David Brown Great Quotations

I was interested in the subject largely because it is a great saga with a great cast, many cinematic elements and a strong sense of urgency for public safety. It involves elements of farce, tragedy and comedy, with many wild twists and turns.

The fundamentals for sustained M&A activity remain strong, and deal activity will be driven more by a buoyant economy, industrial restructuring, ongoing privatization and continuing regulatory and A-share reform. Major deals can also be expected in outbound investment as Chinese companies gain greater confidence in 2006.

Sacks are one of those great stats. But you also have to look outside those numbers. If a person has a lot of sacks, you're going to have a ton of quarterback pressures. That changes their offensive line. It changes schemes. It makes quarterbacks rush their throws more and that's a big reason why we were second in the nation in interceptions last year.

You know, it's been funny, because as my career moved from one thing to the next, I've always thought, 'Wow, this was the greatest thing ever,' ... It's just been from one great, very cool thing to the next.