Michael Gallagher Quotations

Usually complete darkness is a visual metaphor; being crunched down is a visual of a mental state.

President Bush's committed focus on wireless as a catalyst for technology growth is paying dividends. His leadership resulted in the historic agreement of the Department of Defense and other agencies to open up the frequencies, as well as the passage of key legislation a year ago that will make the 2006 auctions a reality.

Our only ladder truck is more than 20 years old. Have you ever heard of metal fatigue?

What's at risk is the bureaucratization of the Internet and innovation.

Today's spectrum announcement is great news for American consumers and the U.S. economy. President Bush's committed focus on wireless as a catalyst for technology growth is paying dividends.

Corporate treasurers will no longer have to maintain a variety of in-country formats. They will have the ability to transmit data for high and low value payments across NAFTA countries with confidence and ease. And the added benefit of keeping the payment flows within one institution.

Early data indicates the strong potential for a truly green vehicle combining great efficiency characteristics with extremely low air pollutants and zero greenhouse gas emissions at the tailpipe. This technology has the potential to be commercially available a lot sooner and more cost-effectively than other hydrogen automotive technologies.

The United States Government intends to preserve the security and stability of the Internet's Domain Name and Addressing System,

It would be akin to having more than 100 drivers of a single bus. Right now we have a driver, and the driver's been doing a good job,

Public opinion has turned around. It was dark in the '80s but is now very bright. We have proved that we can operate the plants safely and efficiently.

As a result of anticipated increased interest expense, Playtex expects an adjustment to 2000 diluted earnings per share of 2 to 3 cents from current analyst estimates,

That's not a matter of rank, it's a matter of training and experience.

The year 2000 is off to a good start, building on the strong momentum in sales, market share and consumer takeaway we experienced in 1999,

It's just reality. We wouldn't raise it if we didn't need to. If the (tax rate) had been set at the level we're looking at now, we'd be fine.

It's clear that there's a message to the private sector. The message is, they want their broadband and will find a cheap way to deploy it. They will do it for themselves if the private sector doesn't do it fast enough.

The volume of correspondence opposed to creation of a .xxx (domain) is unprecedented, ... Given the extent of the negative reaction, I request that the board (provide) adequate additional time for these concerns to be voiced and addressed before any additional action takes place.

They lied, they lied. Instead of sharing power, they would rather stick to selfish positions, and let peace slip through their fingers. That would be the most painful and inexplicable loss of all.

You can see fingerprints on some of the pennies, we've pinched them so hard. Our stewardship has been magnificent.

The challenge to the developing world is now to make sure they have the infrastructure, rules, legal processes and the market systems to attract the investment of the technologies that we see on display at the summit,