John B. Hood Quotations

There is a limit to what we can do. If people can show us other things we might do that would be equally or more effective, we'd love to hear about that, but changes in attitudes do take time to accomplish in a society. We will commit to doing everything we can, within the resources we have.

On the face of it, it seems odd to ask incumbent providers whether they should have competition. Their answer will always be 'no,

I have great concerns about what it will do to our community, as well, ... I know if we adopt (the proposed funding formula) it will impact City Schools in particular. We're a long way from doing that.

For students, especially international students, we are focusing on not only their existing performances, but their potential for future development as well,

He gets on that track and just explodes.

It is an issue that is going to be the marquee for the session.

On the tape, it showed he just stuck his nose right out in front.

You are supplying respondents with reasons to favor and no reason to oppose, ... It's not surprising that the question yielded a majority in support. In fact, I'm surprised the majority wasn't higher, given the wording of the question.

Speed is not the friend of the taxpayer here.

A vast majority of the votes have to do with policy matters, for which your member has one vote out of 120. It's (a new lawmaker) unlikely to dramatically change anything.

Thirty-five percent of our undergraduates and graduates are from other countries, and among them, 230 graduates and 120 undergraduates hail from China. Chinese students are performing well at Oxford,

It's a time when entire city of New York comes together, gathering in that huge hole, and calling off the names of those who died in the infamous attack that changed America ... changed the world, ... Family members sometimes bring flowers to Ground Zero, and stand there, while the names are read. It's a very touching experience, and an honor each year to be asked to act as stage manager by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

It's about the loss of American loved ones, not about politics or about celebrities, ... It's interesting actually, how the number of lives lost keeps changing with each Ground Zero production.

It is undeniable that John Edwards' (poverty) center is a roost from which to run for president; it isn't any more than that.

It's like Seabuscuit. All I can say is he's one amazing animal. He's done everything I've ever asked him to do.

After this urgent protest against entering into battle at Gettysburg according to instructions - which protest is the first and only one I ever made during my entire military career - I ordered my line to advance and make the assault.

I knew that if the feat was accomplished it must be at a most fearful sacrifice of as brave and gallant soldiers as ever engaged in battle.

I'm willing to grant that public support for incentives is greater than it used to be, probably reflecting more concern,

I can assure you, that the gallant hearts that throb beneath its sacred folds, will only be content, when this glorious banner is planted first and foremost in the coming struggle for out independence.

I arrived with my staff in front of the heights of Gettysburg shortly after daybreak, as I have already stated, on the morning of the 2d of July.