John Hood Quotes (11 Quotes)

I'm willing to grant that public support for incentives is greater than it used to be, probably reflecting more concern,

On the face of it, it seems odd to ask incumbent providers whether they should have competition. Their answer will always be 'no,

You are supplying respondents with reasons to favor and no reason to oppose, ... It's not surprising that the question yielded a majority in support. In fact, I'm surprised the majority wasn't higher, given the wording of the question.

On the tape, it showed he just stuck his nose right out in front.

There is a limit to what we can do. If people can show us other things we might do that would be equally or more effective, we'd love to hear about that, but changes in attitudes do take time to accomplish in a society. We will commit to doing everything we can, within the resources we have.

It's about the loss of American loved ones, not about politics or about celebrities, ... It's interesting actually, how the number of lives lost keeps changing with each Ground Zero production.

I have great concerns about what it will do to our community, as well, ... I know if we adopt (the proposed funding formula) it will impact City Schools in particular. We're a long way from doing that.

Thirty-five percent of our undergraduates and graduates are from other countries, and among them, 230 graduates and 120 undergraduates hail from China. Chinese students are performing well at Oxford,

Come on, we want to have a conversation.

A vast majority of the votes have to do with policy matters, for which your member has one vote out of 120. It's (a new lawmaker) unlikely to dramatically change anything.

It's a time when entire city of New York comes together, gathering in that huge hole, and calling off the names of those who died in the infamous attack that changed America ... changed the world, ... Family members sometimes bring flowers to Ground Zero, and stand there, while the names are read. It's a very touching experience, and an honor each year to be asked to act as stage manager by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.