There are always opportunities through which businessmen can profit handsomely if they will only recognize and seize them.

J. Paul Getty

I don't know how this particular deal is structured. But the network isn't the owner of the show, it's the buyer. NBC doesn't profit from 'Friends' reruns in syndication.

Scott Hettrick

Despite the rise, there was consolidation and profit-taking after an eight-day surge.

Kenny Tang

The ethics of Truth always returns, in precise circumstances, to fighting for the True against the four fundamentals forms of Evil: obscurantism, commercial academicism, the politics of profit and inequality, and sexual barbarism.

Alain Badiou

What we're going to try to do heading forward is to match profit expectations that are out there ... not to exceed them, ... to invest that money back into, hopefully, accelerated growth.

Charles Brewer

We'd have to make sure it was compensation for costs and that it did not provide a profit for the organs.

Belinda Wright

We've had tremendous moves -- and after you have explosive moves, it's not unusual for markets to pull back on profit taking.

Bernadette Murphy

Avalon turned a profit in the first year. This is something rare in the hobby industry.

Chris Mappin

I think it's just much-needed profit-taking after a huge run-up and, fundamentally, nothing has really changed. There is nothing to suggest that commodity (prices) are now going to pull back 20 percent.

Robert Lauzon

We have made a good start to the year and we can maintain our full year guidance of 6 percent organic operating profit growth despite absorbing an increase in the cost of executing additional productivity initiatives in the second half.

Paul Walsh

They profit from homophobia. They are using anti-gay rhetoric to line their own pockets. They are the modern-day snake oil salesmen.

Jason Cianciotto

Profit forecasts for Europe are still far too high.

Jamie Sandison

It's a very difficult position to be in personally. It's uncomfortable to be opposing a non-profit organization that is doing restoration projects.

Lennie Roberts

The market was really thin throughout the afternoon, with a continuation of profit-taking from yesterday, but then U.S. markets came back and capital flowed in.

Francisco Andrade

Profit is better than expected.

Deven Choksey

Exxon Mobil reported record profit and people expect the same thing for oil producers' 2005 profit.

Francis Lun

The profit margin index is well above the 50%-level, indicating that, for most firms, profit margins are higher than one year ago, when margins were showing improvement from their depressed levels throughout 2001-2002.

Donald A. Norman

They charge for proper disposal and (if) they don't do it they are profiting off a crime.

Lawrence Lau

The above strategies have helped to improve the gross profit of the group and helped to maintain average selling prices of products, further consolidating the group's leading position in the market.

Yang Yuanqing

We're seeing shrinking builder profit margins, and more and more incentives being offered to attract buyers. That's an indication of a shift to a buyers' market.

Alexis Mcgee

Hockey can be a real tough business with the slimmest of profit margins, obviously.

Jeff Phillips

The markets can't go up every day. Profit taking is one of the features of trading.

Andrew Lebow

The individual who she believed to be a family friend, and doing a favor for, turned out to be a state trooper. This was not for profit.

Sean Cullen

To be competitive, in the resort and hospitality industry, the spa has become a necessity. It used to be considered a loss leader, but now it's a profit center for hotels .

Susie Ellis

Europe is our second-largest beverages market and has demonstrated strong profit growth over the last few years.

John Sunderland

[The profit was] at the bottom of forecasts, they confirmed some production delays, and I think the market just doesn't like oils at the moment, ... Generally though, things are ticking along quite nicely for them.

Peter Hitchens

The mining sector has been weighing on the index though it's about time they had a bit of profit taking.

Angus Campbell

Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.

W. Edwards Deming

In not-for-profit performance evaluation where profit and loss measurements aren't obvious, this has been a breakthrough tool for us.

Clarence White

There's been a lot of selling and profit taking — across all asset classes, actually. Oil is weaker, gold, silver, platinum and palladium are weaker, and base metals are weaker. It's just fed on itself.

Bernard Hunter

It's not about making a profit. [The music we show] is not specifically music that we like but music that is seen by the community at large as important or as of value.

Spencer Longo

People anticipate supply and demand and go out ahead of time and try to profit from this.

