Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Stern

I would say that the city is making it pretty clear of what they want us to do, and we'll accommodate them.

I would say we're talking several to many years before the city can be rebuilt.

I talked to (assistant coach) Rich Preston and expressed some interest. I knew I wanted to come back here and wanted to make sure they knew that. It worked out well. I enjoyed playing here, I love the city and liked the guys here. I looked at the team, watched them play in the playoffs. It was something I wanted to be a part of.

Mike Shanahan

I think it's a better system. There are more opportunities, and because teams have to come to your city to do the interviews, it can be done without conflicting with what you're trying to get done.

It always concerns me when a homegrown company like Roanoke Electric Steel gets tied up with management control outside the city and state.

I actually got into Mason City on Dec. 17. I really won't know about Mason City until I get back from Christmas.

He controlled the night in the city of Albany. Everything had to go through him, whether you were working with another agency, you had to go through him. If you wanted to make an arrest, you had to go through him, unless, of course, a cop witnessed a crime.

He is recognized as the mayor who led the city from being described as ungovernable to being an international symbol of urban renaissance. Why? Because of the unprecedented record reductions in taxes, homicides and welfare numbers, and the improvement in the quality of life for all New Yorkers.

He offered extraordinary contributions to our city and we will always be grateful,

Mike Campbell

Having this kind of concentration of musical talent in the city over one weekend is completely unheard of.

Having more executive housing in Ventura would be a huge draw to the city for companies and investors.

Richard Rogers

Her gift is one the whole city can enjoy, ... The garden is a thrill for me. I even saw some joggers enjoying the paths.

Here we have 40,000 people and if we had a day or two notice we could probably get everybody out if we had to evacuate the entire city, ... Every emergency plan presupposes one thing, that there will be infrastructure to work off of, a road to drive down, some way to get a generator going to get electricity. If your city is underwater, when you reach a disaster of that magnitude it simply overwhelms any plan.

Goldman Sachs has called Lower Manhattan its home for 136 years and we are proud to reaffirm our commitment to this neighborhood and to the city of New York,

Going undefeated in the City League, that doesn't happen very often. I've got to tip my hat to my kids. That's an outstanding feat.

Goodbye, city life; Dream Acres, we are here!

He's been polite but persistent. He's enjoyed the Mets, the city and the people, but he can do the math. He knows right now there's no room for him.

Dusty Baker

He's earned it. It couldn't happen to a finer young man. The whole city of Sacramento is probably proud of him.

Brian Smith

I think it's great that enough interest is there with the city of Ames and the community to improve things,

J. J. Johnson

I think it's going to take a city staff determination on that sign.

I think it's fantastic that the city may make up the difference.

John Keegan

I think it says a lot about the people in the city of Peoria and their commitment to making this a great community well into the future,

I think it's an excellent deal for the city of North Adams,

I think it's important for the saints to play. To let the city of New Orleans know, hey, this is the first step in moving forward.

I think it shows the diversity of Dayton. That being able to do something different can be well supported, not only by the city of Dayton, but by the State of Ohio.

Doug Scott

I think it should be Grand Junction, Denver, Severance, whatever. Each city should have its own (ordinance). The state should stay out of it.

Jeff Waters

I think it's important that we focus on that, and we get the city to understand how important these crossing guards programs are.

It could be that as many as half the homes in the city are destroyed.

It could be better, ... I think, obviously, there's a huge distinction between opportunities in north Columbus and opportunities in south Columbus. I think that's a problem. This city has one of the largest military posts in the world, so (the job market) should be a lot better than what it is.

It is a big city with a strong rugby following, as we saw in May at Pittodrie,

It is about time we did something in this city for seniors.

Ed McMahon

It is a disservice to people right now to let them rebuild everywhere. The tragedy is that they are likely, after a lot of hard work and personal investment, to find they can't get insurance, they can't get a mortgage, there won't be stores and city services for them.

It is a cost that the city of Detroit taxpayers would have to pay.