20 Quotes by Steve Brozak

If they had been serious, they would have gone close to -- or back to -- their original offer.

I lost track of the number of times in its conference call (on Tuesday) J&J said how important medical devices were to the company. That means to me every single medical device company out there should wonder if they are going to get a knock on their door from them in the near future.

Given their financial acumen, they are pretty much self-sustaining for the foreseeable future. They've managed that by tapping into the capital markets. These folks have learned very well; they don't want to be caught at the mercy of anybody.

We've entered into the surreal as far as I'm concerned with the manner that this has been reached so far. Whether or not it's worth it is a question mark.

Guidant was in a position that was one in which they had to go through with this merger.

Guidant was in a position ... in which they had to go through with this merger.

Guidant should be very appreciative of the fact that Boston Scientific has help raise shareholder value (for them).

J&J tried to go out there and save face (on Wednesday) and not return to its original offer. They tried to argue that a bird in the hand was worth more than two in the bush -- that the certainty of closing was worth something.

Our military is being stretched too thin, to the point of being broken for the foreseeable future. We are asking too much and not giving enough, and we are certainly not any safer than before September 11.