Michael Eisner

“The biggest credit to give is the deal that he didn't do... Michael's eternal credit, maybe the best thing he did as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, among many, many great things... thanks, but no thanks to AOL.”

“The Cap Cities/ABC deal brought in ESPN's massive cash flows but also imported a fundamentally different content business”

“They read the news that Comcast, the Philadelphia based cable company, is making a hostile takeover bid to acquire Disney for $54 billion in Comcast stock”

“Barry Diller and Michael, within a span of seven years, they made Indiana Jones, Star Trek, Saturday Night Fever, Grease, Footloose, Flashdance.”

“Michael Eisner as CEO of Walt Disney Company 1984–2005. Previously number two at Paramount under Barry Diller.”

“We have no obligation to make art. We have no obligation to make history. We have no obligation to make a statement. But to make money, it is often important to make history, to make art, or to make some significant statement.”

“Decart...raised a $300 million round at a nearly $4 billion valuation.”