Doug Smith Quotations

We reject violence to punish anyone who harms us.

This was a strong set of numbers -- we had a pretax estimate of 1.184 billion,

We won't buy anything unless it's land owned.

Let's spend the next four years working to polish the jewel that is Portsmouth. Let's go make great things happen.

I was real pleased with the final outcome. Kyle Williams had a great round and Jay Marney came back with a 76.

He's a very accomplished guy. Even though Cunningham was a big-time player, I feel comfortable that D.J. can come in and provide us with those kinds of numbers.

He's been very good about making sure the deans are focused on their development priorities and ensuring their time and energy is shared to support our agenda as well.

He didn't have an 'off' button. I'll never know how he did in 24 hours what he did.

It can get into the ground water, it can be inhaled; there are a lot of ways this could affect you.

I think it's cause for concern but not alarm.

Our schedule is good again this year, and we're going to continue to try to have top-10 schedules every year.

Parking was totally disorganized on Monday. We left extra early (Tuesday) to avoid another rush.

Some people are driving longer on tires they would not normally have on the vehicle, paying those energy bills for last winter.

That would be like having Duke and North Carolina here in college basketball in the same week. We're proud of the fact that those clubs will come over here and play us, and it says we're going in the right direction.

We were very fortunate because we had a lot of projects that continued despite the weak economy, so we actually were able to grow during that period.

We don't curse. We don't put out bad messages. We rock-n-roll!

The reason you want to leave things alone as much as possible is because, for one thing, the cost to remove absolutely everything would be astronomical and, from an ecological standpoint, it doesn't make a lot of sense to move contaminated soil from one area to another.

We at Langley Hill will honor Tom's courage by ensuring that the work to which he was dedicated continues and that all the stories of loss, not just Langley Hill's, are told.

Wolf populations can generally take a 30 percent mortality rate and stay stable. If this is one year, there's nothing to worry about. If it comes to successive years, we could have a problem.

Everything was fast-tracked because the development was well-evolved by that time. As construction got under way, we identified remedial action that could be done in concert with construction.

Folks want to do everything they can to have great schools, everything they can to fix and enhance their neighborhoods. I think there was a very clear message that folks are worried about real estate taxes, and they want the council to take care of that and lower them.

It was a bold but necessary move...but now they have to execute.

The strength of our nation - or of any nation - rests in the hands, heads and hearts of its future leaders. Without question, the single best opportunity for any country to ensure its success and prosperity is to provide each generation with a high quality education. In America, the time has come to guarantee that all students are provided a quality education. Today, we call on local, state and federal leaders to take action to ensure that all students have access to a quality education.

Sangamon played really hard tonight. We are really young and short on players right now, but we are looking forward to next week.

You take those guys a year older, a year wiser and a year stronger, and you have to look at that and say that's a strength.

It's not over until 36 holes are played. I feel we have just as good of a chance as anyone to win it. If we play as good as we can play, we'll win. If we don't, we can get beat by four or five teams.

It's cause for concern, a great deal of concern.

They did a good job of talking with the neighbors behind there. I think the neighbors were generally satisfied when they finished the process.

As you look at overall population and you start factoring out people, many are not eligible in the first place to apply.

Existing charity cards are more of a niche product while we see this appealing to a larger market. This is for people who are looking for a card that says something about them but also does some good at the end of the day.

If she died in the midst of all these other things, it could cause the pack to crumble. That may be it for them.

He's making good progress. We'd rather wait an extra week to make sure he's OK.

All the symptoms are consistent with a parvovirus outbreak.

The logistics of moving to and from the fair is a big deal. It's a huge undertaking.