Institutions don't tend to change unless they have to. Because the University doesn't list its holdings, it's very difficult for any organized group to push them to divest.
Quotes about divest (16 Quotes)
We had an excellent apnea monitor program, but looking at national and local competitors, we really couldn't compete. We had to look at profit margins and profitability, so we made the decision to divest out of the apnea monitor program.
But when you're writing a script - for me anyway - you have to sort of create an enforced innocence. You have to divest yourself of worrying about a lot of stuff like what movies are hot, what movies are not hot, what the budget of this movie might be.
Essentially, the company has decided to divest itself of its, by far, most successful and most prized business, and it's going to retain two businesses that I consider challenged at this point.
Of the unjust rights which in virtue of this ceremony an iniquitous law gives me over the person and property of another, I cannot legally, but I can morally, divest myself.
Many things are unknown to the wisest, and the best men can never wholly divest themselves of passions and affections... nothing can or ought to be permanent but that which is perfect.
No other city in the U. S. can divest the visitor of so much money with so little enthusiasm. In Dallas, they take away with gusto in New Orleans, with a bow in San Francisco, with a wink and a grin. In New York, you're lucky if you get a grunt.
We continue to expect Heinz to divest non-core assets, to generate strong cash flow, to deliver improving margins and eventually to sell or partner the business.
Our decision to divest our non-Internet assets was not easy, as these businesses have achieved tremendous success and continue to have significant growth potential,
My foundation has owned the refuge in Ward County for over 20 years. They're asking us to divest something owned for about a quarter-century.
Morgan Stanley has tremendous strengths as a global financial services firm, but it is clear that our current level of profitability is unacceptable and we need to improve our performance, ... Our overriding goal for Morgan Stanley is to be the clear leader in offering premier, innovative financial services to our clients, while delivering superior returns to our shareholders. The decisions to keep Discover, divest the aircraft leasing business and strengthen our retail business are our first steps toward achieving that goal.
The sale of the shelf assets is the final step in our announced strategy to divest of lower-growth, shorter-lived properties and focus on higher-impact opportunities.
When Western residents wake up to the fact that the Bush administration has a ... scheme to divest the public of its lands, I don't think people are going to like that very much.
But I know at a certain point that's disingenuous, because people, if they come to see the movie, one of the factors will be to see Gwyneth. Obviously what I then want them to do is to divest themselves of her celebrity and simply see the character. And I think she does such an extraordinary job that you can't do otherwise. ... That was exactly what happened in London, where the moment it was known that she was in the play the entire run sold out. The critics were hovering gleefully over the thing, waiting to pounce, but the exact opposite happened. They all embraced her.
We feel the stock is significantly undervalued and we would love nothing more than to see the company look to divest some of their properties.
Non violent action, the Negro saw, was the way to supplement, not replace, the progress of change. It was the way to divest himself of passivity with arraying himself in vindictive force.