Michael Eisner Quotations
Michael Eisner Quotes about:
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Company Quotes
Of course, economic downturns are never good news, but historically, our company has always emerged from them stronger than ever, ... With this in mind, we remain confident in meeting or exceeding our fiscal goals for this year and about the long-term prospects for The Walt Disney Company.
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Active Quotes
We've been very prudent in this area over the years, with close and active oversight by the audit committee, ... But, in the current world, it's become more important than ever to make sure that our shareholders -- and the market as a whole -- have full confidence in our financial reports, including the integrity of the auditing process.
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Continued Quotes
Our results for the quarter and, by and large, for the entire year, tell two concurrent stories. The first is one of relatively soft overall operating results. The second story is the solid performance from a number of our core assets, reflecting the continued strength of our brands.
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Behavior Quotes
I would hope that whatever they end up doing with Microsoft doesn't leave them in a way that they can't continue being that way, ... Have they done some things wrong? Has their behavior been a little aggressive? I guess it has and I guess there should be some retribution for that, but I wouldn't want to bring the whole company down on its knees.
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Behavior Quotes
There has been (talk on Wall Street) that major media companies are out of favor. I have seen this chicken-little behavior before, ... I have worked in the industry for four decades. At least once a decade they fall out of favor, but each time they emerge stronger than ever. This is for cyclical economic reasons.
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Ability Quotes
Although the Disney franchise has a demonstrated ability to drive long-term growth, we are definitely not satisfied with our long-term performance, ... As a result, we are taking a number of steps, including an across-the-board assessment of our cost structure, to address the situation.
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Across Quotes
The message that we are trying to get across here is we are conscious of how great our assets are and what they can generate. We feel strongly about our future position and this is the beginning of a series of conference calls we will do to articulate that, to help the markets have the same confidence we have.
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Business Quotes
I am pleased with the strength of our results in the first quarter, ... Once again, Parks & Resorts proved itself to be an extraordinary driver of higher earnings. Significantly, these earnings came not only from our established theme park businesses, but from our new cruise line business as well.