Alan Young Quotations

We had some marvelous outtakes, but the producer had destroyed them all.

Judges pretty much act independently once they get on the bench so I'm not really sure why Harper's concerned that the court is currently being stacked with a lot of Liberal appointments.

Last year set a new kind of standard, ... I think it does influence, especially when you consider how few people turn out to vote.

Harper wants to mend fences with Bush. I think it's a mistake for the country, and I regret that it's happening after so much work has been done.

I think there is a strong sentiment that there needs to be change in the district. There are some who believe that is tied to seeking a different superintendent. Our association is not seeking that.

I seem to be getting more calls from people who've been arrested for simple possession.

I said ... on Tuesday we are not saying anything on or off the record. That remains the position.

We have an awful lot of assumptions that these numbers hold a certain amount of magic, when they really are a snapshot, ... Why are we elevating these narrow scores and thinking they show so much?

What clicked on Mister Ed? I'll tell you, it was just about everything. It was an age of innocence. It was just a fun show. I think people had had their fill of quiz shows by then. The quiz shows had been investigated for crookedness.

Something has to be done in the short term, because we have created a panic in our community.

They're ( police ) trying to flex their muscles and say the law's still vibrant.

At first glance, it seems to be a more reasonable approach regarding the restoration of cuts that were made in previous budgets.

It shows there is serious intent on the part of energy companies like SSE to try to get not only the newer technologies like wind well established but also the very new technologies out of the laboratory and on the ground, generating power.

It's dead - for the time being. This issue goes in cycles.

It's dead -- for the time being. I think we're in a dark period right now. They're going after growers and seed dealers, and more people are being charged with simple possession.

They worked hard to not give labor a dedicated slot today.

Every Tom, Dick and Harry in our movement has received his cash,

In cases where you're trying to do more complex, sophisticated tasks in middle school, that's not as easily translatable into a multiple-choice test, ... If we used more authentic assessments, we might find they're not doing just as well but maybe better.