Ethelbert Barksdale Quotes

One of Netscape's main attractions to customers from Day One is that we provide alternatives. And that's cherished by many customers - certainly not all. ~ Jim Barksdale

It was the language that left us first.
The Great Migration of words. When people
spoke they punched each other in the mouth.
There was no vocabulary for love. Women
became masculine and could no longer give
birth to warmth or a simple caress with their
lips. Tongues were overweight from profanity
and the taste of nastiness. It settled over cities
like fog smothering everything in sight. My
ears begged for camouflage and the chance
to go to war. Everywhere was the decay of
how we sound. ~ E. Ethelbert Miller

Astronomy, mixed with astrology, occupied a large number of tablets in the Babylonian libraries, ~ Ethelbert William Bullinger

There are no pat answers - we're pushing through some new frontiers, and lessons of the past don't always apply. ~ Jim Barksdale

The divine truth cannot be slain. Even though it may be mocked and crucified and buried, it will rise victoriously on the third day and reign in triumph through all eternity." - Reformation martyr. ~ Ethelbert Stauffer

We're building a great company, and we're very excited about the future of the company. ~ Jim Barksdale

I was telling the truth. I feel like we got that point across. ~ Jim Barksdale

If you want to work on the core problem, it's early school literacy. ~ James L. Barksdale

We provide many options in many product areas that they seem to want to adopt, and that's working well for us. ~ Jim Barksdale

The ability of our people to think quickly and create great products in this whole new world of Internet open standards is not only essential to our success but is also one of the things that impresses me most about Netscape. ~ Jim Barksdale

I've tended to work at fast-growing companies that improve the way business gets done. ~ Jim Barksdale

I can't deny that some customers and prospects think it's the key to our future. But it's not. We're certainly supportive of the Dept. of Justice and the 20 states that have brought this action. ~ Jim Barksdale

Take our own company as an example: We're living proof, we jump with our own parachutes. ~ Jim Barksdale

That's the ultimate gratification in any business situation - do customers buy the product? And do they use it and do they come back and buy more of it? ~ Jim Barksdale

After all, it's the future of business communication that we're looking toward. ~ Jim Barksdale

Well, the sales of our products clearly demonstrate their value to businesses and to individuals. ~ Jim Barksdale

One problem was that my direct testimony was in writing, so a lot of people didn't get to see it. I hope they see it, because I think it built a very strong case. ~ Jim Barksdale

It's the first time I've ever done anything like that. It took longer than I expected. I've gotten a lot of E-mail since I got back, saying they thought I did a good job and presented the case well. ~ Jim Barksdale