Sam Reed Quotations

I believe in operating in the big middle of the electorate and not being to the far right or the far left. I think you get so much more done.

I hope that one of my legacies, and I worked to pass it on, is moderation in politics.

There are people who think I should be using the position of secretary of state simply to weigh the scales on the side of my own party. I just don't accept that, and it would not be proper.

We were supposed to get it the first of December.

We have in mind it being a very prominent building where people can come to learn about Washington state, the territorial history and the culture,

More than half the states that will miss the voting-equipment deadline will have signed contracts with vendors.

One of the biggest problems we have is people not following instructions properly when they're voting,

But those states that are not going to comply by Jan. 1 have been in touch with the Department of Justice. The agency has taken the practical position it is going to work with us, and we are making good-faith efforts to comply by the next federal election. I know of no state that is going to be sued for noncompliance.

But frankly, if there were any real problems, we would have seen them yesterday,

We get a lot of calls to the Hannibal/Quincy exchange. It seems like there are a lot of accidents there, especially for traffic leaving Hannibal and going north to Quincy.

When you're not having to deal with all those polling sites it simplifies one's life considerably,

When you are in Hull and have to wait for a Pittsfield ambulance, it's at least 25 minutes. We'll respond and evaluate and provide what assistance and care that we can. The paramedic on board the ALS unit will give us instructions.

We've been checking around the state and everybody says things are going great,

After going through that gubernatorial recount and its aftermath, you know confidence was shaken, ... So it's very important that we have good elections this time.

As a consequence, Americans are more comfortable in India because of human freedom and democracy.

The reports we're getting really from throughout the state as well as King County, ... is that the county elections people are being very, very diligent.

It seems like our calls run in spurts. There was a three-month period where we didn't pull the trucks out of the building and then we had nine calls in two weeks that were either EMS or fire calls.

It's got fewer miles than any of the other ambulances.

It's hard to believe that unscrupulous people would take advantage of the public's generosity at times like these, but it does happen,

Their duty as a citizen is to vote, and to vote properly.

I just feel abstinence is the right thing to do. You don't want to ruin the experience of first sex with your wife, by comparing it to what you've done before.