“We've had a good year in 2005, and are seeing very positive signs that it will be strong [in '06]. In talking to our members, I think there's a great deal of pride and optimism about the future of U.S. manufacturing. I'm even hearing stories of jobs coming back here from overseas.”

“There is no question that, if you look at name recognition and celebrity, my opponent is far-and-away ahead. I think that if you put my beliefs in one column and her positions in another column, I am almost convinced that a majority of the people in the Democratic Party would support my beliefs.”

“We're going to individualize every single program for every guy in the system. That'll be the big positive. And of course, the take-a-strike, we've modified that, that's no longer going to exist. Pitch counts will exist, but it's not one blanket program. If it needs to exist for a certain individual, it will. If it doesn't for another, it won't.”

“No woman has less temptation to seek matrimony from sordid motives of selfishness or convenience. The actress is an absolutely independent wage-earner, and better compensated than the great majority of women who make their own livelihoods. She need not marry for money, or social position, for these are her natural possessions.”

“I think before the game if you'd said 1-0 we would have taken it. It could have been better, but we've got a feeling of how they are and we've been in much more difficult positions. You can't say it's going to be easy -- but we're very confident.”

“I did my job that night, I did the best of my ability, and everybody seemed to think I didn't. I ran around that street, I was all over it at every position, on foot, trying to take care of the men, the people out there, and they put me under a microscope,”

“Our conclusion is that despite some of the positive remarks from Roadway, actual performance and guidance lead us to believe that it is still too early to own ground transportation names and that we may continue to see additional signs of slowing and operating ratio deterioration before the economy begins to turn,”

“It has always been one of the primary goals of the FC Dallas organization to have our players stand out as positive role models in the communities in which they live and work. There is no greater cause than the education of children, and we are pleased to be able to lend our name and time to initiatives such as this one.”

“Both the men and women had some great races today. With all the men finishing in the top ten along with solid finishes from the women's team, we have put ourselves in a great position at this point. It's halftime right now and we are right where we want to be.”

“Once we get guys in scoring position, we're kind of limited. The bottom line is we haven't done that with the consistency that we need to. ... We have one, two, three, four, five legitimate .300 hitters. Now we need guys who can hit for power.”