Ron Sims Quotations

We must find innovative ways to grow and thrive as a region without compromising our environment, ... This is not an easy task.... It means getting the most bang for our buck, or to put it another way, getting the most green for our green.

has made a commitment that what they recommend will be implemented.

King County has completed a remarkable financial turnaround that any corporation would envy.

I thought government's role was to establish infrastructure so that wealth could be made by the private sector,

I think anybody with a long record like Ron has, and who has made some pretty strong leadership moves, there're going to be people who have some concerns, ... Third terms are hard.

there's never been a project more thoroughly vetted.

is planning on spending these next weeks making sure those people come back.

August gave a little talk before the show about how he dropped out of school, regretted it and spent hours in the library educating himself, ... He talked about developing your intellect, being open to the world and life through books. It was one of the most brilliant speeches I've ever heard on that subject, and it really moved those kids.

a clear lack of momentum and, frankly, poor financial management.

It's not every day you see an older brother put a little sister out of a job.

They voted against him in large numbers in a Democratic primary again this year. ... What's the likelihood they're going to vote for him all of a sudden?

I want to tell the public -- life is normal, they can return to it,

I'm really pleased with what I know so far about this election, ... It's light-years away from what the performance was last year.

I have said all along that I would not endorse any proposal from any airline if it led to significant traffic and noise impacts,

a George Bush-Dick Cheney conservative who wants to bring his right-wing agenda to King County government.

The ice caps are melting now. They're not going to refreeze next year just because we reduce our emissions. We're going to live in that world. So plan for it.