Phil Smith Quotes (26 Quotes)

This gives us an opportunity to look at the technologies that are already out there, and maybe improve on them as well.

It will take the government telling the coal companies 'You must do it,' and therefore it creates a market. But if mine operators aren't required to put them in the mines, the mine operators won't do it.

I think what Sen. Specter has introduced is a very good step in the right direction and we're looking forward to Congress passing legislation to improve the safety of miners.

That would be, in performance, equal to let's say a window meeting the Energy Star standards today.

We would expect to work very closely with the city as we develop a plan for the land.

A lot of SMB customers don't really care about the cheapest desktop, which is the common perception out there. A lot of them are looking for strong performance in their desktop.

We are still evaluating the language and have not officially agreed to it at this point. The hearings are proceeding. That really is the important thing.

We're glad to see that MSHA is taking this step, but we want to wait to see what sort of rules come out of this process.

We don't really have a voice on whether they should reopen the mine. If they believe it's ready, we're going to have to take their word for it, and so will the miners.

He was a nightmare and I came up with a compromise figure. He could be 10lbs better, or worse, than his mark.

We are doing a good job in England, but we cannot be complacent and need to send a clear message to all clubs and national associations across the game.

We believe that the Senate should carefully review this appointment to ensure that this nominee will be the kind of watchdog on behalf of American coal miners that they need.

It's usually after we see about a week of 70-degree weather that we start to see a problem. It usually is when you have a wet spring followed by a warm, dry summer. That's what we had in 2003 when we had our worst outbreak.

If you want your town to be pedestrian-friendly, you need to persist in your efforts over time. You can't just do one thing, either. You need a multiple strategy.

Many organizations today are headed by (those) who joined as graduate recruits. This should convince people that investing in talent is definitely worthwhile.

There will be a surge of interest from the commercial sector, but whether that will continue is open to question and dependent on the future success of the England team.

It's always been our position if it takes you eight hours to walk out of a mine, then there ought to be eight hours of oxygen for you to do that.

From Club Court to Center Court The Evolution of Professional Tennis in Cincinnati.

We say it every year, but we should have an incredible tournament this summer. We couldn't ask for a better field and with the later starting date, there's an extra feeling of anticipation.

Yes, Wasps represent a tough start to the campaign especially with Ian McGeechan now their director of rugby, but, like every other team, they can have good and bad days.

They are doing it incrementally, which is the smarter way to do it. In the 1990s we saw people trying to leap straight to orbit. But by doing it incrementally the venture capitalists can see you in action, and you can develop a track record and reputationthat's better than sliding a piece of paper in front of them and asking for 100 million.

One of the things we've been after the guys about is the killer instinct and not letting adversity get them down.

We need to make sure that MSHA is an agency that enforces the laws.

The point of short crossings for pedestrians is air quality, so that cars sit and idle for as short a time as possible.

We hope to make arrangements with the 40 percent owner (local developer Peter Solomon) to do something with the entire property and not just 60 percent. Our first order of business is to work with Mr. Solomon to make a deal for that to happen.

We believe it needs to be somebody who has not spent their entire career figuring out how to put production ahead of safety and trying to figure out how to circumvent safety laws so they can increase the productivity.