David Simons Quotations

If I let them, they would drag this out for another 20 years, ... They may be kicking and screaming, but they're going to clean that site up and it's going to be sooner rather than later.

My son Ethan dictates terms and takes all my time. That's pretty perfect when I have the chance to let it occur.

We're moving very, very fast and furious on that front. In fact, we would hope by (2007) to complete at least five, if not six.

It occurred to me, having written a couple of 600-page tomes, that if you want to say something intricate about something as disorganized, confused, and interconnected as an American city, you want to stay for the whole season on a single story,

Their argument is that Mr. Pied is not disabled. Therefore, they can discriminate against him.

So, too, for reporters who routinely write stories using morgue clippings for background, or who work to catch up on a competitor?s reportage and err by not independently confirming every single detail. So, too, for every columnist who ever used reported material -- either his own newspaper?s or that of another -- as the given terrain on which to maneuver. A lot of people need to be fired, apparently.

We are pleased to report another quarter of strong financial and operational results, as well as the completion of several activities that position us well for 2006. During the fourth quarter of 2005 we opened one new development project, entered into a land development joint venture, acquired interests in two regional malls, sold twelve non-core retail real estate assets, issued $1.1 billion of unsecured notes at attractive coupons, and expanded and extended our corporate credit facility on more favorable terms. In addition, our development program continues to proceed with six projects under construction. We are also pleased to announce today an 8.6 % increase in our common stock dividend.

We are extremely excited to combine CPI with our company. It is the country's most productive aggregation of retail real estate assets.

We are extremely excited to combine CPI with our company,

We are talking mostly cosmetic work at the Sports Arena and Coliseum, and we have so many more facilities, like Staples Center, that are available to us,