Departure Quotes

Yes, we blame the U.S. and Britain for this. They should not have departed without arranging their departure with us. It's true they sent us 44 letters stating they were disappointed with the prison and were considering leaving, but they never gave us a firm date. - Saeb Erekat

Writing books isn't a drastic departure from writing for the stage. I've always written in the long format, five, eight, 10-minute pieces rather than one-liners, so since writing books, the process hasn't changed much. A piece in my live routine can end up as part of one of my HBO specials, and it can also end up in one of the books. - George Carlin

With our departure there is not a single relief worker in the entire eastern Zaire region. They are on their own. - Panos Moumtzis

With his legal, accounting and public audit background, Bruce brought a special blend of skills that will be hard to replace. Bruce chose his timing carefully such that the annual audit, annual information form, annual report and other disclosure items were taken care of before his departure. - Vari Ghai

With Chris Paul's departure, the dynamics have changed because not only do you have to replace the point guard, but you also have to replace the wing guard if Justin plays the point. - Skip Prosser

While we are disappointed over Dave's departure, we respect his desire to accept new challenges and appreciate his years of exceptional leadership and dedicated service to Lear. - Robert Rossiter

While the timing of this executive departure is not particularly good for Wal-Mart in light of the Coughlin situation, which exposed weakness inside the upper ranks of Wal-Mart management, the loss of Kevin Turner is not going to alter the course of the company. - Emme Kozloff

While losing a talented individual like Evans is not good news, we believe his departure will not have an impact on financial results and is not a leading indicator of additional departures. - Brent Thill

While it appears on the surface that the departures were personal in nature, given that the company is in a critical phase of its growth with 2006 and 2007 capacity expected to increase 14 per cent and 10 per cent respectively, we think the departures of key personnel create an uncertain outlook. - Michael Linenberg