, and it's hard to see. It's like staring at a strobe light.

It was beyond my dream. I didn't realize it was going to happen last year. We had all the ingredients, but I never foresaw it.

What better way to celebrate this with a huge concert, with a fabulous pops conductor, with a great orchestra, internationally acclaimed artists, and have it right on the water, a floating concert, right on the Erie Canal

I thought Kevin stopped the puck and so did he. When a goalie doesn't look behind him and is waiting for the whistle, he thinks he's got the puck under his pads. The shot just had enough on it to get through.

I saw those ads, I felt a little uneasy. I understood it was tongue in cheek. But it's still not necessarily in the best interest.

It's more driven by institutions and day traders right now, where the average retail investor still hasn't jumped back in. Retail tends to be late to the game.

During preseason rankings, we weren't in there and that was OK with us. We like creeping up on other teams. The rankings in the newspaper - that's good bulletin board material.

This is a valid public purpose. We're condemning this so residents have a grocery store within a reasonable distance of their homes.

In light of the circumstances, this is a remarkable resolution.

Today, it's one policy for all.

Our spirits just got down early tonight. Every time we came back down the court offensively after they scored, we thought we had to make four points and just rushed things.

The value the Performance Technologies' equipment brings to our systems is high. As the next-generation STP, the equipment is easier to use, takes up less space, uses less power and offers additional features for routing traffic, and it does so more cost-effectively than the older, legacy system we were using. These attributes are critical for our business since they enable us to spend less time focusing on and supporting the system and more time on servicing our clients and growing our business.

It's a high price and another vote of confidence for Pioneer Square and south downtown.

That was one of the few shots that go through. Chris did a nice job fending off the defenseman and getting off a nice shot. Tonight was the first game he played up front for us. He's been our fourth defenseman, but with all the injuries, I had no choice but to put him up there. It worked out pretty well for us.

Bob's background and global financial experience make him the right person at the right time to take on this responsibility. He consistently applies a disciplined approach to tackling tough issues. Further, he is well- known for his ability to develop and implement effective business and strategic plans. Given the challenges the Company is facing -- particularly in North America -- we are lucky to have someone like Bob on our team.

Top-to-bottom, this was a poorly played game on our part. We did not do the little things that have made us successful all year. However, we do have that 'no quit attitude' and Derek embodies that as much as anyone. From all his sports experiences, he knows what it takes to win in these high-pressure situations.

The last game against them, he was in foul trouble. He had a very poor game. He wanted to make a statement against them tonight. He's been up and down and gets in foul troubles. It's a big game, a spotlight game for him. We told him to dominate.

I think what investors realize is that technology offers the best opportunity for growth.

Look, Merck at this price, or whatever. You know, if I hold it for five years, it's bound to work out.

It was important to get going early on. Last time, we started slow and we didn't shoot the ball well. The difference tonight was defense, not giving them open shots and containing Johann (Jones) as best we could.

I see it as an assault on the entire liquor industry by neo-prohibitionists.

We committed too many turnovers in the first half. We just did not take care of the ball.

This is a significant step toward global accountability. There are consequences, there is accountability. We are pleased by the message that has been sent to corporations around the world through this settlement.

I was very pleased with the way we played in the second half. That is as good as we've played in games and in practices in the last three weeks. It gives us something to build on. We were able to do what we wanted to offensively in the second half. We knocked down a couple of shots that gave us confidence.

That's Miguel for you. I know because he's done that to us personally during the regular season. You give him a second to line up for that shot and he'll kill you. He definitely kept us alive in this game.

Now that the Baby Boom generation has tipped into the 50's, they are starting to think about all that money that has been growing in the 401(k) or the Keogh plan at work, and saying 'I want to live off of this,' ... And to live off it, you need to get the income portion up.

I don't know what happened to us offensively. It's been a problem for us all year, taking care of the ball and taking good shots. Obviously, we didn't do that today.