John Collins
John Collins
challenge consumer educating industrial markets smart
The real challenge is educating consumer and industrial markets about smart fabrics.
divorce equitable pensions protected
Pensions are not protected from equitable settlements in a divorce.
certainly experience fighting later lost randy rather reason spend time together
I think we?re all a little lost with this experience. Certainly Phil, but Randy and I, and even Romeo, would rather spend our time doing other things than fighting rumors. I think that was a reason for us to come together later in the day and just say, ?Are we OK? Do we still all want to be together?? And that was the case.
overall rumors spun tagged ways
I think in some ways those conversations, as well as our overall conversations of the organization and how to make it better, may have spun some rumors out that essentially were tagged to the GM.
appears funds indeed investing money people putting stock volatility
It appears people investing in stock funds have indeed responded to volatility by putting more money into funds.
enemies
We make more enemies by what we say than friends by what we do
impressive people
I don't think I've ever had so many impressive people say so many impressive things.
finishes whoever
Whoever finishes first will be called the Ironman.
chief counsel couple junior maybe
We need a Chief Counsel. I don't know that we have a Chief Counsel in the building. We have a couple junior lawyers, but we don't have a Chief Counsel. We may need that. And maybe that person should or shouldn't have player-negotiating experience.
joys shared
We were very close, and we shared each others' joys and sorrows.
apart bands energy fallen last
He's got all the energy. We would have fallen apart (without him). Most bands would never last this long.
bed cleaned door turned
I cleaned up the door and have turned it into a headboard for a bed.
aligned believe confusion contrary focus fund interests management represent since somehow
The focus of confusion is that, since the ICI does not represent shareholders, we must somehow be contrary to their interests. But at the ICI, we believe fund management companies' interests must be aligned with those of shareholders.
christmas maybe meet
If he is, it's not to meet us. Maybe he's doing some Christmas shopping.