Jim Smith Quotations

We strongly suggest that material planners anticipate an impact on lead times and factor that into appropriate buffer inventories on critical components.

We're in good shape. The big tanks are unusually full.

What we're seeing is that most of the compliant product lead times are firming up and creeping out. If the lead time was two weeks, now it's four. If it was four weeks, it's going to six or eight weeks.

We felt like we played well in the second half against Fairfax. We were down 15 over there and came back and had a chance to tie it up.

We want them to be ready for whatever they might have to deal with on that first flight; to understand what to do if some of the systems don't do what they're supposed to.

We have significant problems on the horizon. It's $15 worth of fear and $15 worth of speculation. The only part of the marketplace that's shrinking, profit-wise, is retail.

The price of crude has $10 worth of fear in it and $10 worth of speculation and when Wall Street isn't afraid, they don't bid the price up so high.

When you consider that Mosquito Creek alone paid out over $21,000 in prize money for the 2005 hunt last February, a successful hunter, with one coyote and having entered all three hunts, could really cash in big time.

When you come out and play that well early, it reduces your margin of error a little bit.

(Major) Oil companies want to move out mom and pop type businesses and control the entire marketplace. (Oil companies) want to act like they care about the consumer, but that's just a crock.

Many of our fundamental designs came from Russia ... and they brought to the technology a high degree of durability.

Scot leaves with our blessing and we'd like to thank him for his efforts during his short time with us. He'd had this offer to go to New Zealand and it was a big step to take but he wants to carry on playing as long as he can before he turns to coaching and he felt this was the right move. We wish him well.

Simon has been a very good player in this league for many years and we are thrilled to add him to our roster.

New guns, there's nothing out there right now -- they're all bought up. Any lever-action Winchester, I can't seem to find right now, because Winchester is closing and people are trying to get a part of the history before it closes.

Nobody's vaccinating for that right now; not in the U.S..

I got some nice bass there last year. If you don't see the bait fish on shore, it's not warm enough yet.

I don't believe it's realistic both manpower-wise and financial-wise to have a generator at every station.

There is a strong need for people with some construction and carpentry experience. But everyone is needed.

The purpose of pay phones was to serve people in motion. Wireless phones now serve that same purpose, which is why we're seeing a decline in pay phones throughout the United States.

Here we are again. It's very frustrating to keep seeing this legislation come forward. Bills like this, and amendments like this really are discriminatory. And even if proponents and advocates who are trying to push this through in the statehouse are not doing it with hate-- it is going to bring hate out.

He's going to turn the courtroom into a circus and we can't have it.

He's been our tempo setter. You know what you're getting with him everyday.

He was really dominant. This was as good as I've seen him.

He was not a lone wolf. He worked together with others seeking to free themselves from imposing social, political and economic forces.

He wants to carry on playing as long as he can before he turns to coaching and he felt this was the right move.

He can't proceed with the civility the rules require. All lawyers have to conduct themselves with honesty, integrity and civility. This isn't a street fight,

He considered himself an anarchist, and his core beliefs were developing and supporting people's right to freedom.

I think the drive-to travel market is still up in the air, and we won't know until Thanksgiving, ... That's the next big travel holiday in the petroleum industry. But, generally, I think the rapid escalation in the price of gasoline has slowed down demand.

I think we were the fresher team at the end.

I think it's wonderful to still see people do that. It gives you a real good feeling about people, that they still care and they want to help their fellow man and that they appreciate good service.

It has been a joy and delight to teach these fine young men. Whenever I've asked them to do something, they've always done it.

I saw so many positives out there tonight. And Louisburg is a good ball club, and I think we are a good ball club. The atmosphere was great and the stadium is great, but my focus was on the kids. We are going to see it on tape, and we'll get it fixed.

People are seeing that we don't have enough money to help our own people. But we are floating billions over seas.

Really this has been a story about convenience,

Reece is one of those players that when he's on the floor, something's going to happen. It may be good, it may be bad. But it's going to happen.

Market forces will drive any prices increases and at this time, we feel it is too early to project what this will be.

I tell them it's the future. It seems to be where truck tires are heading.

I think I am the right person at the right time for this job. Lynnwood is at a critical period. We need leadership desperately. I've campaigned on the idea of why to vote for me. It's because of my leadership, experience and vision.

It hasn't changed driving habits. There's been no decrease at all.

The 2006 Pennsylvania statewide coyote hunt may again be the largest hunt ever held in the state and possibly one of the biggest in the country.

Most independent owners have to pay on delivery for their fuel and can't raise their price till after that delivery comes in. A tanker load of gas is running $30,000 right now and that's tough for anyone to swallow.

We have some people who chronically delay until the last minute. Some just don't want to think about it. Some are too busy, putting it off until they have to do it.

Well, I was expecting long before now to tell you the truth about it, but they just let it go and let it go and finally they did something about it.

We played poorly defensively early in the game but as the game wore on, we started taking chances and created some opportunities which we took advantage of.

Time goes on and inflation kicks in and the price goes higher. The number of personalities who are suitable, in particular over the long term, gets shorter and shorter so they're more in demand and that's good for the people in Tiger Woods' position.

Tim and Reece have played together so long, they have an idea what each one is going to do.

We have not been healthy until the last three games. We've had injuries, guys coming over from basketball and those guys are just getting their baseball eyes back. Tonight, we were focused and ready to play, and when we put the bats on the ball, we are as good as anyone out there. And tonight we did that.

We are in good shape as far as inventory at Port Everglades and Port Tampa.

We're not trying to make the rodeo disappear. We're trying to give it a hiatus, so that it can survive.

