Arthur Blank Quotations

My job, when it comes to free agency, trades, is not to pick players, but support the personnel department and the coaching staff. We have to have the financial resources to make things happen and that's my job.

We're the largest home improvement company today, and we did $30 billion last year, or less than 10 percent of the total amount of building materials sold in the U.S. So when people ask, how much runway left does Home Depot have, it's an awful lot.

If something happens, you have to realize that you can't just yell at people all the time.

We will ensure that associates continue to possess unsurpassed product knowledge and maintain their dedication to customer service and respect for their colleagues and for the communities in which they work and live.

You need a lot of things in any organization, but one of the critical things is trust. When you lose trust and you feel betrayed, and it's not a matter of judgment.

Passion and standing up for things can help create a sense of unity. But you still have to act a certain way.

Running is a gift I give myself almost daily. Even at days when everything seems to go wrong, I treat myself on the satisfaction of a lap of 30 to 40 minutes.

I run because it's so symbolic of life. You have to drive yourself to overcome the obstacles. You might feel that you can't. But then you find your inner strength, and realize you're capable of so much more than you thought.

We were disappointed that we didn't win in Philadelphia,

No, I don't know how you can do that. You don't start out being a head coach.

Obviously, Mike is a critical part of this team, but the players have a tremendous amount of confidence in Doug Johnson, and Mike does, too.

Rich isn't going to politic for the job, that's not his style. At the same time, he's certainly a credible candidate who has excelled on both the business side and the football side.

I got a lot of winks around the room. What's really odd is, you walk around and you would have thought I got all 32 votes.

We've doubled our store count in the last three-and-a-half years from 500 stores to 1000 stores. We're on track to double again in the next three-and-a-half years,

I think a certain amount of air would come out,

Our organization, players, coaches, and staff have agreed to take on the challenge of raising a significant amount of money, and it is our hope that our fans will join our team by doing their part as well. Together, we can make a real difference in this time of need.

Longer term, trends underlying the home improvement industry remain favorable for continued sales and market share growth at The Home Depot, ... We remain committed to our goal of 23 to 25 percent earnings per share growth for fiscal 2001.

Jim's emotional and he's passionate, but he has to learn how to channel that so that it's not destructive. My father was that way, and I tried to learn from him. . . . Passion and standing up for things can help create a sense of unity. But you still have to act a certain way. If something happens, you have to realize that you can't just yell at people all the time.

My commitment to Atlanta and passion for sports and competition make this acquisition a perfect fit for me.

My children some times say to me, 'You know Dad, I thought you were going to retire,'

We want to begin the process of searching for a new head coach in a thorough and honest manner,

What I expect from Peerless is probably less than what he expects from himself. Peerless knows he's a No. 1 receiver. He needs to perform at that level and he knows that, too. So far when you talk to the coaches and talk to the players, and talk to Mike Vick, they'll tell you we got what we bargained for, plus.

There are a lot of reasons owners vote the way they vote. They have their reasons, usually very legitimate.

We have been informed of this potential opportunity. As with all other potential investments, we will review any information provided when we receive it and give this opportunity consideration as warranted.

We're the largest home improvement company today, and we did $30 billion last year, or less than 10 percent of the total amount of building materials sold in the U.S. So when people ask, how much runway left does Home Depot have, it's an awful lot.

We're the largest home improvement company today, ... and we did $30 billion last year, or less than 10 percent of the total amount of building materials sold in the U.S. So when people ask, how much runway left does Home Depot have, it's an awful lot.

This team will have to pull together, and we'll all have to play at a little higher level than they were going to before. But they have the capacity to do that.

People that voted for Tampa last time, the warm-weather people, voted (for Miami), ... That's pretty much the way I think it happened.

This conversation also puts the club in a position to operate in an open and honest environment during the final weeks of the season, and to proceed with our plans for the future.

This last extension was a very difficult one. To move that whole herd west is a credit to Paul.

It's very clear, ... the ownership feels strongly about having the Super Bowl in a spot where it is guaranteed to be warm.

I want to be clear that this decision is not being made based on our performance this season -- we're looking forward, not back. This is purely about the future of the organization.

The new logo depicts a more powerful, aggressive falcon -- one of fast movement. It's representative of the evolution and direction of our team.

I'm not a football guy and I'm not going to try to be,'' Anderson said.

If you look at the last number of votes, it's very clear the ownership feels strongly about having the game where the weather is generally warmer.

I suggest that you make sure your wills are in order because you don't want your kids fighting over your season tickets when you're gone,

He started crying, I started crying. It's like one of your children. He's a 23-year-old who's imagining the worst. It's painful.

He probably got close to a five-minute standing ovation.

You can't afford those kinds of mistakes and win in the NFL.

And at the end of that game, when we stood there and watched the snow come down and you looked up there at that scoreboard and the Falcons are on top, I mean our players were in awe. They stood there and took their helmets off and soaked it all up. It was so special. It was just the culmination of an incredible season, both on and off the field, and it was a gift to our players and a gift to our fans. I was just proud to be part of it.