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    It's just a big huge place. Usually four-wheeler people go in there and just fool around in the dirt. But I'm pretty sure you could get away pretty easily in there, because none of the cars could chase him.

    I'm not making excuses, but I'm glad to be out of that place. It's big. Your depth perception gets thrown off. You're not used to playing in closed-in stadiums anymore. It looks like the ball's going 60 mph, then it's right on you. It's weird.

    People say the American dream doesn't exist, but that's crap. There's opportunity everywhere and we're just a place for people to have that opportunity. Every year, they find it here.

    We're going to play the No. 1 seed before a packed house on the national stage again. I'm really happy for the program because I'm a fan and love seeing Monmouth basketball all over the place.

    It is truly amazing to see how these men and women get together, ... No kidding -- when the support aircraft hit the ground -- they scatter and then 10 minutes before the jets arrive everyone is back in place and everything is done. It is an amazing process to watch.


    They're a struggling team right now, trying to find their identity. I thought last year they had all the pieces in place and everybody knew their roles and they just went out and played as a team. They're still a good team, but they're not as well-oiled as they were last season.





    My disappointment has been that the governor's office has not been negotiating in good faith. Their numbers are all over the place. ... When you think you've reached a number, they change it. ... What I need is for them to get serious.



    I've noticed a growth in Spike and definitely in myself. I feel like the seeds that he planted in me five years ago have ripened up to a place where I could even tackle this role in the way that I did.


    Is there any reason to really believe we're going to be in a severe recession, or have a terrible inflation problem I'd say the answer is no. On that basis, the stock market still looks like a pretty interesting place.

    The more we pour the big machines, the fuel, the pesticides, the herbicides, the fertilizer and chemicals into farming, the more we knock out the mechanism that made it all work in the first place.

    It was real tough to watch. They were just a lot better than us that night. I had seen our best, and that wasn't it. It was real tough to sit there and watch it, too, because they physically beat us up. They had guys running our guys all over the place.

    That's correct. The planning continues. The everyday assumption is the meetings will take place. We're going to continue to work on the various issues. But today, on September 19, that's your best guidance.

    We ought to be providing protective sanctuaries for the Kurdish rebels. That means finding some places where they can come and to which we will then be able to provide food and water and medical help.

    This place is pretty close to a swamp, especially when the mosquitoes and flies get going. I came to town to try to help get things back to normal and make a few bucks. But this has been hard.



    The biggest thing that upsets us is when a sack comes from something that is totally correctable. And there were a couple like that in Dallas that should never happen where somebody is out of place or somebody got his feet mixed up or whatever. That's the part we work on day in and day out.




    They're the only ones that have put any kind of blemish on our district record. Last year, we had to beat them in overtime to finish 10-0 in district. They play well at our place.

    People are extremely excited about the lineup. In the first place, people are thrilled that the festival is even happening, but beyond that collective sign of relief ... folks are incredibly excited about the number of jazz legends and artists we're presenting in 2005.


    I used to paint landscapes without any people in them but now I paint people who happen to be in a particular place. They might be outside a pub, or on a beach or in a studio. They might have clothes on or they might not.


    There's a plan in place here. What you have here is a couple of young guys who have to learn how to play the game. Our bench can pick us up. ... What these guys bring to the party I think is important.

    It's appropriate that this symbol of American strength and resilience and optimism has come to rest at the library that bears Ronald Reagan's name. After all, it was President Reagan who always reminded us that when we set our eyes on the horizon, every day is morning in America. ... The Reagan Library is a place the sun will never set on the principles that Ronnie believed in so deeply.

    Service recovery doesn't end when you solve the customer's problem. Give her something of value that excites her. Every company has products or services that have value in the eyes of the customer that don't cost the company a lot of money. Identify five or ten products or services your organization has that you could give away when your organization makes a mistake. Vail Resorts has a system in place that provides free drinks when the ski lift shuts down for a few minutes and free lift tickets when it's down for more than 15 minutes.


    It was very romantic. Josh had planned it all - he'd even bought the ring, ... I am very excited, but I think the wedding will have to be impromptu because it is almost impossible to get all our families together in one place.

    This is our first step in connoisseurship for cigarettes. The lounge is all about introducing the brand. We looked at how connoisseurship started in other categories, like wine, coffee and chocolate. There's always a place for the full brand immersion experience.


    I already said we're going to do all we can. You have to understand what the playing field is. With no extension in place, what are the dimensions of the field that we are playing on So I can't really speculate or comment further than we will, hopefully, find out what the playing field is and I will assure everyone that we will do everything we can to keep those two guys here. Once again, it is a difficult time. A lot of us are uneasy. Some of us are uneasy to start with.



    He put together a good situation and had a good program in place, so I'm just trying to carry it out. I'm just keeping the seat warm right now for him.



    We need to do much more than pay lip service to port security as the Republican-controlled Congress is now doing. We must put in place both the funding and the personnel resources to ensure that all cargo containers entering U.S. ports, especially high-risk ports, are screened for radiation and other dangerous substances.

    We've got some guys going good and we've got some guys who are struggling. Usually April's a tough month. Guys come from Arizona where the weather's perfect and the ball flies all over the place. Then you get into the reality of the season, and it can work against them, not so much physically as mentally.

    What's so fascinating about New Yorkers is that each person has a whole lexicon of personal logic in the way that they decipher and do what has to be done to enjoy, stay alive, take pleasure in this place. It's one of the few living cities where people are living in the city that they work in. You know, that's amazing in itself.

    There are very few men and women in whom a Universalist feeling is altogether lacking; its prevalence suggests that it must be part of our inborn nature and have a place in Nature's scheme of evolution.

    We didn't have a hit list of places not to go. However, I did talk to the team this morning about staying away from that area down there. ... This wasn't an isolated incident down in that neck of the woods.



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