Jim Walker Quotes (24 Quotes)

Can Asia be the driver of growth Yes.

The guys in the bucket were talking to him, keeping him cool. Once we had him in tied into our system he had nothing to worry about other than his own harness failing.

Confidence is a great thing because it is really what drives economies, ... And you can see that happening in Korea, starting to happen in Thailand and Malaysia and very definitely happening in China.

For me to say that Asia ex-Japan is about to take over as the source of global growth is quite unusual,

For 35 minutes we played very well. I said to my players at half-time I couldn't believe what was happening out there. I think Cove had seven or eight chances and scored six.

That's not to say any company that exploits online B2B exchanges deserves your investment. A shakeout has already occurred in B2B markets, and rightfully so. Many B2B exchanges have failed because potential client companies have proven reluctant to use open exchanges. Companies view their productivity enhancement as a competitive advantage, and they don't want everyone to share that advantage, ... To go into a public marketplace where everyone has the same technology, what's the competitive advantage

They could very quickly get some of that money back out again if they begin to see companies having problems.

We would have loved to move to the bigger arena, simply to accommodate hopefully more people so we don't have to turn anyone away at a high-profile game. The cost is just prohibitive. Based on the income that we've derived each year from ticket sales, it wouldn't be enough to cover the rent. It wouldn't even be close. . . . I thought (the estimate) might be somewhere where we could meet and negotiate, but it wasn't even in the ballpark.

The more services that are available out there, then the more providers are competing for a limited supply of well-trained health care professionals.

I stand 110 percent behind him and I hope he doesn't resign.

So far, so good. But it is still a race against time in China,

There could be a lot of things. It could be they're continuing to investigate. Typically, it means they're trying to get locations, so they can get everybody arrested at the same time. As you know, there's two indictments connected to the defendants. I think all together, it's going to end up 10 or 12 persons, so it's a lot of people to at one time.

Especially in the Inland Empire, we're putting kids in harm's way. The colleges aren't doing it. The pros aren't doing it. These are 16- and 17-year-old boys. We've got to keep them safe.

Possession of a talisman, a physical reminder of victory in a violent confrontation, can appear to the dark side, as well. Sort of like a scalp, ... We don't take it that seriously.

Deflationary pressures are building in China. In the December survey input prices have dropped for the second month in a row but output prices are almost matching the decline.

You've already seen the U.S. export part of its recession out here. What we expect to see over the next couple of years is a lot of companies going out of business.

We've been very fortunate that the loss of life in Alabama has been very, very minimal.

At the end of the game, if we lose, our captains will take it over and give it to their captains. If we win, our captains will take it over and show it to them, so they can see what it looks like.

I think we're just getting in better shape. Our times our improving drastically. ... We're getting better. Pretty much everyone is making improvements.

There are times where it can get very heated, but most of the time it's just good open debate.

It's a flawed method, but if any other method were used I think it would be worse. All the way up and down the line there would be decisions and you could be debating it forever. And a team could be ranked fifth or 105th, but if they're the best team, they're going to win.

If China introduces all these more flexible measures, and capital decides it wants to leave China, then it makes it easier for the currency to go down. If the currency begins to weaken, you'll find quite a lot of people taking money out. It tends to be self- fulfilling.

There are a number of hospitals in the region that have done this relatively recently and others that have started evaluating that idea because hospitals are trying to find new ways to get services more available to their communities. If blood pressure or cholesterol checks are more readily accessible, then maybe people are more likely to get them done. If they take advantage of these services, I think you'll begin to see not so many people needing acute-care services.

Yes, there can be a decrease in quality. Nationally, there's been a lot of research done that shows there is a clear correlation between volume of procedures done and the quality of care.