Finalist Quotations

We are proud to announce National Instruments as a 'Company of the Year -- Small/Medium' finalist for the ACE Awards. The EE Times judging panel chose NI as a top five contender in a very competitive category of over 35 submissions.

September is a research driven issue and last year was the first year we ran Best Companies with data-based rankings as well as an expanded and greatly improved feature on the Ten Best Schools. We are honored to be a finalist in the 2006 Maggie Awards.

New Mexico was a very well-coached team. Even though they lost some of the strength from their College Cup finalist team to graduation, their future is certainly bright and it was a privilege to play a club of their caliber. It was a great first half that allowed both teams to get a lot of opportunities, but neither of us could establish possession in the second. I was very proud of our players to battle back and tie.

He's developed into an elite class of the some of the great distance runners we've had in the past. He could be a state finalist in either (1,600) or (3,200).

His name hasn't surfaced so often and he wasn't a finalist as a vice presidential candidate because he isn't up to the task. But I think that it's a bridge too far. There's too much to do. It's too early.

I was always a show girl. My parents were wonderful. There wasn't a lot going on where we lived, but they ferried me to classes and competitions all over the place. When I was 12, I came to London as a finalist in a singing competition and I was completely wide-eyed.

I think that's a bunch of crap. He might like to talk, but he's just messing around. He's a four-time finalist and a two-time champ, so he's got a reason to be like that.

Just being a candidate was enough for me. But being a finalist is overwhelming.

I think she was by far the best perimeter player in the conference -- hands down. And she was a finalist for player of the year. That tells you something.

We didn't have one finalist in the (San Ramon) tournament, but we have guys that are respecting their level and winning. It's just a matter of 14 guys going out there and doing their very best.

We are excited to have been short-listed as a finalist for this award. Our company has had a phenomenal year in terms of sales growth and it's great to be recognized by the industry for our product innovation and success.

Two minutes from the end, we should have been more realistic and more efficient. We were on level terms with last year's finalist and played the better football. For the (second) goal, the ball bounced back when it could have bounced out. You can't control things like that.

We hustled, moved to the ball and just didn't quit. They didn't pull back their dogs in the second half either. A lot of teams would love to have a big victory over a defending state finalist on their record.

Ever since it was announced that I was a finalist earlier this month, I've received so many calls from business leaders in the community. My plan is to build upon everything the City Council and administration are already doing for economic development.

Five of our guys have a state finalist or returning state champion in their weight.

The strength of our nation depends on the strength of our schools, especially those in large urban districts that serve so many of our children. Broad Prize finalist districts are doing what some say is impossible -- improving students' performance, regardless of their race or family income -- while at the same time closing persistent achievement gaps. Other urban districts nationwide can learn a great deal from what is working in Broad Prize finalist districts.

This is fantastic. We have beaten the finalist in the Davis Cup last year.

I want to be a state finalist at 140. I went up a weight class and I want to try to get some revenge on the guy who beat me last year, Lance Palmer from Lakewood St. Edward. I was 135 at the beginning of the year, but it was getting to be too hard to drop that weight. Since I've been at 140 I haven't lost yet. All three of my losses were at 135.

In our deliberations, it became clear that Erskine Bowles was uniquely qualified among our applicants. Holding another round of interviews would have been superfluous, ... He emerged as the committee's sole finalist and support among the search committee was unanimous.