My job is to listen to ideas, maybe cook up a few of my own, and make decisions based on what's good for the shareholders and for the company.

We've come up with a lot of ideas, but we seem to be struggling on which are the most important.

This process will not minimize any ideas. Every individual and the way they see their community is important.

The trouble in America is not that we are making too many mistakes, but that we are making too few.

We continue to show strong growth in profitability despite significant pressure caused by the strength of the U.S. dollar against the euro, ... Our international business is robust, showing constant dollar revenue growth in every region outside the U.S.

Our results were helped by lower-than-expected spending in the first quarter, ... While we expect that spending will reach more normal levels beginning in the second quarter of this year, we remain focused on effectively managing our cost structure going forward, as evidenced by the actions we announced today regarding our Asia-Pacific operations.