The toughest thing about it was I couldn't come to grips with it. I couldn't reason it out in my read more

The toughest thing about it was I couldn't come to grips with it. I couldn't reason it out in my mind. It was very difficult. I didn't agree with it. I don't think I ever will.

In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.

In conversation, humor is worth more than wit and easiness more than knowledge.

I recognize my limits but when I look around I realise I am not living exactly in a world of read more

I recognize my limits but when I look around I realise I am not living exactly in a world of giants.

We're still seeing some overland flooding issues, but it looks like the dikes are doing fine.

We're still seeing some overland flooding issues, but it looks like the dikes are doing fine.

We would like to begin to whittle away at lead time. Long lead times just add cost to the entire read more

We would like to begin to whittle away at lead time. Long lead times just add cost to the entire supply chain. Short lead times reduce cost. It's real simple.

It's very much a summer market.

It's very much a summer market.

We are going to continue to work and focus on defense. We aren't being given much respect as a team read more

We are going to continue to work and focus on defense. We aren't being given much respect as a team to go out and make a run at this, so we are anxious to prove that we are a force to be reckoned with.

We feel pretty much validated. All this time we thought that things had been wrong (with) the quality of care read more

We feel pretty much validated. All this time we thought that things had been wrong (with) the quality of care that we received. And now we know that's the case.

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.