Precipitously Quotes

Second, recent polls over there show that the majority of Iraqis want us to leave precipitously. - William Odom

Most of Iraq's leaders recognize that if the US were to pull out precipitously, things could get much worse. All the talk about the US getting out, an exit strategy and so forth, has them worried. It's having an impact. - Phebe Marr

Last month we came precipitously close to filing for bankruptcy. We were fully prepared to file bankruptcy. We're a very prudent company. - Bruce Hicks

It invites chaos. Leaving a job precipitously is just incredibly foolish. - Donald Stewart

In this age of electronic money, investors are no longer seduced by a financial 'dance of a thousand veils.' Only hard and accurate information on reserves, current accounts, and monetary and fiscal conditions will keep capital from fleeing precipitously at the first sign of trouble. - Larry Summers

In life and business, there are two cardinal sins, ... The first is to act precipitously without thought, and the second is to not act at all. Unfortunately the board of directors and top management of Times Warner already committed the first sin by merging with AOL, and we believe they are currently in the process of committing the second; now is not a time to move slowly and suffer the paralysis of inaction. - Carl Icahn

If we leave precipitously... we will (have to) mobilize the nation, put 5 million men and women under arms and go back and take the Middle East within a decade. - Lawrence Wilkerson

Historical studies would probably show you could get a 10-to-15 percent boost in revenue for the top film of the year, and it drops off precipitously from there. - Jeffrey Logsdon

During the first four years of justices' tenure, their voting behavior correlates at a rather high level with their appointing president's ideology, but for justices with ten or more years of service, that relationship drops precipitously. - Lee Epstein