Kevin Hall Quotes (62 Quotes)

The governor welcomes the return of Major League Baseball to the Capital region, and we're supportive of the District's effort to maintain their franchise.

The governor does not believe it's the business of the state to dictate business owners' smoking policies.

I was supposed to be mentally retarded or I was supposed to have died, ... So I'm going to make the best of it.

I can't hear the distractions. I can't hear the airplanes. But I still struggle with my mental game. Just the same as any other golfer.

They were attempting to incorporate the regional approach that some members of the House are exploring. They didn't get there, obviously, but at least they were in Richmond at work. Where was the House

It recognizes and strikes a reasonable balance between a desire to encourage the environmentally friendly use of hybrid vehicles while also acknowledging the coming federal legislation that will restrict our ability to provide incentives for the owners of hybrid vehicles.

This is an issue that a lot of people have spent a lot of time working on and it certainly is the governor's desire that an acceptable procedure be hammered out before we leave office.

We would work with the City folks, and see what their intentions are.

Gov. Warner continues to give this case the serious and prayerful consideration that it deserves.

I've gone to a university where ordinary persons go, Ohio State, and now they're allowing me to pursue my dreams. These people work hard and they gave me an idea of how to live my life. They inspire me.

It is a bit distressing that instead of constructive solutions, there are those in the House who would continue to just say no and expect our transportation challenges to disappear.

All levels of government are focused on homeland security as a priority and the research implications. And this is a fairly modest state investment for a very significant and prestigious piece of NIH research that could be just the start for George Mason.

He is focused right now on transportation, but he has pretty clearly expressed some concerns about the unintended consequences that could result from this proposal.

Air pollution is the hidden cost of living and doing business in the Valley.

To communicate with others, Hall most of the time uses either Exact Signed English (ESL), which is the signing of every word spoken, or American Sign Language (ASL), which is a shorthand version of ESL. If a person is telling a story, I like to see it through ASL because it's good to imagine the story that way, ... When a person is talking about facts or philosophical things, I like to see it through ESL because it provides more information.

The House has managed to snub rural and urban Virginia by attacking innovative programs in education, the expansion of technology, environmental cleanup and especially job creation.

Ill have a different attitude and stride this year,

The mind formulates all the distractions golfers face. I'm deaf, yes, but I get distracted all the same, like everyone else. The biggest thing is that I don't enjoy the best part of golf to its fullest communicating with fellow competitors about different things in life.

The positive thing about it is I can use my story to inspire other people, to help them see that they can do what they want to help them pursue their dreams. If I can help one person that would make me happy.

There's a sense in the health and law enforcement communities that the situation, in fact, has gotten worse with time. The governor recently spent the weekend in Southwest Virginia, and a lot of folks bent his ear on the meth problem.

It is promising that, at least from the Senate side, there's been an attempt to strike a more welcoming and appropriate balance.

The governor thought it was important to show support for the Virginia troops there, especially state guard personnel.

The truth is the supply situation has exponentially improved. We're looking at a two-day hiccup. There are some scattered and localized shortages.

It appears the governor has the legal authority to impose a cap only when the legislature isn't in session, so we cannot impose a cap unilaterally at this time.

This is a great platform from which the governor can brag about the results.

If, for some reason, the D. C. deal falls through, and Major League Baseball wants to talk, they know where to find us.

Generally speaking, the governor believes that issues like this should not be mandated statewide but should be settled by business owners in consultation with their employees and their customers.

I know that we received the letter, I don't know if the governor has read it yet. I certainly haven't.

The bills are good public policy, and the governor has always been a strong proponent of protecting Virginia's families and Virginia's children. These new tools will allow law enforcement to punish those who pose a threat to children here in the Commonwealth.

That's scandalously reckless language for the speaker to be using.

We are hopeful, and a lot can change in two years. The company certainly hasn't been shy about bragging about the work force there and the efficiencies the plant has achieved.

The governor is very optimistic that the negotiations will get off on a positive foot. This is a plan B prompted by the interest by business leaders and other community leaders to have a voice if the budget process derails.

To me, 2 million a year is a drop in the bucket for Measure C.

The thing I learned (from the other two tournaments) is not to be stupid and to stop being a hero. Just play my own game, play within myself, don't play anyone else's game and play the course. K-I-S-S. Keep it simple, stupid. That's what my dad always says.

The governor's position is that this should be a decision made by business owners in consultation with their employees and customers.

The House budget proposal reaches too deep into the checking account for core services ... to just deal with the general fund side and come back another day for transportation.

Four of the five actors are still pointing in the same direction.

There is a real historic opportunity to take what has obviously been just a terrible thing and create something good out of it. If the business-as-usual, adult-centered agenda rules the day, it would be a real tragedy for the students in New Orleans. People around the nation who are poised to help bring resources to the table might turn their attention to other places.

All we're hearing from the House leadership is 'no,' and that's not a solution. It is bewildering that there are those in the House who would remove tools as opposed to offering constructive solutions of their own.

We're encouraged that they put forth a plan that recognizes the need for considerable new spending on transportation.

At least the House has indicated an unwillingness to adopt policy through the budget. It's the governor's belief that the executive order he signed minutes after taking his oath will continue to be the policy of this administration.

It is symbolic and relatively rare for a governor to allow a measure to take effect without his signature.

When I lost my hearing, I think that my sense of feeling increased, kind of took its place,

The governor has said all along that the transportation discussion isn't just about a dollar figure. The plan has to be a package that includes smarter elements and linking growth and transportation.

We're still waiting for the House to engage.

They are ideas that have been banging around here without much success in the last couple of years. I'd like to think the governor helped give these bills traction.

When I was younger, I wanted to pattern my game after Tiger (Woods) and Freddie (Couples), but the more I matured, the more I realized that my game is like those guys (Leonard and Campbell) - straight down the middle, pretty good with the wedges and consistent with the putting,

One of the questions is Is the board structure really the most effective structure for the system in times of crisis

It reached a point where you have to decide whether it's worth tilting at windmills. I know Del. Marshall feels like we didn't fight hard enough for it. But we could count votes.

It is far easier to do it with other people's money, that's true. But we think we have the management structure that's strong enough to handle the growth at this time.