how we can work collaboratively and not be at each other’s throats.

We have different objectives here,

I have intentionally left open some of the more divisive questions, … I think it’s important to have a full national and international discussion of this issue.

I’m not Jack, and this is what I need to do.

Farm income will rise because of the increased demand for corn, … Rural incomes will rise as farm income increases and new jobs will be created by new ethanol plants.

There’s a tremendous intellectual fervor among independent filmmakers, and that has to be cultivated.

This is a very serious problem

College students now share the general public’s more mixed view of the president, and Senator Kerry is benefiting from that shift. Still, these are highly independent voters who are open to persuasion and it would...

Shutting down illegal file swapping networks like Elite Torrents is an essential part of our fight to stop movie thieves from stealing copyrighted materials.

We want to make as many movies commercially available online as possible,

I don’t think we can go back to the old days. But I think that what the government needs to do is it needs to make sure that the pricing is fair, that you don’t...

When we certify organic, we are certifying not just a product, but the farming and handling practices that yield that product,

We have followed most commodities from the time they arrive in Russia to the point of distribution,

Nobody was happy with the meeting, … Nobody’s coming out of there with anything in their hearts except that the president has extreme anguish about this and is going to work to ensure that his...

Kansas is not going to become the Hollywood of the future. But the film studios are looking to make quality stories, interesting stories, all over the country.

This settlement culminates a four-year investigation, … The plea agreement not only serves as punishment to the offenders, it also offers the opportunity to repay farmers who were financially damaged by these criminal acts.

We have a responsibility to show what (America) can do, the best we possibly can.

I have received an official request from the government of the Russian Federation for additional food assistance, … The United States is now in the process of reviewing this request.

They are leading the way for other companies by their example.

Meat and poultry is safe. It’s safer than it’s probably ever been.

We screened that movie before members of Congress. Hopefully, the screening of the movie had some kind of an effect on the process.

We are glad that Bram Cohen and his company are working with us to limit access to infringing files on the BitTorrent.com website.

We will also consult closely with other major food producers, such as the European Union, and we will be careful to avoid any steps that would disrupt international agricultural markets or reduce incentives for Russian...

Peer-to-peer technology is here to stay… What’s more, the film industry will have to come up with a ‘reasonable-cost’, hassle-free way for people to download movies legally for it to continue to prosper.

Quite frankly, most members of both political parties agree that (the farm bill) is going to have to be rewritten, or rewritten in a very dramatic way. But, in the meantime … we are going...

Nothing (I heard) here made me more comfortable (about the convention).

None of that makes any difference if there’s not a story to put on those things. They’re just empty screens.

Our ultimate goal is a global market for films and filmed entertainment unimpeded by the artificialities of government policies, instead governed only by the tastes and demands of the audiences and our ability to meet...

Without those services, the system will degrade over time.

The only way to see a movie is in a big theater, on a big screen, with a big bag of popcorn.

The organic classification is not a judgment about the quality or safety of any product. Organic is about how it is produced. It is a process issue,

Researching and developing these technologies now will help save the major studios and other motion picture producers and distributors money in the future,

The biggest challenge is to make [students] think politics is relevant to their lives, that it can have some kind of impact, … heavily independent.

I consult with Jack a lot – he’s still my mentor – and he advised me that I needed to do what was best for me,

The message is one that is best heeded by Internet pirates the world over, namely that you can and will be found, prosecuted and punished for the theft of intellectual property.

But ultimately, I’m not sure what impact it will have. I don’t think people will want to watch a 1 1/2- or two-hour movie on something the size of their hand, but it could have...

The success of the movie industry comes from the story. And the story comes from somebody putting something down on paper.

Technology has not only changed the way people are able to view movies, it has changed the way our industry produces and advertises movies.

We’ve got to do a better job of segregating those commodities to make sure that … we basically protect people from things that haven’t been approved, … The FDA is monitoring the situation very closely,...

Where there is a problem, the risks to the public are greater than they’ve ever been before.

Agriculture is particularly vulnerable to the whims of nature,

We hope the Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling and an aggressive education effort will dissuade companies and individuals from engaging in these types of unlawful activities in the future. But when necessary, we will pursue all...

Corn, soy beans, wheat, cattle, things are generally pretty weak all over the place.

As an industry we recognize the need for more innovation in the area of portability and copyright protection. We want people to be able to enjoy movies on various home entertainment devices without infringing on...

The movie industry is committed to working with the technology sector to find innovative new ways to deliver entertainment to consumers.

we’re probably more isolated than ever.

Our numbers could and should be better.

Not to suggest that movies are like pork chops. But those campaigns were done because the market sales and volumes of individual consumer brands were falling, and this reversed the trend.

There is not a budget cap on firefighting, … When it comes to natural disasters, the government does respond, and Congress does respond, the president does respond.

Where there is disease, it tends to spread much faster. Therefore, it creates additional risk that we might not have had 30, 40, 50 years ago.