Mark Anderson Quotes

"In an urban forest, there is strength in diversity - in age and in species. Seventy-year-old willow oaks are all going to decline within a decade of each other."

"We're hoping for a good turnout and looking for some legislative action for the environment. We need good strong support so we can get funding for our natural resources."

"Enforcement and fines are not always the appropriate form of action. There are people who are deserving and meet the qualifications; it's wonderful we have people to step in and help; there are repairs that have gone above code compliance."

"Even though I work 60 hours a week, I still find the time to exercise. The bottom line is that it's really worth it."

"We took second last year here. Last year was such a learning experience. We realize how wide-eyed we were. The girls walked off the course Tuesday [after their meet] ready to win this meet."

"Chelsea is looking better than ever. She's faster, has more endurance."

"Are you going to fire Bill? I don't think so, but he is responsible for this."

"It's great news, but we shouldn't take comfort in it. It can take up to five years (to go through the ESA listing process). I don't think we have five years."

"If it's significantly faster than the first mile, the coach should have raised eyebrows."

"[For them,] it's a control issue. I can't control the pain that people are bringing into my life, but I can control this."

"When I first heard about this, my imagination wasn't big enough to handle it. But it looks like we have another product we can be proud of."

"Does the government have the right to regulate every single letter that a doctor writes about a patient?"

"Ours was like a fingerprint, right on the money,"

"It's like living in an ER, ... You just don't know what's going to roll in."

"It's like living in an ER. You just don't know what's going to roll in."

"(Madeline's) a raw talent. She had never run anything over an 800 (meter). She'll learn more by training with Jaclyn and Caitlin."

"If they have good growing space with no overhead utilities, there are still good species of oak that will do well. Willow oak is an excellent tree. The problem is not having willow oaks but having so many, and so many the same age."

"Microsoft has a tremendous amount of patience, which can be inspiring or distressing, depending on your point of view, ... they will have waited so long for so little and have been willing to spend a long, long time in the red."

"The band as an entity has evolved and matured with their stage performance and song writing. I couldn't be more proud of the individual members and the band. Each has accomplished so much with their instruments. I love what they are doing right now and I think they are great at it. I catch myself being a fan sometimes."