David Cole
David Cole
figure land wants
We really want to figure out what the land wants to grow.
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You have to surround yourself with people who know the other parts of the company. Rick has done that. That's one of his strengths.
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Why should women from Rutgers and Livingston be denied the right to participate?
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We saw resistance to the initial Korean cars, but that was mainly related to quality. If the quality (of Chinese cars) is up to snuff, if the consumer feels there's value, they'll go for it.
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You have one part of the pickup market that is not going to change, but most will shop around, ... It's good to have loyal customers, but it's not 90 percent or even 70 percent.
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We're in a time where the clock is moving much more quickly on GM. I think they're fortunate to have Jerry because this thing is going to be played out in the next six months, not the next five years.
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We're happy that the court has struck these three provisions down, but we're still troubled by the broader expanse of the statute.
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We're just in experimental phase right now. As long as we're in that type of phase, it's a crazy time. You know we'll get there (profitability) and get there fast. But the ideas that are not out there yet, and the companies that will be behind them, might be the real winners.
disconnect market
We've got a real disconnect right now between our market and our educational system.
hide secrets
There are no secrets. You can't hide anything.
green increased revolution shift
There is a increased realization that a green revolution is about to begin, ... This is a real shift in technology.
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What they're really doing is taking their divisions and shrinking their number in a de facto way.
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What they're really looking at is the long-term implications of this. In the past, there was a decidedly short-term mentality, and basically what (GM) would say is we'll settle so we can meet our quarterly profit projections. That's different today. The financial community is concerned about the short-term return?but what they're focused on is the long-term profitability.
company
This will not be the only company where you're going to see this kind of comment.