I think we all learned not only from 9/11, but even from the snowstorms last fall, that being prepared - yourself and your family - with the basic necessities can only help.

It's making me have gray hair. I think you just have to be prepared. And all 31 other teams are having to do the same thing. There's a couple different sets of rules that are going to apply come next week, but one set is going to apply and the other set is not, so you have to be ready to go. You have to go under the assumption for the time being, I'm going under the assumption that there's not going to be a collective bargaining agreement. If there is, then we'll adjust accordingly.

You really can't enjoy it too long. As we learned in our season opener, if you are not mentally prepared, you can get beat on any given day.

There were a lot of designers who did not take a chance for Fall 2005, and I think those designers are going to be braver, ... although certainly not as courageous as those who already took a chance.

Know what the old masters did. Know how they composed their pictures, but do not fall into the conventions they established. These conventions were right for them, and they are wonderful. They made their language. You make yours. All the past can help you.

We learned that the impossible is possible, so we have to be prepared for the worst.