Scott Thompson Quotes (28 Quotes)

It's frustrating for parents, it's frustrating for the principals, and it's frustrating for teachers who have to stay late to monitor kids (who also get picked up late after school). It's a difficult situation all around.

We have a really great team and we are excited about this opportunity to help people who have been devastated by Katrina,

He was our leader. He had the special quality that made those around him elevate their games.

I thought we had a chance to compete with them. But they are No. 1 for good reason. We just ran into a buzz saw today.

The first game I was a little disappointed with our mental approach to the first game. We had an average game defensively, but offensively we hit the ball really hard.

The biggest asset Sara has is that she thinks the game through. She doesn't just get up and pitch every pitch has a purpose. To go along with her knowledge of other hitters and what she can and can't do, she doesn't get rattled and she has excellent control.

It depends on how quickly other regions can integrate IP (Internet Protocol)-based technology into their environments,

We have been so pleased with the response to our unique schools in the Nashville area, and we are confident that other areas will embrace our concept, as well.

What is love but an allergic reaction to the proper lighting

It's right at the bank, but it's below flood stage. Any more though and we'll be flooded.

They played well like they were capable of there in the second game.

Americans know as much about Canada as straight people do about gays. Americans arrive at the border with skis in July, and straight people think that being gay is just a phase. A very long phase.

Depending on our reservation status, we make that permanent.

I first swung a club when I was four, but last year is when I really started playing a lot,

I can tell you, in the past five years, we've seen a continued and remarkable decrease in risk management issues, hazing issues and all that stuff continues to decrease year in and year out. A lot of that is because the type of men we are attracting to our organizations are the ones who are looking to do well academically, who are looking to get something out of college beyond the party experience.

I'm not here to hate anybody. This isn't about Bush or gays or anything other than being here to worship together.

I've talked to Chandler and Gilbert, and they're the only ones who would have come close (to opening four schools in one school year). The closest they ever came was two (schools), maybe three one time.

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death, in terms of cancer, among women. The money from Making Strides goes completely to research and programs designated for breast cancer.

Going back in time to the 1980s ... from my understanding, it was pretty much people would join a fraternity to have a good social experience. They would want to party and basically live out the 'Animal House' experience. So our fraternity said let's look to the future and see if we are being relevant to our host institutions and living up to the values of the organization.

We're taking the best of our current operating environment with its secured payment mechanism and integrating into it the open technologies of Sun and Cisco to provide much better plug-and-play capabilities in the future, ... We're setting the infrastructure threshold for others to innovate on top of.

I can prove out here that people will buy a house whether schools are within six miles or not.

I knew it was something that would happen. It was not a matter of if, but when. New Orleans was No. 1 on the Homeland Security list of potential disasters. What was surprising was that so many businesses had no plan.

I thought this is something I'd do when I was like 70, ... But this made sense. It gets rough being on the road so much.

Don't look at the person next to you to see if it's okay to laugh Just laugh people

It moves forward. It's quite a political book. It's about expression and about the power that expression can give.

In France, everyone speaks French 'cause they think it's cool. Gives 'em, gives 'em an excuse to smoke.

Any time you have a property that is falling apart across the street from you, it doesn't help.

We had extended periods (in the 1990s) where it almost didn't matter where you priced a home There just weren't buyers to buy it. At this time -- when you bring a home on the market at a price that represents a good value -- which may well be a number below the seller's initial expectation -- buyers act.