John Dunn Quotations

We have plenty of fuel in our tanks in El Paso to make it through the shutdown period.

We're just trying to make sure that we're right there ... ultimately to protect people's lives. There's just a multitude of things that can happen.

On a Halloween weekend, the French Quarter would be packed,

I don't want to badmouth the management or the company, but this change does put all of the pressure and accountability to prove the harm of the sale on the attorney general's shoulders. The original law forced a dialogue with the public on those responsible for any potential sale, and now they can essentially do whatever they want to do without any public encumbrances.

We're obviously pleased. We felt all along that the city's process was extremely thorough and, in fact, at some points exhaustive in their review of the project. I think the judge's order reflected that.

I think people are still in a state of shock.

We've been extremely busy, but no more or no less last month than most other months. It's just a busy time. It's not due to any one particular thing.

Unless you can give me a good reason for what you've come together to do, I think you're wrong.

We felt all along that the process the city used was thorough.

During every crisis that we've had, the president has taken power that isn't warranted by the Constitution. This is another example of it.

Early last year they said they would be aggressive in the program, and they have done it. I expect they will soon be one of our top five lenders in 7(a).

There's a lot of systems on (boats). They're complicated.

Congress has got to hold the administration accountable. The founders set up the checks and balances for that purpose.

It was hard, ... Not many of us had experience in municipal work and the previous staff deleted a lot of the water and city billing system.

I'm really upset, seeing the human tragedy. It's true reality TV. It's sad watching the mothers struggling with their kids, and there doesn't seem to be any relief.

(But) I don't want to have to prove it.

The current situation is unacceptable. Recruitment agencies make all the checks they can on staff but these checks are only as good as the registers provided.