We could be the biggest pantyhose seller in America, but we don't want to weaken the link in shoppers' minds between Home Depot and do-it-yourself projects.

- Bernard Marcus

I'm basically a dinosaur. I don't use e-mail. But I do recognize the importance of science and the resulting possibilities.

- Bernard Marcus

Kids are wandering around the streets today that will become tomorrow's criminals that were yesterday's heroes.

- Bernard Marcus

People used to believe only a professional could do tiling or install track lighting. That's utter nonsense.

- Bernard Marcus

Nanotechnology in medicine is going to have a major impact on the survival of the human race.

- Bernard Marcus

I'm very politically active, but that has nothing to do with my charity.

- Bernard Marcus

One of the things which make any company successful, in particular the Home Depot, was that we understood and catered to the customer. If it didn't sell, it didn't make a difference what we thought or our research told us. They told us if it was successful by buying it or not.

- Bernard Marcus

When I understood the rudiments of what nanotech was all about, I knew I wanted to participate.

- Bernard Marcus