John Taylor Quotations

The people who think it is a good idea to get a big tax refund are ... really undisciplined. I guess if that is the only way you can save money, it is better than nothing.

Where the cut happened was inaccessible by car. Crews went in on the railroad. They carried cable in, stringing it through the trees.

There is a piece of real estate in the household that is increasing in value - and that's the place right above or right below the TV set. It sounds to me like Microsoft sees this as strategically important enough to them that they are willing to make the investment.

The price point is certainly an impressive value statement, ... I think the going assumption is you have to pay about $10 a month to be involved in a gaming community like this, so to offer a one time fee of $49.99 is going to make it a lot less challenging for kids or teens to get permission to play. I think it's a key price point position.

We want to make this a level playing field, as I said we have certain establishments that are violating this, the underground railroad is saying if you come here you can smoke,

Low self-esteem is kind of the spark plug for self-destructive behaviors, and drug use is one of these. It's a fundamental need to have a good sense of self. Without it, people may become pathologically unhappy with themselves, and that can lead to some very serious problems.

She was all over the place and swinging wildly. Mary has to be more patient when she's got someone in trouble and not get caught up in styles. We'll work on it and she'll be OK.

She's just sitting there, trying to get the attention of a drake. She's trying to get him to come down and sit with her.

one boss who oversees the city's day-to-day activities.

Music City is Music City wherever you are in the city. The Nashville Palace gives us a place to take the young acts we develop downtown and take them to a bigger stage.

No one wants something like this to happen. The fact is we are absolutely focused on restoring service to our customers ... and in this case we did so in record time.

Richard Nixon never raised a hand to Mrs. Nixon, ... Their affection and respect for one another is well known to all who knew them. It is inconceivable that he would have struck her for any reason. No family member or close friend has ever reported witnessing such behavior. The book contains no evidence, only rumor and second- and third-hand hearsay by the dead.

Nintendo is the Disney of the interactive world with its characters, ... They have an incredibly strong library of titles.

Nintendo has a very interesting opportunity, if they choose to use it, to get a larger market share of the older audience, ... Nintendo has always had the core audience of younger players. At this time during other console launches, they've had a business plan that was less attractive for third-party publishers. This time around, the model is real similar to Xbox and Sony. My sense is you're going to see more third-party support, which gives them a bigger shot at that older audience.

I'd like to some day get them in tandem.

I don't know why Gene feels that he's been somewhat overshadowed in the last few years. We think both men deserve credit. They're both towering figures in the history of consumer electronics.

I am real pleased. Some of the teams ahead of us are ex-state champions with great tradition, and we are just eight strokes out of first.

Because VC firms are managing other people's money, they are on the line to produce returns, ... The demonstrated potential for return has to be darn good.

I majored in physics at IU. But I took a whole lot of astronomy classes. I thought it would be great to have a solar telescope ... be able to see things during the day with the students.

I feel like he wanted to be as fair and just with the kids as possible.

From a practical standpoint, most Americans don't live there.

If all the platforms launch in 2001 that we think are going to launch, I expect the Xbox to be No. 3 this year,

He had a good tournament and he's wrestling with a lot of confidence right now. He's wrestled a number of the top guys in his (state) bracket already this year.

He looks real good in the gym and if does what he's supposed to do he should win. He's got the talent and the experience from last year.

He may not be recognized as a state placer or a state champion, but people know what kind of wrestler he is and what he can accomplish at the Dome this year.

He secretly knows what happened. You're always looking for the right place, which was here. Board members didn't argue about petty things and wanted to do the right thing. I used to tell friends I knew I had found the right place.

Helen and I are confident that by implementing some simple driving tips for fuel efficiency and using Shell's most advanced fuel, we will be successful in setting a strong record.

It affected (network) traffic going to and coming from the West Coast and other Western parts of the U.S..

I think it good plain English, without fraud, To call a spade a spade, a bawd a bawd

It certainly felt different without him here. It seemed strange not seeing him at his desk in his office.

It bothers me to think about it -- the kids are starting fires and they're firefighters. It's wrong.

