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...time, but our aircraft people had been working with an investment bank on Honeywell for a couple of weeks prior to this coming up in October. Don't forget that last year, Honeywell's stock had lost about 40% of its value. There, sitting on a platter, was a deal at prices far below what we ever dreamed possible. Was I supposed to not do it? I had to do it. I'd do the same thing again tomorrow. I wasn't thinking about retiring. I was thinking about running GE. I took a shot at it. I gave...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jack Welch Interview: The Prosecutor Is Also The Judge | 7/16/2001 | See Source »

...Counter was himself recognized for his 20-year directorship of the Foundation. Senior Associate Dean of the College Archie C. Epps III presented Counter with a silver platter, thanking him for enhancing "the quality of our common life...

Author: By Juliet J. Chung, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Foundation Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary | 4/27/2001 | See Source »

...this point, I have no idea. I don't know if they want to see Waddle's head on a platter, but that's not going to happen. Look, mistakes happen, accidents happen, and what happened here is a terrible tragedy. Apologies have been made again and again, and now we need to get on with things - to use what we've learned from our mistakes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Navy Said No to Court-Martial of Sub Captain | 4/17/2001 | See Source »

...rest just smells bad. Most of us look at the platter from Aunt Katie with a wave of affection. Can you really get a warm glow from a place setting sent by a contributor you barely know who's angling for your attention? I'd stack my dishes on the floor before I'd accept a china cabinet from Walter Kaye, the insurance mogul who also delivered intern Monica Lewinsky to the West Wing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Shower Of Gifts For Hillary And Bill | 2/5/2001 | See Source »

...favorite foods. He will also bring about a return to the manly caveman tradition of hunting down your own food. For the record, Bush likes the doves he has shot grilled with bacon and jalapenos. And he eats them two at a time. No Lonesome Doves on Dubya?s platter...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Comb Back, Big Hair — All Is Forgiven | 12/23/2000 | See Source »

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