The Week in Words: The next phase; helping her pack; where hacking is a good thing

"After extensive deliberations with the board, I recommended to them that I was no longer the right person to lead Sunoco as it progresses to the next phase of its future."

- Lynn L. Elsenhans, announcing she will step down as chief executive officer of Sunoco Inc. after leading the Philadelphia company in winding down its oil-refining businesses.

"She was brought here to do something, she did it, and now she's going. I know a couple thousand people who wouldn't mind helping her pack."

- Jim Savage, president of United Steelworkers Local 10-1, which represents workers at Sunoco's Philadelphia refinery, set to close this year if a buyer is not found.

"This is a very positive employment report from almost any angle."

- Brian Bethune, an economics professor at Amherst College, on Friday as unemployment fell to 8.3 percent for January, from 8.5 percent in December.

"We still have a long way to go before the labor market can be said to be operating normally."

- Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke, while defending Federal Reserve policies during congressional testimony Thursday.

"If you do it well, it has the opportunity to set your company straight or change the direction of your company. You'll never get all those people in one room again until next year."

- Allen Adamson, a managing director at brand-consulting firm Landor Associates, on the importance of Super Bowl advertising.

"You look away for a second, you let your guard down for a second, and bad things can happen here."

- U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration director Joe Main.

"The biggest difference between Silicon Valley and Japan is when I hack something in Japan, I'll be punished first. But in Silicon Valley, when I hack something, I will be encouraged to do more."

- Japanese entrepreneur Naoki Shibata, on why he left Japan for Silicon Valley. Hacks in this case are unscripted software modifications.

Compiled from The Inquirer, Associated Press, Bloomberg News.