John Davi

When I see the move of RFID into universities, it concerns me, ... It is sending a message that not only do we not have to worry about privacy but you can profit from it by a career perspective.

Katherine Albrecht

We're looking to make a nice profit tapping into this market, but checking is an old payment method. You can't afford to ignore it, but I wouldn't plan my business around it for the next five years.

Tim Stevens

Profit was the motive, with sales goals as high as $20,000 a day. The dealers took aggressive steps to protect their lucrative enterprise.

Tom Corbett

Now there's going to be buying power over these plans and it's going to force the prices down, so it's going to effect their profit line a little bit on the bottom line. It's going to cut off a little of their profits, if there's the competition we think there's going to be.

Jim Kolbe

They didn't pay any more than it cost us. It's my church. I'm not going to make a profit off them.

Ben Kugler

You learn about economics and mass produce little things to make a profit.

Andrew Shields

Investors were disappointed because they were expecting around 5 billion riyals of profit in the fourth quarter. They then decided that the drop was too steep.

Hesham Abojamee

[The shareholders will profit from Whirlpool's purchase, but] the people who built this company ... don't get anything out of this, ... That's not right.

Tom Vilsack

AOL might think about it [providing Internet access] as a profit center. That's not how we think about it.

Brad Chase

We had a 25-year high settlement price and that encouraged some profit-taking.

Billy Flahive

They want to see how our non-profit medical clinics are operated.

Mark Cox

We are certainly keeping our profit target intact and have in fact raised it slightly.

Martin Leach

We're underweight oil stocks. We've seen the best from the profit side.

Stefan Duchateau

There's no doubt he's making a profit.

James Miller

Making money or making a profit is not part of our agenda. The payback is through the learning and experiential activities that our students participate in.

George Toups

There's nothing wrong with an old economy stock as long as you buy it cheap enough, and there's nothing wrong with a new economy stock as long as you buy it cheap enough. Profit is profit.

Rob Friedman

There's no profit associated with it (for the company).

Michael Yackira

Our clients at Christian Brothers Investment Services don't want to profit from certain things and we want to see things change in corporate America.

Julie Tanner

The results were in line. The chemicals cycle is humming right now. The high dividend is not surprising, seeing the growth in profit.

Silke Stegemann

The profit rise was within expectations as the lender experienced solid growth based on good asset quality.

Qiu Zhicheng

It's never been a profit-and-loss business. It's done by raising as much money as it can and by getting more drugs through the pipeline.

Steve Burrill

The profit recession is here and people are still uncertain as to when things are going to come back. There's still a lot of nervousness.

Francis Gannon

We must realize that companies such as Caterpillar are profiting from oppression.

Chris Towne

What China got in the past few years is only some pretty figures. American and foreign companies have gotten the real profit.

Mei Xinyu

It looks like profit taking more than anything else. The Nasdaq has had a nice five-day run.

Brian Piskorowski

Even though they'll be value priced, they'll still carry hefty profit margins. They'll have better fuel economy and should do well. The market will be smaller, but it's still a big market.

Joe Phillippi

Over the last couple of days we've tried to break past C$1.1650 (85.83 U.S. cents) and we really haven't been able to do it, and I think what we're starting to see now is some profit-taking, not only on dollar/Canada positions, but on cross positions.

George Davis

The profit outlook is especially good for makers of electronic components. Sales will rise by at least 5 percent, and that will probably lead to profit gains of at least 10 percent.

Atsushi Osa

Obviously, (theft) affects profit margins.

Rob Wacker

We were very encouraged to see profit up at AOL, even though revenue was down.

Peter Jankovskis

There is no difficulty with that concept, but not all companies have received the same level of profit.

David Lowe

Little kids were spending too much time on online gaming. There needs to be a balance between social responsibility and business profit.

Wang Lei

That profit incentive is a pretty good motivator to help the region get back on its feet in a hurry.

Jim Owens

Profit is not my motivation.

Susan Peed

Someone ought to be able to make a profit. If you ask Compaq, they'll tell you they're doing well in the consumer market. Compaq is getting whacked at the low-end corporate market.

Louis Mazzucchelli

Honor before profit; where practical.

