People are unwilling to take positions. There is concern about the Australian dollar because of its connection to rates, but read more

People are unwilling to take positions. There is concern about the Australian dollar because of its connection to rates, but also because everybody gets nervous around such volatility.

Even without a liquidation, the low-cost carriers have a lot of capacity coming in, ... It (liquidation) is not going read more

Even without a liquidation, the low-cost carriers have a lot of capacity coming in, ... It (liquidation) is not going to be a picnic in terms of fare raising.

We need to know exactly what is happening and what we're talking about, and I pledge my full transparency [and] read more

We need to know exactly what is happening and what we're talking about, and I pledge my full transparency [and] coming back to you as soon as we know more of this information to inform you of that and any possible -- if necessary -- steps the European Commission would need to take,

We're quite pleased to have Rick.

We're quite pleased to have Rick.

You've got to have passion to play football. We had it on the goal line. But we didn't play like read more

You've got to have passion to play football. We had it on the goal line. But we didn't play like that all the time on the field.

Laziness grows on people; it begins in cobwebs and ends in iron chains. The more one has to do, the read more

Laziness grows on people; it begins in cobwebs and ends in iron chains. The more one has to do, the more he is able to accomplish.

They are absolutely delighted with the settlement.

They are absolutely delighted with the settlement.

The investments we're making, and the way we're executing our growth strategies, continue to pay off. In 1998 we invested read more

The investments we're making, and the way we're executing our growth strategies, continue to pay off. In 1998 we invested a record $7 billion in our businesses, and we continue to generate powerful revenue growth from sources such as data, wireless, Internet, enhanced calling features, and digital television.

As far and Matt and I are concerned ... all I can do is compete against myself. If I eliminate read more

As far and Matt and I are concerned ... all I can do is compete against myself. If I eliminate mistakes on my end and just concentrate on doing the best that I can do, I think I have a good shot to lead the team like I did last year.