Michael Eisner Quotes (73 Quotes)

We've been very prudent in this area over the years, with close and active oversight by the audit committee, ... But, in the current world, it's become more important than ever to make sure that our shareholders -- and the market as a whole -- have full confidence in our financial reports, including the integrity of the auditing process.

The message that we are trying to get across here is we are conscious of how great our assets are and what they can generate. We feel strongly about our future position and this is the beginning of a series of conference calls we will do to articulate that, to help the markets have the same confidence we have.

He has the ability to calm me down, ... He's a solution junkie.

Although the Disney franchise has a demonstrated ability to drive long-term growth, we are definitely not satisfied with our long-term performance, ... As a result, we are taking a number of steps, including an across-the-board assessment of our cost structure, to address the situation.

We are keeping our eyes open, ... We are happy with what we got with the Fox Family acquisition. We will keep looking but we are not going to do it to get a good headline in the media. If we are going to do anything at all it will be to enhance the company.

And just in the nick of time, ... Next week, I couldn't take credit for it.

Peter has delivered outstanding performances in every endeavor he has undertaken since joining the company in 1985,

What I'm pretty sure is, it is not going to be a No. 1 bestseller for 26 weeks, ... And I'm also pretty sure it's not a disaster. So it's somewhere in the middle.

Succeeding is not really a life experience that does that much good. Failing is a much more sobering and enlightening experience.

In a soft economy, Disney's overall performance continues to be solid, ... Our studio has added yet another quarter to a year of strong growth. At our parks, effective expense-management measures have largely compensated for the weaker attendance that we had anticipated.

While the breadth of his new responsibilities will be wide, he has consistently demonstrated the creative and management capacity to handle the broad range of duties he will now shoulder. With this promotion, we are consolidating all Disney Studios operations under Joe Roth.

You go to the park and you see mothers, daughters and kids and grandparents. The family unit in China is unbelievably strong. It's not just Hong Kong, it's mainland China,

We have been doing business together while being friends for many years, and I know that both our professional and personal relationships will continue,

Thanks to his deep understanding of the company and its founders, talking to Card was the next-best thing to talking to Walt himself.

(Visitors) now have time to spend money and do other things, and they are much happier not waiting in line,

Bottom line, this year was obviously a disappointment, ... Duplication and inefficiencies inevitably worked their way into our operations and I am working to make sure they are squeezed back out again.

We still have a number of challenges ahead of us, but we remain convinced of the extraordinary potential of our businesses,

Well, when you're trying to create things that are new, you have to be prepared to be on the edge of risk.

There's no good idea that can't be improved on.

We are a growth company. We are not giving up our goals of 20 percent growth. I see it coming, but it's not coming tomorrow.

Of course, economic downturns are never good news, but historically, our company has always emerged from them stronger than ever, ... With this in mind, we remain confident in meeting or exceeding our fiscal goals for this year and about the long-term prospects for The Walt Disney Company.

Many people in technology say the killer app is pirated content, ... Some feel the availability of illegal content sells computers. It's very hard to negotiate with an industry that thinks its short-term growth is dependent on theft.

My assumption is that I would not continue on the board, or as chairman. I have a full business life ahead of me,