[The purchase] is like a daydream of a used car salesman; we paid big bucks for lemons, ... We're buying read more

[The purchase] is like a daydream of a used car salesman; we paid big bucks for lemons, ... We're buying lemons for Iraqi allies who have bull's-eyes on their backs. That's crazy.

It has proven to be a very effective [model]. It is a single point for education, enablement, what I call read more

It has proven to be a very effective [model]. It is a single point for education, enablement, what I call kicking the tires. We see our partners and partner centers as a natural hub [for] our innovation agenda to get out to the market. It has become a critical part of our strategy.

With everything we look at, there is something about gambling that relates to America. Eventually, we would want regulations and read more

With everything we look at, there is something about gambling that relates to America. Eventually, we would want regulations and controls because outside the U.S. is outside our ability to control.

We are really just shuffling the problem around as opposed to dealing with the root cause.

We are really just shuffling the problem around as opposed to dealing with the root cause.

I don't need to reiterate the outrage and disgust with which we watched these events in New Orleans unfolding,

I don't need to reiterate the outrage and disgust with which we watched these events in New Orleans unfolding,

These kids are so desperate for the dream that almost nothing will deter them. Most of the time, they will read more

These kids are so desperate for the dream that almost nothing will deter them. Most of the time, they will follow blindly.

A tree not taller than an ant cannot shade you. - Kanuri proverb, Nigeria

A tree not taller than an ant cannot shade you. - Kanuri proverb, Nigeria

People everywhere enjoy believing things that they know are not true. It spares them the ordeal of thinking for themselves read more

People everywhere enjoy believing things that they know are not true. It spares them the ordeal of thinking for themselves and taking responsibility for what they know.

I always thought there was gonna be one more solution, one more last minute investor, just one more little nibble. read more

I always thought there was gonna be one more solution, one more last minute investor, just one more little nibble. It wasn't meant to be.