Great Throughts Treasury

"Quit spitting on the handle and get to hoeing."

"Regarding overhead: They've got a bigger bulldog to feed."

"smart is not how much you know, but how quickly you learn."

"Sweeping change is needed to remove any pre-9/11 confusion about information sharing that, regrettably, still exists in some departments and agencies."

"Some people aren't happy unless they aren't happy. If they're not having a bad day, then it's a bad day."

"That's kind of like a houseboat: not a good house... not a good boat."

"The ability of our people to think quickly and create great products in this whole new world of Internet open standards is not only essential to our success but is also one of the things that impresses me most about Netscape."

"The fact is we have very few facts. The purpose of the Internet Policy Institute is to gather the kind of data that's going to be essential to develop the Internet."

"Take our own company as an example: We're living proof, we jump with our own parachutes."

"The infantry is always ahead of headquarters."

"The fourth quarter was a pivotal one for Netscape, as we underscored our focus on the enterprise market with the introduction of our next-generation client and server software suites."

"That's the ultimate gratification in any business situation - do customers buy the product? And do they use it and do they come back and buy more of it?"

"The enemy is on the outside."

"The most effective military strategy in history: point all your forces right at the enemy and beyond."

"The purpose of a business is to create and retain customers. citing Peter Drucker"

"The main thing is to keep the main thing, the main thing."

"The way to boil a frog in water is to turn up the heat real slow."

"There ain't never been a horse that can't be roped."

"There are no pat answers - we're pushing through some new frontiers, and lessons of the past don't always apply."

"This is a marvelous way to put people together on the Web."

"Two of three people on the Internet today prefer our product. As a company that's three years old, we're proud of that. We've just started a program to distribute 120 million copies of our product, so there are ways we can hold on to market share. Most companies would be proud of a 67 percent market share."

"There's a push and shove between people who want to take the beach and build condominiums and some local people who don't want to have anything to do with that."

"They?ve got a bigger bulldog to feed."

"We can collaborate with a Netscape employee or partner who's halfway around the world. We can distribute information and software to customers and shareholders, and get their feedback."

"Three kinds of people: 1) see change and think of ways to capitalize, 2) see change and can't think of a way to capitalize, 3) don't see the change."

"We also provide a lot of services with our consulting group that allow people to take maximum advantage of the Net economy. Those all seem to resonate with customers and are providing a good strong base going forward."

"Three rules: if you see a snake, shoot it; don?t play with dead snakes; everything looks like a snake at first."

"We can provide beta software to our developers in advance of the general public. We can easily link up with external partners, customers, and suppliers."

"We provide many options in many product areas that they seem to want to adopt, and that's working well for us."

"We?re going to jump with every chute we build."

"Well, the sales of our products clearly demonstrate their value to businesses and to individuals."

"We're going to jump with every chute we build."

"We're no longer a small business; we're a large organization spread around the world. I can't imagine Netscape growing as fast as it has if it weren't for the way we use our products."

"We're building a great company, and we're very excited about the future of the company."

"We've tapped into a huge demand, and it's up to us to fulfill that demand and to be creative doing it."

"Well, another market is being created now out of Internet technology."

"What the commission searched for are recommendations for Mississippi's renewal that are sensible, doable and truly make a difference to our citizens' lives."

"Where we can compete on merit, we do very well."

"We're lost, but we're making good time."

"You cannot manage that which you cannot measure."

"You don't want to call it a blessing, but it is a chance. You need hope and a sense of place. These ideas have provided that. They seem to be resonating with an awful lot of people out here."

"You folks are like the pig at a ham and egg breakfast. You are committed."

"Your job is to run as fast as you can towards the cliff. My job is to move the cliff."