John Burke Quotations

We leveraged the concerns about Y2K to get a diesel generator system, but rolling blackouts weren't a concern back then, ... low-cost solution.

We'll be investigating the first profit statement put out by the company and any consequences to shareholders.

Returns have been good and I don't find that surprising at all. The herd thundered out and left in its wake a very cheap market and now people are pausing and looking back.

He was the boss. He was an institution.

He controlled the night in the city of Albany. Everything had to go through him, whether you were working with another agency, you had to go through him. If you wanted to make an arrest, you had to go through him, unless, of course, a cop witnessed a crime.

Parents went right to the district via e-mails. I was told that if I didn't meet with the (parents group), the district would not support me as coach.

Marijuana is a big deal. Anyone who thinks it's not is misinformed. We have people addicted. People are making millions in this county and others in the area in trafficking marijuana,

I would never deny people a chance to vote. But when you put two overrides on the ballot, it almost makes it certain they won't pass.

We know people are rushed so we're making it convenient and easy for them all day on tax day.

We've been working with our partners for years to provide them insight. Have we solved this problem? No, but we're getting closer.

We would have our traffic-safety officer review the egress in and out of the driveway.

We cannot afford out here to be cut. There are drug task forces that will go out of business because of this. Some of them will not have enough money to continue.

There were probably three times as many companies using N shares in the past compared with those left today. And I believe the market showed its disapproval through the discount that N shares have historically traded at against ordinary shares. At the end of the day it's all about how a company performs.

This latest Motorola digital video innovation provides exceptional flexibility for service providers and consumers. Service providers gain flexibility in the way they can deliver digital video to the home, and consumers can access both purchased video content and personal media such as photos and music through the set-top. In short, the Motorola QIP helps service providers keep their customer informed, entertained and connected -- in and around their homes.

They're getting people with high speed coming up from behind. They're also seeing lane change violations. Aggressive driving in general, in terms of cutting people off, flashing their lights and things of that nature.

It's a prevalent feeling that you'd better keep your mouth shut in order to keep your job.

It's worked out so far, but a wireless alert wouldn't hurt,

If you had a high-risk search, he would be the first to go through the door.

If you remain too local, you become limited and parochial. In the other direction, you can become too detached from the people you are aiming to serve.

If you steal from one author, it's plagiarism. If you steal from two, it's research.

If you want to say Roger's guilty of being nasty and distasteful, that's okay. He wanted attention.

I plan on maintaining my positions, knowing full well that five people vote. I've not given up my right to make an individual vote on things I feel very strongly about.

If he never came along, if he didn't ride the bike, none of us would be here today.