Mike Simpson Quotations

One of the things that attracted me to be on the chaplain corps was that my wife and I lost our 24-year-old daughter. I thought if we can navigate through that with God's help I thought that others can to. We used our historical belief to understand that there is life beyond that.

Religion is also quite different. Each faction has their own gods, and choosing which gods to build temples to becomes a major decision.

I think it would be a major deterrent to vandalism and graffiti.

We deal a lot with the preliminary stages of depression. We deal with the initial shock as it's only been moments that they have lost someone. These people are looking for spiritual help, someone that cares and spend time, and someone that understands the magnitude of their loss. I will stay there as long as they need me.

We don't know how good we have it, having a festival like this to come to. It is a learning experience, as well as a competition.

What I advise clients is, sell, pay the tax and be happy. Don't ask me to find a replacement unless it's land.

Visits from tourists are not going to do it,

Bruce works hard, he gets to know the issues, and he is one of those guys that's willing to work with other people. He's not so ideologically strident that he won't give and take, which is what's necessary in the legislative process.

Depending on whether you're an idealist or not, if you're working for the ideal bill that satisfies all your needs, it's never going to pass,

They're trying to do it before the end of the year, before the administration leaves office, ... and I am concerned about the speed and the lack of public participation in this whole process.

Other girls on the team play a part in it. She is a great teammate. They love her and support her. They love it that she made it.

There's nothing else that we've ever seen that even comes close.

There's never been a better time to sell properties.

Your political reputation affects how likely allies are to trust you,and what kind of deals they'll offer at the negotiating table. There's also some emotional response in there, so factions do bear grudges. Just like the real thing.

As more schools continuously are adding soccer, I look to see us eventually be able to have something similar to basketball. With soccer growing exponentially both in Indiana and the U.S., there is hope, let's put it that way, that we can eventually get sized according to our schools.

I think 20 years is a long time to serve in a legislative body. It's a stressful job actually -- and after 20 years, it's time to have some new blood come in with new ideas and that kind of stuff.

And then there is anger that pops out. 'Why did my son or daughter do this to me? We hear that a lot. So we try to point out that there were probably things going on in the mind of the deceased person that they did not know about and neither did the person that took their own life. There is a just complexity there that no one can understand.

We feel the value is in the land, not the improvements.