Bill Thompson Quotes (34 Quotes)

It's not a trip to actually climb the mountain, It's more of a trekking trip, ... You can non-technically climb -- no ropes -- up to 22,000 feet.

We had heard from parents and people outside the school that we were moving to Lafayette or in that area, ... But we like to think we're a vital part of the Opelousas community. We're not going anywhere.

I'm glad that he didn't have to suffer anymore. I realize that it's a hard thing to lose a president, and it's even worse to lose a friend.

She was beautiful. She kept thinking she was going to be a model.

We just think about it as good business and good business sense,

maybe makes Bobby Siller's words carry a little more meaning.

But yesterday, the Wells brothers told District Court Judge John Bradbury that Riggins was not involved at all, ... We will assess how credible that is and if that's true, we will dismiss in a heartbeat. We will not continue prosecuting a person who is innocent.

Harrah's is a good corporate citizen, but they have priorities,

We started it much too late.

I think a real marker is if a leader has aberrant theology and is not held accountable,

Part of the reason for Thompson's confidence is that California - along with about a dozen other states - will not consider canon law in sorting out the dispute. Instead, the court will examine the church's title deeds and other legal documents in light of California law. Our land has never been in the hand of the diocese, ... Our deed has always been solely in the name of the rector, wardens and vestrymen of All Saints Church.

It's going to go on at least another three years, maybe another five, before it levels off. It's not like the hula hoop craze. You put poker tables in, then you take them out and put slot machines in if the fad disappears.

There are more important things to do. And courts don't want to waste time and they'll say, 'work something out.'. . . And the prosecutor doesn't want to go after the fire company. It's not worth police energy. It would solve matters if they could clean up the legislation.

You've got the wrong technology for the fuel we're burning, the wrong technology being gas turbines. But we're here and this is what we've got.

Macau is going to be a gold mine if the Chinese never take it over. And since Wynn can keep selling sublicenses in Macau, there's almost no way he can lose in the short run,

Until we got that rain in June, we we're going to be nip and tuck. Hopefully we'll get a good winter.

The industry is content with the spread of gambling to date. Now, they just want more facilities (in jurisdictions where gambling already is legal.

Those areas are growing fast, ... The Canadian and U.S. churches are shrinking - it's the incredible shrinking church. It's not surprising, because there's no meat there.

Later that day, Matthew and James Wells drove to Moscow. They said they didn't come over with the intent to kill anybody, ... Both of the Wells brothers had played college ball and were going to try and intervene and diffuse the problems.

We're paving the parking lots, making our landscape more attractive. Soon we'll start looking at new buildings, more classrooms, a new chapel, a media center ... there's a lot in our minds.

I played at the Greenyards for Kelso once and it will be nice returning with some of our talented Otago boys, ... John has said he would be delighted to take the team but Josh is unavailable at that time because he's back studying here again for a physiotherapy degree.

This guy doesn't have deep pockets, ... That's the problem. Is he going to have the money to sustain it

Microsoft is currently in trouble with the European authorities over its failure to give competitors access to details of its server software after a ruling in March 2004. It may be fined up to 2m euros (1.36m 2.4m) a day if it does not comply. If the company really wants to show that it has changed its approach to business it could take the radical step of placing the source code for the Mac version of IE into the hands of users.

The last straw for Thompson and other conservative Episcopalians was the vote August 5, 2003, affirming the consecration of V. Gene Robinson, a homosexual bishop who lives with a partner. We saw this as a denial of the authority of scripture, rather than an anti-gay issue, ... This is the first time a general convention of the church took a vote that officially endorsed something we felt was overtly forbidden in scripture.

This is practical knowledge needed to run a recording studio. It's about recording music and executing a live performance from a technological standpoint.

But G2E, with 700 exhibitors, shows it's an open industry. Las Vegas has thrived on openness and we should send a signal the industry is open.

By our actions today we keep the memory of the brave triangle workers alive, but also we use it, to make sure that we help to ensure the health and safety of future generations of American workers, understanding that they have many enemies these daysand if we do not stand together we'll find ourselves moving back in history.

Las Vegas is mass marketing to a mass audience, ... If they want a small, niche casino that's fine but it's not going to make a lot of money.

It had the best golf course and was a true resort,

It's an absolute tragedy, ... Both defendants had tears in their eyes while they were talking to the judge and said it was nobody's fault but their own.

I was having the tree cut down as a safety factor because it leaned way over the house.

The people who live there don't consider it a casino. It's a luxurious place to go for an evening out.

There's no doubt when we know it counts we'll put more effort into it. We'll have to reallocate our time and resources accordingly.

For a lot of the older people moving to town, the locals casino becomes their venue of choice. They have low-cost buffets. You can see movies there, play bingo. Those people are lonely, and they have money. They don't have obligations.