Tom Smith Quotes (54 Quotes)

When you walk the streets in downtown Fredericksburg, you don't see brand-name stores. It's about uniqueness. What is it about this franchise that's going to add to that uniqueness

It's estimated that 13,000 localities will be competing for 1,200 business relocations in the next year, making the competition fierce. We believe our county is a persuasive competitor, and we want to make sure we use all of our resources to beat the competition.

Rock and roll is one of the great American art forms, just like jazz, blues, and bluegrass. We love these songs and our thought is Where are you ever going to hear great songs like the Dave Clark Five's 'Any Way You Want It' or the Kinks' 'You Really Got Me,' played live through a big PA system, except by our band Nowhere

It's not risk free, but the reality is these were people that were being taken into custody, that were breaking the law, were on an illegal drug and force had to be used. We believe this is the safest alternative. Unfortunately, we just can't save em all.

The anticipation would have been that problems would have been down.

Such is the nature of the human ego it resents its betters and gloats at its lessers.

I think that it will assist women in that it won't change pharmacists' behavior regarding choices about prescriptions, but it will require them to assist patients in obtaining prescriptions.

I'm sure they're nice people and they have a cute baby they brought tonight.

Unfortunately, some of the media started reporting that there would be shortages. This was absolutely the worst thing that could happen. What we need was for people to get just what they needed, then there is enough for emergencies. The panic is defeating the conservation effort that should be in place.

These things have not only been great honors for Josh and his family but for our school and baseball program. Josh had a great summer, in particular, and people took notice. We couldn't be happier for him.

There are quite a lot of people in the city who are beaten down. Just to have this infusion of young, energetic, positive people has been a shot in the arm.

A 'D' is like running around on bald tires. A 'D' is a warning sign. Maybe we've got a few more miles before a tire blows out.

He was all over it. I guess you could say we were lucky to score one run. He just totally dominated and he has for two games against us. You just have to tip your hat to a good pitcher sometimes.

We're leaving the decision about what to do with the animal once it's trapped to the company we've hired.

Investing in new stores and renovations is an important part of Food Lion's strategy for the company year,

We're looking at expenses, but we're also not going to be foolish in cutting back in an area where we need to continue to win ... and make sure we protect the company.

These countries formed their national identities through conflicts that bound their people together and created a national story that resonates with citizens.

We're not giving any opinion with regard to what's going on there. We don't know if replacements are permanent or temporary. We don't look into that until after the election occurs, if the election is challenged.

We just wanted to help out the law enforcement community who we work with all the time. The mom, she hugged me. It was a really good feeling.

They will cooperate with the state and its investigation and a trial if there is one.

When we first got together, the idea was to go out and have fun and play rock and roll. We just go out and do our best and the most important thing is to have fun. It's infectious. When we're up on stage having fun, then the crowd is having fun, too.

There were pros and cons. It's a two-year trial. We do rule changes every two years. We'll see if it's an improvement.

The lady saw the gun. She knew he was depressed. She was scared for him, so she had fear in her mind and honestly no one can believe her when she said she was not scared for her kids.

The world is primarily organized in nation states sovereign, geo-political entities organized around one predominant nationality or ethnic group. National identity is the cohesive force that both holds nation states together and shapes their relationships with the family of nations.

The Newman-Haas team currently leading this year's championship chase believes that, Assuming the CCWS ran the same aerodynamic package in 2007, the Surfers Paradise track remains the same and minor mechanical parts of the car were slightly changed to adapt to the new enginechassis configuration, ... the 2007 cars would be 2.1 seconds quicker and 3.1mph faster on this course than they currently are.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and we're going to give them a whole lot of pictures.

You will be able to see with an infrared ability built into this, what the officers are seeing at the time they fire, what led up to the firing, and through the firing.

What we're looking for behind the scenes are background checks for known felons and other things that are publicly available, to make sure these don't get in the hands of a criminal.

They have a lot of cash on hand and need to do something with it.

People are more concerned with getting rid of them.

If (the company) hired permanent replacements, then they don't have to give the strikers their jobs back upon termination of the strike.

Even though it was scary, it was a lot of fun to play side by side with Dave. He kind of opened my eyes to some new stuff. It was kind of nice to play with someone new.

It's very important for us to understand what the impact of this project is on the natural system.

We project the present semiconductor sub-industry expansion to continue into 2007.

There was so much uncertainty in the market, and so much negativity from the press and groups including Amnesty International that it was just too hard for us to predict when orders were going to come in.

I don't think the outcome necessarily benefits students or raises test scores. It's not going to achieve that. I don't see how it will benefit improvements in education. When those in government forgo the principle of local control it's a little frustrating.

This evolved because of my love for kids. I have a real connection with them.

It was one of the biggest musical moments of my life. From then on, Dennis tried to hire us for sessions.

It's an ingenious way to shake down money from the lobby and for the lobbyists to get almost 48 hours of uninterrupted attention from the chairman. It certainly shows Barton's insensitivity to issues of propriety.

It's no mistake that many of the lakes polluted with mercury are near power plants. These rules are just designed to excuse the dirtiest plants.

We have done everything we can to make sure the channels will carry the maximum capacity.

It's about people being aware of your band. There's no way people outside of the major cities are going to be aware of your band unless you go to the places and play to the college kids.

It's a challenge to avoid becoming Katrina University, where everything is about the storm. Kids crave normalcy.

It's not as deadly as some people have said.

Signing with them was the best decision we ever made.

The thing with Jazz is that it's kind of like a risk takers kind of music.

People of quite different ideological persuasions have come to endorse empathy and altruism. Liberals of course have traditionally supported social programs to care for the disadvantaged and, as highlighted by President Bush's 'compassionate conservative' self-labeling, many of those to the right also embrace altruism. Likewise, religious conservatives always have emphasized empathy and altruism as a part of Christian charity.

It was a little too much Blaine Howell and a little too much A.C. Reynolds tonight. We played a little bit timid or nervous or scared or what you want to call it. I was a little disappointed in the way our kids performed. But there were some things that we can learn from, some things that we can do better and hopefully improve upon before the season is over.

A lot of people want to be able to defend themselves, and they are not going to be comfortable with a firearm.

That's one thing we've been really fortunate with. Our kids have been around the pro scouts. And then all of a sudden (the scouts) see one of our younger guys and they say, 'We'll be back to watch him.' It just helps all of our kids. And a lot of pro guys help with recommendations to colleges. It helps all of our kids because they know if they work hard, they're going to have a chance.