Utah Quotations

My very first acting job ever, the first time I got paid to be an actress, was in 2001, right between my sophomore and junior year in college, when I was just 19 years old. I got paid $250 every two weeks, 10 shows a week, to be in the Utah Shakespearean Festival. I was Calpurnia in 'Julius Caesar.'

Family trips to Yellowstone and to what are now national parks in Southern Utah, driving the primitive roads and cars of that day, were real adventures.

I live on a ranch in Utah for now, but I'm gonna move. I've got another ranch to move to, but its location is a secret. When I get there, I'm gonna plow the road in behind me.

Well, my father's people were Mormon, and had immigrated not long after Brigham Young had settled Utah.

I left Montana in Spring of 1866, for Utah, arriving at Salt Lake city during the summer.

In Utah, there are no bad things in the water there. It's just smooth, really beautiful.

When I was in Utah there, first learning the kind of music I love, my favorite singer was T. Texas Tyler. So my friend, Norman Ritchie, the traveling teenage sage, started calling me U. Utah Phillips.

Once you put yourself in the hands of the government, you could end up in Utah.

Snowboarding! I love it! Some of the best places to snowboard are Telluride and Park Cities, Utah.

I spent the first 18 years of my life in the pastoral town of Vernal, Utah, in the shadows of the Book Cliffs and the Uinta Mountains.

I think a sitting senator who's been there 36 years is not doing a favor to anyone in the state of Utah nor to the country.

My father moved out to Park City in in the mid-'70s and lived in a Winnebago behind a hippie joint called Utah Coal & Lumber that was one of only two or three restaurants at that time. Park City was a sleepy little mining town, with not a condo in sight.

I didn't take theater or anything. We didn't have a very good theater program. It was in western Utah - was a really small school. It wasn't developed. We didn't have the funds to do anything like that, but I did act all through high school in films because Disney Channel would shoot movies out there.

Actually, I was born in Las Vegas. My parents moved to Utah when I was eight because, after 40 years in Vegas, they were tired of it. We ended up in Nephi, a really small town in Utah.

Because, you know, you're in Utah. And because of its political conservatism, if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere.

I spend most of hunting season at the ranch. We all love to hunt whitetails, and we have a pretty good supply in South Texas. I also love to hunt elk in Arizona, mule deer in Utah, and I've been to Canada to hunt caribou.

I've been complimented enough and asked to run for various offices out here in Utah, but right now, I'm not interested. I don't know that I have the stomach for it.

The Obama administration came into Utah and said, 'We're not going to listen to what the U.S. Supreme Court said. 'We, the federal government, are going to recognize marriages in the state of Utah and Utah state law explicitly does not recognize as marriage,' and that was really, in my view, an abuse of power.

Utah today remains a battleground for land-use policies.

When 'Ice Ice Baby' was selling a million records a day, I bought several properties: a home next to Michael J. Fox in L.A., a palace in Miami and a mountain cabin in Utah. Then, a few years later, I took a break from touring, saw that my properties had cobwebs, so I sold them, and - to my surprise - I made a huge profit!

Colorado's right next to Utah - you know, Mormon Central.

If the people of Utah shall peacefully form a State Constitution tolerating polygamy, will the Democracy admit them into the Union?

Per capita measures of income are always a little bit distorted when you talk about places like Utah or Idaho, mainly because we have substantially more children per adult. We have in Utah 50 percent more children per adult than the national average, so any per capita or per-person measure of income, we'll always be on the low side.

I have contacted council members in northern Utah cities that use districting and asked them about it. They all said it was an effective form of government.

I'd like to see Utah correct its error on its own, rather than be forced to do so by a court. The Legislature is betting, potentially, millions of dollars that the Utah statute will stand up in court. Frankly, that's not at all clear.

If we fail to support research in our universities, the research and scientists will go elsewhere. The economic benefits of jobs will go elsewhere. Utah must be actively engaged in order to generate that future high-tech market.

Last year we had (University of Utah quarterback) Alex Smith at the first pick (by San Francisco). It was a $24 million guarantee and he was averaging $8.5 million a year.

She's a great shooter, who's already playing a lot of minutes for us. She's certainly one of the top young kids in Utah County and there are a lot of good ones. She plays well every night, and she's obviously our future.

Since the plans were written in 2001, Utah has lost some of its winter ranges, and we've learned that some of the winter ranges we have can't support the number of deer that we first thought they could.

She is just the hardest working kid. She always played as hard as she could, whether we were up or down. She's a great student ? 4.0 ? and was academic all-state. She's going to Utah State to play softball.

She was pretty humbled by winning Miss Utah. I remember it took awhile for it to sink in. Weeks after she won she was still grasping the fact that she is Miss Utah now.

Alaska is our biggest, buggiest, boggiest state. Texas remains our largest unfrozen state. But mountainous Utah, if ironed out flat, would take up more space on a map than either.

My books always make the best-seller lists in Wolf Hole, Arizona, and Hanksville, Utah.

Narrow-minded provincialism: Sad to say but true -- I am more interested in the mountain lions of Utah, the wild pigs of Arizona, than I am in the fate of all the Arabs of Araby, all the Wogs of Hindustan, all the Ethiopes of Abyssinia....

