Wayne Huizenga

I sold Blockbuster because I saw what was coming: the satellite dish, technology that would make the business obsolete in a few years. Why would people go to a store for a video and then have to return it when they had a dish?

Wayne Huizenga

I’m going to miss Blockbuster. I’m gonna miss being CEO and all that stuff. We had an atmosphere where everybody was happy. When people make money, they’re happy.

Wayne Huizenga

If you’re a sponsor, and you’re doing business globally, to bring your guests to South Florida is pretty nice.

Wayne Huizenga

Our philosophy has been to be fiscally conservative, so we can be operationally aggressive. We’re not using borrowed money to grow. So we’ll put up a store just to get there before the competition. If it doesn’t work, we’ll close it and lose a little equity. It won’t kill us.

Wayne Huizenga

Part of this country’s problem is that people from New York City – Wall Streeters – don’t think about the little guy who can’t afford things.

Wayne Huizenga

People always want cars. It’s a huge industry, and there’s always new product coming out.

Wayne Huizenga

Some family trees bear an enormous crop of nuts.

Wayne Huizenga

We’re looking for something where we can make something happen: an industry where the competition is asleep, hasn’t taken advantage. It’s going to be hard to find another Blockbuster, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have three good companies growing. The point is, we’re going to be busy.

Wayne Huizenga

You don’t make any money sitting in traffic.

Wayne Huizenga