“This is something to ease the pain. Our goal was to obtain the highest level of benefit for the workers.”

“It was just a simple shot by the defenseman. I just got the rebound and it was an easy goal.”

“Our goal really should be to make sure your year is a winning year,”

“It's not our goal to litigate this in the press. It's unfortunate that this has come to pass.”

“The mayor put out a big goal of free, and it was a shot heard around the world.”

“The goal in Michigan has to be that we get the best-educated work force in the country.”

“That goal gave us some confidence, even as we struggled in the second period.”

“I don't know what happened on that goal. (The officials) didn't explain it to us.”

“Our number one goal is simply to have answers sooner than later.”

“The long-term goal is to give these people the life of their choice. We provide the platform.”