Tom Davis Quotes (99 Quotes)

Even though we might have been as talented, we weren't as good (as 2004-05). We didn't execute as good as we did a year ago.

The innovations of the information age - laptop computers, broadband Internet service, blackberries and so forth continue to make location less relevant in the working world. Telework, by capitalizing on those technological advances, not only offers a broad range of benefits to employers and employees, but also helps reduce traffic congestion, air pollution, and fuel consumption. Because of these important benefits, we need to encourage telework wherever possible by removing disincentives, and I applaud the Telework Coalition's help in that effort.

I think when you bring a program up from the bottom, you don't get any breaks. You don't get any breaks from officials, on scheduling, stuff like that. That's part of the price you pay for your program having been down for quite a period of time.

We have to move ahead, ... There is evidence that dries up after a while.

They did a terrific job of knocking us off our shots. So when the shots didn't go, there were some reasons for it. It was the defense they played.

If there's anybody in the world I'd like to give a free pass to in this, it's Raffy, ... But I didn't give a free pass to former president Bill Clinton, and I can't here, either.

A run like that can give you momentum going into halftime. Before that, it was like going up hill, or paddling as fast as you can and not getting much done.

They are the champions four times running, right There you go right there.

Nick Grant is a good example. He's getting it figured out about when to drive, and when to pull it out and use his abilities.

This is not the time to attack or defend government entities for political purposes,

It has become increasingly clear that local, state and federal government agencies failed to meet the needs of residents of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, ... Now it's our job to figure out why, and to make sure we are better prepared for the future.

We knew that once we got the ball out of her hand, it was going to be hard to get it back.

This is great news for the entire region. This is a return to normalcy for Reagan National.

Great crowd, great environment. It does impact the game. It can be disruptive to visitors.

There was a profound failure to be proactive, a deep inability to execute,

It's a terrific year in the league. There are a lot of good teams, and you've got one of them right here.

We're the capital of the free world. We are spending billions of dollars and, more importantly, American blood to bring democracy and self-determination to the people of Iraq and Afghanistan. For more than two centuries, D.C. residents have fought in 10 wars and paid billions of dollars in federal taxes. They have fought to bring democratic freedoms to people in distant lands. But here, they lack what is arguably the most fundamental right of all.

Our inside guys have really developed nicely, and Jonathan Cox is a good example of that. And our guards do a pretty good job of rebounding. We've had pretty good balance.

We're still in discussions with some of the other sports. Hockey, in our judgment, has a fairly weak system.

He's got a lot of qualities you need to become a great player. But it isn't good enough just to be great on the offensive end. You've got to be good on the defensive end as well.

He's going to have to give an explanation somewhere for how it got into his system, ... His public explanation is that he doesn't know how it happened.

We never go into games expecting a blowout. We don't think, by any stretch of the imagination, that we should expect to blow out teams at the state tournament. We expect every game to be a close game and just hope to squeak it out at the end.

We don't see any other legal action we can take.

To be where we are, on one hand, is encouraging.

He was a little more erratic in those early games. But he's more consistent now.

investigate aggressively what went wrong and what went right.

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This will be fair, this will be by the book.

We have quickness, we have athletic ability, good hands and good heads. We just don't have good games.

This will be a closed meeting. We want to get the information we need from Brown without causing a further media circus.

Despite the public assurances of Major League Baseball officials, we have questions about the effectiveness of its new drug policy.

It's critical that we conduct our oversight in a manner that does not interfere with the life-and-death work being done.

I thought we got a little intimidated. It was a much more physical game than what we've been getting, much more contact allowed.

What made it hurt is that we told them what the play was going to be. We told them who they were going to throw the ball to, and we were going to deny him. Obviously we didn't execute, which was kind of the story of the game. They just seemed a step ahead of us.

You see it with Chris Bryant and Jonathan Cox, and Ajay Calvin and Al Stewart. With a lot of our guys, one night they'll do something, the next night you won't see it.

stops the rush to move legislation through at this time.

It's a funny game. You just don't know what the home court is worth.

Maybe we've had more problems with them than other teams have, but that's a reflection more on us. We just haven't been as good as they have been as a team.

I don't think a three-second call was made all night. I thought that was traveling, but I'd have to look for sure. It looked to me like he shuffled his feet.

(Nick) does create negatives to go with his positives, ... because he's got positives. But he cannot be turning it over every other time down the floor. And as good as he is at penetrating, he's not as good a perimeter shooter, so he's got to pick his spots better.

Our perimeter defense has been very, very suspect.

There's always exceptions to the rule, ... but I think when you're looking at guards that don't shoot a great percentage, a lot of it is confidence.

Every time we'd muster a little energy to get back in the game, they were able to hold us off.

It is certainly disappointing that, despite the recommendations from federal organizations and nongovernmental groups, many states still have not made progress to make sure their electronic voting systems are safe from fraud and can be relied on to accurately count votes, ... America's voting system must be made to be world class, everywhere in the country, as soon as possible.

Our purpose was never to try to ruin careers or do a 'Gotcha' on Major League Baseball, ... Our purpose was to try to dry steroid use up.

I've put these cold-weather packages on diesel trucks that run to Alaska. But they don't make these kits for pickups, so we built our own.

I don't see anybody out there you can ignore. They're all good shooters.

The first thing I was impressed with was how well the guys honored Drake with their acceptance speeches. I thought it was one of the finest displays of feeling, emotion, appreciation and brevity that I had seen. The other part was how strong their feelings were for Drake. They spoke of their gratitude for the education they got here and how they were treated, things having nothing to do with basketball.

I've been coaching Alpine skiing for seven years and have never seen that.

That's the first good news I've heard in a while.