THE ART OF THE SPIEL

“I went to the best business school in the world. You don’t have to go through four years to learn a lot.”

Donald Trump, on enrolling students in his new online business school, USA Today, 23 May 2005

INSTEAD OF BUSY SIGNALS, OUR EMERGENCIES WILL GET SPAM-FILTERED

“If there’s a burglar in my home, maybe I send an e-mail or a text message to the police instead of making a call.”

Skype CEO Niklas Zennstrom, on how his company plans to make up for a lack of 911 service, News.com, 24 May 2005

THE TRASHDOT EFFECT

“It was a mixed blessing. It turned out that Paris was too hot for our servers.”

Carl’s Jr. executive Brad Haley, on the burger chain’s failure to satisfy its customers’ hunger for Paris Hilton videos, News.com, 23 May 2005

SEXUAL REPRODUCTION, DRUGS, AND ROCK AND ROLL

“One of my goals for this whole thing has been to give somebody an awe-inspiring global view of reality, almost like a drug- induced epiphany with a computer.”

Sims creator Will Wright, on the inspiration for his latest game, Spore, Wired News, 20 May 2005

DON’T BE A STALKER

“The value of more information so overwhelms its misuse that we’ve not had material problems there.”

Google CEO Eric Schmidt, on the risks of making personal information easy to find, News.com, 19 May 2005