Tom Ryan Quotations

We are poised to grow again, which is part of our long-term strategy. Ultimately, the baby boomer impact will come, and we have quite an array of businesses to capture that impact.

We've battled and we've competed. It's just a question of playing seven solid innings. I still think we're pretty solid all the way around.

When he is ready and does everything right, I do not know how you can beat him. He is explosive in every position, he is dangerous from everywhere.

She was a very dedicated worker. She served the court and the community very well.

He was the type of player that loved to take on a defense by himself. He had that next-level ability to always break down the first defender and that creates a lot of problems for a defense. And he could do that from his sophomore year in high school.

There is great high school wrestling in Ohio and it not only is my job to coach Ohio State, but also build strong relationships with coaches at the high school level.

We are gaining a premium company and valuable real estate that provides an immediate critical mass of stores that would have taken years to develop organically. These are successful stores.

He's a sophomore, so he gets less attention than Andre and Matt.

Historically, you've had one way to do it. You'd go out and buy one share or 100 shares of each of the underlying 30 stocks, and you would have a portfolio that acted like the Dow Jones industrial average,

We have to be a little more consistent than we have been of late.

He was placed under arrest and transported to the State Police barracks at Logan.

I think it's a great opportunity. Bristol is a school with a tremendous tradition. There are still a lot of people who still follow that tradition. I want to carry on what Sean Simon was doing and bring back the traditions.

It gets people away from just comparing two products.

I will call them and ask for summer help, but I don't know if they are doing that program. If they cannot give me any help, then I will seek volunteers.

Our results were driven by a combination of strong top-line growth, continued expense control and improved gross margin performance that reflects the smallest decline we have seen in nearly three years,

I think people need to feel they can be competitive,

I think he forgets how great he can be defensively. I told him tonight 'I need you to be a monster on the defensive end'. Asa is going to get his points because he's a good player. The way he helps us most is when he plays really good defense.

Most of the outside electrical service was non-operative during the 2005 season, causing severe operational limitations.

We believe this is an industry that needs scale, driving efficiencies.

We came out much more intense in the second half. It was a good win with everybody contributing.

Unfortunately we didn't have our best day, as a team. Having an off day any day is not good, especially when you are in the finals of any level or for any championship game.

The experience has a lot to do with it. One of the big things we have in our favor is the players who were there last year. They had a taste. They know what to expect.

We came in here saying (the Spartans) beat us twice and we can beat them. That's all that was on our mind.

With 1 billion Muslims, 16 million Jews and (millions) of Orthodox Christians, that's a lot of people fasting around the world,

We need to bounce back, especially against those teams like Redwood that we've already seen.

Traffic was, I would say, very affected by the crash, ... All the eastbound lanes were shut down for about an hour.

We've had a bit of a rough spell.

There could be a retro comeback because of the kitsch factor.

This was a terrific quarter in which all key performance metrics moved in the right direction, ... We were able to translate our strong sales growth into earnings per share that were higher than we originally anticipated.

Tony's got a whole mantle filled with basketballs. That's all you need to know about how good a coach the man is. He's outstanding.

There's a deeply felt human instinct that uses fasting as a universal language with God,

Is it adequate? No. Is it a heck of a lot better than it was last time? Yes.

Progress has created an impressive portfolio of sophisticated and robust SOA technologies. Our proven product line delivers the missing ingredient: the management and visibility to ensure that every SOA project, no matter what technologies are used, is a successful one. We're excited to join forces and create the dominant SOA infrastructure solution in today's rapidly expanding SOA market.

The national organization is the national organization. What affects Washington D.C. doesn't always reach us here,

As a result, the tractor-trailer unit attempted to avoid collision with the vehicle, it swerved to the right travel lane and then struck the Tacoma and then tipped over onto its right side,

They still have the breakdown lane and the right travel lane blocked because they're trying to figure out how to get the tractor-trailer out of there,

Everyone gets about a half-ounce to an ounce to sip. A lot of my time is taken up talking to customers, explaining the wines to them. We talk about their clarity, smell, taste, what types of food go with the wines and just about anything else that they want to talk about.

These people came to us without any pre-screening. We feel confident that the majority are going to be law-abiding people, but with any large group there may be a small number who have a history with the criminal justice system.

Clearly, we are disappointed with these developments, and we are taking the necessary actions to reaccelerate our growth,

If everything is in order, they schedule a public hearing, people appear for or against the measure, and then it's a vote of the people.

I am very pleased with our first-quarter performance, which reflects solid same-store sales growth and excellent expense control,

I don't like Shakespeare. If they put 'Barefoot in the Park' or something like that ... if it was a good comedy, I would go.

The ultimate goal is to get to the state tournament. That is the measuring point of whether you've been successful or not.

The trick is not that many people know about it now. But in a month or two, you won't be able to get on.

Andre is playing about how we expected him to play. We figured he'd be a double-digit scorer per game and run the offense well. That's what he's done.

The Glenn Miller event, that's the biggest one. When they come here, parking is a problem and some people park as far as Christ the King Church.

The current economic environment has impacted front-store sales, particularly high-margin seasonal and general merchandise categories, ... While our pharmacy business remains healthy and vibrant in the vast majority of our markets, there are pockets of the country where we are experiencing a slower growth rate in pharmacy.