I think it's enough for Microsoft because there's a pretty good opportunity for Microsoft to start to sell into households that already own PS2s,

I think the closest real world equivalent to this is the market for action figures, ... I've never heard of a digital actor being sold, though.

I think the DC is in a position to benefit for the shortage. Sega's key strategy now is to identify Dreamcast with online gaming ... If Sega can get that grounded, then I think the Dreamcast is in a position to stick around for a long time.

I think the DC is in a position to benefit for the shortage, ... Sega's key strategy now is to identify Dreamcast with online gaming ... If Sega can get that grounded, then I think the Dreamcast is in a position to stick around for a long time.

I thought we played adequately. We could play better. Out of 25 schools, to be second, is a pretty good position.

I thought something else should have been done at the time. But I'm not a medical doctor.

I think we ought to assume that $59.99 is going to be the place we start for game prices,

I think its safe to say that Sony is going for the broadest possible audience you can imagine, ... For the year 2000, PlayStation has a pretty big window of opportunity. It is unclear at this point if there is any serious competition.

It is one thing to say you're going to introduce online gaming, but it is another thing to say it's really fun to play with, ... Just because a console's Web-enabled doesn't mean it's fun to play with. Somebody's got to come up with an online game that people want to play.

I think they're probably going to have two goals,

I think Sony will do a price cut in the fall. Now, if Xbox were to catch fire and look like it's going sell 5 or 6 million units, then Sony may change it's mind, but I don't think that's going to happen.

Japan is probably becoming a bit more influential in the day-to-day management decisions at Nintendo of America. It seems that might have been going on for a little while.

I save 15 to 20 percent fuel money every week purely and simply by using a few simple tips.

Opening price points are still where they were. In other words, you still launch at $49, but after a few weeks go by, demand dries up. So you're not seeing games hold the price point as long.

Pens are most dangerous tools, more sharp by odds Than swords, and cut more keen than whips or rods

Our council needs to know what we are agreeing with down the road. I don't see how anybody can work with that agreement.

Payments for expired parking meter tickets, will be accepted as canned goods.

People have been overwhelmed by the graphical performance, but I haven't heard it described in those terms,

National defense is the usual pretext for the policy of fleecing the people.

I think in 2004, quite a few people were surprised about how successful the (more expensive) collectors editions were. 'Madden' was a good example of that. Most recently 'Doom 3' came out on Xbox and the premium version outsold the standard edition.

That's the whole idea. They actively work alongside the entrepreneur, but typically as an involved board members.

Microsoft is a technology company with resources that are the envy of other companies. They're definitely going to make some waves, but its not going to be easy.

Microsoft has recognized that owning a significant piece of real estate in the living room is key to them being a winner in digital entertainment, ... This is a strategic investment and part of a long-term plan for them.

Whilst the IRA and Sinn Fein continue to say there will be no decommissioning of illegal armaments, I have no reason to be optimistic about the outcome of these talks,

We are treating it like a big deal. We have fought hard to establish credibility in the enterprise so we're taking a very aggressive approach in addressing this.

We could not agree more...that the big financial interests got what they wanted, but the common folk got left behind.

We have an independent witness coming with us to observe us. What a gig that is. I'd love to have his job.

(The PC) is definitely suffering, ... You've got to realize that the performance difference between a high-end PC and a console has really narrowed ... The sweet spot of the markets, in terms of price performance, has shifted.

When 'Grand Theft Auto III' was originally released, no one had any idea it was going to be near as large as it was. It took six to eight weeks before people realized something unusual was happening and that there was crossover appeal to that game.

We're coming off several quarters in a row where commercial IT buyers were not buying much of anything. That's the limitation. It's going to take several quarters for demand to rebuild so the IPO market will be coming back in baby steps.

Wal-Mart wants to cut out the banks and become the middle man, so that they profit from the cash that flows in and out of Wal-Mart... and then go build more Wal-Marts.

Well, that's not fair for the ones who are complying, so we'll step in, and try to bring people back into line.

The prevailing view, ... is there is still institutional money that is still very interested in investing in venture capital, and there are still good bankable ideas out there.

