They Said It
High-profile business leaders who spoke recently at Kenan-Flagler

"No opportunities are lost. Someone else will take the ones you miss. … Everyone wants to live on the top of the mountain, but life's happiness and growth come on the climb up." - Robert Ingram, president and COO, GlaxoSmithKline
"Over the past decade, "we've taken a national holiday" from world affairs. That ended on Sept. 11, when the United States learned "the world is going to come to us whether we've actively sought it or not." - Paul Gigot, political analyst and editorial page editor , The Wall Street Journal
"I feel so strongly that at this time we have to be as focused as ever about addressing the old challenges that keep us from being the land of opportunity, like addressing the disparities that exist in our public education system. … Young people bring a fresh perspective to problems some leaders see as unsolvable." - Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach For America
"How can you change without losing everything you've built up? By being in a new level of discomfort - a skill set that you need to learn. Put yourself in an area that demands that you adjust and adapt." - Frank Plastina, president of Nortel Networks' Metro Networks