Quotes by Allen Smith

“We started getting the bulk of it after dark, so it is hard to judge (the damage).”

“Were not talking about something that will be in and out of here in six hours.”

“Theyve been on top of everything that weve asked for.”

“Four models (for the projected path) came out this morning, and two have the eye coming across Carteret County.”

“MBD has been in business for 16 years. We have bid over 1,000 other jobs, Im certain, and in all that time, we have only withdrawn one other bid that I know of. We have a history of being a very professional bidder, and we made a mistake.”

“What Ive come here today to tell you is, if you make a claim on the bid, you will in essence be trying to punish me for my mistake to the tune of about $75,000. Im here to tell you that I bid this job for you in good faith, just like we bid many many many other jobs, and when were not low, no one compensates us for all the expenses we go through in bidding.”

“We want him to know well give our life for him. We watched the game film of the UC Davis and Oregon games and saw the number of hits he received. We made sure that didnt happen against Washington State. Trent is one of those guys who can lead you to victory against any team as long as you give him time to work.”

“But for the record, we would have liked to be the team that gave them their first loss - but it just didnt happen.”

In order to be really good as a librarian, everything counts towards your work, every play you go see, every concert you hear, every trip you take, everything you read, everything you know. I don’t know of another occupation like that. The more you know, the better you’re going to be.