Jim Shepherd Quotations

I think there would be an awkwardness to say the least for a Canadian company to walk in the door and say where do we go from here.

I am trusting of the prime minister, the premier of the province and the government of the United States to stick to a commitment that's been made.

Our research indicates that there will be a huge surge in ERP spending in 2006. With companies of all sizes growing their ERP budgets, this is bound to be a banner year for top vendors in this space.

The only decision we have made is to start this way. We have not made any decisions going forward in the future, and what it might mean to our position down the road.

Companies in the eastern part of the United States are overburdened with their operating costs, and they're no longer competitive. It's a tragedy in the firearms industry.

It's harder for niche vendors to survive and grow, and we'll see more and more of those guys getting bought.

Establishing Oracle Fusion Middleware is vitally important for Oracle. They can't buy companies in every vertical.

Establishing Oracle Fusion Middleware is vitally important for Oracle, ... They can't buy companies in every vertical.

I believe that 2005 will be remembered as the year that the safety record of the industry finally received the attention and the outrage that it should have had many years ago.

It's unfortunate because it's one of the great American brands.