If we have costs that we have to spend money on, then we have to dip into our reserves. In the early '90s, our reserves dipped down really low, and we're just now building them back up again. I'd hate to see real restrictive levy limits when we need to spend money. That's why any construction project, or anything like that, would have to be put on hold. John Thompson
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![[Symantec is a rare software company -- one that has thrived in the past several years of parched technology spending.] By almost any measure we're one of the most profitable software companies in the world, ... We have operating margins in the mid-to-high 20s, gross margins in the mid-80s, and revenue growth the last two years well north of 25 percent. - John Thompson Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=W1N5bWFudGVjIGlzIGEgcmFyZSBzb2Z0d2FyZSBjb21wYW55IC0tIG9uZSB0aGF0IGhhcyB0aHJpdmVkIGluIHRoZSBwYXN0IHNldmVyYWwgeWVhcnMgb2YgcGFyY2hlZCB0ZWNobm9sb2d5IHNwZW5kaW5nLl0gQnkgYWxtb3N0IGFueSBtZWFzdXJlIHdlJ3JlIG9uZSBvZiB0aGUgbW9zdCBwcm9maXRhYmxlIHNvZnR3YXJlIGNvbXBhbmllcyBpbiB0aGUgd29ybGQsIC4uLiBXZSBoYXZlIG9wZXJhdGluZyBtYXJnaW5zIGluIHRoZSBtaWQtdG8taGlnaCAyMHMsIGdyb3NzIG1hcmdpbnMgaW4gdGhlIG1pZC04MHMsIGFuZCByZXZlbnVlIGdyb3d0aCB0aGUgbGFzdCB0d28geWVhcnMgd2VsbCBub3J0aCBvZiAyNSBwZXJjZW50LiA=&author=ICBKb2huIFRob21wc29uICAgIA==&num=10 "[Symantec is a rare software company -- one that has thrived in the past several years of parched technology spending.] By almost any measure we're one of the most profitable software companies in the world, ... We have operating margins in the mid-to-high 20s, gross margins in the mid-80s, and revenue growth the last two years well north of 25 percent. - John Thompson Quotes")
![We had seven players over the years from New Orleans. A rich tradition there. Starting with Steve Martin [now an executive with the NBA New Orleans Hornets]. They all had old-fashioned values -- good kids -- strongly attached to the city and their high schools. The kids we had were smart and willing. - John Thompson Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=V2UgaGFkIHNldmVuIHBsYXllcnMgb3ZlciB0aGUgeWVhcnMgZnJvbSBOZXcgT3JsZWFucy4gQSByaWNoIHRyYWRpdGlvbiB0aGVyZS4gU3RhcnRpbmcgd2l0aCBTdGV2ZSBNYXJ0aW4gW25vdyBhbiBleGVjdXRpdmUgd2l0aCB0aGUgTkJBIE5ldyBPcmxlYW5zIEhvcm5ldHNdLiBUaGV5IGFsbCBoYWQgb2xkLWZhc2hpb25lZCB2YWx1ZXMgLS0gZ29vZCBraWRzIC0tIHN0cm9uZ2x5IGF0dGFjaGVkIHRvIHRoZSBjaXR5IGFuZCB0aGVpciBoaWdoIHNjaG9vbHMuIFRoZSBraWRzIHdlIGhhZCB3ZXJlIHNtYXJ0IGFuZCB3aWxsaW5nLiA=&author=ICBKb2huIFRob21wc29uICAgIA==&num=13 "We had seven players over the years from New Orleans. A rich tradition there. Starting with Steve Martin [now an executive with the NBA New Orleans Hornets]. They all had old-fashioned values -- good kids -- strongly attached to the city and their high schools. The kids we had were smart and willing. - John Thompson Quotes")
