This is a tragedy for the players. Their careers are short and this is money and opportunity they'll never get back.

This is a sad, regrettable day that all of us wish could have been avoided.

We profoundly regret the suffering this has caused our fans, our business partners and the thousands of people who depend on our industry for their livelihoods.

It takes two sides to make a deal, two sides to negotiate and two sides to make it go bad.

The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.

My feeling is that contracts should always be honored. ... This is a situation where a legally binding contract is not being honored and that's not right.

Not all poison was bitter. Some of the deadliest poisons in the world tasted sweet

I don't design my own clothes. It's so not what I think about.

Those who are seeking ways to tap into the potential of e-mail will find themselves in a position to capitalize on the pending explosion in Internet usage.

I think we've done a pretty good job staying in touch with the American people. But at a certain point you can't help but lose some feel for what's on the ground because you're not on the ground.

At first a golfer excuses a dismal performance by claiming bad lies. With experience, he covers up with better ones.

Puttin rhymes into shape just like Jack LaLanne.

Beauty ensnares hearts, captures minds, and stirs up emotional wildfires. From Plato to pinups, images of human beauty have catered to a limitless desire to see and imagine an ideal human form.

Superstition is, always has been, and forever will be, the foe of progress, the enemy of education and the assassin of freedom.

You know no one ever accomplishes something like this without a lot of help from good people along the way. And this is certainly true in my case, and I would like to thank some of those people.

Success breeds volume, and it's just amazing how many young writers, artists, and musicians there are in town.