Richard Parsons
Richard Parsons
Richard Dean "Dick" Parsons, an American business executive, is the former chairman of Citigroup and the former chairman and CEO of Time Warner. He stepped down as CEO of Time Warner on December 31, 2007. He is currently the interim CEO of the Los Angeles Clippers NBA franchise...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth4 April 1948
CountryUnited States of America
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I was a middle child. I grew up in Brooklyn with three sisters and a brother. You know what that means: everybody is constantly fighting with everybody and you are in the middle of the storm trying to make peace. That is your life. Making everybody work and play well together.
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My daughter watches the news, ... I think kids today are pretty well-informed about what's going on in the world. Hopefully, they'll be a generation that's going to be more understanding, open and willing to cooperate to solve the problems we have.
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I do think that when clouds roll in, it takes a while for them to roll out of the sky even though a lot of good work has been done underneath, ... We're optimistic that, given time and the right type of exposure, the Street will begin to see real value there.
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The road back may not be as short as we wish, ... But there are solid reasons to feel confident about the future.
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The bottom line is we think we have a lot of ways to get home, ... We'll explore and exploit the ones that stand out to be the most beneficial to the company.
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I don't think piracy is going to kill the music industry. But digital technology and the ability to download will change the packaging from CDs to a single-based business.
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move forward with renewed confidence in the future.
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This is a very exciting time for our company and the year is off to a great start,
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It is possible the SEC ... the two streams will cross, ... We haven't gotten to that bridge yet, let alone figured out how to cross it. We, like everyone else, have to think of alternative ways to get home if one road is blocked.
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Because the discussions are fluid, we don't know if they will result in any transaction or what form any transaction will take.
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If there is such thing as a perfect fit, Warner EMI Music is it.
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While I'm pleased with the first six months of 2003, I think it's fair to say we still have a lot of hard work in front of us,
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While no one can stand here and say we're never going to make a mistake, we're not going to make a mistake out of aggressiveness,
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We're talking to different people about different things. Everyone brings something different to the party.