"We're not in the business of shaping consumer demand. We respond to it."

"People are very protective of their cell phones, how it's used, where it's used and how much it costs. It has become a very personal issue for a whole lot of people in this country."

"Life is very good. I'm the president and Chief Executive Officer of the Wireless trade association, the CTIA."

"When a child grows up without a father, there is an empty place where someone must stand, providing an example of character and confidence."

"This is going to become a battle for access to your home and office plus mobility. It's about who can provide the biggest and least expensive and fastest pipe to your home and office and offer you a mobility feature."

"A child can escape the shadows."

"We're not necessarily the ski boat, we're the skier. There are countries like Japan and Korea and others who are the ski boat at this point, but we're getting pulled right behind them."

"Sometimes Congress likes to milk an issue."

"People are very interested in having access to wireless data while they are on a plane."

"Where is the harm in the wireless industry?"

"It's hard, or you wouldn't like it. A lot of coaches really don't like what they're doing."

"What you see happening right now with some of the consolidation is all about more spectrum and capital formation that give you the scale, scope and resources to invest in that 3G world."

"It sure made me feel good to be here today, and have so many people say so many kind things."

"When you start thinking about taking pictures, sending an e-mail, receiving an e-mail, speaking into your phone and have it transcript voice into text and then sent as an e-mail, it's mind-boggling."

"There's nothing like playing. You can coach and you can be around the game, but there is nothing like playing. It's just so much fun."

"I don't have the fire in the belly right now. It's one of those been there, done that deals."

"It would have been a lot of fun as a receiver to play."

"It's still fun to come to games, and it's still fun to be in the Seattle crowd."