Quotes by Edgar Bronfman

“To turn $100 into $110 is work. To turn $100 million into $110 million is inevitable.”

“have fought us every inch of the way.”

“The settlement is, I believe, in all the circumstances a fair and just one,”

“It is both an acknowledgment of the history of what took place as well as an effective means of assisting elderly Hungarian Jewish survivors through the important social welfare projects to be administered by the Claims Conference.”

“We are really the arms suppliers to a significant series of wars going on,”

“would bring significant value to our shareholders.”

“This conference is about gold. But theres going to be other conferences, I hope, dealing with other subjects, especially art, which is an enormous subject.”

“This is going to expand the music market, ... Internet consumers -- particularly music consumers on the Internet -- are people who generally dont go into retail stores.”

“We dont feel Universal belongs in the independent movie business,”

“between very long shots and very, very, very long shots.”

The history of the music industry is inevitably also the story of the development of technology. From the player piano to the vinyl disc, from reel-to-reel tape to the cassette, from the CD to the digital download, these formats and devices changed not only the way music was consumed, but the very way artists created it.

In the modern era, Jewish sovereignty over the land of our ancestors is a relatively short phenomenon. From the time of the successful Maccabean revolt to the Roman annexation in 63 BC constitutes about 100 years of Jewish rule. Combined with Israels independence in 1948, this is about 160 years of effective sovereignty.

In politics, as in business, leadership is crucial.

Much of what has gone wrong in the pursuit of Arab-Israeli peace is due to a lack of strong leadership, primarily among the Palestinians.

The beauty of Judaism is that it demands we ask questions, especially of ourselves.

Commercial success still hasnt come to an artist that isnt signed to a record label. There are very few artists that can succeed without the help of a record label. The role of the record label is still required, its still necessary.