Christmas Quotes

"Christmas is the time when kids tell Santa what they want and adults pay for it. Deficits are when adults tell government what they want and their kids pay for it."

"The first time I held him, he was in a Christmas stocking. Brad's an angel. He came at Christmas and he left at Christmas. He's a true angel. He came to deliver a present, little Reese."

"The closer you get to Christmas, there's this mentality on the part of consumers where they're willing to go out just a little bit more to get the even bigger discounts."

"Dear Piers, it is with huge regret I have decided to miss your Christmas lunch and instead fly to the Maldives, first class, with people I love, and not have a care in the world. If my mobile works, I promise to send pictures."

"I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month."

"Next to a circus there ain't nothing that packs up and tears out any quicker than the Christmas spirit"

"I think the consensus was and continues to be they'd rather be together on Christmas. That was our thought; get down here, it gives us a chance to get our feet on the ground and, most importantly, we're all here together."

"Because of the shift of increased spending by consumers, it's just such a critical industry right now. Christmas is proof of that. Sales of clothing and jewelry fell year over year, but consumer electronics picked up."

"Every region has its own specialties, and whether it was Christmas Eve and the seafood dinner and the seven courses, whichever family you were from, it's a visceral part of your life."

"I just wrote 'Merry Christmas John' on my balloon. I love the Beatles and especially John Lennon. My mom and dad let me take the day off school to come here."

"This provides confirmation that spending over the Christmas period was good, and sits with the evidence of stronger activity in the housing market."

"I was miserable during Christmas. I haven't had that as a head coach. I probably made everybody around me miserable."

"Christmas spending this season is likely to outperform most analysts middling expectations."

"We are looking at a second potential investment in China. We expect to announce that before Christmas, but there's still a little way to go in negotiations."

"In November, I played four times over Thanksgiving. Over Christmas, I played seven or eight more. So, first of all, I may be the reason they changed the rule that once you qualify for the tournament you can play. I may be the reason that rule gets revoked for everybody."

"A severed foot is the perfect stocking stuffer."

"Based upon how we've seen retail stocks perform, any continued low (consumer confidence) number puts a crimp in the Christmas spending story,"

"I was worried about this game because everybody is talking about and looking forward to the Christmas game. This is an easy one to overlook and let slip, but we came out and took care of business."

"Christmas to a child is the first terrible proof that to travel hopefully is better than to arrive"

"We had a 10-day layoff during Christmas. Mars was our first match after Christmas and we were a little flat. But that's no excuse."