Famous Quotes & Sayings

Leslie Jamison

You pass the old L.A. County jail, which is surprisingly beautiful. It's got a handsome stone facade and stately columns. The new L.A. County jail - called The Twin Towers - isn't beautiful at all; it's a stucco panopticon the color of sick flesh.

This is a worst-case scenario. We feel strongly this project will not generate the number of trips the county thinks it will.

This is a safety issue. This is a safety issue for all residents of the county and residents of the city.

If (Tyler) decides to leave and his landlord is willing to release him from his obligations, then Middlesex County might be willing to maintain the site for continuity's sake.

If you grant the variance, you may as well throw out the county rules.

Terry Brooks

If you live in the right county and get the right worker, you're going to win.

Instead of subsidizing exporters in other counties, Schenectady County will share in revenues from these efforts.

There was also an outage from Stella Road west to the county line, those folks were out, too.

Dave Checketts

These things don't work unless there's some public-private partnership there. The notion that any of this money is just lining our pockets is just erroneous. They're (the county and city) taking over the land, just the way they do with any other private enterprise. . . . This just happens to be more public because it's private sports.

This is just great for Lenoir County and Kinston. It's going to help the economy and the tax base.

This is just great for Lenoir County and Kinston, ... It's going to help the economy and the tax base.

Once I did interviews with her family and got all of the medical information that I needed, I started to write letters to the Suffolk County Rotary. Luckily, within a few months, they picked her.

The labor movement especially in Queens County is strong, as evidenced in the great strides that labor has made with future union members new Americans, ... We're doing a great job of organizing and it's reflecting in our numbers. New York's union membership is actually up, despite the national membership shrinking.

Don Rittner

The last county survey of historic resources was done back in the '70s. It's hard to promote your history, if you don't know what you have.

The fatality number in Gibson County is eight. There are 37 injuries with four of those critical.

I'm glad that I could score my 1,000th point at the County Center. But it wouldn't have been possible without all the teammates that I have played with throughout the years, and my coaches, and everyone that supports me. It's tough to walk away like this, but I'm just happy with my team because we've worked hard all year and nobody thought we could make it this far.

I'm not going to eat until I get out of Schenectady County Jail. They'll have to court order or whatever they have to do. But I don't want another tray while I'm in this jail.

I'm sure we'll get a huge response. Polk County is very good at supporting those in need.

Robin Taylor

I'm very impressed, and I've been a math teacher for 15 years. I'm going to go back and tell everyone in Rutherford County that if we don't get on the bandwagon, then we'll be behind.

In 1999 Roswells percentage was 6 percent of the local options sales tax. However, its now around 9 percent or 10 percent. The county kept telling us it wasnt necessary to renegotiate until they had to update their comprehensive land use plan, which they had to do by the end of this month,

I'm very proud of my team. These kids have meant a lot to Orange County girls basketball.

Industry that is looking to move to the county wants zoning,

Mark White

I like the pressure, ... I guess the pressure did get to me, kind of, but I was fortunate enough that I still scored. This was a big win for us because now we're in the driver's seat for the county title.

I like how (we) stepped up. It was about respect. I think sometimes teams out here don't get the respect the Orange County teams do. (We) stepped out on the floor and went baseline to baseline with the No. 5 team in II-A.

I like everything so far. I can't right now find a weakness. When I walked in here this year, I was just hoping to tread water and go for that county championship. Even that, I thought, was going to be a struggle. Now, I wouldn't be surprised if this is the first year we sneak one by one of our region opponents.

I'm proud to have the opportunity to serve the people of Coles County for 30 years.

Mark Loretta

I'm looking forward to that. I played many years in County Stadium where we had six or eight thousand in a 60,000-seat stadium. It helps. It helps your energy level. It's a long season. It's a grind, and that energy and that excitement can only help you stay focused and stay alert.

I'm just very pleased that she's willing to come to Putnam County and share her views.

David James

I moved to the county for privacy and peace and quiet. Noise is the big thing to me.

I'm exactly where I need to be. The voters want someone with a vision that will make the county better and move it forward.

If Linn County had as many full time directors per capita as Winneshiek County, instead of three employees they'd have 23. You do the math.

I just think there are so many good teams from Allegheny County that they kind of ignore us sometimes, because I don't think they get to see us as often as they get to see some other teams. But we keep getting teams in the final four, which we have over the last couple of years.

I'll give Boyle County credit, they really stepped it up and played well and Eric Curtis is just a hard kid to contain, ... And I told him when we were going through the line, 'Man, I'll be glad when you're out of here.'