David Williams Quotes

"In my mind I didn't see that there was any action that was required other than to say 'Look, go back and administer the policy the way it was passed in 2001.' But since there was some confusion and the language was a little unclear, it was spelled out in the new policy."

"I don't think there was any doubt going into the season that there was hope (that La Cueva could be beaten),"

"This is the largest anti-poverty program in the country."

"We're definitely going to do it. It's a fight worth fighting."

"In the beginning, it seemed like [the county was] hindering things, but they were just safety conscious. They just didn't want a bunch of lawyers and accountants showing up with chain saws."

"Improving workplace health and well-being therefore not only makes common sense, it can also really make a difference."

"We tried to take the emphasis off of competition and put it on fun. And really, this book is not just about coaching soccer, it's more about coaching kids this age in any sport."

"We are concerned about maintaining an odor cap. Our treatment pond is about a quarter-mile from the residential community. We've got a delicate situation. Even a slight amount of odor can arouse complaints from the community."

"There are five or six people in Congress who care about this issue 12 months out of the year."

"You can have a time delay for up to three years that's accurate to the second, as long as the battery lasts in the watch."

"No one in government is making hard choices. It's about handing money out. There's very little of somebody saying, 'No."

"This was a game we lost that we could have won."

"It is my home town in Brisbane. I've always wanted to play here."

"He has been putting these ideas forward for around 15 years. These sort of opinions are very dangerous if unchallenged because they provide a veneer of respectability for outright racism and intimidation."

"[But] time and time again history shows us that God uses tragedies to transform lives, ... This one will be no different."

"This is fantastic news, and we hope that other states follow their lead. We also hope the federal government is listening to the people. Let's hope that this is the first domino that falls."

"We knew this was not an overnight fix. That's not realistic. We're not at all panicky. I have seen improvement."

"You can pick the year you want to use, as long as 2004 earned income is greater than 2005 earned income."

"Everybody is amazed by this pool. My friends and relatives cannot believe the pool when they visit."

"VITAS generated revenue growth of 18.8% over the prior-year period and 5.4% sequentially. Gross margins were 22.9% in the fourth quarter of 2005, a decrease of 60 basis points when compared to the prior-year quarter. The fourth-quarter 2005 gross margin includes $1.6 million in start-up losses, which is $0.1 million higher than the $1.5 million in losses from programs classified as new starts in the prior-year period. Central support costs for VITAS, which are classified as selling, general and administrative expenses in the Consolidating Statement of Income, totaled $14.1 million, including $0.1 million in OIG legal expenses. Excluding the OIG expenses, central support costs increased 7.8% when compared to the prior-year quarter and increased 2.5% sequentially."