“If you have more money to do things, that's certainly encouraging. The whole process between the owners and union seemed like a puzzle inside an enigma inside a riddle. There's a lot of money out there and a deal needed to be made, and I'm glad they made it. The uncertainties were greater than the agreement.”
“My father has never really had time for children, ... My mother encouraged us to be pretty naughty. We used to go to Dad's clubs all the time when we were little but, to be honest, he was busy. Our mother was much more sociable then, but not so much now.”
“What I'm trying to be is a missing link in the music industry today, ... There's not a lot of positive messages in music today. You hear a lot about shaking your booty and guns. You don't hear a lot of Stevie Wonder. I'm motivated to make a difference in the world and encourage youth to be who they are.”
“Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.”
“Our first look for the entire year of fiscal 2001 is also very encouraging, ... We currently believe that fiscal 2001's revenues could exceed fiscal 2000's by more than 50 percent, which would result in fiscal 2001 revenues of more than $3.8 billion.”
“We have volunteers who work as a friendship team with the partner mother. As friends, they help each other through whatever life offers. Sometimes that means sharing good things, and sometimes not. They encourage and help each other. We have support people who offer information and resources, as well.”
“Camera phones and digital cameras are transforming the ways that news is covered and reported. Ordinary citizens now have the opportunity to contribute to the news that is important to them, and be compensated for their effort. We think encouraging students to tell their story of the college basketball tournament is a great way to emphasize the spread of citizen news contributors.”
“You are encouraged to be creative. I was creating something I enjoy, and it clicked with the script committee. You sometimes have a good idea on paper, but it doesn't work on stage. That's when it's great to have the wonderful and supportive people here. If they had a suggestion, it was welcome, and they helped put the show together.”
“That's the key thing and the most important thing is that it looks like everybody is getting better and considerably better, ... Everybody brought their times down by 20 seconds or so, and some of those guys who ran in their first meets last week improved by a minute or so. So, it's encouraging for us.”
“Right now I am really ecstatic. I was so happy for (coach Bill Miller). He's an amazing guy. He's been with me for all four years, always encouraging me to do my best. To be the first one from my school to make it to state is quite an honor.”