More - Michael Ward Quotes

The street is applauding General Motors' ability to stand firm with the union, [and] get the flexibility it needs. In addition, the street has historically overlooked any negative financial impact from a strike.

Michael Ward

 Ability

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

Michael Ward

 

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.

Michael Ward

 

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

Michael Ward

 Commitment

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

Michael Ward

 

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

Michael Ward

 

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

Michael Ward

 

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.

Michael Ward

 

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.

Michael Ward

 

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.

Michael Ward