The key for Amazon is definitely top-line growth in 2002 and beyond. Expectations are not that big. Our model is for a 12 percent increase year over year. That by itself is not enough. Investors expect growth will accelerate in 2003 and beyond, and for that to happen, they need to have some new service deals. |
The lesson of our experience is twofold. First, it speaks to the enormous benefit one reaps beginning to save early. We had the independence to decide where we wanted to raise our family rather than have a job dictate where we would live. Second, it is a reminder that money does not in itself bring happiness. |
The longer I played, the more important it became to me. I think those who followed me could see this best. The fans want me to get hits, and since I've been able to in the past, 200 hits became a kind of benchmark indicating I've done well. One hundred eighty wouldn't cut it. For the fans it's got to be 200. |
The LORD also spake unto Joshua, saying, / Speak to the children of Israel, saying, Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses: / That the slayer that killeth any person unawares and unwittingly may flee thither: and they shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. |
The market is now focusing back on earnings. We're almost through the earnings season, but it's disappointing, so the markets are going to muddle around here. We still might make a moderate recovery high in the rally then we're going to go back into the trading range and get through the next couple of months. |
The medical community needs to know the results of clinical trials to be able to view the entire picture of how a treatment works, how it compares to other therapies and what choices could serve patients best. It's disturbing to think that important information on clinical trials is being left to gather dust. |
The minute he hit it I knew if it didn't go foul it was going to be a homer. I was so mad at myself. It was one of those situations where I didn't necessarily want to fall behind 2-1. But even if it's away it's just a base hit. But it stayed down the middle. As soon as it came out of my hand I felt it coming. |
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The objective of debt relief is to free up resources to improve the lot of the poor. But sustained improvements in governance are necessary for these resources not to be hijacked by vested interests and used effectively and efficiently to improve the delivery of education, health and other essential services. |
The only frustrating thing is to have a record of 1-4 and thinking I can help contribute, ... Being injured, sitting on the sidelines you get a chance to see everything for what it is, get a little bit hungrier than you were before. I'm glad I'll have a chance to go out there and make plays against Green Bay. |
The only thing I learned from his books is that once the word is written it's going to be held against you for the next hundred years, ... All along I thought this is not my story about living in Provence; it's a woman coming to terms with changing circumstances against a backdrop that happens to be Provence. |
The opportunities are incredible. We're curing Alzheimer's in mice. That's called a proof-of-concept study that the drug companies would then take on to a clinical trial. They are investing. But there are many things that may work in Alzheimer's patients that don't have intellectual property or patentability. |
The Oriental Institute has played a key role in the exploration of ancient Nubia. As early as 1905, James Henry Breasted, the founder of the institute, led two expeditions to Nubia, where he was one of the first modern researchers to document the monuments, sites and inscriptions of this ancient civilization. |
The parameters of Jewish identity exclusively and historically lay within the Jewish community. Unless you recognize the parameters of a religion's identity, you are going down a slippery slope and opening the doors to anything and everything n Catholics for Krishna, Mormons for Mohammed, Baptists for Buddha. |
The Pentium III brand on desktops will definitely fade over the course of the next two or three quarters, ... By early 2002, it's going to be hard to find anybody actively promoting Pentium III on desktops. But [the Pentium III-M] will be the central player in Intel's mobile strategies for the next 18 months. |