There are three large refineries that have been shut down since Katrina that are due to come online at the end of this month. That bodes well for lower prices.

There is just a significant amount beyond the control of this country.

The department has all the new technology available in the marketplace today. The equipment in our rehabilitation department is on the cutting edge. I think it is fair to say that the equipment is comparable to the types available in large hospital-based rehabilitation departments.

We've got a lot of work on our hands. Now that our section of A1A is out of danger, we'll be focusing our energy on other matters.

We're under attack, and we're just about to become overrun.

We're trying to make clear that it is, in fact, too late to cast that ballot now.

We can't put the cost of serving the Boys Ranch on the shoulders of existing customers.

We thought this is a great way to start some real connections, to have kids on the same bell schedule.

We're not opposed to being generator-ready. We're opposed to the mandatory installation of generators.

With our increases in passenger traffic, it's the perfect time to bring Hudson News on board.

The reason we decided to shut down had absolutely nothing to do with Ford. Ford was more than gracious in their offer to back us for the 2006 season. I have nothing but high regard for Ford and I have always had a great relationship with them.

What needs to be done to lift the advisory is ensuring that the water system can reliably provide clean water - a day, a month, a year from now.

We just played hard and you can't give to anything else except for the kids and their heart. We started getting some open looks and then making threes.

We weren't mentally ready to play. We did not play well defensively, that's the bottom line.

We will not stand by and let this happen without a fight,

The privilege to vote abroad comes with the corresponding duty to follow practices adopted by the state of Florida to assure timely and fair elections, where an overseas voter has exactly the same amount of time to vote as a voter here at home.

We are a polarized society. You've got both people for and against, but there is a large portion that won't get involved.

As the media concentrates on bad news it's important somebody stands up for the good that happens in this world.

At Oxford it took me weeks to convince the man on the gate that I was the manager. He always gave me the third degree before he let me in.

Crude oil prices are being driven by fear and speculation. The price (of gasoline) is a minimum of a dollar a gallon too high.

Following a comprehensive, top-to-bottom review of the 2003 season with our ownership group, we are pleased to announce that Greg and Robert will be Crew coaches for the 2004 season. We continue to believe that they are well-suited to lead the Columbus Crew and provide us the greatest opportunity to succeed at this time.

I see the turboprop trainer market being in the order of 300 airplanes in the next five years. So that's very significant to us in terms of growth potential for the T-6 in the trainer market.

The worst case is we as a community could end up with a well, which we may need some day, ... We are gambling that something good comes out, but, if not, we have a well.

I've watched the run-up in wholesale price ? 22 cents in two days ? and there's nothing to prevent it from continuing to go up. I think we're going to continue seeing an up-tick in pump prices.

The suit is an action for declaratory relief and not for damages.

I've never experienced anything close to this in 15 years. I didn't get a chance to coach this team. I was just putting out fires all year. We never had the opportunity to grow.

Thank goodness it's one of those things that kind of runs and you forget it's there.

Speculators on Wall Street are responsible for prices going through the roof and now they have nothing more to be afraid of.

Oil companies make a determination where they want to improve volumes. Whoever operates in those markets gets a different wholesale price than someone who could be two blocks away.

Demand worldwide is down, and we should eventually have more oil than usual in this country once more refined product arrives by the end of the week. It's hard to know what normal is anymore, but we will never see gas fall below $1 per gallon again in this country.

Anthony played fantastic. He's an undersized post player, but he can put the ball on the floor, he can get to the basket. He's shown flashes of that all year.

Area youth groups are welcome to attend the event.

That play really energized us back up. I told the kids that we can score quick and I know we can. We can also grind it out too. We drove the ball really well tonight, we just didn't put it in the end zone.

That play deflated me. It deflated the kids too, but we stopped them and they scored again. We forced them to work their way into the end zone and the kid made a nice throw and a nice catch.

You're looking at removing... hours of deliveries. So people are going to see locations with no unleaded gas and without anything.

This is definitely what we anticipated all along. It just took a little longer than we expected. We're elated that the commissioners saw the wisdom of the entire plan and voted accordingly.

This is an experiment. I don't think it would be staffed at this level in a rollout.

This is the beginning of variable pricing so we can respond on a micro level to be sure we can attract and retain as many customers as we can. With the variation in the pricing, we can respond to specific rivals.

This is a war of occupation with no end in sight. It hasn't worked, and it won't work. Why stay the course? It's unconscionable.

It's just something that would be completely unnecessary in the long run. I'm glad that the city decided not to take part.

It seems like a simple business. But it's as complicated as it can get.

It ought to breeze through and the questions will be addressed. We want something to pass. We're not opposed to anything, we want to be a part of the solution.

I told Will the city would most likely lose and spend a lot of taxpayer dollars in the process. That wouldn't make residents very happy.

It's too early to extend anyone's service because there has been no request from a developer.

It's taken a lot of footwork to put this together. As soon as we finish one, we start planning the next one. We can always use some more volunteers.

It's a predatory action. They (refiner-owned stations) would eliminate us and sell (gasoline) at whatever price they want.

Consumers shouldn't jump on what to do with their personal spending based on what happens to rates.

(The offer) is not what the building is worth. If I were to put the building on the market right now, it would be for more than they offered me.

The booths themselves started to disappear in 1990. They were an absolute maintenance nightmare.

The administration needs to run the city like a business. We're a $35 million corporation ... and we need to have a mayor who's actually engaged in the business of the city, and we need a mayor who is working with the council, not in spite of them.

On a Tuesday night, two struggling teams, you've got a packed gym. You don't get that many other places in the county. Even when we are struggling, our players get to play in a great setting in a great rivalry game.