“The key to growing a business is that you need to be meeting some segment of the consumer's needs. If you've got a small business and a product or service that is not popular, you simply have to change your product or service to be more popular.” IfsNeedsGrowingProductsKeysMeetingsConsumersSmall Business Author:Ben Cohen
“Superior quality is a prerequisite to entering the game. By definition, an entrepreneur is undercapitalized relative to the status quo. Therefore, if you enter a product that is either at parity with the leaders, or not as good, you won't even get to the starting line.” IfsGamesLinesQualityLeaderProductsEntrepreneurStartingDefinitionsSuperiorsRelativeEnteringStatus QuoPrerequisitesParity Author:Gary Hirshberg
“You folks like TV, you watch a lot of TV? There's a show right here on CBS, it's a huge hit. It's called the "Mentalist." And it's about this guy who has a heightened sense of observation. It's miraculous; he's the only guy in the world who can tell the difference between Sarah Palin and Tina Fey.” WorldShowsGuyDifferencesWatchesTvsHugeFolksObservationThis GuyMiraculousPalinFey Author:David Letterman
“The longest-serving Republican Senator, Alaska's Ted Stevens, found guilty just a few hours ago on all charges in his corruption trial. Do you know this story? He failed to report he had some work done on his house. Yeah, here's the bad part. You know who did the work? Joe the plumber. Unlicensed.” KnowsDoneStoriesFoundHouseHoursRepublicanYeahCorruptionTrialsGuiltyReportsServingDo You KnowSenatorsAlaskaWork DonePlumber Author:Jay Leno
“Today the Washington Post did an article; they compared the 2008 presidential election to the 1932 presidential election. They did a comparison, mainly because 1932 was the first time John McCain ran for president.” FirstsTodayPresidentFirst TimeElectionPostsPresidentialRanComparisonArticlesMccainPresidential Election Author:Conan O'Brien
“Sarah Palin has already had an effect on foreign relations... The new president of Pakistan, Ali Zardari, is in hot water, because last week, Sarah was on a class trip to New York, where she met foreign leaders... And one of the leaders she met was Zardari, and he was gushing over her. He said, oh, you're more gorgeous in person than you are on TV. And so the people in his home country of Pakistan, the Islamists, they issued a fatwa on him, for being too 'flirty.' And when Sarah today was told that Zardari had gotten a fatwa because of her, she said, 'I know, I felt it when he hugged me.'” PeopleKnowsPersonsSaidCountryHomeTodayLastsFeltPresidentWaterLeaderClassWeekEffectsNew YorkTvsMetsRelationHotPakistanGorgeousPalinFlirtyIslamistsHot WaterForeign RelationsHome Country Author:Bill Maher
“Last night's vice presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin drew much higher ratings than the presidential debate. Did you know that? Yeah. Yeah, Biden attracted viewers who enjoyed his previous debate appearances, and Palin attracted viewers who enjoyed the movie 'Fargo.'” KnowsLastsNightHigherYeahVicesAppearanceDebateEnjoyedPresidentialViewersLast NightRatingVice PresidentPalinDid You KnowBidenPresidential DebateFargo Author:Conan O'Brien
“You can't do anything if a person says no. In such a case, there's nothing you can do - unlike the popular cliche that pressure is exerted, or that maybe an unwilling source is done away with.” IfsPersonsDoneCan DoCasesSourcePressureClicheUnwilling Author:Markus Wolf
“During the debate, Palin winked, wrinkled her nose, and gave a shout-out to a third-grade class. Well, you know, that says commander-in-chief to me right there. You betcha!” KnowsWellsClassThirdsDebateChiefsNosesGradesCommandersPalinCommander In ChiefThird GradeShout Out Author:David Letterman
