District Quotations

In 2010 and 2012, I won the Democratic nomination in the 22nd Congressional District on the program 'Save NASA Impeach Obama,' without any organizational or financial backing from the party.

My primary motivation for running for the 9th Congressional District is that I strongly believe that one of the hallmarks of the American democracy is a representative form of democracy.

I look forward to continuing to represent the people I'm currently serving, as well as the new communities that will be a part of this district in the future.

The debate on healthcare was not done like most of our conferences are done - meaning it was not all on television. There was this procedural feeling that the bill wasn't done thoroughly and didn't reflect peoples' wishes. It's not coincidence that upwards of 60 percent of folks in my district are against it.

My district goes a long ways across the southern part of Ohio, so just the opportunity to get to know so many people is a highlight itself, win or lose.

I hope that the residents of my current district - from Quincy to Provincetown and the Islands - know that their well-being is my primary concern and nothing changes that.

Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there's the Uncle Fred precinct and the Aunt Ruth district still to come in.

I was born in 1943 and raised in the Bronx, in a high rise apartment complex known as Parkchester, the only child of Max, an accountant who worked in the garment district in Manhattan, and Rose, an elementary school teacher.

Location is everything, I'd rather camp in the Lake District or Scotland than sit in a five-star hotel in Frankfurt.

I had panels - roundtables in the district - and the stories that were told are really difficult to accept. People who have diabetes who can't get insurance because of a preexisting condition; others who were laid off and the have no place to turn.

The people of Florida's 2nd Congressional District said, 'Steve, go up there and fight to change the culture in Washington.' I've taken their instructions very seriously.

It is, I find, in zoology as it is in botany: all nature is so full, that that district produces the greatest variety which is the most examined.

It's not about what the speaker wants. It's not about necessarily what I want. There's two other principles involved here. It's what the constituents in my district want, and they didn't want to raise the debt ceiling unless there were significant structural reforms and spending cuts to help us balance our budget.

I was a cub reporter on a local newspaper in Limerick city, and I used to cover the district court meetings. All of life passed through the Limerick courthouse. Misery, malevolence, the dark side of humanity... I tell ya, it made 'Angela's Ashes' look like 'The Wonderful World of Disney.'

The prison industrial complex, to put it in its crassest term, is a system of industrial mass incarceration. So there's what you call bureaucratic thrust behind it. It's hard to shut off because politicians rely upon the steady flow of jobs to their district that the prison system and its related industries promise.

To give you some background, I represent the largest manufacturing district and the largest agricultural district in Ohio.

We demand that segregation be ended in every school district in the year 1963! We demand that we have effective civil rights legislation - no compromise, no filibuster - and that include public accommodations, decent housing, integrated education, FEPC and the right to vote.

My mom is a translator for the school district in Delaware. She'd hear these different stories from working with families there. Those stories stuck with me.

For the 95 per cent whose only means of schooling is the district or the city school, we must provide what we are not now providing, an education that will better fit them for the struggle of life.

Every hero must return home. Starks to Winterfell. Harry to Privet Drive. Luke Skywalker to Tattoine. Katniss to District twelve. The fun is in seeing how they return.

I was on the campaign trail for 18 months. I never got a question about the District of Columbia in South Carolina.

When you nominate for a seat, the expectation is that you serve that district and serve that seat if you are elected.

Our congressional district is the fastest growing in the state. Nowhere is there a greater need for new and improved roads and transit systems that will spare us the hours we spend each day in traffic.

I am every single day talking with and working with people in my district who are seeing their health care insurance costs go up five times, 105 percent, 300 percent, that are getting pay cuts, that are losing 40-hour workweeks, that are having to work two and three jobs.

In my district back in Texas, significant because we have a big solar panel production plant in Keller, Texas, we have a wind turbine plant in Gainesville, Texas, up in Cook Country.

In my very early days as a journalist, as a cub reporter on a local newspaper, I used to cover the district courthouse in Limerick city - all human life passed through that establishment, and my time there remains a source of inspiration.

There are 600 districts in India. Every district in India has a teacher-training institute.

I represent a district covering Rockland, Westchester and Bronx counties, all of which are part of the 9 million people that this water is so important for.

There are no problems that exist in the District that have been solved elsewhere in the country. Whatever problems exist in this city exist other places.

I was a chief justice. And before that, I was a district court judge, handled major felonies, including capital murder cases; and I handled major civil litigation.

Passionately defending one's principles is crucial. Representing your district is fundamental. But refusing to entertain the common ground - with no other cost but giving the other guy a political 'win' - is a disservice.

The District of Columbia is an extreme example of disconnect between financial input and educational outcome. Unfortunately, extreme is not the same as abnormal.

Robert M. Morgenthau, the Manhattan district attorney, has seen a few financial schemes in his time. As the lead local prosecutor in the world's financial capital, he has battled frauds like the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, which stole billions of dollars from investors worldwide.

Montgomery always plays a good game when we come over here. Coach Fitch always does a good job with the girls. We are 1-0 right now in 2006, 2-2 for the district and I am excited about that.

