His track record is unimpeachable over a very long period, and his criticisms in terms of cost are valid, but you can't just dismiss a whole asset class.

There are a lot of [repair] bays in the city of Toledo. Everyone is fighting to get customers into their bays.

Just getting kids interested in football here is a job in itself. We get 50 freshmen, and all of them want to play basketball.

There is an element of protesting too much. When you look at it, Berkshire Hathaway is not a million miles away from being a giant hedge fund or private- equity fund itself.

He might be one of the best linebackers in the PIL.

There are too many metal bashers out there making cars that no one wants to drive. I cannot see a long-term future for many of the big players in the industry.

We're attempting to help marketers use offline data that has traditionally been used to support direct mail campaigns to further enhance their e-mail and online initiatives. What we're proposing is that you can take a deeper look at your online customers by appending demographic and psychographic data, and that can help you analyze your messaging more effectively.

We're very early in the results, but still very, very encouraged.