The reason we own Microsoft is because once the economy improves we expect an upgrade in the PC cycle. All this other stuff is noise. 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")
