Quotes by Mark Rose

“Weve came out and really played hard and took control of the games. Weve come out (focused). (The players) have a great attitude and theyve been doing what theyre supposed to be doing.”

“(Douglas is a young football team. Theyre going to throw everything theyve got at you.”

“We talk about region games as being playoff games. Youve got to win you region games to get to go to the playoffs, so thats how we approach it.”

“What were seeing is a lot of homeowners trying to inflate the price of homes in areas not hit by flooding.”

“We think it is another tool to help advertise and promote the golf course. If people have the visual of the golf course, just like anything else, it gives you a better (overall) picture.”

“Basically, you can tour the entire facility and see if its something you like. If you like what you see, you can go right online and book a tee time. You dont have to call.”

“Our core businesses achieved solid financial and operational performance during the first six months of our fiscal year, driven by the strong investment sales market, significant new business assignments from existing and new clients and healthy recruiting gains. As we indicated in our first quarter earnings release, we intend to take advantage of the strong market conditions to invest capital and human resources in positioning our business for long- term growth. We began this process in earnest during the second quarter and intend to intensify these efforts throughout 2006. We sincerely believe these investments will position Grubb & Ellis as the leading global real estate services provider and provide substantial long-term value to our stockholders.”

“Davids knowledge of the Manhattan real estate market, proven track record of building and managing successful operations and reputation as one of the citys most dynamic and trusted real estate advisors makes him uniquely qualified to lead our growth initiative in New York. We believe Davids hiring not only builds on the Companys current momentum, it is a fundamental step toward our goal of becoming best in class in the most important real estate market in the world.”

“I used spinning gear and 6-pound line today. I had found my fish with a crank bait, but I just couldnt use it today. I used a worm. I had to slow down and finesse for them.”

“Im excited. Slightly disappointed, but not really. If I could have caught a bag like I did the first day, I could have won. That bite was diminishing. It was going away.”