Thomas Smith Quotations

Losing is a blow to the gut, no matter how it happens. A loss is a loss. We, the team, didn't get the job done and here we play as a team, win or lose. Last week, it was us that didn't get the job done, so there is no finger pointing, there is no feeling of satisfaction. We all need to go out and work hard and find a way to get a win.

Personally, I've always wanted to be a teacher around kids.

Based on recent positive statements about the pace of chip demand, made by analog peers active in the wireless markets, we anticipate similarly constructive statements from National Semiconductor.

I said ?No' and he didn't listen ... It didn't matter to him, ... So, you get to a point where you just do what you do.

I think (Ford is) getting signals that (the 500 Sedan) is not selling as much as they would like it to sell, and, in order to stay competitive they have to make some moves before it becomes too late.

We're all very excited to see what's going to happen, but we don't want to put any added pressure on him. To me, it's just a matter of where we're going to be going to watch him play.

We'll give the information, as much as we have, to the public.

We played with a lot more enthusiasm today, and we got after it.

You have to remember, with a disaster like this, even the line can be a disaster.

Blame heaped on planners and those said to be responsible for unreliable intelligence.

These carts are literally sitting in the street, in your right-of-way.

Anything to generate new jobs is going to be important.

You don't want to attend Katrina University. Normal is what we should strive for as much as possible.

It's a dialogue... we want to hear back from them.

It's a huge potential market. I just can't get my arms around how big this can get.

That's a pretty good chunk of change when you're not talking about construction.

I'm feeling sick. There is a sickness in my stomach. We fooled ourselves into thinking we are a better team than we are.