One of the primary strategies to close the achievement gap is to provide high-quality teachers to students who need them most, and that's precisely what our recommendations are about. Right now those students aren't getting the highest-quality teachers, and until the district addresses that, it will continue to have an achievement gap.

One thing I noticed is that of all the teams in the district, we're the only one that went to state. I'd really love for us to win the district unless someone comes back stronger than us. We have seven girls returning to the lineup.

My teammates are great. I am much more of a team person. Winning the district championship was my best moment of the year because it was a team goal.

Personally, in my home, the district in central New York, the Air National Guard base, not 5 years ago, the commandant came through and said, This is one of the sorriest looking bases I have ever seen.

Personally, I think it's a safe way to show school spirit. Even though it doesn't happen now, if it helps folks have a more enjoyable time and show support for their schools, the district would welcome it.

One of the most obvious pictures of inequity in our district is in the elementary level, and it has to do with technology.

One of the biggest concerns of the district is a lack of focus and lack of alignment. People are using a variety of materials.

I worked on the presentation for the school district for the past year. It was worth it, because they unanimously approved it last December.

I worked with the school district treasurer (Brian Wilson) on this more than maybe any other project. He realized the magnitude of it.

I would ask you to envision this island not as it is but as it could be, as part of the greatest harbor district in the world.

I would have felt better if our girls had scored more runs after the third inning, but it turns out they didn't need to. This will help us enter the district tournament next week on the upbeat. I really wasn't sure it would go our way, but I am glad it did.

I was shocked that he called it pork, as far as I'm concerned (Sulzer) slapped the constituents of the 18th district across the face. I've worked with local officials on both sides of the aisle and on every level, and I've always found a way to (return) taxpayer dollars. We've had a good track record.

If we don't enforce laws of the historic district and allow things to slide, then it's unfair to homeowners that live in the area and do obey the rules. We don't have anything to defend. We are just doing our job.

I guess if you had to point a finger at some body it would be us. We were 8-0 in dual meets in our league, but I don't consider us the favorite. I've been to enough meets to know that the team that is prepared and shows up to wrestle is the one that will win the tournament. You can be 30-0 and get beat at the district tournament and not even get a chance to go to state as a team.

I guess I stopped being nervous about shooting during the end of district play. I just figured that I'm a senior. I shouldn't be nervous to shoot. I should be a leader.

Nevertheless, many business firms indicated to the District Banks that they expect high prices for energy and construction materials to persist,

Nick Lampson shouldn't pat himself on the back just yet. We have something that's more important. We have friends and supporters that voters in the 22nd Congressional District admire and respect.

I would have loved to put an offender from each specific district and not obscured their name. But we'd have put ourselves at liability to do so.

I wouldn't expect the Martin and St. Lucie district would necessarily close on the holidays. But I think teachers would be understanding enough not to give exams on those days.

Should the President's budget be approved as is, every region in the country-and thus our state as well-would stand to lose resources that help prevent youth violence and promote drug awareness. This would be particularly devastating to those communities in the 6th District combating a growing opiate problem among their youth.

Obviously, you are not going to win every match you want to win. But to win five or six matches against Paulsboro is good for our program. It's good for our guys' confidence going into the district tournament.

One of the things that Sara Jane was asked in court yesterday by Deputy District Attorney Eleanor Hunter was, 'Are you pleading guilty because you are in truth and in fact guilty and do you stipulate that there is a factual basis for the guilty plea?' to which she replied, 'Yes.' In light of what she said after walking out of court, we can only assume she was lying to the judge, or lying to the press to save face. The judge is obviously concerned.

One of the things we wanted to accomplish at district was to be able to compete with King's, and I feel we accomplished that.

One of our goals is to build a sense of community within the group of first- and second-year teachers that are new to the district in Ottumwa, and the other is to help orientate those teachers to our community. The bus tour accomplishes both of those goals,

No one from the district ever called to say where we are (on the issue of the budget and stipends),

Of course, I am disappointed with the court's decision, but I respect the court and the judicial system and the district will of course abide by the ruling.

My district office continues to stay in touch with county and city officials so that they know full well my urgency in dealing with the situation. My experience with Devil's Slide goes way back now.

My dad had a heart attack recently and we had to have an ambulance for him, I had to call for my wife too. We rely on the district just like everyone else.

No due process issue is raised by legislation that seeks to redress injuries suffered by district residents and visitors resulting from the manufacture and distribution of a particular class of firearms whose lethal nature far outweighs their utility,

No charges have been filed by the L.A. district attorney's office, and for that I am appreciative. I have said it before, but we all make mistakes, and the day will come soon enough where you no longer read of mine in the tabloids.

Neither Al or I wanted to show much of our offense with district and regional coming up, so that's why we just went bare bones with our plays. We just wanted the kids to attack offense and attack on defense and let the effort speak for itself.

Next term, there would be an incumbent district attorney and most people like to serve at least two terms. Effectively, I'm taking myself out of the picture for eight years.

Now that we've got an idea about what teaching openings we have, that's one of the nice things when your school district is growing. You have the opportunity to bring teachers in, because there's a demand there. Obviously we want a quality teacher and a quality coach.

