Idaho Quotations

I tend to worry about the minutiae of life. But living in the mountains of Idaho and having retreated from fame, I am more in tune with life.

What the Idaho Health Freedom Act says is that the citizens of our state won't be subject to another federal mandate or turn over another part of their life to government control.

Cricket needs brightening up a bit. My solution is to let the players drink at the beginning of the game, not after. It always works in our picnic matches.

Lincolnshire is the Idaho of England. You were either going to drive a tractor for the rest of your life or head for the city to work in a factory.

The solution really has to lie within the Iraqi people.

When money is seen as a solution for every problem, money itself becomes the problem.

You're either part of the solution or you're part of the problem.

My wife is very patient. On our honeymoon in 1992, we got a motor home and drove from L.A. to Idaho and then down the coast. I was running a lot, then so she would drop me off, drive six miles, park and wait for me.

Further, the dignity of the science itself seems to require that every possible means be explored for the solution of a problem so elegant and so celebrated.

Emigration is no longer a solution; it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every day, but they're knocking on doors that are not open.

I grew up all over Idaho - I was born in Emmett, a very small town.

Employers need to recognize that the world has changed and there are people who would like to help them provide solution in ways that are new, modern and that add value to companies.

The solution is to first create an integrated economic development and recreation plan that addresses the needs of the people who live and recreate in central Idaho.

The nice thing about doing a crossword puzzle is, you know there is a solution.

Like all Israelis, I yearn for peace. I see the utmost importance in taking all possible steps that will lead to a solution of the conflict with the Palestinians.

There is an increasing awareness of the interrelatedness of things. We are becoming less prone to accept an immediate solution without questioning its larger implications.

Yeah, I left Idaho at 17. You know, I graduated high school a year early and just, you know, the typical story, packed up my car and moved out.

I moved back to Idaho when I was 6 or 7 and then lived in a little town called Twin Falls and then moved to Boise. So quite different from L.A. I'd been to Disneyland a couple of times, and that was the closest I'd been to L.A.

We are pleased to receive approval of the transaction in Idaho and appreciate the efforts of the commission and all parties to the proceeding working together to reach an agreement that is fair and equitable to all stakeholders.

We believe that the Legislature's current interest in evaluating coal-fired generation in Idaho may be accomplished without the adverse consequences that could result from the legislation.

We're going to maybe schedule more games in Idaho for Cora. She stepped in and did a nice job.

We heard that someone from Idaho had offered their home. ... You watch this stuff and you want to do something, but you're so far away.

Now, see, that's why you want Internet friends. You can find people just exactly like you. Screw your neighbors and your family, too messy...the trouble is, once you filter out everybody that doesn't agree with you, all that's left is maybe this one retired surfer guy living in Idaho.

The provisions allow 11 different tasks that Idaho Fish and Game and the state will be responsible for, eight of those 11 involve killing wolves.

What Idaho should be recognized for is a really huge question; that's the kind of thing that develops over decades or generations. I'm not sure that's a decision we want to start making today.

Mike (Kramer) had a very productive interview. I love his energy and his passion. I really like what Mike Kramer brings to the table... And the thing I love most is that he's an Idaho Vandal.

Montana has problems, Idaho has problems. Our fear is that those big fires are going to burn together.

My family moved to the Idaho Falls area from California because they liked Wyoming and wanted to give us a good opportunity to be educated.

Obviously it wouldn't have done much for our record, but it would have been big in my heart, and I know for this program and the University of Idaho to beat them.

One thing is very clear in Idaho the number seems to be higher than the number reported in previous years. So far, the investigations have not found any evidence of any exposure that might be common among the cases.

One thing he did in Idaho was try to get more resources for parks. Hopefully, he will try to carry that ahead nationally.

Idaho Power is making this issue very public, and is adamant about gaining support any way they can. While they are quick to blame H.B. 800 for the recent drop in their credit rating, they should really be blaming themselves. Their tactics only earned them negative publicity, and they shouldn't be surprised that their credit rating reflects that.

Idaho must keep focusing on building top quality engineering schools, specialize in areas you can compete and specialize on what local businesses are good at.

Idaho is perfect because of our climate. We have a drier climate and we can then supply dry straw for the first plant.

Idaho is not substantially different than the rest of the nation. What I think this data shows is that across the board, across the country, people without health insurance, are sicker and less likely to get the care they need. And when they do get care, their condition is much worse.

Idaho has been playing better. San Jose State holds the lead at Utah State with a minute to go last Saturday.

Idaho has a number of areas that are being considered for wilderness areas... and perhaps as Secretary of the Interior, Kempthorne would be in a position to move that forward.

