Michael Ward Quotations

The performance is too good to be true. The auto business simply doesn't change that quickly.

Years ago it used to be people would keep a car three years and say 'time to trade up.' Now seven to 10 years is pretty much the norm. Prices are expensive. People are using money on other things.

If we feel it's a bull market, we can run the fund 90 percent long and 10 percent short.

Basically, I say if you're going to build a student life center, and then you don't have enough money for it ... call it something else,

GM is the most vertically integrated auto manufacturer in the world, and some people blame that, or attribute at least part of the blame of GM's cost structure to its internal components operation.

He was very well-liked within the organization, especially by his subordinates. But it was probably a combination of both his decision and the need for a change.

Historically, St. Patrick's Day and the weekend is one of the largest alcohol consumption weekends of the year. Financially this is painful at this point of time, but to weigh that against changes we want to make there was no question it should be done.

We look forward to discussing what we can do. I have some ideas I will bring up. And I would hope to hear from city officials and police We like Birmingham, have a 15-year lease and expect to be there at least that long.

Just like Mark Snider told the Board of Elections within a couple hours of when he first became aware of it... first of all, Mike and I didn't even know anything about this till March 16, ... Second of all, nobody benefited from this in any way, shape or form whatsoever.

I think Tim being in the Guard is great. I hope all of my kids join the military. It teaches them discipline and respect.

I saw that the county prosecuting attorney, Mike Nolan, was looking for an assistant county prosecuting attorney, ... I hadn't been to Athens before.

We hope this (closing) and our commitment to improving procedures will resolve the liquor license renewal issue to everyone's satisfaction.

When you're in the prosecuting attorney's office you're kind of a specialist. The civil responsibilities were one of the greatest learning curves I had to take on when I got into office.

We have a strong interest in protecting our investments and ensuring that development so close to our site does not increase the storm water we retain, or reduce Gravois Creek's flow and/or capacity to an unacceptable level.

We are on track to deliver strong results in 2006.

What we see is that the economy still looks very strong.

We only wish to ensure that our ability to protect our nationally significant resources and provide for the public's enjoyment are not compromised.

To the extent that Jim Padilla was in charge of operations, he certainly deserves some of the blame.

There is room for a lot of growth, and I'm proud to be a part of that, ... The living environment is very different, but the people here are very opening and inviting.

When you look at the trends over the last couple of years, the industry cycle, if you want to call it that, has been fairly stable, fairly flat. I think the outlook for 1998 and 1999 is more or less a continuation of that trend.

We are voluntarily doing this, there has been no pressure to do this. We want to change some previous policies and procedures and management changes. We will also be putting our entire staff through a training program to teach them how to intercede in disputes between patrons.

Every mountain has at least one way up it, ... We reckoned there must be a route up Everest from Nepal.

Crude oil supplies are low and demand has been increasing, ... It's been mainly a supply issue that's making prices higher.

It would be good to recognize someone who's been instrumental in getting the civil rights movement going in Nashville, ... It's a great way to honor someone who's made a difference.

The special prosecutor basically supported what we had told the Board of Elections all along,

Rather than continuing to litigate, both parties have agreed to dedicate shared resources and energy to further enhance safety and security in the city.

Our engineers went to great lengths to ensure our current design will provide protection of this nationally significant site from flood damage.

On down days, when people were selling out of technology, they were looking at the natural resources sector and other basic industries, ... The oil service stocks had a few really good days.

The big thing GM has been trying to do for the last five or six years is improve productivity in North America,

There's a lot of scared people in Detroit right now. GM and Ford are both chasing the ball downhill. They cut plants, they get tension with the unions, they lose market share. They cut more plants, they get more tension with the unions, they lose more market share. And so on.

It was as though Mollie had leapt out of the box. It was a romantic gesture for a romantic lady who will always be remembered fondly and with great admiration.

Ford didn't give much substance on the call in terms of what the market was looking for. Everybody knows the auto industry in North America is in bad shape, and Ford didn't disappoint in that regard. The earnings stunk.

It's the number one sport in the world, and this country is the last to catch on. I love it because it's a simple game. All you need is a ball.

The bar business is a ball when you are 25, but by 45 it wasn't. My kids were getting turned away at indoor soccer arenas in Merrillville, Frankfort and Dolton. I figured if I could just work off that overflow, it would be enough to keep me in business.

Takings were down by 25 per cent as a result of the security scares following the London bombings.

It's ironic that of all the shows in the West End, this should be the first casualty of the bombings on July 7 and 21.

They are making more money on trucks than they are on cars, so the industry is favoring Chrysler and its operations.

The need for a thoughtful examination of the lessons learned from Katrina makes this the right time to hold this conference.

The feedback from April has been quiet, but with one less selling day and the mid-month religious holidays, the expectation is for softer sales.

If you're a Wal-Mart of a Meijer you can draw the shoppers without using signs to advertise your specials, ... But when you're a little guy, you really depend on those signs.

If you go through the math on that, they'll be running out of liquid cash very quickly, and in fact we'll probably have some cash pressures in the next couple of weeks,

I don't think it gets them out of their obligations. They have to find solutions and I do not believe bankruptcy is an option.

I don't think it gets them out of their obligations,

For the last few years, we've been totally jammed, there was no time for the teams to practice. Although the building looks like a big empty arena, indoor soccer fields are very expensive to build. If they cost $200,000, you'd see one on every corner.