“In 1997, clients balked at self-ordering. They thought it was beneath ...” — Howard Lutnick Quote

“In 1997, clients balked at self-ordering. They thought it was beneath them. But in 1998, a sea change in perception came, thanks to the rise of the Net and online trading. The concept of doing it yourself was not crazy.”

“I would blast AC/DC and walk out onto the tennis court and try to hit the ball hard.”

“The combination of Cantor and eSpeed will earn more money and be more profitable than we ever were before September 11.”

“We don't notice that our cells are turning over all the time. You get a completely new composition of cells every seven years, and on the surface, or subjectively, it looks as though you're the same for seven years. It's like a ground - it looks stable, but beneath it, everything is shifting all the time. It's exciting and dangerous.”

“Beneath the Sugar Sky' is an homage to the portal fantasies of my childhood: it is the portal running in reverse.”

“The deepest fear we have, 'the fear beneath all fears,' is the fear of not measuring up, the fear of judgment. It's this fear that creates the stress and depression of everyday life.”