Corporations Quote by Norman Lear

Be true to yourself, and, um, don't worry about some large companies' quarterly profit index.

— Natalie Merchant

Ratings agencies are the glue that ostensibly holds the entire financial industry together.

— Matt Taibbi

We're never pleased when our ratings aren't growing at the rate we would like, but we understand that circumstances will always have us going…

— Brian France

Nobody's profitable at this moment, because recession is on; advertising dollars are down, and expenses are way up. So that kind of belies the…

— Brit Hume

Ratings agencies are highly conflicted, unimaginative dupes. They are blissfully unaware of adverse selection and moral hazard. Investors should never trust them.

— Seth Klarman

There's not many businesses where someone can come in and offer to cut the price in half and somebody doesn't think about shifting. But…

— Warren Buffett

If you're the CEO of a publicly traded company, you're worried about quarterly returns.

— Peter Diamandis

“As long as ratings are directly linked to pay and career opportunities, every employee has this incentive to exploit the system. And”

— Laszlo Bock

We are monitoring the global companies on a daily basis, and their rating continues to be investment grade. We will take immediate action if…

— Chanda Kochhar

One of the most watched - and least meaningful - financial metrics each quarter is the number of 'earnings surprises,' or instances in which…

— Mina Kimes

Companies should increasingly see themselves as major corporate citizens with a wider responsibility to the community. Nothing less than their reputation - their image…

— Mary Robinson

Publicity ultimately means bigger ratings.

— Dan Schneider