“Then felt I like some watcher of the skies When a new planet swims into his ken; Or like stout Cortez when with eagle eyes He star'd at the Pacific and all his men Look'd at each other with a wild surmise Silent, upon a peak in Darien”
John Keats
“But if they turn aside, We have not sent you as a watcher over them; on you is only to deliver (the message); and surely when We make man taste mercy from Us, he rejoices thereat; and if an evil afflicts them on account of what their hands have already done, then-surely man is ungrateful.”
quran
“[Economist Alan Ruskin of I.D.E.A. was one of several Greenspan watchers who said the Fed chairman's remarks were warranted.] (His words) are extremely cautionary, ... They are quite clearly roiling the financial markets. I'm increasingly amused at the tenor of these remarks -- how clear-cut they are.”
Alan Ruskin
“I had no idea what we would get. We should have known from being regular watchers of the show, but it turned out better than it ever could have been. And it's gone way beyond just the house. All the people that have made this possible for us.”
Monica Kubena
“In today's market, everyone is a Fed-watcher. Hopefully we will not lose any transparency and will lose some of the volatility.”
Christopher Low
“It's really amazing to me that industry watchers who were never more optimistic (in June) are now as pessimistic as you get in bear markets.”
Jim Meyers
“As a performer, I'm truly honored to be hosting the show. Although, as an avid watcher of the Oscars, I can't help but be a little disappointed with the choice. It appears to be another sad attempt to smoke out Billy Crystal.”
Jon Stewart