James Dawson Quotations

The original deal translated into an average price of 535,000 pounds per pub, whilst the average price received per pub disposed of in this transaction is 329,000 per pub indicating a quality motive for this sale.

It would be nice if we had something here in the North Country where there were enough good jobs, good paying jobs, so that our youngsters when they graduated would have an option. They wouldn't have to stay here but they would have an option to stay if they so chose.

The Smoky Mountains are a rare jewel. ... Why not have a place where you can still see the stars? There is a value to keeping things primitive.

They're up with expectations and there are no great shocks.

Society was once surrounded by wilderness; now wilderness is surrounded by society. Once you divide that wilderness, it is no longer recoverable.

The historic earnings generated by ECI have been poor and the heavy administrative burden of running a small estate such as this one has hindered performance.