Shauna and I had no office yet. We had to find the equipment for the office, we had to find read more

Shauna and I had no office yet. We had to find the equipment for the office, we had to find furniture, start writing grants, contact the IRS about our public charitable status, and get with the state about our tax-exempt status. We ended up going around Methodist Hospital to offices that were vacant at the time to make phone calls.

If we keep building mixed-use projects that have retail on the ground floor, every new chunk of retail takes away read more

If we keep building mixed-use projects that have retail on the ground floor, every new chunk of retail takes away from the demand potential that exists for City Center. We have to cut that out because if you go that way, it's like death by a thousand cuts.

It's not just one project; the technology will only give you 20% of the ROI. Process changes will give you read more

It's not just one project; the technology will only give you 20% of the ROI. Process changes will give you 50% of the ROI, and the last 30% of that ROI equation is the people -- that's your change-management piece.

I don't really see [today's bad corporate news] as significant fundamental factors, I see it more as an excuse for read more

I don't really see [today's bad corporate news] as significant fundamental factors, I see it more as an excuse for short-term profit-taking. The correction we've seen is very small relative to the rally we've seen in the last few weeks.

It really put us on ... the mass consumer map,

It really put us on ... the mass consumer map,

I think it's going to be an awesome experience to serve people. Most people in college think spring break is read more

I think it's going to be an awesome experience to serve people. Most people in college think spring break is going down to the beach.

We're seeing the benefits of an experienced group and a group that's known each other for a long time. Some read more

We're seeing the benefits of an experienced group and a group that's known each other for a long time. Some of them have been here since middle school, so they're comfortable with and trust each other.

You're not going to see a (buying and selling) frenzy. For the time being it should ... give investors some read more

You're not going to see a (buying and selling) frenzy. For the time being it should ... give investors some comfort there is some value out there.

I come from a tradition of screenwriting -- with a co-writer -- where everything is challenged, where you have to read more

I come from a tradition of screenwriting -- with a co-writer -- where everything is challenged, where you have to defend every idea, ... I am a robber of ideas, but for there to be ideas, you have to have discussion. If everyone takes my word for the truth, you can't do that.