John Hughes Quotes (126 Quotes)

I think just getting past these Iraqi elections this weekend, good, bad or indifferent would help us,

At the time I came along, Hollywood's idea of teen movies meant there had to be a lot of nudity, usually involving boys in pursuit of sex, and pretty gross overall. Either that or a horror movie. And the last thing Hollywood wanted in their teen movies was teenagers!

Fantastic! Right in the middle of that long stretch between Christmas and Spring Break, your coats are getting dirty, everything's dark, dingy - what a great time for a movie!

It's important he doesn't get too caught up in it all, because it takes a lot out of you and he'll need to make sure he's getting his rest as well.

I'd focus on Intel, ... If they can say something encouraging or at least, not discouraging, that could help the semiconductor sector sustain and build on the recent gains its seen.

The market had discounted this (election) news so we had a little profit taking.

I think you've got a little bit of the Goldilocks scenario with the CPI, with investors concluding that growth is strong, but not so strong that we have to worry about a 50 basis point rise at the next meeting,

Ooh, Canada, exotic.

Rock 'n' roll is a young form. People over twenty-five ruin it. This whole censorship thing has come about because old people are playing with a form that is essentially young and rebellious. Do you know how brilliant it was for The Beatles to break up when they did

It's finally something that you can hang your hat on, ... I think the one-day rally always is more impressive to the average person, but people should be more impressed with the last three days.

It always was a first-rate executive golf course. We're confident this group will be able to maintain those high standards with it as a public course.

We know the economy is slow and that the quarter isn't great, so these weak pre-announcements are no surprise, ... The trend of the last three months has been rally, go sideways, rally, go sideways, so we're just following that.

It's clear that Richard John Sumner was a very troubled man and he was getting worse and he was very depressed.

How can you go from that kind of performance last week to today

As long as the payrolls number at least meets, it won't be a big event for the market.

We're getting to the year-end period and stocks are starting to drift. You're seeing that today, ... There's still a lot of uncertainty about the economy and about the change in Bush's economic team. We're also coming off a period where the Dow rose for 8 weeks and so you're seeing a little pullback. You saw it last week and I think it's continuing.

Rising rates is the excuse, ... Genuinely, there is worry about the impact of rising rates, because maybe people didn't think that they would rise so quickly, but that fear begins to feed on itself.

GM is obviously a big concern. It's just such a large company, and there's a big focus on it, whether it's right or wrong. It's obviously a huge part of our economy, and it has a lot of implications for other companies. Also, earnings on balance have not been terrible, but they haven't been great either.

You're seeing a follow-through of what you've seen this week, ... On Monday, you had some profit-taking after Saddam Hussein's capture, Tuesday you saw a rally, Wednesday it consolidated and today we're up again. I would expect the week to end on an up note.

(Theobald) is on the fringes and I'm asking him to make sure he gets on the bench, then into the first team. He needs to be playing because he could have a very big summer ahead of him.

They can now demonstrate all of these things to the customer. If a customer is worried about fuel economy, the salesperson can demonstrate how the active fuel management works.

I think when you look at the rally last week, the behavior we're seeing from the market today is pretty constructive, ... We're digesting the gains from last week, and if historical trends prove right, we should close the week a little higher. Technically and objectively, the market is doing everything it can.

We've been out of Super for about a week, out of Plus for about three or four days, and we had a half-day yesterday where we had no gas at all. From what my supplier is telling me, I understand the problem seems to be at the refinery level.

Intel already raised their numbers a few weeks ago, so that won't have a big impact on trade, but the employment number could. It's the missing piece in the recovery, ... If you could get something positive from that number, you could see a stock reaction to the upside, or at least a continuation of what you've been seeing. If it's disappointing, you could see some selling.

The volume's been low the past few sessions, and that tells you there's no enthusiasm, ... People may be expecting that the payrolls number Friday will be good, but they are not willing to bet on it too much yet. So you're seeing this tentative trade.

When I go to a concert, I can't believe that people pay lots of money to see a band that they obviously like and then they dance the whole time.

Maybe there will be some anticipation that this might be the last bit of bad news that is going to come out, and we can look forward from here.

We've got low volume and not a whole lot of new buying interest. You're just not there yet from a technical standpoint. It's going to be choppy for the next few days.

Why watch someone kissing when people really close their eyes when they kiss?

It's the same problems we've been seeing. All the tech news out today (Wednesday) isn't that bad, really, it's just also not good, ... So again, there is just no motivation to buy, no positive catalyst.

We're sure not going to discourage people from helping. But we can't just send untrained people into a disaster zone.

Most of the roofs in the district were replaced with metal, so you stop much of the water infiltration, ... We also do biannual base line air-quality checks in our campuses. Our policy also is that we will not go back with carpets.

I was obsessed with romance. When I was in high school, I saw 'Doctor Zhivago' every day from the day it opened until the day it left the theater.

Optimism remains, and the conditions supporting stock gains through the end of the year are still good. The economy continues to recover and the interest rate environment is still good, but I have to think that March could be a challenging month.

It's almost like a lose-lose situation for stocks, because if the Fed pauses now, that could cause worries that the Katrina impact is worse than we think, ... But if they don't pause, investor worries about inflation may increase.

The action is pretty good considering everything. If we can basically hold up through the close, that may confirm for some people that we have set a temporary bottom that could hold up for the next week or two.

Oil is out there, and any time it rallies, it's a concern to stocks,

All in all, I think the market is hanging in here pretty well, after almost six up days, ... You're going to get days like this, where you see a little profit-taking, but it doesn't feel like there's an interest in taking the market a lot lower.

My advice would be to be careful, to tread slowly here. A lot of what is rallying is the beaten-down tech stocks.

Everything came down to key support levels late last week and so I think you're seeing a bounce off that, ... You've also got some economic reports that are being perceived favorably, plus McDonald's earnings.

I think it's a pretty constructive day, ... It was nice that you got some more encouraging economic news. This week was a stealthy-type rally...There really isn't any selling pressure out there, there seems to be more buying pressure.

This is consistent with the trend of the Dow all week, ... After rising for two sessions, it pulled back a little Tuesday. Wednesday was good, so we're seeing a little consolidation today (Thursday). We may trade sideways for a little while.

A man's tie should never be louder than his wife.

Most of my characters are romantic rather than sexual. I think that's an essential difference in my pictures. I think they are more accurate in portraying young people as romantic - as wanting a relationship, an understanding with a member of the opposite sex more than just physical sex.

The employment number can be in line tomorrow, but it can't miss,

We think the worst is behind that. Global Crossing may be a little bit more of an interesting one on a fundamental basis because they're business may be a little bit more exciting, some better opportunities there for growth for them.

It's a pretty good start to the year, ... You have a lot of small-cap, lower-priced stocks gaining, which is typical of January, but you also have gold, metals and a number of other sectors participating.

Getting into the Lampoon was like a Boy Scout initiation or something - they'd be very cruel to you until you made someone laugh, then they welcomed you into the fold.

It's been volatile and sloppy today. I'm not pleased with the action, ... But we're not down that much, so you've got to put it in perspective. There's a lot of confusion about the confidence number and the bond market's reaction.

It was certainly a lot better than last Saturday's performance and maybe the lads have recovered their self belief. I've made it clear however that there's no point in us raising our game against Rangers and Celtic if we can't produce results against the teams in the lower part of the league. I know its going to be a roller-coaster ride for the rest of the season - there will be plenty ups and downs but I'm enjoying every minute of it.