Quotes by Rick White

“Whether its the cotton gin or the Internet, weve added value by innovating. Innovation and free trade have served us very well.”

“Duncan asked me a question he probably shouldnt have asked, ... Its a question Tony should have asked. I would have talked to Tony.”

“[After White told McClendon what had happened, McClendon] wasnt too happy about it, ... Then, you saw what happened from there.”

“Duncan asked me a question he probably shouldnt have asked, ... If Tony had a question, he should have come up to me. I would have answered him. When Tony didnt ask it and (Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon ) found out, then you saw what happened.”

“Its one of those things where you know the team is better than the way weve played. We see it from time to time. Trouble is, our bad stretches last a little longer, which comes from us having a younger team. We havent been able to figure out how to kick ourselves in the behind and bounce back faster.”

“The players never really had a beef with anything. When that whole thing happened behind the batting cage, the players were just standing there talking to each other.”

“He wasnt caught, it was a diabetic reaction,”

“I didnt have my best stuff, but there are no excuses, ... I hit a guy, hung a couple of curves, and I was out of the game.”

“We made some adjustments at halftime and began stunting up the middle and that disrupted their option game.”

“What youve got right now is a technology that is jury-rigged from old technology. It was never really designed to provide a high-bandwidth connection and frankly doesnt do a good job of it.”