Michael Smith Quotes (61 Quotes)


    Each of you should be satisfied that your struggle expresses an innate moral commitment passed on by those we honor.

    I'm learning the ropes the same as the students are. I think it's neat to see how Adopt-a-Family affects the students it brings out a whole new side of them. It's great any time you can connect the school and community.

    If you can go deep the whole Caribbean is poorly known. Going deeper is a world of surprises.

    About 10 years ago, we started seeing more and more black families showing up at conferences, and it's been steadily increasing since then.

    Vietnam, rightly so, is considered to be one of Asia's great untapped markets. Competition for capital is becoming more intense and Vietnam will continue to be one of the most dynamic economies - with or without WTO membership.


    Greenberg is saying take my 46 or their 41. Seems to me there is not much choice there.

    I'm very grateful to be here whenever he calls. I'm just there, the answer is always yes. I've missed very few.

    It's very sad to see something like this happen. The road is very tragic at all times.

    The Prospect team impressed us with their deep knowledge regarding the ethanol and clean fuels markets.

    No one is trying to terminate employees for expressing public opinion.

    Some lobbyists might consider this a lobbying opportunity. But we see it as a very worthy charitable event.

    Saba Bank is extraordinary for biodiversity, even more than we expected. Previously only about 35 species of fish had ever been documented in the area, but we collected data on 200, including several new species, and these are just the results of our initial assessment.

    This quarter's results reflect the success of our ongoing strategy to be a services-driven company. The primary driver continued to be DirecTV, where we added over half a million new subscribers worldwide, including 405,000 here in the United States.

    You have to shoot the ball really well against them. But they're so athletic, they don't give you a lot of looks.

    This plan has taken shape over the last month, and provides new energy behind a series of initiatives that will optimize the location of the Third Ward park, bring baseball to uptown Charlotte and initiate the grand vision of the Second Ward Neighborhood plan. This is a remarkable publicprivate venture.

    This is your timeThis is your danceLive every momentLeave nothing to chanceSwim in the seaDrink of the deepEmbrace the mystery of all you can beThis is your time.

    I talked to him right before the convoy left. And they told us the next morning and I was like 'that can't be true. I went to high school with this person. That can't be happening.

    My guys are excited about going to play them. We're just glad to get the opportunity.

    Historically, insurance stocks have responded to disasters on the upside, actually. Catastrophes are generally considered one-time events, so I really don't expect a decrease today.

    I want a commitment of some sort that when they come here they are going to support our agricultural heritage. That means when they feed the horses, where's it going to come from It's going to come from our fields and not truck it from halfway across the country or out of the country.

    It's now widely accepted that a biodiversity-rich place, when properly protected, will seed biodiversity elsewhere. Saba Bank is such a place, a keystone location of extraordinary significance to the entire Caribbean.

    We all know Sunday morning is the most segregated hour of the week. I honestly believe this movie has real potential to change our country on race relations. People will walk out of this movie talking.

    Ain't too many 14-year-olds that come and tell you they want to play big-time college football. I never have to tell him how hard he's got to work.

    The drug companies are thinking about the average Caucasian, male patient.

    You can't make an investment like this in a vacuum and think it's going to have its own gravity. Gravity comes with great mass. This is one piece of an effort to strengthen a whole region, because strong regions have strong cores.

    If I have the day off and I'm hanging out, then it's no problem watching commercials. But later on in the evening, if I'm time-crunched for sleep, I prefer to fast-forward through.

    Our U.S. DirecTV business also drove our EBITDA growth in the quarter. We have reached the point where the EBITDA generated by our large subscriber base is outpacing the marketing costs associated with our record subscriber growth. We expect our U.S. DirecTV business to continue to deliver positive EBITDA that accelerates yearly on a going-forward basis.

    Bag Borrow or Steal was first-to-market with the concept of borrowing luxury products and is leading a revolution in the way consumers shop for designer goods. Over the past two years we have attracted thousands of members and in turn gained valuable insight into consumer attitudes and desires about borrowing designer goods online. At the same time we focused diligently on building a business that can scale rapidly and support our future plans. Now with market leadership established, a solid organization in place, and a new round of financing, we are well positioned for continued growth and expansion.


    Beyond the financial consequences, new laws that require admission of data breaches are increasing public concern and potential liabilities.

    That's my job, to put our team in a position to win. We'll do our best to make a state run. We have a lot of guys that played varsity before. They know what to expect.

    Bowl games provide a great opportunity to reinforce a national awareness of a city ... especially this time of year.

    Of course they need to know if we're qualified and that comes out in several different ways. We provide them with our resumes, a packet of information on our services.

    It's obviously a concern for the industry overall. I think it's something that can be managed.

    A bad night's sleep predicts pain, but pain can cause poor sleep.

    This is an awesome clinic for those who want to teach tennis, and I wouldn't miss it even if I wasn't involved. If (a coach or teaching pro) can get some kind of inspiration from this and maybe learn new things to use with their students, then we've done our job.

    The Special Olympics European Football Week continues to expand each year with the outstanding support of the European football family. There is no doubt that Football Week leads to greater understanding and acceptance of the abilities of people with intellectual disabilities throughout Europe.

    After 13 years and four failed mandates, the era of Liberal arrogance is ending.

    I was nervous. I didn't know if I was ready. But we didn't really have any other choice.

    Hollywood still denies that people like you exist, Open the Eyes of My Heart.

    Once the training is over, everyone is asked to complete 40 hours of volunteer work.

    The team were all people who make discoveries by looking in the most obscure places for the most obscure things.

    It was only two years ago that U.S. companies decided to put the steering wheel on the same side that Japanese drive ... its only taken them 16 years to get to that difficult conclusion -- it will take a while to develop a market.

    He had this zest to discover people and in discovering them, if they were in need, he tried to help them.

    It's not quite as simple as just wanting to win a big verdict. Companies want their disputes resolved one way or another so they can make business decisions about what they're going to do.

    Jury verdicts are slightly above average, but by the time you get that far, you've weathered enough challenges.

    I wasn't the most gifted field player. Coach tried me in goal, I did all right, so he kept me back there.

    It's OK that there are cultural differences. I hope this movie sparks conversations that will turn into action.

    If that was his intention, it's a poor way of doing it. If his intention was changing the policies he should have notified the Legislature. There were other avenues to pursue this.

    He was the kind of teacher that was typically the students' favorite. He challenged all of his kids and his colleagues every day. He drove them to be the best they could be, drove them to perform at their optimum level. He really reached a lot of students that were not scholars.


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