Marjorie Scardino Quotations

We are now expecting profits to be significantly below our original plans for the year, almost entirely because of the weakness in advertising markets.

I think that the best companies are companies that have a real purpose.

It takes a long time to build democracy, to build freedom.

At heart, Pearson is in the intellectual property business, be it through publishing books or the Financial Times.

The politics of Europe is unimaginative and bureaucratic.

Eleanor Roosevelt once said, ‘No one can make you feel inferior without your permission.’ With stories from her own life and data carefully researched, Sheryl Sandberg reminds women that they have to believe in themselves and reach for opportunities. More women than men may need that advice, but I'd bet that both genders would profit from this very well-done book

As editor, he led the integration of print and online media, extended our international reach and steered the FT through the most difficult markets in its history.

We expect 2006 to be another good year for Pearson as we continue to increase margins and grow ahead of our markets.

I think the business community is smart enough to realise that just having a trade union is not enough. They are smart enough to know they need to be part of a union that has political and financial power.

Our leadership in growth markets, our innovation and our efficiencies give us real momentum and we expect our strong performance to continue in 2006 and beyond.