Richard Williams
Richard Williams
Animator who won a 1989 Academy Award for his work on the live action/animation hybrid film "Who Framed Roger Rabbit." "The Thief and the Cobbler" became his unfinished masterpiece.
ProfessionCartoonist
Date of Birth19 March 1933
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That's as good a defense as we've seen on film all season and thought we'd have problems with them, but we were one block away a few times in the first half from tying the game up.
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There were so many situations where in the past our kids could have put their chins down, but the entire coaching staff did a super job, ... And our kids kept their heads up, and without a doubt the difference was the second half when we controlled the offensive and defensive lines of scrimmage.
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Also, they're halfway through their quarter. In the software business, usually the last month represents 70 to 80 percent of their business and the last week it's sometimes 50 percent of that. So, six weeks in, unless you're having a total disaster, it's unlikely that this is the issue.
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We played as well as we've played all year long defensively for one half, but it's my fault that after being evenly matched in the first half we didn't get it done,
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I know that our decision was not based on athletics.
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I'm meant to do something good here. You watch.
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It's not an elegant solution and it's not even clear if it's a viable solution.
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The biggest risk for IBM is not the restatement of revenues and growth, it's more the potential for a crisis of confidence.
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The bet that computer vendors are making as they build up inventory is that fourth quarter sales will see a big surge. If we don't get that it will be trouble for software, ... Everything comes down to the fourth quarter.
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The biggest lesson we've learned from this is just how serious Oracle is to find another revenue source, ... It's painfully obvious that their own business is not doing well enough that they are pursuing this with such ferocity.
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The average retail investor can't be as nimble as institutions. If you buy right now, you might be sitting on a loss for months.
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Symantec cannot grow as rapidly as it has done in the past.
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We see cannibalism as the only way to survive right now for the big players. There are a lot of software companies out there that can't grow.
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Crouch has the stature to lead the line, his very existence sets an unusual problem for defenders, and the combination of his spidery limbs, surprisingly delicate control and patient approach allow him to hold the ball up quite effectively