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Projections are bullshit. They're just guesses. Wait until the real thing happens and then when it happens, then you can make the decision. Make decisions when you have a lot of information to make the decision. Not when you have to guess about what the decision is going to be or use data that doesn't exist yet.

Jason Fried

Earnings so far have been fairly robust. And if you look at projections, the short-term looks pretty good too.

John Butters

We expected a strong opening, but the response was significantly better than even our most optimistic projections.

Rick Schlesinger

Our projections are around 20,000 people this year, weather permitting. And it looks like good weather.

Myra Westphal

The better the information we have, the better we can plan. We're not perfect in our projections, but we are improving.

Ron Bradshaw

In 1993 we had an economy coming out of recession, we had unsustainable budget deficits in the projections and we had a budget package which people were afraid would dampen the recovery -- but it didn't. It had the opposite effect.

Max Sawicky

Now that we have the months of December and January finished, we felt it necessary to factor those results into our earlier projections and issue this update.

Brian L. Halla

We can cover our operating expenses without the revenue from UH and we have a cushion. Notwithstanding a total disaster, these projections should hold.

Howard Ikeda

Now it's almost the expectation. We're pretty much following the (regional planning commission's) projections.

Jim Moustis

I don't buy a lot of these projections. Marketers can be fickle. If their competitors experiment and succeed with programs in these arenas, then the dollar flow can increase rapidly.

Steve Rubel

I don't see myself as an icon. I was very moved by the response to my book; it brought me into relationship with many people whom I otherwise would not have met. I also discovered that in becoming a public figure, I became a focus for all kinds of projections that had little to do with me.

Carol Gilligan

We now expect our 2006 sales activity to be nearly double previous projections.

Bill Hankowsky

The reduced flying levels make it necessary for Northwest to furlough 900 flight attendants. Based on current schedule projections, we estimate that it will be necessary to furlough an additional 500 flight attendants in January 2006.

Bill Mellon

This is a conservative figure, based on the services we have delivered to date and our projections of clients' continuing needs in the weeks to come.

Richard Patton

I think there's some encouragement in what we've found in the initial sweeps. Numbers so far are relatively minor as compared to the dire projections of 10,000.

Terry Ebbert

Based on our projections, yes we can. We still have the back door. We can still go in with the $10,000 or 7 1/2 percent (in future years), only if we have to.

Howard Ikeda

Our original application included projections we made during the summer of 2005. Economic effects of Hurricane Katrina and the ever-increasing cost of fuel has made construction materials more expensive than we originally planned. We amended our original application to help balance the effect of those costs.

Paul Rakov

We're very comfortable with where we are. We're very comfortable with our projections.

Randy Falco

Despite all the projections and everyone writing things in pen and ink, we're really in a holding pattern until all the games are played. Notre Dame is certainly a great story this year.

John Junker

The company views market development in China as a long-term process and has very conservative near-term volume projections for China.

Bob Klein

Most market analysts are holding on to their economic or corporate projections while adopting a wait-and-see attitude to assess if oil prices will remain at current high levels.

Carmen Lee

I'd like to see what (the engineers') projections are on growth in other parts of town. Most of what we're seeing is on the southwest. I'd like to have a better distribution of what the growth is going to be.

Rex Garrett

As far as I can estimate from the preliminary projections ... it does appear that we may have unexpected revenues of approximately a billion dollars.

Randall Luthi

It wasn't just the cost savings projections that helped us keep Ellsworth Air Force Base open and reject the DOD recommendation to close it. It was also the consolidation issue and looking ahead 20 years.

Stephanie Herseth

The ground is already saturated from a month of near constant rain. Any heavy rainfall will run off immediately. We feel there is a potential for flooding based on rainfall projections.

Duane Dykema

The projections are for it to go west of us, but we don't want to be caught unprepared.

Joanie Erickson

I expect astounding things coming in the future, but we need a reset on the market projections and hype of today.

Peter O'kelly

We need to have other projections in mind when we pursue our affirmative action goals.

Jim Cavanaugh

Asia Pacific Pay TV and Broadband Markets 2006. As a result, our projections are conservative.

Vivek Couto

The 400 to 700 home reduction in our projected fiscal year 2006 delivery guidance should reduce our earnings growth projections for fiscal 2006.