Obviously the message, or the brand, or what you see it won't be consistent. But it isn't a big issue. If it was a big issue Wayne would be asked to do what everybody else is doing. He and his people know what works in that district and the P.E.I. campaign and the national campaign trust his judgement on these things.

Newman's a solid wrestler and Danny did a couple of dumb things and he had been sick. He ran out of gas in the third period. But the loss didn't really hurt him. The kid isn't in our region (Region 5) or district (District 17). We'd rather Danny get a rough match.

Richmond County District Attorney Danny Craig said in the motions hearing,that but for the Gwinnett County case, they would not have had probable cause to indict him. If he's correct, and I have no reason to doubt the D.A. of Richmond County, then I don't think that will substantiate a prior bad act. It would render it inadmissible in the Gwinnett County case.

Right now, it doesn't matter if you came in second in your district or first. We have Palm Harbor, Venice and Plant in our region, and we're pretty good. Anyone of the four teams can win our region. Whoever plays the best game will win. It's not about being the best team, but the team who plays the best.

Retrofits and clean fuels offer clear benefits for regional air quality and provide cleaner environments for children as they travel to and from school. The Adams County District 12 project would not have been as successful without Pauline's leadership and significant personal contribution to EPA's National Clean Diesel Campaign.

Right now, it's disappointing. Hopefully, when you look back on it -- we were conference champions, district champions, Farmington Invitational champions and Christmas tournament champions -- it was a good year.

Right now it's not practical to expect every school district will have a qualified Japanese or Arabic teacher to provide that.

My feeling is the Democrats in the 2nd Congressional District and a lot of voters in general are not going to be angry that Udall has done that.

I have gray hair and it's falling out thanks to games like this. Every team in this district battles you right to the end.

I got onto them after last game after (the Rebels gave) up five goals. ...We had been one of the best defenses in the district (before that). They played well (Monday).

I didn't care that much about the first two (losses). That's what I told the girls. So what that we lost against them in the league tournament? I'd trade all that stuff, the CSAA title and the tournament, for just one district championship. We went down fighting. We just made some critical mistakes at the wrong times.

If we come out and are ready to play, we'll have just as good an opportunity in our district to win it. It's all about the kids working hard. We're giving them the tools and strategies and getting them to work hard, but it comes down to them. We're not where we want to be.

If we can run our best at our district meet, it will be a good season.

If we can turn it around and start doing a better job of finishing then we can make some things happen with a big run in the district tournament.

If they were to lose the seat it would send a bad message, that they're in retreat on some pretty important battlegrounds. It's a district that Republicans should win, and if they don't win, there's a problem.

I don't know what to expect. I would just like us to go out there and play hard. We have some good teams that we are going to play early in the season. Hopefully, that will prepare us for district play.

If we didn't have retailing, we wouldn't have downtown as we know it. Anytime you can be a part of a district that's doing well, your business is bound to benefit.

If we'd made a play behind him, it'd have been a whole lot different. He threw the ball well. I'm proud of his effort. He competed out there for us. That's what we've got to have going into the district tournament.

If we have children that are illegal immigrants that have been through middle school and high school, played by the rules and made good grades, they should be able to pay in-state tuition. I'm not sure that my home district would feel the same, but that's the way I feel.

If we can get something resolved before the district tournament, that would be great. But when we accept it, we want the field to be the best it can be.

If they can duplicate the time they had at the YMCA district meet last week, they'll finish near the Top 10.

If they do fire (Hall), I think the fair thing to do would be to have Sean Elsbernd resign and have Newsom appoint Hall as the supervisor for District 7, ... And then try to convince Tony Hall to forgo the severance package.

Lefties have given this district fits for years. Hopefully Brandon can be like those guys.

Last year we took nine to district and got only one to state, so right now I'd like to take at least one, but I think we can get three or four out.

Last year we were in the same position. We needed to beat Rowe to win the district championship. I asked the guys if they wanted what should have been theirs last season.

Last year, senior year, and we don't want to let anything go. We've got the district title, and we're trying to defend it. At halftime we just talked and came out strong.

Los Angeles Unified has quickly become the nationwide leader in promoting innovative public school options like charter schools to tackle the challenges of low student achievement and over-crowding. The school district is to be commended for supporting high-quality charter schools for the many families that continue to demand them.

There are tremendous needs here in Oil City. The high school is 40 years old and there have been no major renovations. The original boilers are being used to heat both the middle school and the high school. Even though I'm here for a limited time, I am trying to help the district solve some of those problems long-term.

There are only three ages for women in Hollywood - Babe, District Attorney, and Driving Miss Daisy

There are only three ages for women in Hollywood--Babe, District Attorney, and Driving Miss Daisy.

The pitching in this district is just phenomenal and two runs may just win us games.

The plantations in the Hilo district enjoy special advantages, for by turning some of the innumerable mountain streams into flumes, the owners can bring a great part of their cane and all their wood for fuel down to the mills without other expense than the original cost of the woodwork.

When we started school again, our enrollment numbers were way down, but five months after the storm, our enrollment has leveled out some. That includes students coming into our district who had to relocate from other areas.