J. M. Roberts People Quotations

I never wanted to do on air. Because the fact that you're on air, people take shots at you for no reason, and that made me uncomfortable. So I retreated to the safety and anonymity of behind the camera.

Our first priority is officer safety. The core principle behind a force decision is to use it in instances where officers lives or the lives of people around the scene are in danger. Certainly assault with a vehicle constitutes deadly harm.

The number was stronger than what people were looking for on the non-manufacturing NAPM. It is going to make it really hard for the Fed to keep talking that the economy is fragile.

NBA people want to see versatility, ... That was one of the things I talked about with coach, just stepping out toward the perimeter more. Rebounding is a great skill, and not too many people realize how hard it is to pull down 10-plus per game for your career -- so that can't go away. The main thing for me is stepping out more, while still taking advantage of my rebounding ability.

The decorative designs at intersections has been known to slow people down. When everything looks the same, people slow down. Widening the sidewalks a couple of inches will narrow the roadway and that's a proven way to slow drivers down.

The best job in the world, ... I love to entertain, so every time I do it, I'm chasing the balls, so to speak. People always greet me with a smile, and within seconds we're all laughing together.

We see some representatives out here, but I think most sit in their offices and don't see the people that they affect,

I think people are just thrilled that the beatings have stopped, ... is not at all an indication of a resurgence of demand.

People over-purchased in 2000, ... So they did not need to purchase in 2001 to keep up with Internet traffic growth. But this over capacity is limited to the next few quarters.

This still bothered me, anyway, because where were these people going to go on Monday morning.

You're reducing the skilled people in the trade and you're creating long-term costs for the general public in a lot of ways.

Given the importance of the election and the fact that the present margin is approximately 300 votes in the state, I believe the people of Palm Beach County have entrusted us with the power to voice their right to participate in their government.

We need people to be able to come down here and start really enjoying football games at Arnett Gardens.

I give a lot of credit to Coach (Jerry) Farber and his team. They were extremely ready to play tonight. This is a team that is going to cause people fits.

As far as I'm concerned, what I do is not a crime, because I'm only making people laugh, ... So I'm only being naughty, like a naughty boy. Anything is open to streaking. As long as you perform it in the right way, in the right context.

We hope to have about 100 people sleeping out. We're asking for community leaders to participate.

You know, people really have not been buying into these stocks lately, ... They're extremely undervalued. Remember one thing: they own the first mile to every customer that's out there. When they get into long distance, which they will eventually late this year and early next year, they're going to be powerhouse stocks.

That's when I got my guard down. He was okay with going to my office and meeting people and being seen. That's how he got me.

We have to turn away people all the time if we don't have space.

We all have our different interests and needs, and we're trying to maintain a balance between the health of the creek and the people who depend upon it for water.

Helping to find jobs, counseling, whatever we can offer, because there's all different kinds of people here who want to give of their services or their homes, who may or may not have already given money or of their time, or clothing or whatever. So, it's really just to try to bring as many people together as we can.

We invite people in the West End to come find out how you can be a part and find out how you can make the neighborhood the best place to live.

You can call this win ugly but I thought it was pretty as all get-out. We defend. We take people out of their comfort level.

There are two types of businesses -- the ones that buy into Microsoft and those that don't. The people who bought into the Microsoft world probably won't switch to Mono. The other people -- those using Java or LAMP might do, though.

A lot of people said we don't really need a politician on the court, but for the past 30 years, we have had politicians on the court. I think it would be helpful to have someone on the court who understand how its rulings affect the other arms of government.

When we set high expectations for people we usually get disappointed and set them up for failure, it is best to accept them as they are and encourage them to reach their full potential.

At the church, we could only handle 15 to 18 people tops and we had to turn people away much too much. We decided as a committee that we needed to take that really big step so we located a vacant convent on Beach Avenue and convinced the Roman Catholic Diocese to rent it to us.

I'll get arrested. Whatever happens to me, fair enough. I think about the next one I'm going to do. But I just want people to laugh.

You have people waiting for five or six hours to have a operator come online, ... At least FEMA gave people the opportunity to apply over the Internet.

We're not supposed to be sitting inside the church, we're supposed to go out in the community to help our brothers and sisters. To practice what we preach. Hopefully, it energizes people to do it again, go to the Rescue Mission or have other ideas.