Others, like many of us, like "the good Germans" of another era, turn our heads away from this human rights read more

Others, like many of us, like "the good Germans" of another era, turn our heads away from this human rights catastrophe against, in turn, another 'despised' minority: the Palestinian people. Their resistance to brutal ethnic cleansing is, ironically, labeled "anti-Semitic."

Whoever is admitted or sought for, in company, upon any other account than that of his merit and manners, is read more

Whoever is admitted or sought for, in company, upon any other account than that of his merit and manners, is never respected there, but only made use of. We will have such-a-one, for he sings prettily; we will invite such-a-one to a ball, for he dances well; we will have such-a-one at supper, for he is always joking and laughing; we will ask another because he plays deep at all games, or because he can drink a great deal. These are all vilifying distinctions, mortifying preferences, and exclude all ideas of esteem and regard. Whoever is had (as it is called) in company for the sake of any one thing singly, is singly that thing, and will never be considered in any other light; consequently never respected, let his merits be what they will.

We definitely saw the parallels between girls working in a man's world. And the idea of making the Olympics appeal read more

We definitely saw the parallels between girls working in a man's world. And the idea of making the Olympics appeal to a younger generation.

Certainly Katrina eliminated boating activities in that part of the Gulf Coast, but for West Marine, 15 stores were directly read more

Certainly Katrina eliminated boating activities in that part of the Gulf Coast, but for West Marine, 15 stores were directly affected by the hurricane. Last year, they had 60 stores in the path of major hurricanes, and it affected earnings by about a penny. At least with respect to the hurricanes, it should be less (of an impact) than what happened last year.

We've seen dip buying and think that's a precursor to larger commitment into supply.

We've seen dip buying and think that's a precursor to larger commitment into supply.

Valencia has done an excellent job of building and guiding a very thoughtful and effective diversity and inclusion strategy at read more

Valencia has done an excellent job of building and guiding a very thoughtful and effective diversity and inclusion strategy at our company. Her long history of service at BellSouth and in the community combined with her breadth of business knowledge makes her a tremendous asset to this Board.

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended read more

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.

Hopefully, this thing subsides and he's going to be able to toe that slab here before the year is over, read more

Hopefully, this thing subsides and he's going to be able to toe that slab here before the year is over, but we have no projected date for him, ... There's no way he's going to be able to take the ball in Anaheim.

With the divestiture program behind us, we are working to capitalize on growth opportunities. In doing so, we will leverage read more

With the divestiture program behind us, we are working to capitalize on growth opportunities. In doing so, we will leverage our core materials integrity management products and technologies to solve the industry's most challenging contamination control issues and help improve our customers' yields.