Michael McCann Quotations

You work so hard to put yourself in this position so that it will be your turn and this was it.

But I think there's a general consensus that times have changed, and we've been more fortunate than anything else that we've only had 9/11.

I think since 9/11 we've become more tolerant of intrusions on our property and person - that we recognize that times have changed, and that we have to give up some of our personal freedoms to ensure security.

This project continues the revitalization of a very important part of the San Diego waterfront and central business district area. The new hotel and the surrounding grounds will provide first-class accommodations to Convention Center guests and to the City of San Diego. We are delighted to have the opportunity to participate.

This is the classic case of corporate paranoia. If they try to make the case that consumers are confused as to what is being sold here, that's absurd. You don't even have to be a baseball fan to recognize the difference between a Yankee Hater logo and a Yankees logo.

If you open the door between floors, there can be a fair gap between the shaft of the elevator and the frame of the elevator car,

Teams and security firms hired by teams have to be very cognizant of the potential tragedies that might arise when fans rush the court at the end of games. I think we've been lucky, to be honest. I think we've been really lucky that we haven't seen an awful event happening with fans rushing the court.

I don't know if it's in the public consciousness as it was a few months ago, ... Steroids are bad, we don't want our athletes to use them and it sets poor examples for our young people, but we've just seen a massive failure of governance on the national and local level.

The fact that we haven't had that type of event is a tribute to the security.

He certainly cared about social needs for people.