#rating

Today, credit rating agencies rate companies, countries and bonds. ↗

— Mike Fitzpatrick

#bonds #companies #countries #credit #credit rating

With gridlock the norm, Congress's approval rating is below 10 percent and the public has lost faith in its national leadership. ↗

— Ron Fournier

#below #congress #faith #leadership #lost

It's very liberating for me to realize that I don't have to step up to the plate with a plot that involves the U.N. Security Council. ↗

— Jonathan Franzen

#i #involves #liberating #me #plate

Great nations are simply the operating fronts of behind-the-scenes, vastly ambitious individuals who had become so effectively powerful because of their ability to remain invisible while operating behind the national scenery. ↗

— R. Buckminster Fuller

#ambitious #because #become #behind #effectively

User-centered design means understanding what your users need, how they think, and how they behave - and incorporating that understanding into every aspect of your process. ↗

— Jesse James Garrett

#behave #design #every #how #incorporating

We must not be hampered by yesterday's myths in concentrating on today's needs. ↗

— Harold S. Geneen

#hampered #must #myths #needs #today

The worst part about celebrating another birthday is the shock that you're only as well as you are. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#another #birthday #celebrating #only #part

I think fun is an important part of the entertainment industry, and it should be. Anybody who's not incorporating some of that into their work needs to take a break, go away, and have an attitude adjustment. ↗

— Diane Lane

#anybody #attitude #away #break #entertainment

We are looking for targets that have a tremendous strategic fit for the company. The colleges must have complementary education programs, have an excellent reputation, long operating history and solid regulatory compliance. ↗

— John Larson

#company #complementary #compliance #education #education programs

I have two main reasons for retiring. The first is I can no longer play at a level I was accustomed to in the past. That has been very, very frustrating to me throughout this past year. The second one is realizing my health, along with my family, is the most important thing in the world. ↗

— Mario Lemeiux

#along #been #family #first #frustrating