Tom Foley Quotes (24 Quotes)

We have 160 jitneys that can carry 13 passengers each. School buses are in our plans ... and five trains in the railroad system with the capability of moving 500 to 1,000 people.

It sounds like they think the regulated entities may have a more survivable business model, a better customer base, exchange memberships, etc.,

(This week's newspaper article) kind of made people aware that we're still out there.

A lot of dialogue. They wanted to find out about me and I think they did that. It was a two-way conversation. They wanted to hear a lot about what I thought. I just left with a good feeling about what transpired.

I think what happens is a lot of times when people are diagnosed with a deadly illness they panic and sell their policy to the first person who will give them 75 cents on the dollar. But later on they start to think about the reason they bought that policy in the first place to take care of their loved ones.

Any remedy is going to depend on having financial statements that are reliable.

He's been working hard. He was out there doing early work this morning with me. He's committed to it. And we'll see where it goes.

The company could be sold, but a buyer would only do that with a bankruptcy filing,

Well, to some degree, of course. You don't want to routinely be bringing bills to the floor that a majority of your own party is opposed to.

Tom Foley, of Concerned Citizens for Responsible Growth, said people in Plumas Lake are in danger from flooding due to shaky levees - just like in New Orleans. It's like a big wake-up call, I guess, ... We don't need to have it happen up here.

What it really does if you're a player is it gives you an ability to play more. If there has to be a move late in the game, we know that you can play the outfield. Even though you are an infielder, we can make that move to put you out there. The more positions you play, the more opportunity there is to play. And I think these guys know that, and it gives these guys a lot of versatility as far as moves go.

When people talk about a person's legacy, they talk about personal qualities, about the character of a person. Lloyd had those. But he had an effect on people's lives. The lives of a lot of people are better for his work.

The customers and counterparties have apparently lost confidence in the creditworthiness of the company,

The number one thing I would advise if you find out you need money (due to a terminal illness) is to contact your insurance company first and find out your options.

this indicates possibility that there could be other accounting control issues.

Just a great guy to have on the club. He'll do whatever you ask him to do.

He has made improvement. If he believes he's ready that's another step for him. He has to believe he can play. The confidence is a big part of the big leagues no matter what level you're at. If he believes that, it's a great attitude.

The longer this uncertainty persists, the more money I believe customers will remove from other subsidiaries.

The creditors could accelerate the debt, say the whole thing is payable today and that would be a liquidation scenario for the company and could precipitate a bankruptcy filing.

He concentrated on things that had a long-lasting effect. Education of children, enhancing the lives of Native Americans, our natural heritage,

Journalists, by the way, are not just being targeted verbally or politically. They are also being targeted for real in places like Iraq.

They feel it's being taken care of, but if you look at it, it's not being taken care of,

They tried everything they could and had no choice but to put him down, which was a great pity.

I would ask people to investigate getting loans instead, either from banks or other financial institutions and even from relatives,