Brian Roberts Quotes (46 Quotes)


    It has become clear that there is no interest on the part of Disney's management and board in putting Comcast and Disney together,

    This quarter's results show tremendous new growth opportunities being generated by new services and new markets.

    It's a Philips, believed to be the largest of its type in the world, ... Its the first time it has ever been used, a new LCD technology, and that is sort of typical of how we have approached this convention.

    I had about four feet of water running through my ditches and then running across my road and there's nothing you can do,

    Comcast High-Speed Internet exceeded 1 billion in revenue this quarter and at 20 percent penetration, we believe this business has significant growth potential,


    This is a unique opportunity for all shareholders of Comcast and Disney to create a new leader of the entertainment and communications industry,

    There's been growing disquiet about the power of the big players, but arguably this decision's come 30 years too late.

    However, we disagree with the ATT Board's characterization of our offer as inadequate ... As evidenced by the reaction of their shareholders, the Board's concern about our corporate governance has no foundation. We think our stock's historical performance speaks for itself,

    I think we showed a lot, battling back after the first night. That was pretty ugly. We could've -- not folded, but we could've come out and played sluggish again. We battled and I think we should take some positive things from that.

    You want to be accepted by people. For 99 percent of his career, he has been and for that to completely change now, I think is something I don't know if any of us can comprehend what he's going through. By his expressions, you can tell that it is definitely beating him up.

    If I play opening day, it would be awesome, but if it happens to be two weeks later, I understand. Injuries are a part of it, unfortunately.

    There may be some specific cases where we have the rights, but in most cases it's a new opportunity.

    I'm confident now that the injury won't have any residual effects on my ability to play whatsoever. I'm not 100 percent yet, but my doctors and trainers believe I'm on track to be there by the time the season rolls around.


    I felt a lot better than I thought I would. I don't worry necessarily as much about the contact as much as the comfort -- being in the box and seeing pitches. I was surprised how well I was recognizing pitches this early on.

    These new agreements represent a huge step forward for The Golf Channel, and offer fans of PGA TOUR golf a consistent and quality home for a very significant amount of programming. The Golf Channel has had a great first 10 years, and this dynamic new long-term relationship will take it to the next level in the years to come. We look forward with significant enthusiasm to our expanded PGA TOUR partnership.

    We have always been disciplined in our approach to acquisitions, ... Being disciplined means knowing when it is time to walk away. That time is now.

    I tell you, I did engineering and earthwork in the Army for 20 years but having to pay for it in the civilian world is new to me. All this development work is costly,

    The idea is to find a way to make the pie bigger.

    I think, without a setback, I don't see why I won't be ready for Opening Day. I haven't really put that much thought into Tuesday yet.

    If I was going to go out there, I was going to go full bore.

    We told you from the outset we would be disciplined and we wouldn't bid against ourselves, ... Consummating a transaction would have required us to give up substantially more Comcast shares than we originally proposed. That didn't make good financial sense, particularly given these results.

    There is a lot of wisdom in selling off some subscribers because it just eases that regulatory question. This hastens the time when there is real competition in local phone.


    There's no doubt that content companies are going to want to take advantage of that (new platform),

    The day is coming when, in 45 seconds, you can download a movie.

    We continue to make each of our services even more compelling by adding more features and applications that provide more value to our customers,

    My ultimate goal is still to play opening day. That's what I'd like to do. Still, we don't know for sure what it's going to be, at this point. If I play opening day, it would be awesome, but if it happens to be two weeks later, I understand that you have to do what's right. Injuries are a part of it, unfortunately.

    The recommendation to amend the Western Corridor Plan to include Transmission Gully is eminently sensible and shows vision and leadership.

    I screwed up, ... I was just trying to make something happen, and I made a mistake I shouldn't have.

    This is a strategic, creative, economical way to converge cable's great products with Sprint's wireless technology,

    If we didn't have a new product to sell right now, we could just sit here and be doom and gloom. There's never been more new products to sell, and that's lifting our boat big time ... it's a great time for this business.

    We are now seeing much more content come to video-on-demand, and we think that's helping.

    If I didn't blow out on that one, I ain't blowing out I guess. I was a little scared. I looked up at Jay to make sure everything was still attached.

    We love our business. We have never been more enthusiastic about cable and its future.

    But it freaks people out. You kind of look like Satan.

    The investment has been made. It's here and now, and we're selling. We're ready to have the best year we've ever had.

    It's good to have him back. He's your teammate. Why wouldn't you want him back

    Our businesses continue to perform well on all fronts, and we are encouraged by the results posted in the second quarter,

    We just have to do something to get out of what we're in. I don't know if it's a lack of concentration. We have to show a little more pride than what we've been showing.

    Today should give some reassurance to my teammates and the staff. I was going to have to dive for a ball sooner or later, and now it is over.

    This is a combination that we believe would restore the Disney brand, ... There is no doubt that these two companies can achieve things together that they would not be able to do alone.

    When I was first swinging, it was a little more difficult left-handed to get my hand out and roll over.

    I look forward to working with Mike and the ATT Broadband team to achieve the full potential of this tremendous new company,

    I can't guarantee aren't going to see some lawsuits because you probably are. Why not do it in a licensed model If usage happens, value follows.

    It's a situation that you wouldn't put your worst enemy in. Obviously, none of us will ever know what the truth is, but I believe him. And for him to have to go through this, it's something that we can't really comprehend.


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