Patrick Ford Quotations

We're still trading on that whole flash thing, and for me the Paris Hilton thing is almost an evolution too far of that.

She's always been more of a do-it kind of player. She's been a leader through her example more than her talking.

She didn't say anything, but you could tell it got to her. She didn't say anything about it, but Tuesday night, in the Cedar Ridge game, you could see it. At the end, she was unstoppable.

My supervisor came down and we looked how the thing is. People are going to think we didn't do anything, but it was done.

If anything I am particularly self-conscious about the stroller in public places, that I'm not bumping into people. A stroller is something a parent uses all the time. It's one of those things, like eyeglasses. You're always using them. You don't want to cheap out on them.

If the government is big enough to give you everything you want, it is big enough to take away everything you have.

I think it shows us we can finish a game. That's what we wanted tonight.

Our strategic review process has gone well with significant interest expressed by several parties, and we are on pace to finalize our review before the end of the year,

Longer term, it's not healthy for the industry, and frankly it's not sustainable,

I wasn't trying to stall, but I wanted to make sure we were in the right place against the zone. It turned out better than I thought.

There is a 30% chance of rain for round #2 on Sunday, so we are hoping Mother Nature will cooperate. The track will be trick today, so we will have to stay on our toes.

Truth is the glue that holds government together. Compromise is the oil that makes governments go.

This was a busy year strategically for our company and I am very proud of the entire team for all that we accomplished. We delivered a strong increase in wireless net customer additions and gains in average revenue per customer for the fourth quarter, capping a year where Alltel accelerated wireless growth by expanding our customer base and creating the nation's largest wireless network. This year we also launched a new brand with proof points that are resonating with our wireless customers.

We skiers know that falling over isn't important; it's getting up again.

Each year, we're striving to make smarter, safer, better products.

Things are more like they are now than they have ever been.

An impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the Houseof Representatives considers it to be at a given moment inhistory.

A welcomed relief from severe mid-December weather precipitated sales surges in the Midwest and Northeast. However, other parts of the country experienced just the opposite trend because of the ice storm which paralyzed parts of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.

They pretty much lost everything. He (Allen) just seems like he's lost. He just doesn't want to leave her at the hospital.

As we enter 2001, it is imperative that Alltel have a flexible and responsive organization that can compete aggressively, ... We must continue to simplify and streamline Alltel's entire organization to maintain customer and earnings growth in an increasingly competitive environment.

It is really a big jump for us into Web applications. They give people the information they want right on the desktop. Even if it is a Web page, people don't have to go to the browser to see it.

No long skirts. Not for day, not for evening, which is a big change.

Not everyone who gets insomnia will eventually get depression. The next step is to try treating young patients who aren't depressed yet, but have a family history of depression and are having sleep disturbances.

If Lincoln was alive today, he'd roll over in his grave.

If we beat IMS, we can beat most of the teams in the state. They are a great team.

I'll know I'm getting better at golf because I'm hitting fewer spectators.

In those times, I needed someone with creativity, vision, and courage. And I found those qualities -- and much more -- in Don Rumsfeld.

He's one of the best players in the league. They have four guys that can score 20 points or more each night, so you can't really concentrate on just one guy. But, obviously, Collins is their leader.

I continue to like oil service plays and this one fits that bill real good. I think they're in a good spot in which they have relatively high horsepower rigs. With drilling demand currently, those are more likely to be in demand.

The commission has no alternative than to let the textiles through the ports. As the commissioner said -- who would pay for the mountains of trousers and pullovers if we sent them back to China? But this situation should have been anticipated and avoided.

The commission had no alternative than to let the textiles through the ports, ... As the commissioner said - who would pay for the mountains of trousers and pullovers if we sent them back to China? But this situation should have been anticipated and avoided.