“I have listened to shareowner concerns and want to dispel any doubt that my commitment to the success of this company is unwavering, ... I am eager to eliminate the distraction of the compensation discussion so that we can focus on the business of E*Trade Financial.”

“Alex Karras was a very likable funny guy who poked fun at himself. Can you see Rose doing that? A lot of reason for anyone's commercial success is based on looks, personality, and how likeable he comes across for people.”

“It takes courage to rip things out, but you get that confidence after a while, after you know what could be, or should be. The main thing is that you want to improve the garden, build on successes and correct mistakes as much as you can.”

“Harnessing and directing the innovation process to bring new ideas into production is the key enabler for competitive success in the North American automotive market. In the global marketplace, where engine concepts are increasingly complex and variable, innovative ideas and proven results are essential.”

“Broad based support is needed among manufacturing customer organizations to support standards development and deployment activities. The success of this effort and future development of standards based software components is dependent upon demonstrating a strong market need and customer commitment.”

“It's nice to see we're having some improvement, but still losing is not easy. It's hard to deal with, but if you get something you can take away from the game, have success at some level, it's easier to deal with.”

“(The caravan) has done in the past, and I'm sure it will continue to do this year what it's designed to do and that's to get people talking about baseball. We've had great response so far and it's always been a success.”

“Bob cares a lot about the success of Cocoa Beach. He's a regular guy who isn't afraid of hard work. Let me tell you -- it was very difficult for the tourism industry after Sept. 11. We were hurting.”

“Hereditary neurodegenerative diseases such as Huntington's disease have no cure and no effective therapy. Since the mutation initiates coding for the defective, toxic protein, we feel that it is likely that a successful effort to stop the steps leading to mutation will likely stop the progression of disease.”

“Organizations in every industry vertical are becoming more and more aware that high-performing employees are the most critical source of their strategic success. And employee performance management, along with training and development, is the fastest growing category of strategic human resource functions.”