Quotations

«Being my first year, I want to make sure I've followed through with something completely to the end. If I have to look for a job at the end of the year, that's what I'll do, but right now I'm really concentrating. I've put in a lot of hours working. First year, got to put in a lot of time. I want to make sure I do it right the first way.»

«Looking for a job is stressful no matter what. Especially, you get your first job, 'Oh, I can relax,' then to have that possibility. I'm not really looking forward to going out and looking for a job but if I have to, I will, but I'd rather be here.»

«We were investigating RFID standards for the possibility of developing one or more RFID-related patent pools and in the mist of our investigation we were approached by several of the founders of the NFC Forum, who own intellectual property related to NFC. They asked us to develop a patent pool.»

«With each program we try to identify where the greatest value is achieved in the marketplace from the intellectual property that the member companies have spent a lot of money and time developing. We try to focus the license on those parts of the market. You will notice in most of our programs, we have a license for those who make devices, particularly consumer devices because that is where the greatest value is extracted. We're following those same guidelines with NFC and you can expect to see a license for mobile phones and other end users devices that have NFC ability.»

«Especially when you're on a new team. It's great to see all the guys and the excitement of what we can be.»

«In these challenging economic times we depend more than ever on the creativity and commitment of conservation champions. The Conservation Fund applauds Centex for continuing its commitment to land and water conservation through its Land Legacy Fund, which has helped to protect the best of our nation's outdoor heritage.»

«I was scheduled to work two innings, but they said keep going and that's fine with me. I threw only 20 pitches and they wanted me up near 50.»

«The first thing I asked when I was looking for a team was if I would get the ball every fifth day. They said yes, and that was good enough for me. My goal is to go six or seven innings in every start.»

«Everything's pretty good. As long as my arm felt good, that's all I care about. The way I was able to hit some spots when I wanted to, I'm happy with that.»

«I don't like to get skipped. [Manager Eric Wedge] told me I'm going to get the ball every fifth day.»