James Harris Quotes (21 Quotes)

For people to walk in feces in the wealthiest country in the world is an abomination -- for whatever reason, ... When the tsunami hit, we got there in 48 hours, yet it took days to get to New Orleans. What does that say

I suspect this thing cannot get resolved very quickly. I doubt that the parent can get a (restructuring) plan filed very quickly unless their plan is just convert all that parent debt into equity.

I just want the guy to say, 'Hey, I screwed up, I made a mistake,'

Some of the rumors out there are true and some are not. I imagine people hear about some of the workouts, then I imagine that some of the agents put information out there so that their player's stock appears to be on the rise. Then somebody doesn't run well, so his stock supposedly drops. But for us, it's more of a process.

Miami is always going to have some real good players to choose from. That's why there are so many scouts here today.

Today were here to pay tribute to the men and women who risk their lives on a daily basis for their fellow man, ... While were sleeping soundly, our first responders are just a phone call away to assist in every kind of emergency. Every day they put their lives on the line to keep us safe here in Chester.

He talked to me, and it stuck with me the rest of my life. He said, 'I know you got the ability to play in the NFL. But don't come back and say the reason you didn't make it was because you were black.' That's the way he sent me out there in life.

We know the unions don't like him. He's reduced overtime and such, made economies. But he is one of the best people in the country.

It was a nightmare trying to play in the NFL. There were no other black quarterbacks in the NFL when I came into the league. The SWAC had a lot of guys who didn't get a chance to play in the NFL.

People act like they're in gangs, but they're really not. It's an attention thing.

A lot of guys, not to get into specifics, are players who produce on the field, in pads, not shorts and T-shirt. When the ball goes up, they produce. They're fast enough, big enough to get it done when it's time to get it done.

I don't look at it like that. I look at it as a process ... We're expecting Matt to come in and make some plays.

The inner-circle cities are having a tough time.

I think it is fantastic. There was no way I could have afforded insurance before.

We realized that mobility was one of the areas where he may not have a dominant trait. But we thought all the other attributes and qualities were so outstanding that he would be a good pro. In making the decision, we weren't necessarily looking for the best quarterback of all time. We were looking for a player who could be successful and we could win with, and the one we thought had the less chance of failing.

Some of these guys run up bills in the tens of millions of dollars doing an investigation. They hire accountants, they hire lawyers. It's very expensive.

I don't think it will decrease any gang activity that's going on. If they're going to do the crime, they're not worried about the curfew.

I haven't even thought about the other teams and how they had him rated, I'm just happy we have him. He was the highest rated guy on our board, and we liked all the intangibles he brought to the position.

The theory behind a debtor-in-possession loan is that it is first among equals in the bankruptcy process,

We haven't really filled that void yet, so that will be one area that hopefully we'll be able to look into during the draft.

The greatest people will be those who possess the best capacities, cultivated with the best habits.