Bid Quotations | Page 5

I didn't watch it. You never really want to cheer for Florida in situations like that, but we really knew we couldn't take the chance of another team slipping in there and taking the automatic bid and taking away from our chances.

I'd like to change my butt. It hangs a little too long. God forbid what it will look like when I'm older. It will probably be dragging along on the ground behind me.

I did not use my position on P&Z to better my company. And the only money I can ever remember receiving from Smith County was for jury duty. I think we all know there are very strict regulations on conflicts of interest. I don't intend to become county judge just so I can bid on county work.

I was astonished that five council people would put their opinions above the 7,000 people who voted to have two-year terms starting in 2004, ... As mayor, I'll abide by the decision of the council, but I am also a private citizen and a constituent of John Garner, and I will defend my right to vote in May 2006.

From the work we've done over the last few days, from inside Patrick, we're not hearing anything about anyone taking a rival bid seriously and we're getting on with the business of making the takeover happen.

I don't think anyone should tell you how to dress, but that is the code and that is what they want and that is what the players have to abide by,

I don't think anyone is going to do a better job and God forbid they should have a glitch in earnings,

If an offer comes in that's acceptable to the club and to me as manager then we'll have to look at that, but at the moment we haven't had any bids for Rob.

If a crime occurs in the house and the house is not secure, the next step would obviously be to actually prosecute them for failing to abide by the statutes.

If a lending institution is faced with bids for a package of toxic assets that are less than the carrying value of those assets, the sale of those assets would trigger a further loss and reduce the underlying capital of the institution.