Gerald Barzan

The fourth quarter and 2005 results are in line with our plan. We are excited with the opportunities for our company and we are focused on the execution of the actions that will deliver our revenue and profit plan for 2006 and coming years.

Marc Bertrand

The cable companies are concerned about their profit margins.

Chris Carroll

These figures must mean that profit expectations are going to go up for this year. It has really gained a huge amount of market share. This is real sales growth.

Richard Perks

We are still negotiating with the shipping lines, especially those listed overseas. The hurdle in reaching a deal is because these lines feel their profit will decline.

Aburizal Bakrie

There is no philosophy which is not founded upon knowledge of the phenomena, but to get any profit from this knowledge it is absolutely necessary to be a mathematician.

Daniel Bernoulli

That means profit margins of the foreign brands in China is even higher than what they have in the global market.

Cai Ying

The highest (profit) margin business is the intellectual property business. I think there's a trend of (companies) still being involved in parks, but on a licensing basis.

James Zoltak

If you count all your assets, you always show a profit.

Robert Quillen

There's a lot of headroom to go further -- a lot of efficiencies that can still be created. There will be some barriers, but as long as the corporate mandate is to increase profit and reduce cost, the only two solutions are automation and outsourcing -- companies in either one of those [industries] will do well.

Trip Chowdry

Its profit missing estimates is just an excuse to take profit.

Barro Liao

There is nothing the body suffers which the soul may not profit by.

George Meredith

Our sales and profit should grow due to higher subscribers this year.

Sigve Brekke

We have seen good interest from funds, along with some bouts of profit-taking. But whenever we see that, new customers are stepping in.

David Holmes

There's a little bit of profit taking. I think support should be around $10.28 to $10.30, and resistance will be around last night's high.

Ronald Leung

Although short-run swings in firms' energy costs might be absorbed in their profit margins, a persistent increase is likely to be fully passed on to the consumer.

Roger Ferguson

There is only so much profit growth that cost-cutting can deliver, and the market now needs to see top-line growth.

Alan Zlatar

For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?

Bible

It's an attempt to protect the little guy from himself. H&R Block is helping people become first-time savers and not really profiting from it, at least to this point. Yes, there are fees, but there are also costs associated.

Alexander Paris Jr

No one should be able to peddle your private information for a profit without your express permission. Giving out this information to anyone who can pay the fee is a license to arm stalkers, criminals and identity thieves.

Bob Gammage

This is impersonation. These companies are engaged in an illegal activity. They're profiting from it, and they need to be prosecuted.

Joe Farren

The Hong Kong market will be resilient, although profit-taking will continue on the Chinese equities.

Mandy Chan

Entrepreneurial profit is the expression of the value of what the entrepreneur contributes to production.

Joseph A. Schumpeter

The big qualifier on that is that a lot of the price action we've seen in equity markets and earnings expectations are due to that energy price move and higher profit expectations among oil & gas firms.

Alex Scott

Asian banks have strived to improve their asset quality since the 1997 financial crisis. I see solid profit outlook for Asian banks.

Parker Wu

This organization embraced the American corporate ideal and would sell any drug that would turn a profit.

Tom Pickard

The real question is whether companies will squeeze their (profit) margins as costs increase or if they are going to increase prices. I think they will increase prices.

Michael Metz

I'm making enough for the prosthetics and making a statement about the medical establishment, ... ... Yeah, I'm trying to make a little profit too.

Paul Morgan

The most important thing in life is not to capitalize on your gains. Any fool can do that. The really important thing is to profit from your losses. That requires intelligence; and it makes the difference between a man of sense and a fool.

William Bolitho

It's been a good period for them with a continuation of steady growth in revenue and operating profit.

Rob Mercer

We went up a long way quickly. This is some healthy profit-taking in what I would suggest is still very much an ongoing bull market in hard assets -- oil, gas and base and precious minerals. A healthy correction is a healthy thing.

Peter Chandler

We still believe that the recession will persist through the winter, mainly because major job loss looms ahead in order to restore profit margins.

Bruce Steinberg

I think profit-taking may be part of the issue here.

