Quotes about Increases

Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.

J. K. Rowling

On average the global precipitation increases in a warmer climate.

Gerald Meehl

It's a disappointing end to the process because residential customers are getting hit by (electricity) increases, telephone increases, gas increases - the customers are losers.

Mike Twomey

I am proposing a balanced budget and at this point, I am proposing no rate increases. I am proposing the effective tax rate.

Kevin Evans

The bond was full of pork and spending and tax increases.

Rod Benfield

They really are at a point where the easy stuff to do has been done, so now the choice has become between tax increases and fairly stringent cuts in programs.

Scott Pattison

The city is not changing anything, ... increases in the cost of natural gas will be passed through to the customer.

Ruth Graham

We don't subscribe to the view that breaking up Microsoft increases the value.

Paul Dravis

The biggest concern with that amendment are annual increases with no decreases. If we have substantial bad economic times, it continues to go up.

David Daniel

We saw a tremendous response from that and saw double digit sales increases.

Monte Doran

A thing of beauty is a joy forever; its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness.

John Keats

Every October there's always increases or drop-offs, and I think this year will be no exception.

Rick Santelli

This summer has been consistently good. I think all our carriers are experiencing increases.

Mary Smith

I think the double-digit increases are done for a while.

Troy Louwagie

Some customers are seeing increases up to 70 percent.

Rob Gould

We are hopeful that the gravity of these cost increases will be embraced and that we will see the additional relief that we feel is warranted.

Jeremy Solomon

We have had an improvement in the French economy, pointing to an improvement in employment too. We will have a slow drop in unemployment, reflecting slow increases in employment.

Dominique Barbet

I would urge the council not to adopt these fee increases, ... I do believe they are a backdoor tax.

Dave Ross

People think cheaper power is better. But it increases the amount of mercury.

Joanna Burger

No one wants to see this happen. But the bottom line is they are going to have to say to us ?you are a partner in this district.? The language that cuts days and the language that changes our (pay increases) must be changed.

Joe Burns

The earnings momentum will accelerate. The gap between price increases and labor costs is very wide.

Roger Nightingale

Floods can be exacerbated by a hardening of surfaces which increases the runoff as the water does not soak into the grounds.

David Lindley

You burn up to 40 percent more calories with the same effort, but you're using your upper body. You also see increases of up to 25 percent in a cardiovascular workout.

Angela Bono

All signs point to additional increases during the spring and summer.

Rolayne Fairclough

Mental health increases as we pursue reality at all cost.

M. Scott Peck

If growth comes up (increases) then we'll be able to leave all (schools) open.

Kerry Smith

With cost increases, unfortunately a lot of builders will sign a contract with a homeowner and halfway through construction the cost of materials goes up 12 percent. Frequently, the builder has to eat that.

Jim Folkman

The only thing we can go by is sales and that increases 10 to 12 percent every year.

Mack Bradley

After all of these increases, we're really at a point of watchfulness to see if the rate hikes have been sufficient to too much. There are fears in both directions.

Susan Malley

Room for further increases in forecasts and expectations for this year's handset industry is limited.

Nicholas Teo

Tom wanted the ability to give 3 percent raises on their (employment) anniversary dates. This gives Tom the flexibility to give odd-numbered increases.

Jackie Sobas

For users, openness increases the trustworthiness.

Lu Shouqun

We have not had tax increases since the 1970s, ... Since then costs on everything have gone up.

Kathleen Kennedy

This isn't the biggest contract we've ever had, but we're coming out of (bankruptcy protection) with some increases.

Bill Ferguson

Solid figures on health care increases aren't released by providers until April, so our discussions probably will be put off.

Gary Ravani

If they continue this same disciplined approach as their income increases, they will have an excellent chance of achieving all of their goals.

Richard Busillo

If you factor in body weight and body-weight increases, it appears that our per capita energy consumption rate has gone up 18% since the 1980s.

Mary Bush

This helps, but we obviously can't make significant money of revenue through increases.

Frank Coleman

More company increases happiness, but does not lighten or diminish misery.

Thomas Traherne

It's just costing more and more to get a college education. Increases in tuition and fees have been higher than inflation ... and we're not seeing financial aid from the government at all.

Rose Garr

I expect two interest-rate increases of 25 basis points each this year.

Anton Boerner

Increases in enrolments reflect the growing recognition and appeal of the group's educational offerings.

Frank Thompson

Even in decline, a virtuous man increases the beauty of his behavior. A burning stick, though turned to the ground, has its flame drawn upwards.

Saskya Pandita

Increased base funding is the best way to avoid high tuition increases.

Russ Mckinney

We have to work to try to help control those increases and costs.

George Mcgrath

We may see another week or two of increases.

Doug Macintyre

The end of quantitative easing will definitely be yen positive. Government bond yields are going to rise and that increases the attraction of the yen.

Qing Wang

The price increase started clear back in April. These increases were long under way.

Tim Hamilton

We've heard of increases in Texas as high as 50 cents a gallon overnight following Hurricane Katrina.

Rose Rougeau

They may have access to more people and information, but it increases the amount of people depending on them. They become bogged down in all sorts of projects.

Martin Kilduff

We're trying to target the increases to things that are extra hard and extra costly to do.

