Thrilled Quotations | Page 8

We did have kids driving to school. They don't belong. It's not fair to the younger kids on track and the older kids, ... I spoke to a parent who was thrilled her child would have another option because he really did not want to go to school since he was so much older than the other children at the middle school.

I am thrilled beyond words that The Academy has recognized my performance in Steve McQueen's '12 Years a Slave,' and I am deeply proud to be in the company of my fellow nominees.

He was thrilled to know that all of the miners had been rescued, were reunited with their families and were doing fine.

He was the quarterback of the whole thing, so now we have to find someone else to do that job. Sometimes someone steps right in, and sometimes you have to teach them and bring them along a little. But that's what we're here for. We're thrilled that he's in New York - that's where we want our guys to go - and we hope he plays well enough to stay there.

He taught me a lot. It's a big loss for our office, obviously, but it's a great gain for the 7th district. I'm thrilled for him.

Jonathan has been a star of the company for a generation and we are all thrilled that he will remain at Covent Garden.

I enjoy playing those games. They're emotionally packed. If we meet them in the playoff, that would be seven times we'd play them. I think that's awesome. I'm thrilled we're doing that.

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The 737 is an icon of efficiency in air travel and one of commercial aviation's greatest success stories. We are absolutely thrilled that the world's largest 737 operator -- Southwest Airlines -- is the owner of this historic airplane. Our partnership with Southwest and hundreds of other 737 customers has resulted in continuous improvements to the 737 and its ability to help our customers be successful.

The 737 continues to play an integral role in meeting the needs of India's rapidly growing aviation market, and we are thrilled that this outstanding customer is reaffirming its commitment to the Next-Generation 737 family by finalizing this agreement. The 737-900ER offers 9 percent lower operating costs per trip and 7 percent lower operating costs per seat than its competitor.