TALK A LITTLE OFF THE TOP
“It is the perfect level of conversation – not too deep, not too trite. He is not going to say a word unless you say something.” – Jim Johnson of Johnson Storage & Moving, on the conversational style of his barber, Joe Spadi, who is retiring after 53 years.
SAVING PAR
“You never know when it’s going to go … so you can’t blow it all in one place.” – Jill McGill, metro Denver native and pro golfer, on the challenges of managing money. So far this year she has won $281,303.
IN IT FOR THE GOLF CLAPS
“This is not about profit. We’re hosting (the U.S. Women’s Open) to continue the tradition established by our founding fathers generations ago.” – Jeff Riggs, Cherry Hills Country Club member and tournament chairman, explaining that the event isn’t a moneymaker.
AT LEAST THEY DON’T MAKE KITTY LITTER
“Everybody’s listening to Yahoo music all the time. That’s how we are – we eat our own dog food.” – Heidi Burgett, spokeswoman for Yahoo Music, which gave headsets with microphones to all employees so they could listen to music and test the firm’s Voice-over-Internet-Protocol feature.
THE RISKS OF COMMERCE
“Potential tenants and customers have to understand that what happened (at Aurora Mall) could happen anywhere.” – Alan Alexander, a Scottsdale, Ariz., retail management and leasing consultant, the day after a fatal shooting at the mall.