What we have here in Idaho is so precious. I don't think we have the same interests at all.

Is what is happening in Idaho an anomaly, a statistical fluke? That is possible. But once it exceeds 1.5 or 2 per million, you start asking questions. If they are all confirmed, it could be odd.

I think you are a little more nervous because you don't really know how your team is going to react. To be honest with you, Idaho scares the heck out of me. I know they're going to be fired up and it's a big game for them.

Our target market for this project is Idaho and the Pacific Northwest.

Our focus regarding Idaho's property tax system has been to help legislators and others get a good understanding of the current Idaho property tax laws and how the 3 percent, plus growth budget limitation law works, ... Obviously local property tax budgets are growing more than 3 percent per year. We are helping show how that happens.

President Bush probably breathed a sigh of relief when he landed in Idaho last night. But no matter where he goes, he's going to find a Cindy Sheehan in every community across the United States. The name is going to be different, but the message is going to be the same.

People in Hawaii have a built-in twinkle in their eye, and bring a sense of play and ohana to their work. When you leave work for the weekend in Boise, Idaho or Delaware, Maryland, you don't see your coworkers again until Monday -- that's not true of Hawaii, which has the most bowling and softball leagues of any state in the union.

Statewide, Idaho is 44th in income. Women are 50th. Idaho women are sitting on the bottom.

Statewide, Idaho is 44th in income, ... Women are 50th. Idaho women are sitting on the bottom.

Some of the fires in Idaho and Montana are affecting wildlife habitat and salmon habitat in places we're trying to restore salmon runs, ... So the fire is working against us, and we're going to have a lot of work after the fires are out to try and rehabilitate these areas and try to reduce the risk of more resource damage.

The apparent increase in gambling among youth is staggering. All of the West Coast states and Idaho and Nevada have set the age at 21 and only two of our Indian casinos allow people under age 21 to gamble.

That's the result of a strong local economy. That's going to make Idaho attractive to a company that serves employers.

Votes like that hurt the credibility. Whether it's carelessness or ignorance, you can't have votes for Idaho. It only takes one guy voting for Idaho to ruin it for the rest of the 114.

We want to know if this is a resident animal or is coming down from Canada. What they've found in British Columbia and Idaho is that they are very sensitive to disturbance at their den sites, so we'd like to know where those are.

The deal is we put that in, in '65, only because Idaho Power was threatening to lobby against the sales tax. They didn't want to do the bookkeeping. That's no longer an issue.

I've given up wanting to make a killing or be a bigshot. I just want to find happiness and maybe open up a little roadside cafe in Idaho.

We don't look past anyone. We treat everybody the same, We're going to have to come out and play well against Idaho. It's really difficult to beat a team three times in a row. Idaho is going to give us its best shot.

We will find the means to take care of them and give them what they need, ... I think the folks of Idaho would step up to the plate and they will do what they have done many times in the past and that is provide what is necessary.

We kind of came in here thinking, oh, we almost beat Louisville, and we beat Idaho State; we've got this in the bag. But you could tell we were flat. We had nothing for them. We had nothing right from the start. Every single drive seemed like it was three-and-out. We never got focused.

Without water, we do not grow. We are not asking Idaho Power to forego any of their water rights, but they do need to understand that their needs are not a priority over everyone else in the state.

While he is in Boise, Vice President Cheney ought to explain why the Bush administration sold out the Idaho sugar industry,

Experts tell us that it is not a matter of if a pandemic will hit, it's a matter of when. It does tend to go in cycles. If a pandemic reaches Idaho soil, state health experts estimate up to 25 percent of our state's population could be infected and become ill. We could see as many as 2,300 people die from flu-related illnesses and more than 10,000 people hospitalized.

This way we show that Idaho cares about our veterans.

We got all our goals accomplished except one, which was bringing home a trophy from the state tournament. It was a great year. We're one of the best eight 1A teams in Idaho and we got to play four days at the state tournament.

We have to find a way to replace the question mark following Idaho with an exclamation mark,

You'd think they'd put Fresno and San Jose together and then the two Idaho teams together, but we'll see how it goes.

There's one way to manage these Canadian wolves in Idaho and that's to get rid of them.

The thing that's so exciting to me is again being named No. 1 in Idaho by a big margin. It's a significant rating.

Somewhere in the system you need to make significant changes. If the dams are not removed, we may well be forced to acquire 1 million acre-feet of water from Southern Idaho irrigators, taking up to 643,000 acres of land out of production, eliminating more than 6,500 jobs and eliminating as much as $430 million in income.

Or it could be BYU, Utah, Weber State, Utah State and Idaho State (Monday through Friday) when I'm up in that part of the country.