Joel Rassman

We feel (business) is really ahead of our projections at this point.

Paul Hoffmann

This is a big issue for Los Angeles, obviously, because it has such a large number of second-generation kids - kids whose parents are immigrants - and when we looked at it down the road and some of these projections, obviously L.A. is at the cutting edge of these trends.

Hans Johnson

Based on projections, in 10 to 15 years we (in Wisconsin) are going to face a serious shortage.

Roberta Gassman

We're ahead of what our projections were. We have had a lot of interest.

Kevin Case

What's dangerous about this is we don't know its potential. For the present, everything hinges on what we find out in China, as far as our projections [are concerned].

C. David Heymann

It'll have a meaningful impact on our financial projections going forward.

Kevin Clark

We are gratified by the strong financial performance and customer service delivered by our colleagues at Talbot since they joined us in 2004. They have earned these payments through dedication and improved financial returns that exceeded our initial projections.

Martin P. Hughes

Despite this mini-surge in spending, the modest gain in same-store sales did not meet early projections.

William Ford

These numbers are still in line with our projections which already had growth beginning to slow in the second half of 2006.

Dominic Bryant

The job projections may be vastly overstated because no one really knows how big biotech will be, and we're still not sure how much this is going to cost the city.

Peter Steinbrueck

Projections don't mean anything, what matters to me are the actual results.

Robert Johnston

These are just projections but I believe they're pretty close to accurate. I estimated we were near 136,000. So I would say their numbers are pretty close. But nothing is official until the next census in 2010.

Clyde Melick

We don't tend to make projections because you become a hostage to fortune.

Craig Russell

Our model forecasts applications license revenue growth of 55 percent and database license revenue growth of 18 percent. We expect Oracle to deliver applications growth consistent with our model and database growth in-line to slightly better than our projections.

Chris Shilakes

I think with these projections the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] will be in a good position to reach the people most in need of the vaccine and additional targets as well.

Alison Marquiss

Because this is a brand-new service, we really didn't have projections. We're pleased, but we know there's more potential.

Jill Cappadoro

We have to remember that these are revenue projections and not necessarily real dollars. Maine should use caution when spending money that is not necessarily on hand.

Bill Becker

Projections through 2010 are good, ... It's unusual that we will be able to open a new building without a tax rate increase. All you have to do is go up and down the county and you see the construction. We need a new, permanent building.

Patrick Taylor

Our best projections indicate we're going to have a shortfall of about $400 million. We're still determining how much Wilma will cost.

Carrie Martin

People really have to be careful. It's because revenue went down so far and we're very cautious about future projections. It doesn't necessarily mean that happy days are here again.

Scott Pattison

Almost all the projections have UAB in now and if UAB isn't invited after what they did against Memphis, then they ought to shut the NCAA tournament down.

Paul Finebaum

Washburn and Southwest are really hurting for numbers. They have 19 and 16 players this season according to the projections.

John Washington

I take issue with their very aggressive projections. There's no way they can generate that kind of money. It's not realistic. It doesn't mean anything.

Don Barden

The wheat producing industry is already at a critical point. The next five years could be disastrous for wheat farmers if these projections become reality.

Dale Schuler

I think all the projections show this is going to be win, win, win for McDonald's, the Smithsonian and the millions of visitors who go there.

Walt Riker

Having Dell in our community has been an outstanding economic driver, ... We have seen growth not only in the number of jobs that is now double the original projections, but also in the scope and complexity of the jobs.

Stephen Mandel

When you look at the Valley's population growth and projections for the next five to 10 years, you understand why they (competitors) are coming here.

Robert Ortiz

Projections are that we will continue to grow, especially quickly once we hit the 2007-08 school year.

Troy Thygerson

When you look at the overall projections, vehicles run about 25 gallons a week on gas, that means we have a market for about 625,000 gallons a week for E-85 as we speak.

George Oerther

Most of our projections, our business plans were based on a four- or five-year agreement that we understood to exist with the Iowa Lottery.

Bill Wohlers

Over all, the change in the oil price has to affect the inflation outlook and the case for rate increases. The next round of projections are likely to be uncomfortable for any central banker.

Elga Bartsch

We did a (New England Economic Partnership) forecast in October, and we had 16,000 jobs added in 2006. Those are still reasonable (projections) given conditions at national level.

Edward Deak