“Starting in 2004, we started to see salaries rise again. In 2002 and 2003 we saw a lot of decreases because of the economy, but it's really good news that we're continuing to see increases.”
Andrea Koncz
““You (the government) are not denying me anything by not giving me the €500 increase per week, like the Minister and Cabinet were given. I said from day one I would donate the money. You are denying the money from the charities which would have benefitted.””
Joseph Muscat
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one.”
Mark Twain
“Seven of the top-10 majors with the highest starting salary offers saw increases in their offers over last year. Engineering remains strong, and another high point comes for economics/finance graduates, who saw a spectacular 11-percent increase to their average starting salary offers.”
Marilyn Mackes
“Some guys start throwing well and then everyone starts throwing well. You just want to get these guys jump started. [Markowitz] has struggled a bit lately, but maybe tomorrow is the day he turns it away.”
Jason Bell
“The Nasdaq hit its Sept. 21 low, it held that level and then you saw it starting to rise. There was a lot of short-covering and there's really only so much that short-covering can do to the market. I am afraid it may be only a temporary measure here.”
John Pickett
“[When compared with other Southeastern states,] we're behind most of them on starting salary, ... Clearly, targeting starting salaries is important because that's who you're trying to bring into the teaching profession.”
Mike Easley