The company has grown to appreciate — including our board — just how important the external and internal reputation of read more

The company has grown to appreciate — including our board — just how important the external and internal reputation of Wal-Mart is.

I actually talked with Peter when I was scouting locations. We stayed up until 2 in the morning.

I actually talked with Peter when I was scouting locations. We stayed up until 2 in the morning.

Mergers are a nightmare. I'm sure everybody has thought about it but half of the reason that airlines like US read more

Mergers are a nightmare. I'm sure everybody has thought about it but half of the reason that airlines like US Airways find themselves in this position is that previous mergers have not gone entirely well.

Potential customers have more faith and confidence in the financial health of IBM.

Potential customers have more faith and confidence in the financial health of IBM.

I feel John Peel was somebody that we could all trust. Throughout his life, he gave people a sense of read more

I feel John Peel was somebody that we could all trust. Throughout his life, he gave people a sense of a bigger world out there.

You don't enjoy it when he gets you out and makes you look a monkey. But if you get runs read more

You don't enjoy it when he gets you out and makes you look a monkey. But if you get runs against him, you enjoy that because you know you've certainly earned them.

Classical musicians do this all the time. They want perfection. So they piece things together. Eight bars of this and read more

Classical musicians do this all the time. They want perfection. So they piece things together. Eight bars of this and six bars of that. Glenn Gould said that with a recording he wanted to make perfect versions of pieces.

It's as important as anything I've ever done as owner. To have the next great big man of the NBA, read more

It's as important as anything I've ever done as owner. To have the next great big man of the NBA, it's very important for the team and the city. We're trying to win championships, and anything that takes away from that concentration (such as contract issues) hurts. I think we can be one of the top three teams in the West. We have a great team and great coach. And we have an asset that a lot of teams don't have with Yao in the middle.

I ran a post, ran straight past the safety and when I saw the ball in the air, I knew read more

I ran a post, ran straight past the safety and when I saw the ball in the air, I knew it was over after that,