“It is an unfortunate human failing that a full pocketbook often groans more loudly than an empty stomach.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt
“Consumers don't like high prices, ... That's what they notice at the pump and out of their pocketbook.”
John Cole
“It's going to take a bite out of the pocketbook and we'll have to sharpen the pencil better. There has to be a silver lining, but it's going to be more expensive.”
John Stack
“I'm not sure anyone has the pocketbook to compete with Unilever here, ... Nestle is a possible one, but one that would be more vulnerable to antitrust concerns.”
John McMillin
“We're thrilled that consumers voted with their pocketbook and made Chevrolet the number-one U.S. brand in 2005. But we're not going to spend time celebrating this accomplishment.”
Mark LaNeve
“Gas prices are the classic pocketbook issue for the average person and the average family, and these are things that they notice very much. It helps explain the paradox we see in the polls: The economy is very good, but right now a majority of people say it isn't. The hurricane, and its aftermath, will only exacerbate this problem.”
Charlie Black
“Obviously, companies split when the stock price has gotten beyond the pocketbook of the average investor.”
Larry Wachtel
