Quotes by Ron Smith

“[Many of the victims catalogued the lasting effects of the bombings, pointing out shrapnel wounds and severed fingers, speaking of constant pain and sleeping pills, hearing loss, seizures and nightmares.] Look at my face, my hand, my limp, the damage that is visible, ... Now, consider the emotional damage. May my face, my injuries and my statement be what you see and hear every night.”

“Were working to provide meals, to get medical attention for those who need it, help these people take the first steps they need to take.”

“Most know this is not the case,”

“Its been phenomenal, the amount of what weve received,”

“I lost a good friend, ... He was a good Cubs fan like myself and we spent a lot of sad and some happy days there (Wrigley Field).”

“Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Meyer family, ... Steve was a devoted Republican and member of the Illinois Republican Party who worked hard to build our state organization and advance its principles. He served our state party well with his leadership, passion and hard work. He will be greatly missed.”

“The problem is, we fear negative consequences a lot more than we value positive ones. What happens to an athlete is that if he wore a particular sock, or pair of shirts, or did some ritual, and had success, hell continue to do that. That act reduces the anxiety associated with not doing it. Its the exact same mechanism, clinically, we find in obsessive-compulsive people.”

“Look at my face, my hand, my limp, the damage that is visible. Now, consider the emotional damage. May my face, my injuries and my statement be what you see and hear every night.”

“Realign all of the fire stations.”

“The only information I can give out is that he was denied entry under the Immigration Act.”