Quotes Of The Week

The Age

Saturday June 14, 2008

Compiled by Adrian Lowe

"We have two options: we can do something, which is what we are doing; or we can sit around and pray that fuel comes down. Option B is not an option that this management is envisaging at all."

BRETT GODFREY, Virgin Blue CEO, speaking about moves to offset rising costs

"Not everybody can be a winner, this is true, but on the other hand the games that we offer do not lead to addiction to gambling because they are not fast games."

JOHN KATASIS, Intralot Australia boss at the launch of Intralot's scratchies

"Our resources expansion is here for the long haul."

MIKE RANN, SA Premier, on his state's burgeoning resources sector

"If the income reported by a business is consistently less than the industry benchmark, it could indicate a business is not declaring income properly."

MICHAEL D'ASCENZO, tax commissioner, declaring war on the country's illegal "cash economy"

JARGON ALERT

"We are excited to be able to bring these stores to Victoria. Until now, banking has been seen by most Australians as a tedious chore to be completed as quickly as possible. BankWest is changing all that and making banking a convenient and enjoyable experience."

IAN CORFIELD, BankWest retail chief executive, in a statement about his bank's

east-coast expansion

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