A few weeks ago, a few moments ago, whatever, I had made my decision that I wasn't going to come back for another year of coaching at Idaho State. It's time for a new voice for this program, for a new direction, a new teaching of the game.

Southern Idaho is where the problem is this year.

Once we got it going in December ? the Idaho win was huge ? we thought we were good.

Dennis is the No. 1 choice right now. The people in Idaho would love to see him return.

This is not just an Idaho issue, ... Other states are also facing property tax relief issues.

This is nothing. We have planted seeds. Most of north Idaho now is filled with the people who escaped multiculturalism or diversity or whatever you want to call it.

This is nothing, ... We have planted seeds. Most of north Idaho now is filled with the people who escaped multiculturalism or diversity or whatever you want to call it.

This is a mechanism for the people of the state of Idaho to show their voice and flex their muscle and get these wolves out of here.

A major concern is that this commission already dominated by Idaho -- a state long-opposed to the restoration of the 1,500-square-mile basin -- will overwhelm Washington state, the Coeur d'Alene Tribe and others advocating the cleanup of mine wastes.

Americans have made a significant commitment to recovering the wolf over the past 30 years. Unfortunately, the Bush administration is planning to turn back the clock on wolf recovery by prematurely passing management responsibility to states such as Idaho that has expressed a clear intention of immediately exterminating all of the wolves in the state.

There will always be critics of the potato because it is lowly and humble, ... But it still represents $2 billion of revenue a year in the state of Idaho -- and thousands of jobs.

There needs to be a reduction in the amount of mercury people are exposed to whether they're in Nevada, in Idaho or in Utah.

This is the proving ground that could take these teen technicians to the next level of education and potentially down a career path in auto technology. We've handed out more than a million dollars in scholarships to the top Idaho students in this contest in the past 15 years.

The result in Idaho is that you could theoretically be a convicted cannibal and still have a hunting license. But if you are a convicted cannibal, you cannot legally own a bent BB gun in the state of Idaho.

It's a tribute to the Idaho Potato industry that Boise and the surrounding area were selected to host the show. It's probably fitting.

It is unfortunate that Idaho has been down for the last 4-5 years. It happens. It's cyclical. Note the glorious Huskies. It's bad enough to have your team lose without having them kicked while they're down with an illogically-written column by a mediocre sportswriter with a chip on his shoulder stuck in Everett. Get a life.

It's adequate to describe proposals generally, which is something that came from the Idaho Supreme Court's decision. But most districts include a catchall that gives some legal flexibility.

It's a federal program and the money is there, so why not let students from Idaho get it. It's a tremendous savings for two meals a day. That way families can use the money for other things.

It's one of those places, ... You could meet someone from Idaho and tell them you were from Newport, and they'd say they'd been to Christie's.

It's going to be one heck of a series against Idaho and we're going to have to be charged to go.

It was a good way to kick off our spring break with a win over Idaho today. The guys played well and were motivated to do well. We have had a couple of weeks to work on our games and now the season really kicks into gear with a heavy schedule of matches coming up.

They definitely have some skill players. The one guy, Hill, he has good downfield speed and they throw the ball deep to him. As a team, skill-wise, they can make plays. You just have to make plays against them. Idaho had their chances and just messed up a couple times. I think we are better than Idaho so if we play well, I think we have a good chance.

They were asking for a court to say Idaho Power hadn't defended its water rights at Swan Falls.

I want to make Idaho the toughest state in the union for these guys to live.

As a coach, I don't know if you look at it like that. Our next match against Idaho is just another match we want to get better at, to prepare us for our conference and hopefully beyond that as well.

Anytime you travel, it will be tough. We played Idaho in the springtime and beat them in a two-out-three match, so the girls will have confidence going into that game.

That's a situation where we didn't match up well, and Idaho is a very good team you can't make mistakes against. I never felt we really played well against them.

The Joint Finance Appropriation Committee for the state of Idaho considered a governor's request for $107,000 which would have funded two positions within a newly created office for Native Americans in the State Department of Education. What those people would do is coordinate educational activities for Indian students in Idaho, and hopefully assist in addressing some of the issues in regards to our students.

I think North Idaho and Salt Lake will be the teams to beat, along with ourselves. So we'll get a look at them.

Being able to recruit the pipeline out of Timberline has been really good for us. The Idaho spud connection has been fabulous.

His head was on the rim, blocking like 10 shots a game and hitting 3-point jumpers. It's very rare for someone like him to be overlooked. It's not like he was in Idaho or Montana. He was in Indianapolis.

I believe that Coach O'Brien brings a wealth of college coaching success with him to Idaho State University.

I don't feel sorry for myself.