Jim Smith Quotes (70 Quotes)


    The kids are there to have fun. They look on it (diabetes) as something they have to take care of.

    The administration needs to run the city like a business. We're a 35 million corporation ... and we need to have a mayor who's actually engaged in the business of the city, and we need a mayor who is working with the council, not in spite of them.

    Following a comprehensive, top-to-bottom review of the 2003 season with our ownership group, we are pleased to announce that Greg and Robert will be Crew coaches for the 2004 season. We continue to believe that they are well-suited to lead the Columbus Crew and provide us the greatest opportunity to succeed at this time.

    The worst case is we as a community could end up with a well, which we may need some day, ... We are gambling that something good comes out, but, if not, we have a well.

    We have not been healthy until the last three games. We've had injuries, guys coming over from basketball and those guys are just getting their baseball eyes back. Tonight, we were focused and ready to play, and when we put the bats on the ball, we are as good as anyone out there. And tonight we did that.


    The price of crude has 10 worth of fear in it and 10 worth of speculation and when Wall Street isn't afraid, they don't bid the price up so high.

    What needs to be done to lift the advisory is ensuring that the water system can reliably provide clean water - a day, a month, a year from now.

    This is a community health fair, not just a diabetic health fair.

    I think the drive-to travel market is still up in the air, and we won't know until Thanksgiving, ... That's the next big travel holiday in the petroleum industry. But, generally, I think the rapid escalation in the price of gasoline has slowed down demand.

    We strongly suggest that material planners anticipate an impact on lead times and factor that into appropriate buffer inventories on critical components.

    New guns, there's nothing out there right now -- they're all bought up. Any lever-action Winchester, I can't seem to find right now, because Winchester is closing and people are trying to get a part of the history before it closes.

    I think I am the right person at the right time for this job. Lynnwood is at a critical period. We need leadership desperately. I've campaigned on the idea of why to vote for me. It's because of my leadership, experience and vision.

    (The offer) is not what the building is worth. If I were to put the building on the market right now, it would be for more than they offered me.

    I told Will the city would most likely lose and spend a lot of taxpayer dollars in the process. That wouldn't make residents very happy.

    I really don't want to make any comments. I'd like to respect the kids' privacy.

    I saw so many positives out there tonight. And Louisburg is a good ball club, and I think we are a good ball club. The atmosphere was great and the stadium is great, but my focus was on the kids. We are going to see it on tape, and we'll get it fixed.

    We've got a lot of work on our hands. Now that our section of A1A is out of danger, we'll be focusing our energy on other matters.

    As the media concentrates on bad news it's important somebody stands up for the good that happens in this world.

    Time goes on and inflation kicks in and the price goes higher. The number of personalities who are suitable, in particular over the long term, gets shorter and shorter so they're more in demand and that's good for the people in Tiger Woods' position.

    The suit is an action for declaratory relief and not for damages.

    Reece is one of those players that when he's on the floor, something's going to happen. It may be good, it may be bad. But it's going to happen.

    You can see everything from your checking account and savings account ... to home equity loans, mortgages, credit cards. Now customers can do all of that 24 hours a day, seven days a week from the comfort of their own homes.

    We just played hard and you can't give to anything else except for the kids and their heart. We started getting some open looks and then making threes.

    It's a predatory action. They (refiner-owned stations) would eliminate us and sell (gasoline) at whatever price they want.

    We are in good shape as far as inventory at Port Everglades and Port Tampa.

    At Oxford it took me weeks to convince the man on the gate that I was the manager. He always gave me the third degree before he let me in.

    Oil companies make a determination where they want to improve volumes. Whoever operates in those markets gets a different wholesale price than someone who could be two blocks away.

    We thought this is a great way to start some real connections, to have kids on the same bell schedule.

    Market forces will drive any prices increases and at this time, we feel it is too early to project what this will be.

    We want them to be ready for whatever they might have to deal with on that first flight to understand what to do if some of the systems don't do what they're supposed to.

    I felt it was important to be here to publicly honor them regardless of my political view points.

    Tim and Reece have played together so long, they have an idea what each one is going to do.

    A number of other Beats were not politically active and would not get involved with politics even when there was an issue that affected them directly. John was different.

    We're not trying to make the rodeo disappear. We're trying to give it a hiatus, so that it can survive.

    What we're seeing is that most of the compliant product lead times are firming up and creeping out. If the lead time was two weeks, now it's four. If it was four weeks, it's going to six or eight weeks.

    Snowboarding is my passion. When my pro career was winding down, I didn't feel done by any means. I still loved riding and I was still out there a bunch. The transfer to coaching and to being out there with kids was natural.

    We have some people who chronically delay until the last minute. Some just don't want to think about it. Some are too busy, putting it off until they have to do it.

    The department has all the new technology available in the marketplace today. The equipment in our rehabilitation department is on the cutting edge. I think it is fair to say that the equipment is comparable to the types available in large hospital-based rehabilitation departments.

    I heard one part where they couldn't afford the payment of the tree because it was so much, so I figured I'd come over here and talk to the homeowner and give him my services for no cost.

    This is definitely what we anticipated all along. It just took a little longer than we expected. We're elated that the commissioners saw the wisdom of the entire plan and voted accordingly.

    Well, I was expecting long before now to tell you the truth about it, but they just let it go and let it go and finally they did something about it.

    It seems like a simple business. But it's as complicated as it can get.

    With our increases in passenger traffic, it's the perfect time to bring Hudson News on board.

    We're under attack, and we're just about to become overrun.


    Here we are again. It's very frustrating to keep seeing this legislation come forward. Bills like this, and amendments like this really are discriminatory. And even if proponents and advocates who are trying to push this through in the statehouse are not doing it with hate-- it is going to bring hate out.

    I think it's wonderful to still see people do that. It gives you a real good feeling about people, that they still care and they want to help their fellow man and that they appreciate good service.

    Simon has been a very good player in this league for many years and we are thrilled to add him to our roster.

    There is just a significant amount beyond the control of this country.

    When you consider that Mosquito Creek alone paid out over 21,000 in prize money for the 2005 hunt last February, a successful hunter, with one coyote and having entered all three hunts, could really cash in big time.


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