Michael Rogers Quotations

Much of what is being characterized today as cost overruns were actually conscious decisions made by D.C. officials . . . to expand the scope of individual projects from what was originally contemplated.

I have heard there are a lot of corners. It is not really up my alley, but I will give it my best shot anyway.

I didn't go easy in the first part,

We'll be working 100 percent for Jan in the tour, there'll be no personal ambitions.

This right here I'd have to say is very similar to Iraq, the way the people are -- hungry, very angry.

To be in the history books of anything is fantastic, ... I just love cycling, I've done it since I was seven years-old and although I've had a few hard patches this really makes up for it. Perhaps this was the hardest one for me, but I am really, really happy to be the first person to be able to do it. There was a lot of pressure coming into the World Championships for me and that makes it all the better to win it and now I'll look to next year and number four.

To be in the history books of anything is fantastic,

There are school districts that are trying to find minorities because of the populations they serve, and our staff works to make those connections.

There's guys from Japan who shouldn't be here. They were pulling out the line at 10km.

I wanted to do it, but they believe it would be in my best interests not to make myself available for the Commonwealth Games and I accept that.

Preliminary indications are that speed along with weather conditions may have contributed to the crash.

As a public servant, you cannot cross that line. ... You can't use things that don't belong to you.

It's a great sport and Australia's really getting behind it now, and I hope this is the start of things to come.

It's not the gay thing that's the problem ? it's the hypocrisy. I'm going to be calling out the politicians who vote against us and work against the interests of the very community they come from.

It masquerades itself as many different things - migraines, headaches, toothaches, sensitive teeth, neck aches, back aches and numbness and tingling in the fingers. Typically the patients we treat have been to many different doctors and no one could come up with proper diagnosis.

It's personal. It is a race against oneself. It is just you and the clock, ... There are no outside things that can alter your challenge, there is no rider to block you. Just you and the clock, and the wind and the ride. That's all there is.

The Twin Tiers is not a magnet for a lot of minorities. We always work in terms of recruiting more minorities as students overall, ... That, of course, would increase our potential pool of minorities that would want to go into education.

I'm going to have a big party tonight! ... very difficult.

I hope so, I hope this lifts Australia,

Charisma -- without substance, an understanding of government and the ability to deliver -- just won't make it.

This is my first victory of the season. I basically tried to ride it the same way as I did last year. I tried to really make the difference in the second half or the final third of the race. It seems to work out well that way. But it wasn't easy, as there were other strong riders here today. Winning this takes the pressure off my shoulders, it has been building for the last couple of months.