“We have early indications that the tax rebates are having a lift on consumer spending, ... The sense is that the tax rebates, to the degree that they provide a lift to spending, will further the process of inventory depletion.”
John Lonski
“You cannot spend your way out of a recession or borrow your way out of debt... You know and we know and you know that we know that it's nonsense... The European Commission has said so. The markets say so, ... In a few months, the voters will have their chance to say so, too. They can see what the markets have seen: that you are the devalued Prime Minister of a devalued Government"”
Daniel Hannan
“[To get lifted so early,] I was a little bit surprised, ... I guess [Joe Torre] didn't want to let the game get away. Obviously, I want to keep pitching.”
Shawn Chacon
“This guy spent his early days watching his father not have to lift a thumb in the clubhouse. He gets to Arizona State, and he's treated like the Second Coming. So everywhere he's gone, it's kind of added on like bricks.”
Jeff Pearlman
“We spend a lot of time together playing football and basketball and lifting weights all the time.”
Danny Hindman
“It was a big lift for sure, a sense of relief that he can come out there and do the job and get a goal like that. He also added work on killing penalties and setting up some power plays. That's his leadership and it's been sorely missed but we know it'll get better from here.”
Randy Cunneyworth
“The confluence of factors that so lifted consumer spending in the third quarter is dissipating. Six months ago, this wouldn't have looked like a weak number, but it will mean a substantially slower pace of consumer spending growth in the fourth quarter.”
Lara Rhame