“We are on the right path, but we are not yet consistently at the levels either expected by customers or required by the regulator. The MRG will continue to play a crucial role in supporting and driving the market to achieve this. I am under no illusion that the task ahead of us remains enormous but I take over the chair of the MRG with a passionate belief in the need for reform.”

“When Mike (is) on like that, he makes it tough for anyone to deal with because he has unlimited range, pretty much. What are you going to do, come up on him? He'll just drive right past you and hit the pull-up. When he's got it going, he's just tough to deal with.”

“Texas Instruments (TI) is committed to driving wireless innovation and enabling new market opportunities through support for mobile Linux. We welcome the ACCESS Linux Platform as it provides a complete ecosystem of solutions for our OMAP(TM) platform customers to leverage and allows development costs to be spread over a broad portfolio of mobile devices.”

“I think nine (phone calls) is pretty good. I've been driving all over the city, going to schools, and I have to tell you, I don't see, I haven't seen any kids on the street, so they're either hiding indoors or they're in school. I'm hoping it's the latter,”

“While the intention of the Vatican is noble, to make sure our seminaries are not contributing to the clergy abuse scandals, the means is doomed to failure, ... It is already being perceived as a witch hunt by some. Moreover, it is unfair, if not unjust, to committed, faithful, celibate gay priests and seminarians. And it will most likely drive gay seminarians and clergy even deeper into their closets.”

“One morning, about four o'clock," recalls June, "I was driving my car just about as fast as I could. I thought, 'Why am I out on the highway this time of night?' I was miserable, and it all came to me: 'I'm falling in love with somebody I have no right to fall in love with.”

“We have continued our focus on driving the operational performance of our hotels to maximize returns and have delivered first half results in line with our expectations. The group continues to benefit from a diversified global portfolio with our hotels continuing their upward trends, leaving us well positioned for the second half of the year.”

“We were able to put Colby in there and he gave us a spark. That got them settled down. That 90 yard drive right before halftime was big time for us. I think it got us clicking. I think our kids got the nerves and wide eyed stuff out of there and it made a difference.”

“Eighteen is a great finishing hole. You have to hit two great shots and set it up for an eagle. It's not like you can close your eyes and hit a drive. You have to really set up there and hit it down the middle. And maybe your caddie can convince you to go for it if you're not sure.”

“I drive all over Indio looking for problems so that we stay out of your column. Our crew will take care of it, get rid of it, I didn't know it was there. It is a county facility but it's right next to City Hall, I'm very upset, we've been out of your column for a long time.”