Joseph Nadol

The issue of smoking bans and taxes have been around for a while and now the company is confirming its impact on profit.

John Grace

We'll then show how this will result in what's most important to the dealer and that's more gross profit.

Marc Smith

When you look at a plate of food it has to be equally appealing to the ownership as to the customer, ... You want a great product, but you can't compromise the profit.

Jorge Ramos

It has hurt the organization that he didn't stay there, ... but Habitat the corporation decided that it was just too dicey even if there wasn't enough in the allegations to substantiate them. Also, I think Millard and Linda Fuller, the entrepreneurs didn't feel warm and fuzzy about the move to a corporate approach to a not-for-profit entity.

John Wieland

We are also going to use the profit from the first phase to create funding for the second and third phases.

Pam Door

The fourth quarter profit was below estimates, my estimate was €590m or 44 cents per share.

Carlo Ponfoort

The profit margins in the analog area hold up much better than some chip companies that are more cyclical.

Sunil Reddy

I think the market could test 15,900 today but profit-taking will set in at that level.

Alex Wong

We very much believe that laws are being broken and people are profiting from it. Without prosecution there will continue to be this fraud and subscribers and wireless companies will continue to be the victims.

Joe Farren

We expect to do a large retail business with the Planet Hollywood brand on everything. We have a new logo and fresh ideas and expect there will be synergies with the hotel-casino to turn the retail into more of a profit center than most casinos enjoy.

Robert Earl

It's just profit-taking, the market needed to correct.

Tony Nunan

Sometimes in the rush to farm more acreage, growers don't take a close look at their potential for profit. Farm operators need to do a good job of analyzing their potential returns before making an offer.

Kent Thiesse

We have moved to expectations of a loss of 100 million euros for the fourth quarter of this year from Chrysler, whereas we had previously been expecting a small profit.

Stephen Reitman

Like starting a non-profit, being a chess champion, or football champion. Something they had passion for and excelled at.

Stacy Sullivan

There's been a lot of fund and local trader selling here after we hit $69 ... there's major profit-taking from the big funds and locals.

Scott Meyers

There was some profit-taking today, which is natural after the rises we've seen.

Carlos Hokama

Domestic dealers in this area have been going through constant adjustments over the last few years. Revenue has declined, profit has declined and we're not getting the return on investment we did three or four years ago.

Sam Pack

So long as there is a chance that a customer will call you with a problem, you don't really know what the profit is on that particular machine.

Paul Nunes

We have a good short-term bounce here, but until we retest the 12,080 mark, we may see a bit of profit-taking coming in again because of the nervousness on the market.

Joe Ismail

This illustrates why workers are insulted by their take-away contract. Our members generated that profit he's being rewarded for.

Connie Kelliher

A great deal of this success can be credited to the unprecedented cooperation of public, private, and non-profit partnerships in dealing with these issues.

Jeff Becker

The town cannot put itself in fiscal jeopardy so the developer can make a profit.

Jeff Becker

Private companies only invest where they can make a profit, not where there is the greatest need.

Peter Hardstaff

There's a lot of people making lots of profit today, but it's not the school children of Alabama.

Paul Hubbert

The company has moved a lot of its production abroad and that should help it increase future profit margins and keep its growth targets.

Patrizio Pazzaglia

I hate him. For his own profit he caused so many people to lose their lives.

Li Hua

The thing that bothers me is that companies claim to be patriotic. Then they turn around and make a profit on the war.

Jim Goodnow

They run papers with a great reputation for quality like the Sacramento Bee, and make a 30 percent profit doing it.

Hugh Martin

Sales of gas-inefficient large SUVs are in a state of near-collapse this month, ... It seems likely that the shift in the sales mix away from large SUVs will persist and continue to damage Detroit's profit margins in the process.

David Healy

The net effect over 10 years is probably closer to $40 billion in extra profit.

Stephen Schondelmeyer

This has never worked in history -- getting rid of incentives by cutting dealer profit margins, I don't want to be too negative. It is one of the few things [GM] can do to try to create some excitement.

George Hoffer

The profit growth in the first half demonstrates that our strategy is delivering strongly.

John Varley

This is capitalism, even when it's not for profit.

