Quotes by Lanny Baker

“The AOL unit is a critical piece of the puzzle.”

“Its [the Internet] not going to replace everything. Its going to complement most stuff but there are some things its going to supplant.”

“It looks to me, with a slowing economy, the first half of the coming year is going to be pretty challenging but the second half will be a little easier. For the investor, the challenge is to stay on the sidelines and watch what the growth expectations are ? the challenge is to keep your eye on the trend line and when the markets assumptions get way above, you sell, and when they get way below, you buy.”

“Maybe what eBay does is so part and parcel that you cant tie it into the traditional world.”

“Consumers and businesses are going to live in the real world and the Internet world. The lesson is: Traditional companies that are tied into the Internet ought to have more growth and Internet companies that are tied into more traditional companies should have more profitability and stability.”