With only a few exceptions, the leading titles in Japan are different from the leading titles in the U.S. .

Fame was like walking into a very loud and noisy room, and staying there for five years.

We need to have an honest discussion before we discuss any potential regulations.

While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing to meet him behind the veil.

This was inevitable and worse could come. We must be prepared for that.

What's extremely important is that Sony is out there now and is delivering increasing quantities of product. It's pretty clear to me that if you look at the 128-bit segment, Sony is going to go up and everybody else is going to go down, only because Sony has a 12-month head start. But when you look into the next year, that could change depending on who's got which software.

We got a nice team we're taking over there. There's no reason why we can't come out of there with more than one championship.

We just want to go out there and get those processors.

What's truly fascinating about these 201 hours...is what they really do reveal about Watergate,

The problem has not been observed in a production environment or with commercial applications. The total number of customers involved is in the low hundreds and we expect to make some replacements. After we explained the issue, some customers have told us it is not a concern, but we're going to go the extra mile for any of those who want a replacement.

We certainly would not work with Sinn Fein whilst they retain a fully armed army,

We think it's a blip - and nothing serious - but we'll see how he is over the next few days.

Few Americans are clamoring for legislation that would allow mega-mergers among the nation's largest financial institutions.

The response has been less than honorable. That simply will not be enough to address the need.

There's no question that in 2002 and 2003 that a lot of investment went to later-stage companies because they entailed much less risk.

There's no doubt about the fact he took those steps. What is in question, however, is Mr. Summers' allegation, wrapped up in innuendo and hearsay, that those steps were necessary,

The thing that drives hardware sales is a cool game you can't get anywhere else.

Tech seems to be feast or famine. But we expect the life sciences sector to still be strong.

Sega is one of the handful of companies that can aspire to be one of the global leaders in game software, ... They can be a king maker for a platform.

President Nixon never lifted his hand to Mrs. Nixon,

Saying that a wartime commander-in-chief actually used the drug to treat a psychological condition without any evidence other than the statements of the hopeful Mr. Dreyfus is ridiculously irresponsible,

Our concern is that the sport of ocean racing has been damaged and people are reluctant to get involved because of the actions of one person.

A ready-made customer base is something that can't be bought. Our digital competitors would kill for this head start.

A smart entrepreneur will go back and present it again.

This is not about technology. It's about fun.

They've all been practicing together, working hard together, and I think for the first time in a long time we have a team, not just individuals.

They tried and that is all you can ask. It's disappointing and they were disappointed, but the one thing I've always liked about this group is they are fighters and they don't quit. They didn't quit, and I was proud of that.

Although I do not feel like a prisoner in my home, there are times I think twice about if I am going to walk to a neighbor's down the street or if we are going to drive.

They are showing they are quite intransigent and showing they are going to be very difficult.

There's a risk you're going to distract consumers' attention and put it on something that doesn't exist yet in the marketplace. The last thing anyone wants to do is undercut demand for product in the market now.

There's been a lot of hand wringing going on because of what the cost outlook is for game development for the next set of platforms, ... I think there's a growing feeling that in order to build and launch a game you're going to have to start at the $20 million mark - $10 million to build the game and $10 to launch it with a big splash. In order to be able to make any money on that kind of investment, you either have to assume some substantial unit numbers, which are hard to do in the first year or two of a platform's existence, or you've got to raise prices.

For example, they show... that the president didn't know about the Watergate break-in, as he always asserted (and) that throughout the second half of 1972 he repeatedly urged his aides not to cover up Watergate, as he always asserted.

It's going to be a choppy year. I don't see any clear direction until the end of the year.

Dan knows the national business climate, and he knows Cincinnati USA. He knows the strengths we bring to the national arena, and he understands the challenges in today's competitive marketplace.

Dan has a real vision of where he wants to take the bureau and the work that the bureau does. He's really crystal clear on what needs to be done and how to go about it.

It's never really too early to start contacting the venture capitalists once a business plan has been thought out and once you know when you are going to need the money, ... Don't wait until the week before you need it.