John Thomas Quotations

We find it disturbing that the networks in question seem to have no problem exploiting gay persons through mindless comedies or titillating dramas, but when it comes to a church's loving welcome of committed gay couples, that's where they draw the line.

We're beating the bushes as much as anybody.

We want it to be an asset to the community. The design is unlike anything in the state.

We want to take advantage of the opportunity.

(Women of Wal-Mart) was a real watershed moment for Playboy.com in terms of the number of people who actually paid money to get access to the pay-per-view part of the feature,

The only one that will work is a rail system, but the routes need change.

When Tim Parris and I joined we really started a new program to grow the management of ambulatory surgery centers and hospitals.

We're going after companies with an enormous brand name where there is also a likelihood of finding the 'girl next door' who has the potential to become a model,

I am confident. I think the Rangers are playing a speed game. They can skate with any team in the league. If they bring their 'A' game and pull up their boots, they can give any team a run for their money. The past five games? I think it's just a combination of injuries and the coaching staff testing the depth by bringing up guys from Hartford.

I'm always making stuff in ceramic, since I was in eighth grade.

I did it years ago and regretted it. Fifteen minutes later, it was like, 'Oh, man, I just got rid of a hat.' But then, in your mind, you start rationalizing it. It was worth it. You start to think, 'Now what are they going to do with these things?' You hope they give them to kids or to the less fortunate, somebody who can't spend 18 bucks on a cap. You'd like to think it's put to good use.

Going through the district for the second time, we anticipate it will be a lot tougher. I think we caught some teams by surprise. I don't think teams were gunning for us like they will be this time around.

He didn't have a malicious bone in his body. I never knew anybody that harbored any ill feelings toward him. He was always smiling or sleeping.

I think what's happening now is there's an undertow of feeling in town that you guys are not actively trying to hurt us, but you are not doing anything to help us.

People aren't seeing the cause and effect. These days, you see organizational statements and decisions being made by the program offices that are not necessarily consistent with a strong top-level technical design.

Those investigations and those charges generally relate to a perception by the regulators ... that the city of Venice had become a rogue utility. That, in fact, there were a cadre of employees within the utility who had taken it upon themselves to get rid of the reclaimed water anywhere they could.

We don't have any illusions that we are more talented than Langley. We won't beat them without pitching or great defense like last time.

We are looking at about 300 residences. They will be a congregate of housing, townhouses, garden apartments and an assisted-living facility. On the Greenland piece, we are looking at a mixed-use commercial village with retail on the first floors and office space above.

Wal-Mart has a conservative corporate image, and we knew they wouldn't be thrilled. But we're hoping that the company will be pleased once they see how fun the pictures are and how empowered the women at Wal-Mart feel.

We knew that this would be a very provocative thing for us to do,

The project had its challenges. Each of the retail stores remained open and operating as faade construction took place. This required significant pre-planning and constant communication.

What are we doing? We're riding around in a van. Service is service.

We think it tastes good, but we don't know what the judges are going to say.

We went out and ate some burgers and felt like kings of 34th street. That was a different era.

We could see (Bennett) coming in from our vantage point before the (corner) kick was made. We made one major mistake and that was not picking him up. But I felt the boys played with a lot of heart. A lot of it is luck. We had several opportunities to score and things could've been different if we did. But we move on.

At the time, seven feet didn't seem like a big deal because I was too wrapped up in competing to be able to look at what it meant. I had done it in practice indoors and out. Other people had done it outdoors in competition, too.

The trend is toward larger dealerships. If you have multiple franchises, there's more opportunity for ... running a profitable business.

The students require increased attention and resources that the district cannot afford. It's a funding and staffing issue.

People can identify with 16, even if you don't understand the significance of it at the time. You don't realize that's how people will remember you.

That's much more than we had anticipated. We think the Home Depot feature could be even more successful than the Wal-Mart one.

This is a sculpture, hand-built base, with a face on it. I wanted to add cool colors for the shaded part and black-and-white stripes to the handle.

This is the toughest I've ever seen, and I've been in the business quite a few years.

It's a risk you take when you go in the ocean.

It's the third time this week he's pitched. I don't think I could coach 50 years and be prouder of a kid that him. He's missing 5 MPH off his fast ball tonight, but he basically got through three innings on sheer heart.

It's slowed down some because some of them are very expensive to buy now.

It's Bush League, but talking to the umpire I saw the whole thing unfolding in front of my eyes thinking we were going to get cheated.

None of them were in any way related to human remains.

On a scale of 1 to 10, it will be a 4 throughout the Hill Country.

It's not a little kid cartoon. It's deeper than that. It's about the transformation of life and humans.

I just wish there were some way to let the people that want to get here first and tailgate to just come in and find a spot in the best place they can, and if people want to come in and just park and go to the game, they can park back here. I didn't really hear any complaints about the old way of doing it.

By this afternoon, I'm sure there will be some emergencies.

How bad does it have to get before people stop arguing and backstabbing? Someday, these (public officials) are going to have to answer for high water bills. When people ask what they did, they will have to say 'nothing.

How bad does it have to get before people stop arguing and backstabbing?

How bad does it have to get before people stop arguing and backstabbing?

Because of all that, I need you to be self-sufficient. Put your arms around your family, then look to your neighbors and the rest of the city.

I can't believe Kathy Ireland is really carrying food to my car. She didn't have to do this. Just donating money and getting this stuff here was more than enough for me, but to see a woman of her stature actually helping with a problem instead of throwing money at it really makes me appreciate her as a human being.

Go to it. I gave them the entire class to work on this, which is about two hours. And you know something? They couldn't put it all together to advise someone by the end of class. Although, they did have a better handle on what else they would need to know.

The freeways are just jammed with regular use. The surge capacity of the freeways won't allow for a mass exodus.