John Danforth Quotations

We are pleased with this ruling and look forward to proceeding to the patent phase of our case. We have great confidence in our intellectual property position and are pleased with the opportunity to present our position to a jury.

Three weeks ago, I was sitting in my office having a perfectly fine life,

There are very important policy issues and very complicated issues, and some basic factual issues that we think are going to be clarified by the Federal Circuit in about three weeks.

Let the investigation go forward, ... The investigation has to be comprehensive, all the evidence has to come out, there has to be full cooperation with the investigation by all parties.

No one, to my knowledge, has cast doubt on the personal integrity of the secretary-general -- no one -- and we certainly don't.

Given that the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit is currently scrutinizing this matter, we are somewhat surprised to see this complaint by the FTC,

France is clearly going to defend French troops and French citizens that are under attack.

We are expressing confidence in the Secretary General and in his continuing in office,'

I think it's Cheney. You know, with the registration change, that's what I believe.

I thought that the students were bright and highly motivated and it was encouraging to have the opportunity to spend some time with them, ... I thought the physical facilities were wonderful.

Japan is a great nation. It should begin to act like one.

Responsibility for the tragedy at Waco rests with certain of the Branch Davidians and their leader, David Koresh,

I was to Japanese visitors to Washington what the Mona Lisa is to Americans visiting Paris.

I think people are putting this whole thing together, and they are getting very excited.

We continue to hold out an olive branch to resolve these matters short of full-scale trials.

We're also saying that the investigation is critically important, that there is a cloud over the United Nations, there's no doubt about it, that the only way to dispel the cloud is to let the sunlight in, and that means a thorough investigation.

We can use the conclusion of the north-south peace process as a springboard to end the suffering in Darfur.

While we prefer to resolve issues outside of the courtroom, we believe we have a strong patent position, including patents that issued in the past four years that must be defended appropriately.

We are not suggesting the resignation or pushing for the resignation of the secretary-general,

The path is clear for us to get this case to a jury.

We are continuing to pursue our own antitrust case, which is based in part on the price fixing now being admitted by key members of the DRAM industry.

We were all set to get a U.S. government plane, ... fly Bashir and Garang to Washington for the State of the Union and claim the success of the Naivasha peace talks -- that was nine months ago, there is no reason why this is dragging on.

We will continue ... in our efforts to be fairly compensated for our patented inventions.

fired at a construction area about 75 feet from the living quarters of the Branch Davidian complex four hours before the fire and ... did not cause the fire.

We are very pleased with today's results and very thankful to the considered attention of the jury and the court in this lengthy trial.

We do not look at this as an escalation, but an important step toward resolving these cases as swiftly as possible out of court.

At the end of the day, we believe that the FTC process, either at the administrative level or on appeal, will conclude that our actions were entirely appropriate and lawful,

Although the government did nothing evil on April 19, 1993, the failure of some of its employees to fully and openly disclose to the American people the use of pyrotechnic devices undermined public confidence in government and caused real damage to our country,

It's a vindication that innovations matter, that innovations can be reasonably compensated and that companies can be built around innovations.

The investigation has to be very comprehensive, ... We have to get to the bottom of this. It has to be done in a very professional fashion. It shouldn't be prejudged. Let the chips fall where they may.

I really want to be in private life, not public life, ... That was the reason for coming back here. That remains my view. These have been the best six years of my life.

I know I will face numerous issues at the United Nations. With only a very short time to prepare, I am hardly an expert in all of the areas that will be in my portfolio.

By doing this, we give defendants and potential defendants a way to avoid significant exposure to antitrust and patent cases.

I don't think there is any breaking news here other than somebody at the FTC is talking about an ongoing investigation.

The lifting of the stay in Delaware means that we are for the first time in several years free to assert newer patents against Micron and to challenge newer products.

These are complex cases that merit coordinated decision making. With today's order and our new filing, we are taking steps consistent with the nature of these cases and with our efforts over the past four years to see them resolved in California. While we prefer to resolve issues outside of the courtroom, we believe we have a strong patent position, including patents that issued in the past four years that must be defended appropriately.

And look what it gets President Bush, ... It just gets him a kick in the rear. That's what they've done to him, and they've done it to him at a time when he's vulnerable, and they've done it at the expense of a perfectly fine human being.

All we have to prove is that the Patent and Trademark Office was correct in issuing our patents, and then we can settle damages.

The loudest voices we hear are those who advocate conflict, divisiveness.