Jim Wright Quotations

We're going to need the 12.9. The difference is whether we ask for it one time or are on the ballot in two consecutive years.

We bought 1.64 acres of some stuff that was dear to us, ... We just thought it was in the best interest to preserve it, and the price seemed good.

We're getting reports from cooperatives in those areas who are telling us that as much as 100 percent of their customers are without power,

One of the challenges with unmanned vehicles is how do you manage it and control it to make sure it does what you want it to do?

He gave back to the community, and he believed in it.

We've got to take advantage of the cooler temperatures, try to get as much done as we can now before winds start to swirl up again.

He was one of the people who made Southern Oregon what it is.

I think any time you get a player like Will, it's a great addition. A quality player like him could obviously be a big asset.

I think there will be extreme disappointment that they are asking for another 18 months minimum to fix Japan.

Larry had high blood pressure and some heart issues in the past. His family was aware of it, and he had to go for a more complete physical before playing basketball. But the doctors didn't realize he had an enlarged heart when they cleared him to play. His parents didn't know, and the school sure didn't know.

I was happy to get second place. It was going to be hard to beat St. Francis, but last year we had a disappointing year, and one of the goals was to finish in the top three spots this year.

I would hope that they do reconsider. I can't see any harm in sticking the name Stewart in.

We realize we're asking the community for sacrifices. We're also going to make tough decisions.

We'll get healthy competition to prepare for the state tournament.

We're encouraged by the fact that although Italy and Germany are worse than expectations, that impact is more than offset by the U.S. and the emerging markets.

We want to help lead the country and the world into the hydrogen economy. Japan and China are the only countries in the world with high temperature helium-cooled test reactors, and each is working to generate hydrogen from such systems as an alternative energy source.

We want to help lead the country and the world into the hydrogen economy.

We see many opportunities to expand into new markets and further penetrate our existing footprint, and are on track to reach our long-term target of at least 1,300 Tractor Supply locations nationwide.

You can't cut 22 percent out of anyone's budget and still maintain quality programs.

To us, this work is just the greatest thing in the world. It's something most people can not do, would not do, but once it gets in your blood, it stays with you.

We went through a time when people shrunk from the idea of cow town, ... I think we have reconciled. We are proud of our Western heritage.

As I drove here today I thought of what a bright and sunny day it is and it's a perfect day to talk about a brighter day for the future of West Frankfort.

Common Cause has made itself the handmaiden of a partisan political initiative,

The results are in line with consensus and I think the company is showing itself to be very positive going forward,

There's other ways of doing it other than having your own. It just depends what the state or governing body sets as an acceptable level.

Our concern is if the Santa Anas subside, this fire could turn into a topography-driven fire and race uphill into mountain communities. So we're really concentrating a lot of fire suppression efforts on the northern perimeter of this Old Fire to keep it down,

Now it's time for the sore backs to kick in. You've got to love winter.

It's the most important thing people can do to help us protect their homes.

That's pulling the air from the outside. Having that system on, you are going to fill the house with smoke far faster.

Once he hits that, all previous games he coached are counted. It's a long-term policy. Once you've surpassed the minimums, we don't presume to go in and edit specific games.

For one thing, it's not hauling luggage on and off. On a cruise, the hotel room comes with you.

The markets will be reassured that the company does not view this as the cyclical peak and the stock split and dividend show that they are doing a lot for shareholders.

Self-righteousness and presumptive moral judgments pose a great danger in the political arena. To become convinced of the divine infallibility of one's personal predilections on a secular political issue is to play God, to assume to oneself the attributes of deity. It cultivates an arrogant intolerance of dissenting viewpoints and relegates one's political adversaries to the category of evil per se.

The crisis of our diminishing water resources is just as severe (if less obviously immediate) as any wartime crisis we have ever faced. Our survival is just as much at stake as it was at the time of Pearl Harbor, or the Argonne, or Gettysburg, or Saratoga.