Small Quotations | Page 8

It's so important to keep a marriage alive with small treats and doing little things for each other. Just remembering to say nice things and to have listening time is vital. That ghastly phrase 'quality time' means taking three minutes to sit down and be still with someone rather than yelling over your shoulder as you rush out.

We are High Point's university and we are dedicated to the needs of our community. It is our honor to give to this community that has been so supportive of us. This pledge represents just a small token of the appreciation we have for the city of High Point.

We're in a small space, and people are used to coming in through the front desk and saying what they're here for.

We're in a small market and we have worked really hard to keep this thing going. All I want is enough so I can hang onto the canoe.

We?re in a good region with a lot of vitality and small business growth.

We started off pretty fired up and intense. The third or fourth game we started to unravel a bit. I was proud that we fought back. Valley is a very good team, and they're scrappy. They're a bit smaller than us, but they work hard.

We started off 0-4 and, for this team, it is just a matter of everybody stepping up their play to the level of the captains. I am still not pleased with the way we are playing. It is the small things, but this win shows that we can play with the best.

We spent the last four days in small group meetings continuing to review and negotiate various systemic and economic issues. The two sides will resume small group discussions on Monday in Toronto.

Where the Mike's concept started was in smaller towns and has continued to develop in smaller towns, and we have done well with that.

That said, there is a tendency to help the large industrial conglomerate more quickly than the small company you have never heard of. That is something in the culture we are trying to change.