John White Quotes (60 Quotes)

There are a lot of African-Americans in that region of the country. We pay particular attention to these communities because historically aid doesn't get into those communities right away.

This was, to the best of our knowledge, a possible dispute involving two individuals -- (it) did not go further than that,

I've been coaching an awful long time. I've always wanted to be a head football coach, and I've been looking for an opportunity.

It wasn't due to the request by the county commissioners or because of some of the dirty looks, ... It was the compassionate appeal by Mr. (William) O'Pharrow and Mr. (Anthony) Northern and (the Rev. David Williams) that changed my mind.

He walked where few others were brave enough to walk. He was concerned for others and totally unselfish. He had an attitude of gratitude and a gift of encouragement. His role as peacemaker was what set him apart. Some of you may wonder why I call him pastor instead of reverend. Well, pastor is the Latin word for shepherd. He was the good pastor he knew his sheep, and the sheep knew him.

We exchange information with police so they can monitor those areas and help keep the kids safe as they come and go.

We are very concerned about this particular individual because he is driving a car that resemble a legitimate police vehicle. He's using police-type lights. He has a police-type uniform, a police-type hat. This individual means to do what he's doing and he's dangerous.

But I trust ours will be the most impressive.

We will be in the talks process on Monday morning,

With Rita, we had the benefit of time. We may not have that time in an earthquake scenario or similar incident.

We have a company in Rochester, it doesn't matter what's going on around the world it stays constant and that's Mayo.

I don't think we were anticipating that much concern from the community about the P.S. Jones school,

Public health is being sacrificed to keep us on the road.

When the bus arrived at the school, children were telling administrators that a student on the bus was showing a weapon.

The girls, when they came into school this morning, they did a great thing, which is report it ... It's their job to be there when students need a place to turn.

PETA operates by getting publicity any way they can. They're comparing chickens to black people

Republicans don't seem to understand, most of what's green is good for the economy as well as the environment. Replacing school buses will save kids' lives and stimulate jobs.

The good news is we've been meeting with police for months in preparation of these new schools. We're also engaging the community, because it will take the community to keep those kids safe.

Now we're starting to take a more holistic view and ... creating a more centralized strategy to negotiate your content with the vendor.

At this point in time, I don't know if I would change my mind or not, ... I'd certainly consider it. But when I look at the reasons we came up with it in the first place, I'm not sure I would.

A candidate has no right to force himself upon an unwilling party.

Just say they took part in a major military action that was a total fiasco . . . 200 men, in the face of a North Vietnamese division of 8,000, who were told to stand and fight. Their chances were pretty slim.

I could count on one hand the number of things we were able to save.

We couldn't have landed this account at a better time. Our continued successes working with consumer products companies across the United States are again reflected in McCormick's appointment of us. I am especially thrilled because McCormick is a Maryland-based company. I was born and raised in Maryland and our home office is located in Annapolis -- not far from McCormick's Maryland headquarters. Of course, it does not get any better than Maryland Crabs and Old Bay seasoning (one of McCormick's many fine products)

I know that the committee is going to have some hard decisions ahead of it because I imagine all proposals will be impressive,

We could see the storm approaching and were hustling to get to the barn and get the hay covered with a couple of large tarps, ... We drove right past the house and didn't notice anything wrong.

I'm really disappointed that they did not make it.

I don't know if we'll be able to move in by Christmas, but we're at least going to be able to put up a Christmas tree in here,

When we adopted this policy, we were trying to solve a problem,

There were three individuals who came to this location looking for the victim and actually were asking for him by name.

A lot of people gave a lot more than they probably could afford to give.

We knew we could not raise our son, John, under this repressive regime. So it was just a question of when we were going to leave Cuba. And we couldn't tell anyone because that would expose others to danger. So we left through Mexico in 1964, arriving in the United States soon after. Right before we left, however, there were terrible scenes with Margarita's family and our colleagues in the dance world, who saw us as traitors. It was an incredibly difficult time for us.

We need hot, dry weather. Upper Valley and New Mexico farmers were not hit as bad with the rainy weather as the cotton farmers in the Lower Valley, but we're (also) having trouble getting equipment in the fields.

Our position is very clear that the Ulster freedom fighters will not address the issue of decommissioning till such times as the IRA make their moves first,

That was a train wreck we saw in New Orleans, ... But if we can have a national plan that would address the search and rescue at this magnitude, (that) is what we're out to try to do.

We have no ulterior motive here, ... There's no reason for us hide this information. We want to get it out.

You always feel bad when you see in the newspaper or on television that someone's suffered a tragedy. You might make a donation, but too often we're so wrapped up in our own situations we don't do everything we could to help out. This has certainly changed the way I'll look at these things in the future.

The last three or four years were a builder's dream.

We are aggressively trying to get the word out to parents about how they can tap into this resource.

In some ways, it's not the professional music making you hear up at Ithaca College and Cornell. On the other hand, this is really coming from the hearts of people who live this music every week. From that standpoint, it's just amazing. There are lot of great musicians at Calvary Baptist and they sing from their hearts and souls, and the same at St. Paul's.

To me, if the Coast Guard said it, then this is the record as far as I'm concerned. That's the time to beat. I'm not one for records. I know it's important for him, but the thing is he did it. He pulled it off.

We were in trouble in the early going, having hit several balls out-of-bounds,

but the one thing we do know is that there is a dead 4-year-old, and we're looking for a black Explorer and three Hispanic males, one of them described as light-complected and wearing a white cowboy hat.

And he was drinking the whole time he was here.

Southern Union is buying lines in a region that may have higher production in coming decades. The newest gas-shale play that has the industry most excited is Barnett Woodford in West Texas, just west of the Permian.

Thank God there are no classes here today and there was very little traffic. There was no cars that were damaged, no people were hurt, and there was no property damage. We count our blessings because this could've been much worse than it is.

Everywhere we went, ... we encountered former colleagues and scenes from our childhood. Mr. White and I also got to spend a day with our great teacher, Fernando Alonso, who is now 90. We were greeted graciously, as well, by Alicia Alonso, whom we met at a performance of Giselle at the Garcia Lorca Theater, where we once danced. And we were swamped with love by Cuban ballet fans who remember the two of us dancing our roles in theaters all over the island. It was as if the last 40-some years had melted away. It was incredibly moving.

The firemen knew immediately they weren't going to be able to save the house. All they could do was keep it from spreading.

An older model El Camino pulled up and the individual asked the child if they wanted a ride and the child refused,

With a national plan, we'll have a quick jump-start and an opportunity to save more people,