The company used almost 100 percent of earnings for the dividend. This was atypical and a big boost for shareholders. 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")
