Quotes by John Carlson

“With 10 seconds left on the clock, I knew I had to make a big play, so I was telling coach to put the ball in my hands. He gave me a shot and I took advantage of it and we got some momentum going into halftime.”

“Through the years, people said, You should write a book. I was like., What about? All of a sudden, I had something to write about. So you ask yourself, Who is this for? Is this a money-making venture? You kind of have a blank slate in terms of all those thoughts. You realize youre not going to make a lot of money on it. You decide youre writing it for your own sense of satisfaction. I just wanted one published copy in my hands.”

“[Publish America published] A Ccylists Summer. ... arent looking to make a lot of money.”

“Cyclists naturally latch onto it. But its a real mix that Ive heard from. Some are couch potatoes. Some are people who wonder what its like to ride that many miles. Some people think its funny. Its curious that people take away different things from it.”

“It was hoped political attitudes would change, but this was likely to take some time,”

“There is a built-in bias in Olympia to spend money. I think there needs to be a brake on how much, how fast, so that you dont break the bank. I think its good policy.”

“The plain legal meaning of (the) ruling is that Kirby Wilbur and I can no longer talk about Initiative 912,”

“We are seeing a perfect example of how campaign finance laws are regulating the First Amendment out of existence. The idea that I cannot talk about Initiative 912 in the last two and a half weeks of the campaign, which are the most pivotal, is just outrageous.”

“The market got way oversold, so a lot of those things reversed themselves. And a strong U.S. dollar and strong U.S. economy have provided a backdrop for global growth.”

“I believe this fund is only suitable for people who want to participate in global growth -- the emerging country growth story -- who have a long time horizon.”