David Lewis Quotes (23 Quotes)

Jefferson-Pilot's disciplined pricing strategy and low-cost administrative platform represent significant competitive advantages relative to its peers,

The resource doesn't exist, for the most part, in a company of this nature.

Then all hell broke loose. Volunteers were going every which way. I started down the hill to tell all my friends and neighbors to get ready.

I hope this is the event that really gets somebody to look into Julian history.

Our study found that the majority of income trusts operate in some of the most capital intensive industries within Canada's economy. There is no evidence to suggest that the adoption of trust structures has had, or for that matter will have, any negative effect on capital investment or Canada's economy.

Suppliers are struggling to meet demand at the moment. It has come very late. A month or two ago, there was virtually no demand. But they've all jumped on the bandwagon in the past two or three weeks.

I can learn more from outside the business than from inside.

The project sits within the top three priorities for the business for the year.

Administration jobs are a way of rewarding campaign workers and, in more recent years, people who raise a lot of money. All presidents appoint cronies. The difference is that not all of them are publicly exposed the way Michael Brown was.

A good documentation trail and good content will help you down the road with unexpected liability.

an articulate, intelligent man full of integrity who loves his community.

This is an area known as Cancer Alley, and there's a good reason for that. Contaminants were already a problem (in local waters).

I've been referring to it as a three-ring circus, but in a good way.

I hope what Bill says pans out. So often companies make proclamations and move on. I'm hoping, even praying, that it comes to fruition.

It was not something they had to worry about setting up or something they had to worry about monitoring.

The big question is Is it too little, too late I think in great part, yes.

The temperatures will affect how quickly our linemen are able to work. The wind itself is going to be blowing those tree branches around, that are already in a very precarious position.

Mr. Underwood has simply exercised his legal right to make a contribution as provided by Florida statutes.

The prime minister would love to be in Melbourne watching the games, but unfortunately she has a few other things on her mind.

Whether it's the courts or regional offices of executive agencies, members of Congress want some control over how things are done in their states or districts. As long as they have some influence over the picks, they like the patronage system.

The medium does convey a large part of the message. There is a ladder of emotional temperature attached to communications, and e-mail tend to the coldest of the lot.

The combined company will be stronger from a distribution and product standpoint. Nevertheless, we do not expect the merger of the two companies to alleviate the pressures from low fixed product sales and the challenging interest-rate environment.

The people that start these companies tend not to be operationally oriented. Their focus is developing a portfolio of investors and developing a portfolio of investments. The human resources piece -- the whole infrastructure you would like to have in any business -- tends to be neglected.