I knew a gentleman who was 65 who had a consulting firm outside of Kansas City, Mo. I convinced him to sell me the business, which did auditing and reviewing of freight bill charges, for nothing down. It was a step out of working in this bureaucratic setting of corporate America and going out on my own in 1984.
I took a job at a white-shoe NYC law firm, with an office, business cards, and a fat starter paycheck.
I’m a firm believer in putting your money where your mouth is.
We will also allow state companies to sell shares to their workers and will pass a law allowing citizens to start companies of their own with no limits on the number of employees or on the firm’s output.
Obviously it’s true that as you go up the ranks, the number of women starts to decline. Whether that’s because of ‘self-deselection’ or other barriers, I think that depends on the firm, the industry, and the person.
Well, what I can say about Denmark… Every law firm in town has some business with Danske Bank.
I have this firm belief that when I step on the field that I believe I’m the best player on the field, but I also believe that I’m not good enough yet. Because of that, I need to make sure that I’m striving to improve every aspect of my game.
I worked in IT for about three years for a tiny firm with ten other people.
I have great respect for the Office of the President, and I will always seek common ground for the betterment of our great country. Likewise, I will always stand firm in my conservative values and advocate for policies that are pro-growth, pro-worker, and pro-American.
I take a lot of pro bono cases, and I always have to balance my pro bono cases with my paying clients because this is a law firm – this is a business.
Not a law firm in the entire city of New York bid for my employment as a lawyer when I earned my degree.
There is firm support in the Swedish society for the United Nations and, of course, for the Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Soon after ‘Paruthiveeran’ I was flooded with scripts that were almost the same as the award-winning film. I had offers from Malyalam, Telugu and Kannada filmmakers. But I had to be firm and in fact I realized that now I had to be more careful with my choice of films because I have raised the audience expectations.
I am a firm believer in free but fair trade. However the United States should not be on the losing end of trade agreements that are not enforced. It is time that we make China play fairly.
I am a firm believer that the craziest stories that have been told and are being told are in anime. They have character arcs that go over, like, 400 episodes, like a 400-episode character arc.
I have this firm belief that I am who I am for a reason. If I change something, I’m cheating myself of whatever it is I’m supposed to learn from my body. You know, I’m legally blind. I’m 20/750, since I was in fifth grade. I wear glasses and contacts. But I won’t even get LASIK.
I’m a firm believer when everybody in the community gets excited, it’s a positive.
Remove advertising, disable a person or firm from proclaiming its wares and their merits, and the whole of society and of the economy is transformed. The enemies of advertising are the enemies of freedom.
I have been a firm believer in the federal structure of our country as enshrined in the Constitution.
I’m a firm believer that individual accolades are a bit overrated in this game.
Goldman Sachs isn’t the firm it once was when I worked for it, but it’s still one of the building blocks of our capitalist society.
The billionaire founder of investment firm Elliott Management was one of several investors who warned financial ministers in 2007 that a crack in the housing market could cause huge problems for the banking industry.
For us as a firm, not only from a risk mitigation standpoint but also as a point of differentiation, it is incredibly important to get consistency and the very best individuals with the capabilities to do the very best job.
Stride forward with a firm, steady step knowing with a deep, certain inner knowing that you will reach every goal you set yourselves, that you will achieve every aim .
Before we start anything creatively, we have a firm understanding of our objective and our frame of mind for the campaign. Who’s our audience, and what’s their day-to-day behavior? How can we complement those behaviors? How is our message more than an interruption? Why would people care about what we’re saying?
I’m a firm believer that your lifestyle plays a key role in the state of your complexion.
I am a firm believer that you can have the body you want, only to the extent that you’re willing to work for it.
I always say be humble but be firm. Humility and openness are the key to success without compromising your beliefs.
We actually tried to invest in Twitter in April 2007, right when it launched. At the time, the company was wary of having a classic, tier-one traditional venture firm involved.
I grew up in a joint family of 60 people with one kitchen. So I am a firm believer in the family concept.
Comrade Deng Xiaoping – along with other party elders – gave the party leadership their firm and full support to put down the political disturbance using forceful measures.
I’m a firm believer that character is highly overrated. Character is a trick that we do with the audience’s collusion.
The first condition of success for the League of Nations is, therefore, a firm understanding between the British Empire and the United States of America and France and Italy that there will be no competitive building up of fleets or armies between them.
I’m pretty firm in my sexuality and my love for women.
I want you to know what I have told Australia’s Parliament in Canberra – what I told General Petraeus in Kabul – what I told President Obama in the Oval Office this week. Australia will stand firm with our ally the United States.
I’m a firm believer, and some people may disagree, and I’m happy to have a beer with them and talk about it, but I believe that locations are such an integral character to the movie.
Educating the world’s poorest girls can only be done with the firm commitment of many stakeholders – both domestic and international – to plan, fund, and build strong, sustainable, and equitable education systems.
I’m a firm believer that if you are not on the team, you ought not have input on who the quarterback is going to be.
I have a problem with censorship by the lawyer – by legal people by the publishing firm, and I may be changing publishers. They don’t seem to want to take too many risks with living people.
Our peace shall stand as firm as rocky mountains.
I always, as a firm rule, make my movies based on how inexpensively I can make them because that means the more freedom I’m going to have.
In 1998, I founded the American Center for Law and Justice, probably the premier public interest law firm in America defending the rights of believers.
Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions.
We see them when they come to New York. They stay at my wife’s apartment. We have quite a correspondence with them at all times. They play a very important role, the authors in the firm, because so much of the material we publish is suggested by them.
I am a firm believer that an oppressed society gives birth to crime.
As a partner in a firm full of women who work outside of the home as well as stay at home mothers, all with plenty of children, gender equality is not a talking point for me. It is an issue I live every day.
At the height of the first great dot-com boom, Craig Kanarick, then in his early 30s, was running Razorfish, a Web design firm he’d co-founded with an old friend, which at its peak had 2,300 employees in nine countries.
I have always been a firm believer in the longstanding American principle of having the right to bear arms and I will remain committed to see that this freedom is not infringed upon, revoked, or limited in any way.
I’m a firm believer in doing things that scare you.
I’m a firm believer that people find their own passions.
I’m a firm believer in absolute honesty.
I think a firm grip helps you control the club and prevents it from turning in your hands. Another thing about feel is, if you make a change in your grip, it takes time for your brain to adapt.
I’m a firm believer that actors take to work who they aren’t at home. People show their other self in their art or in their work.
By the time I stepped down as Xerox’s CEO in 2009 – and as chairman in January 2010 – Xerox had become the vibrant, profitable and revitalized company that it still is today. What made the difference was a strong turnaround plan, dedicated people and a firm commitment from company leaders.
There are pros and cons of experience. A con is that you can’t look at the business with a fresh pair of eyes and as objectively as if you were a new CEO. Fire yourself on a Friday night and come in on Monday morning as if a search firm put you there as a turn-around leader. Can you be objective and make the bold change?
I was a firm believer that every cricketer needs to get a fair chance.
I think if we’re going to live in this – in this world – in this technological world where information can be disseminated so quickly, we have to be serious and take firm, strong action against those who are putting American lives at risk. Because this will put people’s lives at risk.
