For the first two years we'll probably take 10 because we want to build a nice foundation. After that, we'll read more

For the first two years we'll probably take 10 because we want to build a nice foundation. After that, we'll probably do it more like the major league hall where there is no guaranteed amount.

You've got mass merchants who are expanding their toy space and using it to drive total store volume. These discounters read more

You've got mass merchants who are expanding their toy space and using it to drive total store volume. These discounters are not worried about the margins they make on toys. How can you compete against that?

Between those two we need gradual increases of complexity and achievements to keep the public interest, to keep the funding, read more

Between those two we need gradual increases of complexity and achievements to keep the public interest, to keep the funding, to keep the political support going. We've gone to the Moon, we've stopped doing that; now commercial people are doing it. Who knows? Maybe we will get technology from other sources; something I have written about in my days of writing science fiction.

Overall, we are pretty optimistic. We think the September and December quarters will be good ones for the enterprise software read more

Overall, we are pretty optimistic. We think the September and December quarters will be good ones for the enterprise software providers. The business software cycle is on the rise, rebounding nicely from the Y2K problem of last year and the successful transition from client-server architecture to Internet architecture software.

The pressure of getting an order right is greater than sinking a putt.

The pressure of getting an order right is greater than sinking a putt.

And the Marshall Plan, to us, meant a general who had turned into a secretary of state, and that the read more

And the Marshall Plan, to us, meant a general who had turned into a secretary of state, and that the secretary of state saw the necessity of the reconstruction of these European countries that had suffered so heavily.

She told me once, 'Being in the circle is a lot harder than shooting free throws'.

She told me once, 'Being in the circle is a lot harder than shooting free throws'.

It is a negatively developing story. When a company cuts its dividend, that screams 'run away from this credit.

It is a negatively developing story. When a company cuts its dividend, that screams 'run away from this credit.

I would call this a unique opportunity for people who want to use the property for 60 or 90 days read more

I would call this a unique opportunity for people who want to use the property for 60 or 90 days a year. We're finding all kinds of people who want a vacation home.