35 Quotes by John Reed

This merger is immensely attractive to us, because there was no overlap in customers or core competencies. We are now able to invest in more cities by increasing staff, sales and services.

AT&T - it's not there anymore. General Motors is teetering. These are companies that one or two generations ago it seemed to be totally reasonable to bank your entire future on the company. Well, it's not the case any more.

It was great to do it against Saint Rose. My father's whole family went there. I broke the Saint Rose chain. I was going crazy at the end, but they weren't going to foul me. I knew I'd have to get a rebound to draw the foul, and that's what happened.

They've learned on a long car ride, you'd better have a book,

The institution is simply too important and the role -- particularly now with many of the changes going on in corporate America -- is too important. And I just felt that if I could help out on an interim basis, that I was honored to do so.

I'm persuaded it can work. Our sense is it's well worth doing,

I'll give him credit for any steps in the right direction, but I'm not moving him into the recommend column until he fixes all of it.

In the short time that Paul has led our mobile and international expansion, he has executed key deals, including the Orange France launch of League 1 soccer and Orange World TV. He has demonstrated a deep understanding of our technology and business, and we feel extremely fortunate to have someone of Paul's stature leading our management team.

In the relations of a weak Government and a rebellious people there comes a time when every act of the authorities exasperates the masses, and every refusal to act excites their contempt.