Nobody really knew how this would be received in Israel. We were sure there would be protests, people saying, 'How read more

Nobody really knew how this would be received in Israel. We were sure there would be protests, people saying, 'How can you show such a thing in Tel Aviv?

It was unbelievably difficult to get it made. Studios are extremely allergic to risk. Finally, after a long courtship, Lions read more

It was unbelievably difficult to get it made. Studios are extremely allergic to risk. Finally, after a long courtship, Lions Gate Films agreed to make the film. They liked the idea of a sports movie where spelling was the sport, something that might be compared to 'Hoosiers' or other good sports movies, but with a younger lead character.

No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and read more

No one ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him; it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction

If he is called, either because I want to examine him, or because the commissioner grants any application that might read more

If he is called, either because I want to examine him, or because the commissioner grants any application that might be made(to cross-examine Mr Howard), I hope we can do it on Thursday.

You have to think that economies of scale make this more plausible. We've created a behemoth in the card industry read more

You have to think that economies of scale make this more plausible. We've created a behemoth in the card industry through this merger, and things like this seem like a natural progression going forward.

Until the study is complete and presented to NASA and DOD senior officials in October, it is premature to comment read more

Until the study is complete and presented to NASA and DOD senior officials in October, it is premature to comment on specifics and possible recommendations.

Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.

Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.

Large companies from out-of-state still look at the Mormon factor and wonder if they can conduct business here. But with read more

Large companies from out-of-state still look at the Mormon factor and wonder if they can conduct business here. But with the Provo Airport gearing up, and if we get regular scheduled flights, that would help our growth.

There are enormously long lags from a change in exchange rates to impact on production and employment. ...The dollar has read more

There are enormously long lags from a change in exchange rates to impact on production and employment. ...The dollar has already weakened and frankly this kind of move isn't going to matter very much.