John Murphy Quotes (81 Quotes)

Pensions are not out of control. They're the most predictable type of expense. Some people just don't want to pay their bills.

Murphy uses a three-year chart of the XLV alongside the ratio of the XLV to the SP 500 Index, providing a measure of health care's relative strength. When it rises, the implication is bearish for stocks. Their relative strength ratio rises when the market is weak and falls when the market is strong, ... The fact that it's been rising for most of 2005 is a sign that money is moving into more defensive sectors in an aging bull market--another reason why health care is an attractive choice right now.

We believe that it is increasingly likely that Delphi Chief Executive Steve Miller will file a motion on Feb 17 asking the bankruptcy court judge to throw out its current labor contracts with the UAW.

And perhaps more importantly the fact that other Town Council members and myself may be material witnesses in this action.

This battle is not over. We have made a decision to end the fight on the street. But we will continue the fight in every forum that we can.

We believe that there is more to come. Ultimately, we believe that an active downsizing of the company to a defensible market share will be necessary.

I hope people realize that and come to our aid.

This researched and thoughtfully designed garden can be a source of healing for those suffering from a number of mental and physical limitations.

He brought in a plan called Plan 91, what the city should look like in 1991, and actually that laid the groundwork for the Outer Ring Road and Pitts Memorial Drive,

Following the boom in January we don't expect another upside surprise from fleet in February. However, it is largely up to a company's discretion when to push the fleet channel, so it retail is particularly weak for the Big Three, another push is possible

All the road networks that we got over the years were actually laid down in the plan that he devised.

It looks like incentives could pick up again in March as the competition in the Big Three-dominated segments, such as SUVs and pickups, heats up.

It was by far the greatest achievement of all for Dick Johnson.

Murphy said he is particularly appalled by speeches made by attorneys in TV courtrooms. Sam Waterston (as Assistant District Attorney Jack McCoy on Law Order ... the witness sits mute, the judge stares and the defense attorney seems to be Crazy-Glued to his chair.

She was a good, loyal employee, and she loved the Telegram. She was just a fountain of knowledge about the Telegram and everything happening in Superior.

is a responsible, hard-working, contributing member of the community and hopes to put these accusations to rest and go forward with his life and his work.

An equivalent strike today would be significantly more expensive.

Everybody's head was doing the same thing looking at each other, making sure they didn't miss what they had just seen.

Timing the Trade is a practical how-to trading manual written by an experienced trader. It's a book that can be understood by beginners and appreciated by market veterans.

The transaction will raise much-needed cash as GM attempts the Herculean task of turning around its core auto business.

What happens if you're ten days out from receiving a ship load of inventory that you no longer need at the original distribution center How do you change that, and what's the impact on plans and inventory

If we were crazy enough to give them that right, it would mean the union contract would have no value.

Surprisingly, the main driver of the upside in the quarter was Ford's automotive operations, which posted a pretax loss of 12 million, much better than our forecast for a loss of 910 million. Within automotive, North America accounted for the majority of the upside.

I look to the west over the Liberty Memorial and the north over downtown. You can talk and read about the revitalization of downtown, but I can actually see it happen.

Watch out for production cuts.

Although we think Magna is one of the best operators in the auto industry, with proprietary technology and a solid balance sheet, we believe that industry headwinds will keep a lid on results and the stock in the near-term.

The domestic auto industry's sector is not stable and, simply put, we expect it to get worse before it gets better.

The tech sector has been hit really hard. For example, the Internet stocks are down 50 percent and many of the other stocks, like Microsoft, have already corrected,

Sue Schwab is a negotiator's negotiator. Her experience is exactly what is needed for the global trading system at this point in time.

GM should be able to increase the retiree base quite substantially without impairing the plan.

I've been very clear that that I intend on running by myself.

The support we received from Mayor Reeves and city councilors was heartening to our members. We need all the support we can garner to get the housing authority to move in a fair direction.

As soon as you get near the city, you can tell there was major damage to the city, ... The deeper you get into the city, a lot of the area is covered by water anywhere from curb height to 4 or 5 feet. Water is the real hazard.

North America posted a loss almost twice our estimate.

This is the first organizing victory for the Teamsters Rail Conference. This is proof that by dedicating experienced organizers to a group of workers who want to belong to a union, that challenges can be overcome. We won this election, and we look forward to many more.

It may be announced today, it may be announced tomorrow, it's tough to call, but we think it will almost definitely happen before September 2007.

When she (his mother) saw the first parade in New York, she was so happy.

The TMS is evolving into a logistics platform that can handle all nodes, all geographies and all transportation nodes. It's already talking to other applications in the supply chain, like warehouse management, order management and ERP systems. By adding underlying algorithms, a TMS can now understand the relationship between the cost of inventory and the cost of transportation and come up with an optimal solution to answer those questions.

Although GM is in the middle of launching its much touted large trucks, (overall GM product) mix will likely be negative at least through the first half of 2006.

The stock looks very oversold at this particular point. Probably worth looking at.

This garden will be accessible to everyone, of all ages. Folks who don't have access to gardening now, will have access.

In the long run, if there is new found pricing discipline, the whole industry will benefit.

We believe that investors should be offered a higher yield than just 4.5 percent for a risky investment in GM stock.

This whole safety curriculum it's technically not sex ed but our issue is that they're introducing what we believe to be deviant sexual scenarios into the minds of these little children.

This downside in earnings is disappointing after almost two years of significant earnings improvement.

We believe implementation has been slow and it could be some time before benefits are realized.

The upscale customer is shopping our store. Are they interested in everything we have to offer No. This is a test store. Can we make that leap to where they are interested in other parts of the store

The committee should make some judgments and come down on organizations where it just stinks. The reputation of the program is at stake.

I don't think there's going to be any major changes. As president, Jonathan was pretty much running all the operations of the company. Scott was working on strategy and longer-term vision.

These asset sales are indicative of a company in trouble attempting to head off a near-term liquidity crunch.