George Smith Quotations

We're not here to kill the project. We're asking for equal access.

I firmly believe that reading is essential to developing writing skills. Reading exposes the reader to the ideas of the authors, not only to varying subject matter content, but also to various styles and techniques for presenting the content.

If a kid can play at Division III and you tell Florida about him, it won't help and it will hurt your reputation. The next time you have a player, they won't listen.

What do you do when you want to keep meat fresh? You put it on ice, right? Well, we have ice in our blood, so we are preserved well.

I think that took the air out of them. That blocked punt was big.

Overall, we had a really good quarter. Southern Nevada remains strong.

I tell our players a lot about some of those guys. I don't know if they realize the tradition. Maybe if they see it in the paper, it will mean a lot more to them.

You are coming off a banner year and comparisons are more difficult. There's no doubt about that, ... But there appears to be a consensus of 3 percent to 4 percent GDP growth in 2005 and with that backdrop, leisure and recreation companies should have a good year.

We're trying to be as well prepared for the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals as we've been all season. It's no secret that the G Squared team has been underachieving all year. That being said, the facts are: we have a very good rider, a very good motorcycle, a very good power plant from S&S and my partner is the best tuner on the planet, but items beyond our control has keep us from putting it all together. My goal as co-owner of this operation is to be sure that we're as well prepared as we can be for this weekend.

We got into early foul trouble and fell behind by 18 points at the half.

You have a sense of ownership. And you should.

We've really secured our future as sportsmen through these projects, so we want to keep going.

There's a grandpa in the story and a granddaughter. Her name is Grace and she is in the first grade.

I self-published the first edition, hardcover, in June 2003. The book is now in its third printing.

The thing that aggravates me most is how many of the people down there (in Texas) describe it as routine. They're absolutely, flat-out wrong. I've been hunting for 50 years and I have no lead pellets in me. Nor have I shot anyone.

As a residence, operation will be 24/7/365. Depending on the behavior of the residents, this may or may not be a disruptive situation.

You never take Deerfield Beach lightly. We weren't ready to play, but the kids showed character in the second half.

They do a lot of things well. First, they're strong and physical up front, and then they have a punishing running attack with Rainey and Taylor.

It's a special group of guys as far as what they've done.

If you believe in this economy, in the long run, it'll end up higher than before. I just wish it would happen quicker. I'm over here to decide where to put the new money.

This is a good group of kids with good size. They should do well at the next level with work continued on fundamentals.