I told the girls we had to come out and have a good first, and they came out and played good defense and forced a lot of turnovers.

The industry has a few more shoes to drop.

The WorldCom case does prove you can fudge any number you want. This has spooked the market because it calls into question the credibility of EBITDA.

We have been partnered with them for years, and the relationship gets stronger with each year.

When you sell to another carrier, you are largely a one-trick pony, offering a limited number of products. When you sell to an end user, you have an opportunity to sell a full bundle of services, be a one-stop shop. What differentiates the winners and losers going forward will be the quality of the customer.

When I think of New York City, I think of all the girls, the Jewish girls, the Italian girls, the Irish, Polack, Chinese, German, Negro, Spanish, Russian girls, all on parade in the city. I don't know whether it's something special with me or whether every man in the city walks around with the same feeling inside him, but I feel as though I'm at a picnic in this city. I like to sit near the women in the theaters, the famous beauties who've taken six hours to get ready and look it. And the young girls at the football games, with the red cheeks, and when the warm weather comes, the girls in their summer dresses . . .