Mike Parker Quotations

We are pleased to be able to enter into a contract that will secure the maximum return on the British taxpayers' investment and cement the continued leadership of Westinghouse in the nuclear energy field through the stewardship of the Toshiba Corporation.

We want to take the rate up to cover the rate of the contract,

Levees would have been higher, levees would have been bigger, there would have been other pumps put in.

So it doesn't get monotonous. It's a light ... relaxed meet.

She's just getting better and better as we go.

He had a marvelous sense of the absurd. He could see right through pretense and cut right to the heart of the hypocrisy of the human condition. He was a gem.

The people of this state have been begging for a long time for the politicians of this state to run a clean campaign,

I think we're going to look back in history and see that 2006 was the year that . . . Internet marketing really came of age.

Last time they beat us by 26 points. This time is was 15. And our times were astronomically faster this time than last time. They see the progress that they've made.

Our two biggest improvements since last season have been Claire Hall and Elise Walz. Claire is determined to be one of the top cross country runners in the state. She is no longer an 800-meter runner doing cross country. She has trained herself into being an outstanding distance runner. Elise Walz was fourth at our time trial and looked better than ever. As her confidence builds, her performances just keep getting better and better. She will look to run in the lead pack at every meet.

That's the sixth-best in the United States. She's getting to be where she wants to be. Forty-seven takes her to her new goals.

We have to raise it from $10 to $13.

We've got so many issues down here. Since FEMA is paying the bill the company says we're emergency workers. We've got no seniority, and whenever it benefits them the company says we have to follow their policy. But when it benefits the operators against the company, then they say FEMA controls it and they hold up their hands like they can't do anything.

We did what we've been working towards all the time. Everybody has had a great race at one time or another. But this time we put it all together.

When you have an infection, it's great to have a willing heart and a fighting spirit, but that can only get you so far. She got herself to a 10:35 on guts.

When you don't invest in infrastructure, you are going to pay sooner or later,

Both students will be doing a quarter of play-by-play by mid-season and will start being more concise with color.

Toshiba is a strong company with a long record of business success, and will ensure that the decades-long contributions of Westinghouse to the nuclear industry -- and to the U.S. and global economies -- continue to grow.

We got a lot of inquiries from many companies. The tide for nuclear has really been rising.

Don't ever feel bad about having someone help you. I used to be too proud and didn't want anyone to help me, but now... all you have to do is say thank you.

Something transpired in between those two trailers while the deputies were fighting with this subject that caused them to fear for their lives and they drew their service weapons and fired.

This is the pinnacle of a coach and team's career. We're going to the state championship. I just want to say what a great team Fayetteville Christian is. They're well coached, and we're fortunate to beat them.

It's a lumber yard in the heart of downtown, ... It's getting difficult.

Taylor has just improved so much. When we were here last year she threw very well and we were all excited, 'Oh my gosh, this girl is actually good at the discus.' Between realizing that then and now this girl is the best in the state of Iowa in the discus.

It was a great day. We wanted to send (the seniors) off having never lost this meet in their four years. We're pleased with our point total. We won eight events; we were in the top two of 13 of the 19 (events).

The corps has always asked for money to complete it, and you have members of Congress who know the need,

I'm not saying that this would not have occurred in New Orleans in this situation, ... I am saying that there would have been less flooding if all the projects had been funded.

I'm not saying it would have been totally alleviated but it would have been less than the damage that we have got now.

I just plan to be a private citizen again, spend time with my family and operate my business interests.