Jim Bailey Quotations

To our customers, being locally owned means that we truly have decision-making capabilities at each bank. Each location operates independently allowing us to factor the local environment and dynamics into our decisions, unlike others who make decisions from a distance and don't consider those factors. It brings a new level of customer service into play.

Making the right club selection is helping her. She's always been a good putter, but her putting has improved. She has gotten probably another 10-15 yards (off the tee), which helps.

She knows the course pretty well. She knows what type of shots it's going to take to play on that golf course. It's a mentally tough golf course, and we'll just have to see what happens.

He was a tremendous individual. I met him when I was elected as a fellow commissioner, and we spent many hours together working to solve problems. He was the backbone -- we wouldn't be where we are today if it hadn't been for his efforts,

He worked hard to try to better the schools, both their programs and budget,

He was very effective as chairman of the budget committee, ... When you lose a commissioner that's got 11 years of service, you lose that expertise.

We have the prettiest bank in The Woodlands. You certainly don't feel like you're walking into a bank when you walk in here. We want our customers to feel comfortable when they come in, and this is just one of the ways that happens.

These are very serious allegations, ... The $100,000 goes a long ways in assuring your presence here. The bondsmen will make sure you show up.

public safety reasons and for your own safety.

I treat my customers like gold. I want them to feel very comfortable calling if there's any way that we can help. One of the first things that they'll find is that they don't have to talk to a machine when they call. Our phones are answered by real people. When our customers call, they can expect to get results.

The qualities that made for success in a fighter-pilot seemed to be just those sturdy qualities that made for success in other professions; observation, initiative, determination, courage, including the courage to run away. In course of time it appeared that men who had a private axe to grind beyond the public axe of the King's enemies were especially successful.

If there be no place for wild bison in all of Montana, then surely we have crossed a line between the Last Best Place and the the Once Best Place.

Of all the great heavyweights of modern times, Joe Frazier was the unluckiest. He had to share an era with both Ali and Foreman.