Quotes by John Riley

“Get involved through your local church, ... Find out what theyre doing.”

“Were very excited to have Mark Gracy move his company to Jefferson County. Its a positive sign for our county that maybe were making that turn, starting to see increased activity in the business and manufacturing sector, ... Mike had a lot to do with this. If he wouldnt have gotten the grant from the state to help with the buildout cost on the building, this wouldnt be happening now. He pulled this deal together.”

“These are impossible times for us, ... We need that license increase, and if we dont get it, weve got to cut programs across the board.”

“After days of White House winks implying that Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers would be a reliable conservative vote because she is a devout Christian evangelical, President George W. Bush himself yesterday suggested that he picked her in part because of her faith.”

“People would stick around to the end of the year to get the bonus then quit after Christmas,”

“If someone was been with us for five to 10 years, they would have received $500 to $1000, ... Now, they make much more than that under the new compensation program.”

“I believe this is basically an intrusion on the creative process and an ill-thought revenue-gaining procedure.”

“Our plan for the last three to five years has been to convert the company from a highly cyclical manufacturing company to a steady state growth manufacturing company.”

“As we look to the future, the changes weve announced today are necessary for us to effectively compete, ... Over the last several years weve made considerable progress in reshaping Cooper into a company focused on our higher growth and less volatile electrical tools and hardware businesses.”

“It sounded like it was OK to me,”