Tom Barrett Quotations

It may take practice to think more positively and more compassionately, but just as you must train a puppy to behave the way you want it to, you must train your mind to behave itself. Otherwise, like the puppy, your mind will just make a lot of messes.

If the rain spoils our picnic, but saves a farmer's crop, who are we to say it shouldn't rain?

Education, in K-12, technical college and universities needs to be a top priority in Wisconsin.

The thought you have now shapes your experience of the next moment. Practice shaping the moment.

I think one of the strengths of Wisconsin's economy is it's diversity - and in making sure that we're doing everything we can to have a state government that's responsive to that and being here and encouraging people to expand their businesses here.

With the increased cost of gasoline, it doesn't appear that we're going to see a slowing of interest in mass transit. I think it's going to continue to grow.

Chaos in the world brings uneasiness, but it also allows the opportunity for creativity and growth.

I'm pleased to have the support of working men and women throughout the state of Wisconsin. And I found in the primary I did. Now the key is to get that turnout activated. And we know we can do that. Again, the temperature here is very, very high on both sides of the aisle.

As mayor of Milwaukee, I've had many developers come and many businesses come and have asked for financial assistance from the city, and my questions have always been: how many jobs are we talking about and are these family-supporting jobs.

I'm not going to be the rock star of the far right and frankly on the rock star of the far left.

Certainly we're going to continue to see those commercials that I call 30-second drive-by shootings. And they're going to have a lot of money to do it. But we're going to combat it.

I'm very confident that not only will the other candidates who ran for this office support me but all of their supporters will as well. So yes, I'm very confident that I will get their support.

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Four quarters both ways! Are you up for that?

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I would love to be able to add a thousand more cops, but we don't want to be in a position where we are forced to lay off firefighters or close libraries,

We have to make sure that we're not an economic ostrich,

We were going to run the battery labels down there. Delphi ended up selling that particular business to Johnson Controls in Milwaukee.

We have not done a good enough job just getting Milwaukee on the radar screen, ... People just don't think about Milwaukee.

We consider physician input absolutely essential to establishing meaningful measures.

We basically gave it another 50 years of life before someone else has to redo it.

The redevelopment of this historic campus presents a rare opportunity for Milwaukee, ... We can restore, reuse and breathe new life into the historic buildings and at the same time attract high-quality jobs through development that fosters collaboration with the VA hospital and area universities and colleges.

We didn't have the business anymore so we didn't need the facility and moved all the equipment here.

I've been waiting for this since December. I studied a lot of game film, worked out and went to camps to get ready for the season.

Quite candidly, I think there are sufficient dollars to do both.

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This is something that I want to see happen,

The University Research Park folks are very aggressive and that's what's needed, and that's what I want here, ... Am I going to be fighting for Milwaukee? You bet your life I'm going to be fighting for Milwaukee. But if it's not here, it's not like I'm going to boycott it.

They didn't sell (their homes) here and if they would have sold, they couldn't get into anything comparable there in Florida.

There were a lot of things we did over the summer to help us recover, ... It's good to be together playing football, but it's not about recovery. We'll be dealing with that for a long time and continuing to heal.

This is truth in advertising, ... People want the services. We're saying, 'This is what it costs.'

It started out as a dream, ... It's still a dream. But it's a dream within our reach.

That hurts us for AYP. We're giving a lot more kids the opportunity to take Algebra 1,

It's time that for the legislature to get serious about protecting citizens from those criminals who victimize our neighborhoods and families with illegal guns.

I'm excited about this. I hope the Council will give its blessing,

I'm disappointed for the men and women who serve proudly in the 440th and will be affected by this decision, ... Their service in Milwaukee will be remembered with honor and distinction.

As we live our human lives, let us be like the water. Let us be conscious of the flow. Let us not forget the great ground of being that draws us on through life. Let us live in a knowing hope, aware that all being is in transition, that all movement is back to the source. Let us treat those around us as reminders of our illusionary individuality. We know that they are us and we are them connected in ways we cannot fathom. Let us grow in compassion for all beings, for they share our journey.