“My head was exploding, my stomach ripping, and even the tips of my fingers ached. The only thing I could think was, "If I live, I will never run again!"”
“I'm initiating a bill next year that would make it so it's a parental decision, ... If it is, then it should satisfy everyone's fears. We don't have a bill yet, but we're working on it.”
“Why are we downgrading the stock now? Mainly because of our belief that sales may not be advancing at the rate that we had previously anticipated and also because of the impending departure of Galli.”
“I think this company will do a better job of inventory management as these businesses mature, ... Remember, they've only been in some of them for six months or so.”
“The quarter was no surprise, but the future guidance was very favorable. The forecast of single-digit losses is a sea change for Amazon. We believe this is a key inflection point for the stock and that it will take off from here.”
“Worldwide Internet retail sales were almost $23 billion in 1999 and we expect that to double in 2000. Street estimates for worldwide sales in 2002 are approximately $105 billion, with $65 billion of that in the U.S. This implies an annual growth rate of 80 percent worldwide.”
