Famous Quotes & Sayings

Michael Eisner

A company that pays attention to the family unit is a successful company. We don't isolate the family. We don't make rides that say, 'Hey mom, dad, you go sit on the bench.'

Michael Eisner

If you're soft and fuzzy, like our little characters, you become the skinny kid on the beach, and people in this business don't mind kicking sand in your face.

We are delighted that Microsoft and America Online are contributing to the development of a standard.

We are deeply saddened by the destruction inflicted on this beautiful and historically rich part of America. The donation is our attempt at helping to alleviate some of the suffering.

Will Cuppy

Aristotle was famous for knowing everything. He taught that the brain exists merely to cool the blood and is not involved in the process of thinking. This is true only of certain persons.

Irwin Shaw

Every novelist has a different purpose - and often several purposes which might even be contradictory.

Indra Nooyi

I don't think the deficit of the country is a Republican issue or a Democratic issue. I think it's a country issue. I don't think worrying about the reindustrialization of America is a Republican or Democratic issue.

Sasha Cohen

The night before I compete, I like to have steak. Meat is especially important for female athletes because it provides them with the nutrients they need to perform at their best.

Sara Paretsky

In 1986 we were trying to help women get in print, stay in print, and come to the attention of booksellers and libraries. At that time, books by men mystery writers were reviewed seven times as often as books by women.

Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance.

Sheldon Adelson

I've already figured out when I'm going to be No. 2 and No. 1.

Sheldon Adelson

Why do I need succession planning? I'm very alert, I'm very vibrant. I have no intention to retire.

Sheldon Adelson

If I were to retire, I would keep my family's interest in the company the same and say, Don't sell.

Shelley Berman

Outside came in '60. The Edge in '61. All three made Gold, but the biggest seller was Inside.

Shelley Berman

So that this thing that aired in 1963 would result a few years later in personal bankruptcy, would result in having people be on edge with me, wondering when I'm going to blow up.

Shawn Fanning

Well, user feedback was excellent. Even when the software didn't work at all, there were few people who were avid users, and there were people who were just sending excellent feedback and excellent ideas.

Shawn Fanning

It's been all over the press, and schools are deciding to shut it down. We released a public announcement saying that we had some potential solutions that we were working with, and once we had something concrete we would start implementing it and approach schools.

Shawn Fanning

I had to actually purchase a book to learn the API and write the client. It was pretty frustrating trying to learn the API and develop a product quickly.

Shawn Fanning

So the bandwidth issue is definitely a big concern of ours.

Shawn Fanning

He said this has the potential to be the first broadband killer application, and it has sort of become the truth because obviously it's so bandwidth intensive. I mean, it has been an issue.

Shawn Fanning

I think in terms of the work we're doing now a lot of the UI cleanup... I see it getting much prettier.

Shawn Fanning

Bertelsmann understood our vision when they first invested in us... They still believe in that vision.

Shawn Fanning

Independent artists and labels have always been the trend setters in music and the music business.

Shawn Fanning

I think then, when we started receiving the first of the user feedback, feedback from people that I had not specifically told about it, but had spread from friend to friend and then they were giving us feedback.

Maggie Kuhn

Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind - even if your voice shakes.

Nicky Whelan

I'm going to go traveling through Europe and see parts of the world I haven't seen. I've spent so much time in America that I want to check out the rest of the world.

Natalie Cole

I never got to make that transition from little girl to young woman... and that really screws you up.

Nathaniel Parker Willis

Press on! for in the grave there is no work and no device. Press on! while yet you may.

Nathaniel Parker Willis

At present there is no distinction among the upper ten thousand of the city.

Lee Iacocca

I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team.

Lee Iacocca

People want economy and they will pay any price to get it.

Louis Auchincloss

With her high pale brow under her faded brown hair, she was like a rock washed clean by years of her husband's absences at conventions, dinners, committee meetings or simply at the office.

Lou Barletta

Thousands of cities in America are crying out for relief from the burden of illegal immigration. Small towns like mine can no longer wait for Washington.