Mike Farrell Quotations

My dreams for the future are simple: work, a happy, healthy family, a lovely long motorcycle ride, and continuing the struggle to awaken people to the need for serious human rights reform.

If you try to do your best there is no failure.

It is inappropriate for the Bush administration to trump up a case in which we are ballyhooed into war.

People seem to see no difference between an intimate conversation and a conversation at the water cooler.

I was raised in Hollywood and knew, from as early as grammar school, classmates who were in the business.

I think it's appropriate for the international community in situations like this to intervene [in Kosovo]. I am in favor of an intervention. On some level, you have to say that at least somebody [Clinton] is doing something.

We have seen economic growth. But we have not seen earnings growth.

It's mostly the financial chicanery that's going on. People are saying 'What kind of trust can we put in this market?'

What one gets, I hope, is that all you can do is the best you can do.

I can think of some things that would be fun, but I'm living my dreams.

I gave away two dogs years ago because I felt guilty at not being able to give them the time and attention they deserved. I now regularly feed an army of squirrels and wild birds around our house.

There are certain states -- Maryland has become one this year, North Carolina has been one and New Jersey has been one -- where there's no real home-school advantage. Guys can just come in here and cherry-pick who they want.

We've got a solid six or seven kids with no seniors and only one junior. Our kids were pleased to get that first win and we're hopeful of winning some more.

No. One would hope that because he comes out of an industry beyond the political world that he's less subject to the pressures of politics but, unfortunately, his career hasn't demonstrated that.

New Jersey has developed over the last decade when it comes to D-I talent and is still on the rise. It is a notch below Pennsylvania, but getting closer. For any east coast team north of Georgia, New Jersey is a must on the recruiting trail.

Right now, based on what I'm hearing, Florida is going to stay No. 1 and USC is going to be No. 2.

If they do that, it would be a very big change in their tactics,

If they go to a non-BCS power and commit early, and they blow up and have a big senior year, the big schools are still going to come after them,

I find it irresponsible that industries are doing this to their neighbors without them willing to take responsibility for their actions, ... I find it horrendous that politicians are willing to turn their backs.

If a man has the kind of personal honor, personal integrity and personal courage that he has demonstrated, it argues that perhaps the charges in this trial are not correct.

If the dollar continues its decline, this is an extraordinary event for the U.S. economy,

He was always like that older, crazier brother. He did everything at high speed, no matter what it was.

He's a smart player, and that jumps out on film, ... We like his size, his length, his speed and game savvy. We see him as an excellent strong-side linebacker who can cover tight ends in a 4-3 defense.

I think what we're doing here is backing ourselves into a situation where it is not necessary to be at all,

It is an ugly, brutal development, ... a good and smart and decent professional.

I think most participants are leery of the economy. Maybe the economy will get better, but maybe it's not as good as we think it is.

I still think Florida State is the team to beat. But Florida has really moved in on him and made it difficult for him.

When the ball goes up in the air, (Hazleton's) going to come down with it. He reminds me a lot of Michael Irvin in the fact that he's got deceptive speed, he's a guy that's not afraid to go over the middle and it takes more than one person to tackle him.

When people aren't scared, that's generally time to sell,

We saw a run-up near the close of the last session, so you're seeing some selling off of that, not to mention the huge rally in the last week. In addition, the economic data we've seen for July hasn't been very good.

When somebody meets somebody in that situation, they are often intensely emotionally affected by the hideousness of the situation.

Either their son isn't in (the Rivals.com network of prospect profiles) and they want to be in it, or they aren't rated on the system, or they want to be rated higher. People also ask us for help all the time. They want to know what we think of their kid or how they can better promote him.

Telecom is also strong today (Tuesday) and those have been the most oversold stocks.

They had a horrible season. Horrible ... But I thought they did very well, keeping a lot of kids at home, but they went into a lot of different states, including Maryland. For the record they had, they did very well.

They're running away with things, in my opinion.

It's a trend that started back in the late '90s that started with Penn State. Penn State started offering early, and kids started committing.

It probably further weakens the confidence of some investors. The professional investor probably welcomes a lot of what Bush had to say, but it has definitely spooked other U.S. investors and the international investor,

Consumer confidence was a little bit better, but basically in line. We're seeing a bounce off of oversold conditions. It's also the end of the month, which is generally positive just with mutual fund changes.

It's mostly the financial chicanery that's going on, ... People are saying 'What kind of trust can we put in this market?'

It's not a pretty picture. This (consumer confidence) tells us just how bad things really are. Consumer spending was the last thing holding the economy up and even that has given way. This is the Fed's worse nightmare.

The basic reason that the market is down hasn't changed. We're in a bear market, stocks are overpriced, and the earnings aren't very good.

If the Longhorns get Mouton, that would just be a huge bonus to end a great recruiting year. It would be a muscle-flexor, one that just shows the power of the national championship. To go in on a kid that late against USC and Michigan, and to get him, that's huge. Texas had not worked the kid at all.

Hicks, Robinson, Wilson ... I don't want to jump the gun, but these guys are Alfred Fincher-type guys. Very focused, great athletes with very good work ethics.

I felt really cornered, ... This is a huge step in my life and it's emotional.

The judge's ruling (Thursday) speaks for itself. I have no further comment at this time.

All of these things have a broad impact because they expose the system for what it is, a duplicitous attempt to claim that we can do what killers do, only we can do it cleanly and in a civilized manner.

What we are seeing here is environmental injustice

It's a losers' game to try and guess, it really is.

Its mostly the financial chicanery thats going on. People are saying What kind of trust can we put in this market?

I believe that no one should be executed, guilty or innocent. There are appropriate sanctions that protect society and punish wrongdoers without forcing us to stoop to the level of the least among us at his or her worst moment.

A life sentence without parole protects public safety while sparing us the barbarity of killing our own. It teaches our children that violence will be punished, but not by emulating the violent. This seems eminently more consistent with American ideals than continuing to share the killing stage with some of the world's worst human rights violators.