Jim Phillips Quotations

We're moving into a lot of different areas of society. That's exciting, but a little bit frightening.

He is the consummate point guard -- his demeanor, his vision, his sense of the game, his decision-making. It's uncanny. I would love to say that I taught him all of that, but I can't quite claim all that.

I think it's all going to come together, ... It's just going to take a few days. We're going to learn by trial and error.

Our vein structures are completely different, especially when you look at the palm. In a way, it's like looking at a bar code. We convert your veins to a bar code.

I think he's the right person at the right time in the right job.

It allows FedEx and some of their top technology people to mingle with other people involved in the leading edge of IT. The majority of companies in there are in technology, and all of the companies there use leading-edge technology.

We're already about six months behind on addressing the needs of the district. Once we lay out the foundation, it'll become very evident to what is needed.

We need to step back, take a few breaths, ... This is not going to be a few days. It's going to be months. There is going to be plenty of time for people to be involved.

We have lists of people ready to do lists of things,

We're at the grass-roots level now, where every $500, $100, $50 and $25 helps. A dollar would be nice.

Who was I to determine what the strength and conditioning people needed or the medical and rehab people needed or the academic people needed for computers, quiet rooms and lecture halls?

We, as the board, need to come together with long-range plans.

First, a budget has to reflect the goals and objectives of the district, and this budget does not do that.

Sometimes there is a thing called divine intervention. I was very concerned about them. I was hoping they'd find them and he'd ditch in the mangrove.

Some seniors are afraid of computers or don't know how to use them well to feel confident to file online.

As long as they put forth a reasonable effort to follow the guidelines, everybody should be fine.

This is our top priority. This is an example of a federal grant program that has a direct impact on counties and cities across the country.

A lot of people just want to see this thing in the water. We can talk until we are blue in the face but until the EPA issues the permit, it isn't going to happen.

There were times when we weren't sure we'd make it to this day. We're very relieved.

They really like Sammy, and I believe Sammy really likes them.

There's a whole question about the commitment of the university to support programs,

For instance, we need to consider the size of other buildings such as the auditorium, the library and the stadium in the long-range plans, too.

For instance, for every 500 students, we need a new school; for every 700 students, we need a new school. The administration has to provide the direction and we have to determine the perimeters as the starting blocks to those long-range plans.

It's the schoolhouse that Schoolhouse Lane is named after,

It's sort of what I do. It's been a team effort here.

The basic ambulance design has been around with few changes since the 1970s. It's unusual that a community like Winter Park would take this bold step. They haven't had a catastrophic event, and they have relatively short ambulance trips. This is very progressive.

It's amazing to think only one person had made a six-figure contribution in 107 years of this school, and now we're up to 19 with plenty of room for more.

I've had a lot of people ask me ... 'Can we go ahead and sink the float instead?

It's really nice to have someone that has the willingness to see this through. She's the one who deserves the credit.

I'm happy only because I know it's something that keeps the government in the circle,

He's the first to acknowledge he has academic learning to do. But there's nothing to suggest he won't be a quick study.