Jim Moore Quotations

Left to their own devices, people will choose the mode that's cheapest to them not just in out-of-pocket costs but in time costs.

Sell something that doesn't exist. That is a huge profit. And what is the guy who was scammed going to do? Go knock on your door?

She sold out, bought a mini-farm here and is telling all her friends to come on. I never thought I'd see that happen. It's great to be in a rural area.

He was the real beneficiary of the in-school program.

It gives us additional capabilities for providing care.

Time to let some of the younger guys have a chance,

We don't think this is a non-negotiable position because we've been trying openly to communicate for the last five or six years. They (the commissioners) will meet but they won't give in on the issue. We have been pushed to the point that the only way this will go any further is if we get the money they owe us for the last three years.

We are approaching the establishment of Arc Detroit as a way to change the focus of our agency and become a model for how Leo Burnett should organize and work. Our focus will be on idea-generation as opposed to advertising. We might communicate the idea through a digital communication, CRM activities, TV, print or a promotion. The key is to develop a strong idea and then determine the means to communicate it.

Even though Mannix has less money, his issues attract a lot of Republican primary voters.

The officiating isn't why we lost. Our effort just wasn't there. They (Clarksville) shot the ball extremely well and they just beat us.

They have helped the younger guys on the team prepare for what's in store for them from the fans in the east side bleachers, ... We know that those fans will be giving it to us all night long, then ask for your autograph after the game. But we need to keep our heads in the game. We didn't do that last time, and that hurt us.

As you can imagine, it's been an ordeal for all members of the family.

It was the biggest event in Kalispell in 1985.

It will help him in his primary election campaign by showing him in the center of making policy, but it it probably will be a distant memory for voters by the time we get to the fall election.

It's all about how you put it together. I wear something black every day. There's nothing wrong with it.

It just kind of rips the heart out of Comfort.

It's going to take more time to do everything.

It's definitely a major trend in seniors housing now. But it didn't burst onto the scene suddenly. It's a business strategy that's evolved over time.

It looked like a pretty good situation, ... I don't know if I'm going to be a backup. I don't know if I'm going to be backing up a backup. I don't know if I'm going to be a starter.

It's being able to enjoy Holliston...and being accessible. I think more disabled people are getting out there and being part of the community.

It was a physical game. The foul count got out of hand in the first half. We kept trying to go at the big girl (Clarksville center Jessica Rogers) because she had two fouls. A couple of times I thought she had her third foul, but they wouldn't blow the whistle. I can't complain because the foul count was in our favor.

It's totally out of character for Sandra to be missing on her own volition.

I hope the kids are excited about next year. I know I am.

In a race like this, a 15-point lead is news. But a 25-point lead is a tremendous advantage.

(City clerk) Celia (Drayfahl) can call the Iowa League tomorrow.

Their No. 1 job is to enhance the character of each of the kids they get in their groups, and to empower them and make them unafraid to take risks. Each child has to matter. If you're coaching a team with 10 kids, the 10th child has to be as important as the first child.

In politics, when you`re explaining, you`re losing.

For several years I've been writing 100-word pieces. More recently I've been putting them together in groups of two and three. I don't see them as sequences, but rather as companion pieces, the way that diptychs often work. The idea comes originally from the paintings of Michael Venezia who places blocks of painted wood next to each other. Proximity is a godsend. The quote is from Wallace Stevens.

There's a big difference between seeing an opportunity and seizing an opportunity

Spirits rise as the sails fill... Gone is the sea's glassy surface, and with it the terrible glare. Close the hatches and ports! We're sailing again!