Stephen Jones Quotes (42 Quotes)


    They play for the good teams. We have got one of their players, Gonzalo Canale, in the center at Clermont and he is a real talent. He is one of the best centers in the world.

    I do think the public is entitled to know more about Mr. McVeigh than simply what the government releases anonymously.

    People say this is (for students in) second or third grade. Some say preschool. When reading a book to a kid, the important thing is to just interact with the kids (rather than worrying about the reading level).

    He did not develop the way we wanted. He was average. Maybe that's the best way to put it.

    We have visited with Mr. McVeigh. We are going to work with him today, tonight and tomorrow for the second stage on Wednesday. I can't say anything more at this time.


    That worked really well for a long time and the only deduction we had (for special districts such as the public cemeteries) was from the redevelopment agency.

    We have repeatedly expressed our concern that there is a rush to judgement in this matter and for political reasons, the indictments and prosecutions of a limited number of drifters will be passed off to the public as a completely successful investigation resulting in the arrest of all concerned. These assurances are, to be certain, not credible.

    You didn't feelsorry because they arrested the wrong man

    They made a rush to judgment. It looked good when they got him ... but it didn't come together. They known the facts didn't fit the theory.

    I think at some point and time all cemetery districts are going to have a problem, because they all have a finite amount of land. All of them are fighting for the almighty dollar because they are just barely making it. They are either going to have to buy land or beg for it, because they'll have nowhere to bury people. Somebody - and I suspect it will be the state legislature - will have to address the issue.

    When he came over here we were a million miles off things. He has broken things down with regards the skill aspects. His technical knowledge is superb and the way he breaks that down and gets it across is second to none.

    Edwardsville's always a big game for us, no matter if he's there or if he's not. It was very strange to play against him. I've been playing with him all my life and it was a strange thing. He's a great basketball player and he'd help any high school out.

    If this should turn out to be about John Doe No. 2, I think it is far from clear that the Oklahoma City bombing case has reached a conclusion in federal court.

    I love the whimsy of it. People ask me when I will be creating a range of bed covers. But I just do hats. And for me, that is the cake and the cherry on the cake.

    Our information indicates Tim was somewhere other than Cassville, Missouri. That's what our research shows.

    Transformation will not be easy it will require us to change our culture, our mindsets and the way we do business everyday, but we have a comprehensive and workable plan.

    All of us understand the victims' plight. They are not the property of any side to this lawsuit. Their collective loss belongs to the country.

    The concert was all French music except for my solos. We tried to keep it in a French mode because the second half of the concert was all French pieces.

    It is all about the hats - but we are very good friends and really trust each other.

    He's not only a great owner and a great manager, but he's also a tremendous fan of the game. That forms a bond which has grown between Mark and the people in Dallas and the region.

    This is a young man who served his country honorably for four years. He was top gunner which means he was the top of the 65 in the battalion. He was awarded the bronze star the army commendation medal. He served his country with honor and distinction in the Persian Gulf and I think that needs to be considered.

    Same-sex marriage is here to stay. You cannot hold back the winds of change.

    Clearly Telstra is denying its employees' fundamental right to talk to union representatives at work in their own time.

    Kid books can get cute and a-d-o-r-a-b-l-e. Garfield says cute rots the intellect. Don't forget the name of the cat You pick up cats the wrong way and they stop being adorable...they become Scratch.

    People wonder what happens in the winter (at boatyards). Some think nothing happens, but a lot of things happen in winter. You don't necessarily have to go to the Grand Canyon and all that hoo-ha (to see wildlife).... You've got the heron and osprey.

    We have visited with Mr. McVeigh. We will be working with him tonight and tomorrow for the preparation of the second stage on Wednesday. Beyond that I cannot say more.

    Every cemetery district has an endowment fund and they can only spend the interest on that money. They can't touch the principle. I recommend they do that. Otherwise, even if they were good with the money, the money could erode.

    We're just very comfortable. The players love it. I mean, they're crazy about it. We feel, after doing our due diligence, that it will hold up. And that's really the only remaining question -- how it will hold up over time -- because over a short period o

    When that effort failed, they abandoned the canoe and attempted to reach shore. They were in voice contact initially, then the water began to take its toll on them. The struggle was then to try to get out of the water themselves.

    An enormous professional responsibility and burden has been lifted from me, and for the first time in 2 12 years, my life is again my own.

    It's intellectually indefensible to say that they weren't conspirators, because they were. Their own testimony indicates that. They knew the date, time and place of the bombing and both of them assisted materially.

    In the last 20 years, I have had more cats than dogs and became an observer of cats.

    Our goal is to complete it (jury selection) sometime this month, to start evidence and opening statements by the end of the month -- that's the judge's goal and we are all working toward that.

    I mean, Tim McVeigh has said publicly that he committed the crime. And though I think he's exaggerated his guilt, if he says he's guilty, then how could these documents make any difference

    He is not a demon, though surely his act was demonic. Mr. McVeigh could very easily be considered the boy next door, and that is what is so serious about it. ... He is everyman.

    He's an extroverted guy ... a good employee. He's a patriot, loyal to his country. And well-read.

    It's a victory for the system that the jury is carefully studying the evidence and weighing the decision -- the important decision they have to make.

    It's a pity I couldn't play, because we've got an incredible crowd in, the weather's perfect and these are the sorts of games everyone wants to play.

    That would be great. I'd love to come back here and play them again. This is a great place to play basketball and it's always a big game when you play Edwardsville.

    I love music it is a wonderful thing. It's a positive thing in a very un-positive world. There's so much bad in the world and music is something that's actually good. Music spreads the right message to people.

    John Archibald (in the book as well as in real life) is a big, important part of the yard.

    I don't know which employees he's been talking to - I suspect the senior managers on generous severance packages. This is the wrong plan for Telstra and the wrong plan for Australia.


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