“Betrayal was a stone beneath the mattress of the bed you shared, something you felt digging into you no matter how you shifted position. What was the point of being able to forgive, when deep down, you both had to admit you'd never forget?”
“I keep hearing from principals that we have more students with social and emotional problems. It seems like we've been ignoring this problem and I am persuaded that we need to find a way to fund both these positions, one at each middle school.”
“We've had four days of very positive action on the Nasdaq and it looks like we might finally hold these gains. I think the sentiment has changed. There's more confidence in the marketplace but we still have that worry about the earnings part of the equation.”
“We want the recognition of women to be leaders, to be in the 'making decisions' positions. We got it -- 31 percent women in the National Assembly last year. We have got it -- women being in the queue for national elections, the first to be in elections, for women to know their rights, to be recognized in the constitution.”
“Tanner wrestled a real savvy match that should put him in a position for a decent seed at the district tournament. Cody, who has been pretty flat for the last several weeks, looked like the Cody we saw earlier in the year and turned in a great performance.”
“The kid deserves to play some quality minutes and not just mop-up duty. He's earned that right. But at quarterback it's a lot different than other positions. You have continuity issues. You don't want to do something that negatively will affect him.”
“I think coach Hill has come in here and has been the 'X-factor' that has propelled our team to a new level. She has raised the team's level of confidence, has always focused on the positive, and has brought a new mindset to the program.”
“I would like to see more dialogue across racial lines, more diversity in the core curriculum, different faces at the policy-making table, and more people of color in higher positions of the administration. I would like to see us truly be a multicultural campus.”
“I would like to play in a World Cup-winning side but they have to have back-up for the future and this winter is ideal for looking at other players. Duncan says he needs two players for every position and England have just about got that now.”
“We will put ourselves in better position to have long-term success if we take a year off. We have the option in our contract with the league to take one season off and come back next year and still maintain our territorial rights.”