Robert Jones

The business for investment banks has been performing very well on most sides, and I want to hear what they to say on future profit.

Juergen Lukasser

For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe... Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end.

H. L. Mencken

Funds are choosing to lock in their profits after decent gains recently and more profit-taking will likely occur in coming sessions.

Chen Huiqin

Some universities run their billing internally and are able to charge, say, $6 per month while paying CDIGX only $3.49. It was possible for UMKC to make a profit in this way. We chose direct billing through CDIGX in order to give students the lowest possible price.

Andy Goodenow

Techs had been leading Tokyo's recent advance along with banks. Even though growth potential is bright for high-techs, they are not free from profit-taking now and then.

Hidenori Karaki

Firms have been showing strong profit growth by getting by with fewer people, adding computers instead.

Patrick Peterson

Clearly, the market is fundamentally overpriced, and in front of the impending numbers tomorrow, you had tremendous profit-taking.

Steve Bellino

The companies stand to do some profit because the oil is already there. All they have to do is take it off the ground.

Jason Schenker

But it does not mean we should risk lives of people. We cannot measure everything in terms of profit and loss.

Amar Sinha

The 3 percent kicks in during year three. On paper, we're not expecting to show a profit for the first year; we hope to show a small profit in year two.

Chris Allen

For fiscal year 2006 we expect further sales growth and another improvement of our operating profit.

Manfred Wennemer

What is a dividend but your payment as an owner of the company? If you don't get that, then the only way you can profit from your investment is to sell all of it or part of it.

Joseph Lisanti

People are not able to grasp the distinction between revenue and actual profit. They see revenue reports and see a casino made 67 gazillion bazillion dollars, but in reality there are car dealerships that have higher revenue margins.

Wade Duty

We've raised a lot of money, and learned how different it is raising money for a profit venture versus a non-profit one.

Andrew Shue

With profit growth stagnating, the government should look for a better future for the company, such as seeking international strategic investors.

Simon Chao

The company delivered a profit report that surpassed even the most optimistic expectations.

Frederic Ruffy

In view of the exceptionally low loan loss charge and the tax credits in 2005, it will be a significant challenge to increase the net profit in 2006.

Ton Gietman

A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.

John C. Maxwell

They never lower the tax rate sufficiently to get rid of the windfall profit that falls to the government.

Tim Wise

The investors really made a profit on those, Bank of Communications, or CCB.

Kitty Chan

We did have some profit-taking early, but I think a lot of people that were caught behind the eight ball saw that as an opportunity to buy.

Peter Beutel

Money is very tight right now, ... You can't go to a bank and ask for a commercial loan if you don't have a business to show them, no profit and loss statements because you're not doing any business.

David Stout

I didn't know how to read a balance sheet, ... But running a non-profit is like running any business. These are skills you need to have.

Frank Goodyear

It's getting good volume growth as emerging economies get back on track, ... I think we're going to get back to the kind of mid-teens profit growth that Coca-Cola has been able to deliver in the past.

John Eade

The profit is between 5 and 10 cents depending on what kind of gasoline we get.

Don Bowers

Too many people think only of their own profit. But business opportunity seldom knocks on the door of self-centered people. No customer ever goes to a store merely to please the storekeeper.

Kazuo Inamori

But the last thing you want to see happen is for e-retailers to include their profit margins in the shipping charges.

Bill Swinyard

Profit growth is going to slow down dramatically. It's not a great level to be entering the equity market.

Teun Draaisma

Samsung can continue to generate profit growth and earnings this quarter will be positive. The outlook this year is favorable.

Choi Chang Hoon

Investments for new products and marketing for the soccer World Cup will have an effect on the profit margin.

Christian Schindler

Any business they do on the Internet is going to be very profitable for them. They have the infrastructure. They don't have to create it. And additionally, the profit margins on their bras and underwear and lingerie are spectacular, while the other e-commerce companies have very narrow margins.

Steve Kernkraut

The landlords are the ones making a profit off of it and bringing congestion to the neighborhood. I've been asking (elected officials about illegal housing) for a number of years. Sometimes you get answers and sometimes you don't.

