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There is a tide in the affairs of men, Which taken at the flood, leads on to fortune. Omitted, all the voyage of their life is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat. And we must take the current when it serves, or lose our ventures.

William Shakespeare

Our recent - and forthcoming - announcements are indications that we are well down the track to creating sustainable broad-based empowerment ventures.

Pat Davies

It could be in the form of ownership of properties, equity investments, joint ventures, management contract or franchises.

Stephen Ford

This strikes us as a lot of cash up front for a highly uncertain benefit: even were such a deal to happen, it would be unlikely to threaten existing joint ventures.

Stephen Cheetham

We live among you, eat the same food, wear the same clothes . . . We sojourn with you in the world, renouncing neither forum nor market, nor bath, nor booth, nor workshop, nor inn . . . We till the ground with you, we join with you in business ventures.

Quintus Septimius Tertullianus

We therefore urge the local authority to be innovative and forge partnerships with the private sector for the purpose of joint ventures in the provision of housing to those in need of accommodation.

Cde Karimanzira

There are challenges in joint ventures about who controls what. AOL has had some challenges cross-selling with Time Warner.

Brian Mcandrews

Most of the executives of publicly held companies are on the job for five years and these companies are more concerned with quarterly earnings. However, family-owned businesses are in there for the long run. It might even take decades for some of their ventures to pay off.

Danny Miller

The Internet is new, and on top of that, health-related issues and ventures online are very new. The whole industry is all of nine months old.

David Restrepo

It is good to be in early in the game, against perhaps waiting too long and finding that all the good relationships for joint ventures are taken.

Stephen Pope

And the fundamental question is, why does someone with such extraordinary wealth look for the taxpayers of the state to subsidize his ventures?

Robert Orr

I have tried to make all my acts and commercial moves the result of definite consideration and sound judgment. There were never any great ventures or risks. I practiced honest, slow-growing business methods, and tried to back them with energy and good system.

Marshall Field

When Cook itself starts new companies, when they create new business ventures, Monroe County has a huge advantage. Having a world-class entrepreneur (like William Cook) in your community is huge.

Linda Williamson

They choose to establish joint ventures with us because it helps them to obtain market shares in advance. Another reason could be China's rubbish content is different from many other countries. Their technology needs some local adjustments.

Xu Liang

We put as little money as possible into Internet ventures, which we feel is the best approach.

Dana Mcclintock

I think their real interest is using the partner bank in China to distribute financial products and services that would be very difficult for them to do on their own. If you view the stake as the cost of obtaining access to the client base, it could be worthwhile in the long term as long as those joint ventures turn out to be profitable.

David Marshall

In the law on subsoil use there will only be four deposits with limited access [to them]. The rest will be open to foreign companies working in joint ventures with Russian companies.

Igor Shuvalov

The proposed bill will only restrict access to four mineral deposits, while in all other cases foreign companies will be able to create joint ventures with Russian firms.

Igor Shuvalov

Jenny is a trusted colleague and an important asset to our team. Her expertise and hands-on experience working in the venture capital industry, particularly on-the-ground in China, enables her to identify and invest in high-potential opportunities that are essential to the continuing success of Granite Global Ventures.

Jixun Foo

Our major acquisitions and joint ventures ... will be shown on the books for the second half of the year.

Gunter Thielen

It's a very good new business for Moses Lake. Their parent company, Columbia Ventures, is a very strong company, privately owned, very reputable.

Bob Fancher

Public opinion influences the matter a great deal. From the political viewpoint, nobody ventures to raise issues related to the abolition of the death penalty while terrorist attacks still happen.

Pavel Krasheninnikov

This initiative seeks to retain and grow existing companies, give first to new animal health and nutrition ventures, and attract new companies.

Joerg Ohle

Wine and cheese are ageless companions, like aspirin and aches, or June and moon, or good people and noble ventures . . .

M. F. K. Fisher

Not only will this impact this industry, but it's a cautionary tale for other physician joint ventures.

William Wright

We are contemplating seriously a way of taking @Ventures public, ... That might provide another vehicle for investors to participate in the funds.

David Wetherell

We believe there is enormous potential for entrepreneurial Internet ventures in key European markets.

Masayoshi Son

INFALAPSARIAN, n. One who ventures to believe that Adam need not have sinned unless he had a mind to -- in opposition to the Supralapsarians, who hold that that luckless person's fall was decreed from the beginning. Infralapsarians are sometimes called Sublapsarians without material effect upon the importance and lucidity of their views about Adam. Two theologues once, as they wended the.

