Famous Quotes & Sayings

No, my family is Russian, Georgian, via Ellis Island.

It's the first time I've ever done anything like that. It took longer than I expected. I've gotten a lot of E-mail since I got back, saying they thought I did a good job and presented the case well.

It's always nice when you can sleep in your own bed.

It's funny because people outside this country are very interested in this kind of stuff but in this country, nada. Nothing. Zippo.

John Sculley

The future belongs to those who see possibilities before they become obvious.

Norton Simon

All right, I will read what's in my pocket.

Norton Simon

To me, such functions are like supermarket openings.

Norton Simon

Well, darling, you can have your tearoom now.

Nat Friedman

We plan to support Exchange 2003 as soon as it is released. We already have the prerelease versions from MSDN.

Nat Friedman

There are a lot of people who've been able to ditch their Windows machines and switch over to Linux because they can now use their Exchange server for calendaring and collaboration from their Linux desktop.

Nat Friedman

Red Carpet has a nice package abstraction layer that allows us to support RPMs and DEBs transparently.

The culmination of all of that was the decision to start a company, which became Lotus, to do a product, which became 1-2-3. By the time I reached that point it had been four years, and it felt like a lifetime, but really it was kind of evolutionary.

Leo Burnett

I have learned that any fool can write a bad ad, but that it takes a real genius to keep his hands off a good one.

Luis Guzman

I think part of the problem is the education system doesn't work - it's not accountable.

It's no secret what's going on in baseball. At least half the players are using steroids.

James Atlas

A penumbra of somber dignity has descended over his reputation.

Howard Stringer

The loyalty within Sony is quite extraordinary, and that's a remarkable thing. Some of that has to be sustained because it's part of the Sony spirit.

Mark Cuban

The league handles officiating in a far more professional manner than prior to my arrival. They approach it like a real business unit now.

Peter Drucker

Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.

Nothing can add more power to your life than concentrating all your energies on a limited set of targets.

What if you could be anything, or anybody, you chose to be? Think about it. What would you choose to be?

Your present circumstances don't determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.

Jim Cantalupo

The markets where we've got real good presence are the older, more mature markets like Australia, and Western Europe - where we've only got 6,000 stores, compared to the US with 13,000.

Les Brown

Don't let someone else's opinion of you become your reality.

Les Brown

If you fall, fall on your back. If you can look up, you can get up.

Time Warner has been managed for the short term. This has damaged the company's fundamental competitive position and its prospects for growth. This approach has cost shareholders a staggering $40 billion.

Jim Rogers

Tough times helped many commodities producers become lean and mean through consolidation, mergers and cost-cutting. All that excess supply has been sopped up.

At CNN, we are only in the business of finding and reporting the news. As for the pressure to deliver ratings, our viewership is up.

At CNN, our view is that good journalism equals good business.

All my life I knew that there was all the money you could want out there. All you have to do is go after it.

Percy Ross

A clever, imagination, humorous request can open closed doors and closed minds.

James Sinegal

It's even more important to hire good people and give them good jobs and good wages. They are the people who are going to run your business.

Bill Budge

A lot of kids are simply users. They have no interest in programming. Others will figure out what programming is all about and get excited about it.