“Our goal is to maintain that level of support this year — but we always hope the community will respond to generate more dollars. The need continues to grow — women need screening, women need treatment.”

“It was hard when I didn't know where she was. I always was hoping one day I'd see her again. I wasn't thinking about seeing her in heaven.”

“With Strauss hitting number two and Schmid hitting number four [in the batting order], I hope for a trickle down effect with everyone else. Everyone else brings something different to the table.”

“We would hope that it would increase the number of transfers who complete baccalaureate degrees. That is always our goal — to increase our retention and graduation rates and to make education more seamless.”

“I'm just glad the song is still alive. I just hope it helps defeat the other team or discourages them, because for the White Sox, it's been a long time coming.”

“If we look at trends, we are overdue for a flu pandemic. I would hope we would stay overdue for many, many years but I think we should take that into account.”

“I think it's appropriate to provide the administration a few days to reconsider their position. I'm hopeful that they will provide us with the information we're seeking. It is a very reasonable and reasoned request. But the fuse is short,”

“We're hoping to get the program back to respectable. I think we've taken the first step. We're feeling good about that. We have a good nucleus of kids coming back.”

“He's still one of the best skaters in the league, ... You want Mike to have open ice. You hope that guys like him will be able to show their skills and take over the game.”

“We're hoping this is a building block for a rest of the season. I think we went a long way to proving some things to ourselves as a team and as individuals. This was one of the best things for our confidence.”