How to Avoid Pleurisy: Never make love to a girl named Candy on the tailgate of a half-ton Ford pickup during a chill rain in April out on Grandview Point in San Juan County, Utah.

Grow Utah Ventures' goal is to be the most powerful private entity for economic development. We've got the governor and counties and cities doing what they do, but there's no reason why private people can't try and marshal their resources to get some things done.

Grow Utah Ventures is one of the most innovative, interesting, progressive things that has happened in this state in forever. I just really applaud Alan, and there are others out there like him that want to put their gain that they've gotten in this world and put it back into good use.

There are so many enthusiasts for chorale music, for a cappella, here, ... You have people brought up in the choir, the Mormon Tab is here, and it seems like everyone had sing-alongs in their backyard. Yet, we don't have a venue or event that really celebrates this music. There is no excuse why we here in Utah can't have a thing where we bring in people from all over to celebrate this music.

Idaho has been playing better. San Jose State holds the lead at Utah State with a minute to go last Saturday.

I am concerned that it appears that the governor may be stalling popular legislation until the session before his re-election. The benefits to the people of Utah are clear. It is not responsible governing to wait.

I am excited for this excellent opportunity to go back to and coach at my alma mater. This will be an exciting challenge to be a part of the great athletic department here at Southern Utah and hopefully be an important cog in the future of this program.

I am excited to have Burt join the Utah volleyball staff. Our team has high goals in the Mountain West Conference and the nation, and the quality of my coaching staff needs to reflect these goals. I have a tremendous amount of respect for Burt's achievements at Utah State over the last five years and his experience, success and expertise at this level were the reasons I pursued him for the position.

Based on the findings, we're recommending that 1,000 permits be added to the Northeastern region for this fall. That will increase the total number of general season buck deer permits in Utah to 96,000 for this fall.

But the future of our military in Utah looks bright,

Because of that (relationship), we've studied the Utah situation a lot.

Having this service to Salt Lake City will open a new world of visitor and meeting markets for us, not only in Utah but for all the connecting cities Delta serves. In the past we focused largely north and south for visitors. Now we can look to the east.

Hawaii, they've proven how good they can be. Louisiana Tech is much improved from last year. Utah State is better than the second place (regular season) finisher (UTEP) last year.

We're not going to think about that at all because we've got Southern Utah to worry about.

His son got a football scholarship at Weber State, so he started to look for a job here in Utah so he could see him play.

He's had some really good workout partners in the room. And we got him into some JV matches, but there's nothing like going out and wrestling varsity. We got him back for Utah and he's wrestled really well.

He had an excellent summer for us in Utah and last season was a pleasant surprise. We'd like to give him another opportunity.

We took a step in the right direction. I have to give a lot of credit to Utah State. That's the best team I've ever seen from them.

We took it really personally that we played so badly on the Utah trip. We all agreed that we had to play better. We refuse to lose any more games this year.

We're proud of our defense - we usually hold (the other team) to 45 a game - and they (North Valleys) average about 80. It's gonna be a battle. We haven't been successful with high-scoring teams. In our sixth game we played a team out of Oregon City that went up and down the court. We didn't match up well with them. Same with a Logan, Utah team, which beat us convincingly.

recognized that Utah and Nevada should be united against the arrogance of the East Coast dumping its waste on the West. We still have never addressed the transportation risks, whether on the roads or rails to Skull Valley or Yucca Mountain. That is why this lethal cargo should stay where it is until an acceptable disposal solution can be found.

Recycling is the right thing to do for America and will make the (Private Fuel Storage) proposal for Utah obsolete.

Statewide, Utah should remain among the top 15 among states in appreciation and maybe even break into the top 10 by the end of the year.

Surprisingly, Utah is the second highest in the nation in the number of eighth-graders taking algebra, but we are still low in achievement. Our state math core only goes through linear equations.

I think what we were able to do (in 2003) and then what Utah did gives everyone hope for (automatic BCS inclusion),

Our inexperience showed when during uneven bars, our girls realized we were .175 behind Utah and we saw them fall for the second time on beam. We went out and tried not to fall after that. You cannot compete like that and it led to a chain reaction.

Our kids gained a lot of confidence in playing Utah last year. I thought we did some decent things. We could have played a whole lot better and I'm sure Utah feels like they could have done some things better.

I still think people think of Utah at that mid-major level, ... It's so hard to make people believe that's going to keep going. People are always going to assume, 'Hey, it's Utah.'

I went to the Utah state database looking for information on my neighborhood, and I couldn't find what I was looking for in any kind of easy-to-use way. Now I plug in my address here, and in 20 seconds I see pinpoints on a map of my neighborhood.

I went to the Utah state database looking for information on my neighbourhood, and I couldn't find what I was looking for in any kind of easy-to-use way. Now I plug in my address here, and in 20 seconds I see pinpoints on a map of my neighbourhood.

Job growth is very strong in Utah. Nearly 50,000 new jobs have been created in the past year. All sectors of Utah are expanding.

