Bob Phillips Quotations

No one should be afraid of more sunshine -- that's what this bill is about. That is something the majority of legislators have voted for and something a very broad coalition has backed, and we believe the Commerce Department does not want to stand in the way of that.

Since this isn't a bug it's used to ... it hasn't had a chance to adapt.

He was so distraught, he tore up the place.

Patrick Henry should come back to see what taxation with representation is like

The abiding concern I have in the wake of all this is, how many other Clines are there out there who are pulling people over, arresting them for felony offenses and charging them with crimes they themselves have committed? ... It makes one wonder how much confidence the public can really have in their law enforcement officers.

We want the public to know if money is spent to influence executive action.

There is a conversation going among many of the same diverse organizations and individuals that worked hard on lobbying reform about improving the legislative process and opening up government more.

Love is a state of mind which has nothing to do with the mind.

There are three stages of man: he believes in Santa Claus; he does not believe in Santa Claus; he is Santa Claus.

Teenagers complain there's nothing to do, then stay out all night doing it.

The best way to keep your daughter out of hot water is to put some dishes in it.

Love has been described as a three-ring circus: First comes the engagement ring, then the wedding ring, and after that the suffering.

If you want your wife to listen to you, talk to another woman.

The person who knows everything has the most to learn.

NRTC is pleased with our preliminary agreement and we look forward to working with SES AMERICOM, as it develops the exciting, new IP-PRIME platform, .. NRTC is focused on finding telecommunications solutions that are ideal for rural communities and working with our membership to make those solutions a reality across the country.

He took his misfortune like a man - he blamed it on his wife.

A credit card sometimes adds to the high cost of living but more often to the cost of high living.

It is always dullest before the yawn.

Caffeine is my shepherd; I shall not doze. It maketh me to wake in green pastures: It leadeth me beyond the sleeping masses. It restoreth my buzz.

We respect the right of our employees to organize,

What's stunning about their ability to raise reasonable doubt there is that the facts clearly show that he intentionally slit her throat despite his jailhouse confession to the contrary. Somehow Brittain and Williams raised enough reasonable doubt on that question to avoid the needle.

These elected officials stood up for the public's right to know what money is being spent on their state legislators. Their votes helped transform North Carolina from a state with unfettered spending by wealthy special interest groups to one that enforces accountability and transparency.

We feel that citizens have a right to know how much money is being spent to influence their legislators.

A creek runs through it. The whole creek has hundreds and hundreds of ash trees.

We got in lots of racing in three days. The winds looked a bit shady and light at times, but it would fill back in. The sailors had a fabulous time. We had very close competition. We're talking just one or two points between first, second and third in almost every one of the classes.

It's tough to prearrange these things because you don't know where it's needed or how much,

All they seem to need is safe, hard training and to eat right. And they're going to grow ... like weeds.

It really boils down to getting more accountability and more openness in the process.

There seems to be different policies and different rules within state government. Perhaps more consistency as much as anything is what we need.

What's happening in Washington, D.C., with wealthy special interest money influencing the system, is something the public has increasingly paid attention to. It's a greater challenge when there isn't an investigation or something in the news driving the issue. We're all opportunists, and this is a great opportunity.

It may not stop it, but it will shine the light and alert the press and the public to some of these things far earlier than now.