Famous Quotes & Sayings

There is not a Plan B. It's up to the board to tell us what the next steps are.

There is no sense of fairness or equity shown to teachers and it looks like the Board of Trustees only listens to district office administrators.

There is still a question mark on cricket as the board is yet to respond. Time is fast running out and if we don't get any word by December 31, cricket may not be there.

We've heard a couple things about how they hit the boards and play defense. But we hit the boards and play defense just like they do. We are just going to have to play our game.

We think the court decision is a significant step to restore stability to the rail industry, ... Mainly we just wanted the board to revisit the way mergers are reviewed. We welcome that decision as a breather.

Why have one if you don't go by what they want? If a committee comes up with a name and the board changes it because a couple of people said they don't like it, it defeats the purpose of having a committee.

Craig Foster

This time of year, corporate use of jets tapers off because there aren't board meetings or conventions. You get a mix of very wealthy individuals - people who owned a bunch of companies or however they get to be super-rich. If you have the money and time is an issue, there's no other way to get there.

To say, 'don't have it', that's censorship. That's what is being done. That is what is being said by the control board letter and by the sheriff.

We just have to let the parole board do their job as they see fit.

We had a board meeting today and came up with a shortlist from more than 20 applications. Over the next two or three days we will pick somebody and we hope to have them in place for the game on Saturday.

We are somewhat surprised to see Guidant's board support Johnson & Johnson's offer. Recall that this is the same company that thought Guidant was only worth $63 a few weeks ago. Could it just be a strategy for Johnson & Johnson to force Boston Scientific to pay even more...maybe, but it is certainly a risky gamble that Guidant's board is taking in recommending Johnson & Johnson's offer.

This will put the value within the tolerance the State Board of Equalization will accept.

To think you have to get to the pension board meetings early, it just goes to show what a circus the city has become.

To the extent Florida can pass some kind of deregulation - and I know the word isn't politically correct - you'll see board rooms look up and take notice.

To receive that accolade as a coach makes me feel good, but I realize I wouldn't have gotten that recognition without the strong kids, good parents and support from our school board and administration.

Belinda Stewart-Wilson

I used to put on sketch shows at boarding school when I was eight. I'm not sure about the material, but it did used to get a laugh.

Indra Nooyi

Companies the size of PepsiCo is like running a little republic, there is no question about it. The only difference is that I don't have to worry about the media hounding me every day, on every word that I say. I have a board of directors that runs the country in the interest of the stake holders.

Frederica Mathewes-Green

The Orthodox hierarchy doesn't have the kind of power that high-ranking clergy do in other churches. There isn't even a worldwide governing board to hold all the various Orthodox bodies together.

We really did go back on the drawing board with this.

We rallied the shareholders to vote out Mr. Saatchi, and then we told the board we were going to vote them out.

We put two things on the board before the game run and rebound. Those two things go together, and we challenged them.

We wouldn't mind giving it back to them because it's really too small to be a public ramp. It causes a nuisance in the neighborhood with people parking boats and trailers in front of houses.

This report is a slow boat to China, reflecting continuing business caution about hiring people. Facing unprecedented competition from both domestic and foreign sources, businesses are still focused on productivity gains with as few employees as possible.

The recommendation from the current boards is when it is financially feasible ... pursue building at that time. It is not funded right now.

There have been so many small victories I've been able to do because I have kids actually in school. I bring a perspective on the board that's needed and welcomed.

The reason we wanted to incorporate a secure chat room and a bulletin board is to create a safe site where the teens can talk to each other.

Whenever I get gloomy with the state of the world, I think about the arrivals gate at Heathrow Airport. General opinion's starting to make out that we live in a world of hatred and greed, but I don't see that. It seems to me that love is everywhere. Often it's not particularly dignified or newsworthy, but it's always there - fathers and sons, mothers and daughters, husbands and wives, boyfriends, girlfriends, old friends. When the planes hit the Twin Towers, as far as I know none of the phone calls from the people on board were messages of hate or revenge - they were all messages of love. If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find that love actually is all around.

John Travolta

When I say 'yes' to a movie it's usually because, to a greater or lesser extent, it's because I'm enthusiastic about the character. How well that character ultimately comes off depends on a lot of things: your relationship with the director and so on. But at first, you're on board because you think you can do something with it.

Mike Smith

We run out of customers before we run out of snow. When the weather warms up in Auckland and Wellington, people are thinking of boats and beaches, not skiing.

We rode a solid race, but we still have a lot of improvements to make. One is to build upon strokes and pick up a lot more speed - move the boat faster during the middle of the race.

Marcus Thomas

We're trying to build a team right now, and we have a couple of people on the boat but not everybody. Once we've got everybody it's going to be something special.

We're told the feasibility study will be completed in February, so we wanted the board to hear from those who want the school to stay open.

We knew she was good. We didn't know she was that good. She was very, very aggressive. She crashed the boards very well. We didn't do a very good job rebounding.