I think they have one of the best offensive lines I've seen, ... I'm telling one of my assistants in the second quarter, you take those guys to University of Utah or BYU and they're as good as some of those guys. They move their feet, they block. They're very good.

I think they have one of the best offensive lines I've seen. I'm telling one of my assistants in the second quarter, you take those guys to University of Utah or BYU and they're as good as some of those guys. They move their feet, they block. They're very good.

Right now the demand is outstripping the supply. This data is for 2002. . . . I fully expect the next time we see this data (for 2007), Utah will exceed the national average.

Our state's beauty and talent pool won't be enough in the future, ... Utah will be left behind unless we unite in a call of support.

I think Utah State is a better team than Montana was. They're closer to what Pacific was.

I think the likelihood of it being funded is great. I think when you've got the public awareness that (the Utah State) incident brought forward, that increases the chance of the funding to be there.

It has been a tremendous privilege to serve the people of Utah during my time in the United States House of Representatives, but my time in the House should not be the sum total of my service.

I think we have a good shot about going to Utah and winning the game.

I think you've got to look at Nevada, Utah State and Louisiana Tech immediately.

It came down to the wire and Utah made some really good plays.

I thought we had an opportunity of winning this, but a few things would have to happen. It really did develop that way. ... I saw mistakes by Boise State and Southern Utah and felt the door was open for us to win.

I thought we played poorly in the first half, ... Utah State deserves a lot of credit.

I think it is extremely foolish and shortsighted for Senator Hatch to pursue the path he's been going down, ... The only way we're going to stop nuclear waste from coming to Utah or Nevada is for both states to work together toward one common goal and that is keeping the waste where it is and finding alternate disposal technology.

I think it means that Utah is going to be more culturally diverse, and I think we're going to be able to raise our level of understanding and acceptance of all people.

I thought they were supposed to pick teams, not conferences. Last year, the Big West got two (berths) because we deserved to go and Utah State won the tournament. This year, they were almost over fair. Utah State and Air Force had to be bubble teams, and if you have four or five bubble teams, you pick two and two or three don't get in. Cincinnati should have gotten in, but Syracuse ended up winning the (Big East) tournament. The Big East still got eight teams in. Cincinnati kicked itself out.

Transporting high-level radioactive waste to Utah is as dangerous as it would be transporting it to Nevada, ... Thousands of tons of deadly nuclear material will pass homes, schools, businesses and churches in communities all across the country, and there is simply no way to safely do this.

You'd like to come out and play well every game. They are all important. I thought Utah played real well. I thought we played uninspired.

We were just talking about things after the game, and she said, 'You guys know I'm not happy here in Utah without my family, so I'm going home tomorrow.' We just said thanks, and let us know what happens to you. She's always been homesick, and she hasn't like being so far away from home. If she's homesick, she's not going to help us. Home is probably where she ought to be.

Utah began 2006 on a strong note, but on a pace somewhat below that of 2005.

Utah entrepreneurs are demonstrating the strength of our economy and the innovative strategic thinking found in Utah.

Utah is an exception to the rest of the country mostly because of partisanship. Here, it's 'my party right or wrong.' If Bill Clinton had done the things Bush is doing, his approval ratings in Utah would be in the basement.

Utah knew they had a lot to play for but somehow we thought we didn't. We do have a lot to play for. We're nowhere near where we need to be.

Utah may well be the most cosmopolitan state in America. Vast numbers of young Mormons - increasingly women as well as men - spend a couple of years abroad as missionaries and return jabbering in Thai or Portuguese and bearing a wealth of international experience.

Utah obtains most of its crude oil from Canada, Las Vegas, Denver and northern Utah.

Utah played a great game, and I think we had a lot to do with that.

Utah played a pretty nice game, but I think we had a lot to do with that defensively. We definitely played a part in our own undoing. We're close to where we need to be offensively to compete with the top teams in the league but, glaringly, our defense is struggling.

Utah played exceptionally well in the first half. They were clearly fresher than we were.

Utah State expects to win their opener, they expect to advance, because they've done it before. We're very familiar with the job they've done over the years.

Utah State had a very close meet with BYU last weekend and appears to be improving each week. I know both Utah State and Southern Utah would love to catch us a little down after last week's home opener. We need to stay focused and on-task.

Utah State really shot the ball well. I thought we did a great job on their post guys in the first half, and their perimeter guys kind of hurt us. Then in the second half, we did a better job on the perimeter, but the post guys kind of took it to us.

Utah was one of four states (including Tennessee, Texas and Oklahoma) asked of assistance. That says something good about our state and our citizens, ... The selection of those chosen to come to Utah is undetermined at this point, but we are a willing recipient.

Utah was ranked ahead of us, but we knew we were better.

We have to keep playing like we've been playing in conference. Playing (Iowa and Illinois State University) is helping us to get ready for Southern Utah because they are going to be tough. These teams showed us what we need to work on, so we can get ready for the weekend.

You can grow with grace. This is a type of smart growth. Basically we just want to stop sprawling Utah and create plans we're proud of. It's a statement we're trying to make: You can grow in style.

I was really pleased that my team applauded when Utah State got in because they deserve to be in. They're an excellent team, a very class act and a team that will represent our conference well.