We have really worked hard at establishing a foundation for success. I feel comfortable leaving, I think the foundation is there for my successor to be successful.
If you think about it, the successor to Sandra Day O'Connor should objectively be a lot more controversial than the successor to Chief Justice Rehnquist, ... The successor to Rehnquist . . . won't change the balance of power on these hot-button issues as might Roberts' nomination.
So if you want to call him a successor you may call him a successor. But he came to the same conclusion - that to be a Jewish, democratic, independent state we have to separate.
I suppose 99 point something percent will have been scrapped. One or two will have been kept deliberately for reference purposes - the best way to keep one's successor from making mistakes to keep one or two in the archive. Whether one or two get out into the public realm, I don't know.
I met Powel Crosley at an All-Star Game in 1935. He was familiar, of course, with our winning record at Rochester. We seemed to hit it off immediately, and the following year, when he was looking for a successor to Larry MacPhail, he thought of me.
It's certainly not too soon to speculate on a successor to Mori and I'd rate Hashimoto a 40 percent chance of taking the job,
It's a natural part of the transition. Once his successor was named, it made sense that he kind of take a step back.
I am confident that the passing of the torch from Chairman Greenspan to his successor will be smooth and seamless.
Leadership success is measured by the success of your successor.
When someone leaves an office, often there's a series of successors until you settle on one.