16 Quotes by Tim Lyons

When trying to get a new business or property started up, I find that local banks are much better at seeing the vision you have laid out for the business or property because the investment is in their backyard. They tend to share that vision.

Ocean State School of Gymnastics has a 25-year history of quality instruction and safety from highly trained instructors and coaches. We brought that same tradition to our rock climbing business. All our instructors have been trained and safety certified.

Our inventory is in good shape and we're not in a situation where we're carrying more goods than we planned for. But that said, we still have plenty of stuff going into the holidays and we will have to sell it.

Rock climbers and gymnasts are involved in challenging activities that require the absolute safest environment. We provide that at all times and without cutting any corners.

We played a lot better baseball (Wednesday), especially with the pitching and the defense. We played 100 percent good baseball today. We fine-tuned a few things in practice. This is a good step for a very young team.

We have found that people tend to shop the off-mall stores more frequently because of where they're located and how they're situated.

We got into the game fairly early. We had a successful catalog business already, so going to the Internet was a natural extension. It's been our fastest-growing channel of business for a number of years.

We've invested a lot in improving our stores and we're working heavily on our marketing. But it all starts with the merchandise. If you don't have the things people want, they're not going to come in.

We were expecting a veto right off the bat from him. I think it's getting a lot of support.