45 Quotes by Michael K. Powell

Television is the original social network. Consumers love great television, but they also love talking about television. Sharing with friends the thrill of the last episode, debating what will happen next, working to enlist friends to watch the same shows that you love.

We're trying to fix this with the plan we've been floating. Now, the law says the transition ends in 2006 or - and the "or" is the only part that matters - 85 percent of Americans go buy a digital TV.

What scared me in that debate is that it's not about the ownership rules at all. The vast majority of people don't even know what the rules say, to be perfectly candid. Name all six of them.

She's a hard worker. She didn't take advantage of anything. She did more work than most people.

Today is a banner day, and I think years from now we will look back and see it as a historical day for us, ... This is groundbreaking stuff.

Keeping the rules exactly as they are, as some so stridently suggest, was not a viable option, ... Without today's surgery, the rules will assuredly meet a swift death.

People are always going to criticize your game. Initially, the number is going to help you get on the field a little bit more. People are going to notice you - it brings a lot of exposure. He'll have a target on his chest, and it's going to make him a better player. But lacrosse is lacrosse. It doesn't matter what number you are wearing on your chest.

Some of these fines are peanuts, ... They're just a cost of doing business. That has to change.

We'll be on the bus for 9 1/2 hours. I guess that will give the guys plenty of time to think about the game. We're leaving Thursday, so they won't have to be on the bus all day and then play.