Joe Mcgonigle

Not even Jack Welch, the greatest CEO of all time, could earn a normal profit in the airline industry, given today's condition.

Vaughn Cordle

We had an excellent apnea monitor program, but looking at national and local competitors, we really couldn't compete. We had to look at profit margins and profitability, so we made the decision to divest out of the apnea monitor program.

Gayle Devin

That was pure profit for them.

Larry Delo

Japan is making investors nervous. The U.K. market has had a pretty much uninterrupted bull market, so the potential for profit taking is large.

Jeremy Le Sueur

Buying by foreigners appears to be about half of what it was before...so at current levels the market seems to lack strength and is easily hit by profit-taking.

Yasuo Yabe

Through 2001 profit gains are expected to continue slowing, but get back to more sustainable levels. People are viewing this as terrible that growth is slowing, but that's going on the assumption that high double-digit growth is normal.

Joe Cooper

H-shares with high valuations saw profit taking today.

Antony Mak

No outsider has ever seen the profit and loss statement of a franchise or of the league itself.

Stan Chesley

It was a low-volume retreat. It's understandable. There's some profit taking, some lack of news and the ever-present geopolitical insecurity.

Stephen Porpora

We view change at the [U.S.] division, the company's most important profit driver, as a positive.

Matthew Fassler

What does it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his own soul?

Robert Fulghum

They're entitled to recover their reasonable cost of providing service and a fair profit on their investment, ... But there's no doubt going to be a big battle over how much that is.

Martin Cohen

If they are making that much profit, they should reduce rates.

Rex Wilmouth

With some notable exceptions, manufacturers continue to experience difficult times, with high energy costs continuing to add pressure to profit margins.

Doug Godden

I think some people forecasting [profit growth] in the single digits are being conservative, which is a good thing when it comes to stocks. They are lowering the bar, which allows companies to meet or exceed estimates.

Nick Raich

This presentation changed my life...and that's no exaggeration! Multi-Dimensional Marketing woke me up to no fewer than 4 profit creators in my business. I'm literally shaking with excitement to go home and start making changes.

Jim Edwards

We've had a dollar sell-off in the latter half last week and a little bit of profit taking in late London trading.

Neil Mackinnon

Campbell needs to deal with the crisis in seniors' care in BC, not try to import ineffective for-profit models from Europe .

Joyce Jones

While profit may not be immediately possible, this is something that will develop over the next few years. Crucial to achieving this is ensuring that the percentage of active cards grows along with revolving balances.

Ron Logan

We now wait to see how all the stakeholders who helped to produce this record profit will reap the benefits of it.

Ray Hill

Profit-taking in many China stocks ... drove the market as well as H-shares into negative territory.

Castor Pang

This amounts to a profit warning ... and it's hard to avoid connecting (Alan Giles' departure) with the profit warning. My reaction would be to cut 20 million pounds off my (pre-tax) profit forecast to 90 million pounds.

Nick Bubb

I expect the index to move sideways today as there's a bit of profit taking.

Herbert Lau

We are confident of the outcome for the year and expect that pattern of profit improvement will favour the second half.

Steve Russell

There's not a profit in developing drugs for children's cancers.

Malcolm Smith

The incident in Saudi Arabia stirred up the market. The increase covered the cost of the product and allowed us to recover some profit.

Linda Casey

People should not profit from the miseries resulting from these heinous crimes.

Phill Kline

When John lost 22 pounds the first week, he actually made a profit.

Gail Rhodes

Broad-based, with nearly every consumer and commercial business line achieving double-digit profit growth.

Howard Atkins

The profit margins in this market are not outstanding in any direction. China is becoming a regular market.

Alexander Klose

Been keeping my normal profit margin.

Bill Elliott

Profit-taking is natural after those rises. The market is taking a breather. We hope that it's a breather, at least the trend is still looking positive.

Celso Cenise

It will become harder for companies to deliver profit growth. The U.S. consumer will slow as the year progresses.

Philip Barleggs

Investors will be disappointed by the lowered profit outlook and the extended time to complete the transaction.

John Inch

There was a substantial amount of profit taking, but the market absorbed it.

Marcelo Porto