James Webb

The U.S. economy is going to be slowing down and the Fed's rate increases are coming to an end by this spring.

Xinyi Lu

Increases the complexity of their threat to the rule of law.

Richard Kerr

His speech was hawkish in the sense that there would be more interest rate increases. But again, there's something for everybody in his speech, including dollar bears.

Shaun Osborne

Where is the record that would support this? Where is the hard work that would be done? It's a big increase to go up 4% in the utility. These are increases that are 10% or above. These are not inconsequential.

Ben Wiles

It probably increases the risk premium on New Zealand for a few days.

Andrew Bascand

The sort of liveliness which increases with age is not far distant from madness.

Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Probably, the Midwest region will suffer the largest increases.

Guy Caruso

We can't afford these kinds of rate increases. It's imperative to get this bill.

Jerry Cerasale

That really makes them worth a lot more. If it's a new piece, the box won't add much value. But if it's an old piece, it really increases the value.

Lauren Enns

We've seen increases in the choking game.

Frank Berdar

I can appreciate that because some are barely getting by, just receiving cost of living increases.

Connie Williams

Despotism increases in severity with the number of despots; the responsibility is more divided, and the claims are more numerous.

William Wells Brown

Spending increases in Alberta are cause for concern and could potentially jeopardize the fiscal advantage the province currently enjoys.

Niels Veldhuis

It's a plus for the farmer and plus for construction people, and there are people employed in maintaining it. It decreases fossil fuel and increases the tax base . . . to me, they're a plus all the way around.

Jesse Crouch

This is a big amount of cash to be giving back. The figures will be even higher in 2006, when the increases in dividend work through.

Guy Deslondes

The high level of petrol prices probably rules out any increases in excise duties on fuels.

Roger Bootle

These changes follow massive increases in the cost of wholesale gas, which has trebled in price since 2003.

Kevin Miles

With solid fuel, the missiles can be launched more quickly. The surprise element increases and they are much more difficult to defend against.

Daniel Pinkston

All the downtown buildings experienced increases in (property tax) value, and that gets (the owners') attention.

Jim Popp

It doesn't seem out of line that director compensation is going up. But are increases too high? That's difficult to judge.

Jim Weber

We have a very open process to discuss fee increases.

Frank Zang

The cost of doing city business has gone up so much, and the mayor's budget adequately reflects those increases in costs; but in my opinion people can't afford to pay those increases.

Matt Walsh

I have penciled in a bit of pickup in private consumption because of wage increases.

Dirk Schumacher

An enemy to whom you show kindness becomes your friend, excepting lust, the indulgence of which increases its enmity.

Saadi

We can expect continued increases in the U.S. East market.

Joe Toy

We're expecting just two rate increases by the end of next year. That's not enough to help the euro.

Gavin Friend

There is evidence that people are bringing forward their purchases in anticipation of price increases.

Perry Kerr

There?s nothing controversial about these (the increases). These are catch-up prices.

George Gantz

The concern about vaccines is not really with infectious diseases. Our concern is with regression after vaccination and the huge increases in chronic immune and brain dysfunction in children.

Barbara Loe Fisher

We estimated too high for 2005, and that's compounded by estimating an increase in 2006. It's not that the economy in Greeley is bad. We're still having positive increases. We're just not going to meet our estimates.

Tim Nash

Double-digit increases in home prices are not sustainable.

Orawin Velz

The kind of increases that we've seen [in North American and Europe] leads us to believe that this should be no exception.

Richard Carrion

Any tax increases that did pass after the remarkably low collection in 2002 are contributing to the increased collections now.

Bill Ahern

We're not growing our reserves in proportion to our company. That's what drives (rate increases).

Mark Stinneford

Both the energy industry and the government need to ensure that customers on low incomes can counter the recent increases.

Kate Green

The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.

Pierre joseph Proudhon

They're concerned they don't have a contract. There are no pay increases in the foreseeable future, so they're going where the agencies are offering them more.

Dave Cohen

The formula isn't giving schools enough revenue to meet increases.

Chris Patritto

We have a good probability that pay will actually increase based on increased disclosure. To keep up with the Joneses, there will be some increases that are required.

Dan Wetzel

I think every form of contraception kind of increases sexual activity in teens.

Jessica Moore

We see slippage in retail construction as a function of increases in energy costs, which cuts into discretionary spending.

Cliff Brewis

In essence, it will put the taxpayer in control of future tax increases.

Mary Adams

Cigarette tax increases are proven to save lives. The higher the tax, the more lives saved.

Renee Martin

We've got a market that's very concerned about interest- rate increases.

Franklin Morton

These charges are driven by the impact of significant external cost increases and competitive pressures on some of our businesses in 2005.

Travis Engen

The euro is becoming firmer, supported by a better economic outlook and expectations of further interest-rate increases by the ECB.

Etsuko Yamashita

We think the economy is going to be slowing down and the Fed's rate increases are coming to an end.

Eric Darwell

There are going to be major demands for wage increases and thus causing further inflation.

Eric Bloch

The prices have gone down because the prices we purchase natural gas have gone down. There also has been increased drilling and increases in storage capacity.

Elmore Lockley