Bill Curry
Bill Curry
William Alexander "Bill" Curryis a retired American football coach and former player. Most recently he was the head coach at Georgia State University, which began competing in college football in 2010. Curry formerly worked as a football analyst for ESPN...
halftime speech
That's the only halftime speech I remember, and it wasn't really a speech at all.
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It's fair to say that some people wondered why we were investing $300 million in our infrastructure, but I think this year is showing that it was the right thing to do.
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I don't think it says anything about the process we use.
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Also, our most recently reported results show a positive margin on shipping.
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Charlie's joy was in the work. He had virtually no need of self advertisement or need to insinuate himself. He was very shrewd but very understated. He genuinely seemed happy for others who succeeded.
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If there ever is one, we would certainly be happy to help in any way we can.
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These people need to pay more attention to the money they are taking. It's corrupt. I don't like it. It's not good.
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The entire profession of lobbying is in crisis. He can find fulfillment and be of service in other ways if he has absorbed his lessons and is ready to make a contribution. Lobbying would be the wrong patch for him.
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Split shipments are not always bad. We look for an optimum inventory level instead of having every item in every distribution center. It can be a better use of capital to occasionally do a split shipment instead of stocking every item in every center.
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Everybody was very cordial. We had a good visit.
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This has everything to do with making sure we have people who have the skills to carry out our mission. It does not signal any change in our strategy.
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Anybody who knows the cash flow dynamics of our business gets that. We ended the first quarter with more than a $1 billion in the bank, and we expect to generate positive cash flow from operations over the rest of the year.
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It's very common in the bookselling industry to reference the Times list.
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We tried to have some productive dialog with them on several occasions.