We don't feel Universal belongs in the independent movie business,

In politics, as in business, leadership is crucial.

I made the decision when I came to Seagram that it had to be OK that my public persona would be bad. It's the downside of a family business: anything good is because I'm somebody's son; otherwise, I'm a schmuck.

During my many years in international business and public life, I have had the good fortune of sitting down for lunch with people with whom I completely disagreed, in practice and principle: Soviet communists, heads of state from various unsavory regimes, benighted religious figures, corrupt business leaders.

between very long shots and very, very, very long shots.

This is going to expand the music market, ... Internet consumers -- particularly music consumers on the Internet -- are people who generally don't go into retail stores.