Noun Quotes

You've had a series of announcements over the last several weeks indicating a softness in retail. You've had other indicators, which I think really tells you you're up against really difficult comparisons [with year-ago figures]. Something's gone wrong with the apparel business in this country. - Michael Exstein

You've got to sit down with all of the special-interest groups on your side before you announce that decision and walk them through it. You need to determine if they're going to support it. - Leon Panetta

You've got some mergers that were announced today that are very favorable to the market. People who thought the market was going lower are finally throwing in the towel and putting their cash positions to work. - Ned Collins

You've got a lot of factors here all coming into play... Oil is having a negative impact and the pre-announcement news from Viacom was significant. You also had all the banks reporting strong earnings yesterday, but yet they're selling them off two days in a row, and we're near the end of the quarter and you've got portfolio managers wanting to cash out of the rally's recent leaders. - Tim Heekin

You're the reason the league doesn't have a national television deal. You're a (terrible) announcer and you were a (terrible) player. - Sean Avery

You're going to see a bunch of announcements over the next weeks and months with other commercial and residential real estate companies. - Tom Bailey

Your voice is my favorite sound, and your name is my favorite noun. - Unknown

Your responsibility as a parent is not as great as you might imagine. You need not supply the world with the next conqueror of disease or major motion-picture star. If your child simply grows up to be someone who does not use the word ''collectible'' as a noun, you can consider yourself an unqualified success. - Fran Lebowitz

Your first set of pre-announcements are usually your most dramatic and affect the market the most. The last set of pre-announcements have less of an effect upon the market because it is more built-in than at the beginning of the month. - Barry Hyman