Ambrose Bierce

This story is cruel, nonsensical and damaging to the tremendous work she does every day for people living with HIV/AIDS as well as her extraordinary leadership in all of her business ventures.

Kathy Ireland

The market has a very strong undertone to it and would seem reluctant to surrender too much of its recent gains. Very strong and robust turnover yesterday ventures to suggest some serious commitment to the market place.

David Buik

It hasn't been an easy decision for Thomas, but I respect it because I know it's well thought through, ... Thomas has always delivered a solid effort for the team, at the same time as he's won some races on his own. I hope he's learnt something valuable to take with him in his future ventures. On behalf of the team I would also like to wish him the best of luck for the future.

Bjarne Riis

[Merck] has a lot of nice vaccines in the works, but none of them are blockbusters, ... [Merck] has to come down from the mountain and realize it can't do everything by itself. It needs joint ventures.

Fran Hawthorne

There is no single event that will transform this company. Rather, it will be a series of events starting this quarter that will demonstrate Yahoo!'s momentum and progress, ... In order to strengthen and grow the business, we will pursue partnerships and joint ventures with major corporations, make acquisitions, and continue to innovate and develop new services.

Terry Semel

It will be of interest to people across the country because it's a new model for state colleges and how they have to pursue public-private ventures.

Joe Cardona

My reduced role in the company will allow for a smooth management transition, while enabling me to spend more time with my family and on my other ventures.

David Huber

I'm thrilled that Donald Trump will be guest starring on 'Days of our Lives,' ... Not only is Mr. Trump the biggest star on primetime television, but he also intimately knows drama from his many business ventures to his weekly boardrooms on 'The Apprentice.' Little does he know that the drama on 'Days of our Lives' is often more intense!

Sheraton Kalouria

[Product Ventures, which designed the Duracell EasyTab hearing aid battery and its packaging, conducted consumer research and found that packaging needed to be more than just a display mechanism in order to distinctively brand the product.] The packaging needed to be a dispensing system, ... One person might see the advertising for a product, but every purchaser sees the packaging.

Peter Clarke

Men resemble great deserted palaces: the owner occupies only a few rooms and has closed-off wings where he never ventures.

Francois Mauriac

Our company brings both local knowledge and national resources to the team. We established a regional office in Phoenix in 1997 and have been active in multiple commercial real estate ventures throughout the area.

Rick Newman

Some folks are continually making changes. I flatter myself that I like new ventures and new experiences. But when it comes to fundamentals I believe in finding the right foundations and building on them. I'm a poor changer.

William Danforth

We are very pleased to have secured the exploration rights to this interesting block and to be participating in Madagascars fast growing exploration effort. This is our first joint project with Mocoh since a recent agreement for co-operation in African exploration ventures.

Brian Hall

We are extremely excited and optimistic about our venture with the Coffee Beanery and are exploring additional product ventures and business growth opportunities as we continue to work to increase revenue and profits.

Larry Twombly

The event has played to a packed house in its previous two ventures. It's going to be a fun night for a great cause.

Craig Robertson

Capital is readily available, and private equity investors are looking for investment opportunities. By entering into joint ventures with investors, savvy developers can obtain capital at lower costs to acquire land, optimize the timing of lot acquisitions and shift some of the risk of funding necessary for roads, sewers, utility lines and other infrastructure needed for development.

Stan Ross

While it all sounds good, what are the real specifics and where is the money coming from? And the fundamental question is why does someone with such extraordinary wealth look for the taxpayers of the state to subsidize his ventures?

Robert Orr

The association can take some of the people from the ventures that are having problems to some of these and see how they can remedy some of the difficulties they are experiencing.

William Ross

None of the global joint ventures have been able to execute.

Tim Horan

His business ventures have all been well-thought out. He's not just driving a car -- he's thinking about his future.

Jim Engel

I have no question there is a need. I am not sure it is appropriate. What other for-profit ventures would we open ourselves to if we allow something like this to begin there every day?

Greg Coffman

What they really want (by forming joint ventures) is to get familiar with the local market, but not for money-making at present.

Chen Xiaodi

Now that the labels are indicating that they are willing to give licenses out for at least some kinds of music service ventures, the floodgates are opening and anyone who wants to be a big player in this space in 2001-2002 had better get moving now.

Eric Scheirer