Mississippi Quotes

Yet, in 1850 nearly all the railroads in the United States lay east of the Mississippi River, and all of them, even when they were physically mere extensions of one another, were separately owned and separately managed. - John Moody

Yes... That's the QB I saw at Mississippi. All the qualities were present: poise, quick recognition and release, crisp throws, strength and accuracy with the long ball. But mostly command. - Ernie Accorsi

Yes, ... That's the QB I saw at Mississippi. All the qualities were present: poise, quick recognition and release, crisp throws, strength and accuracy with the long ball. But mostly command. - Ernie Accorsi

Wrestling paid for my college education. It enabled me to get a master's degree. It provided my first airplane trip, my first trip west of the Mississippi River, my first trip to an ocean shore -- a lot of firsts for me. - Bill Shuffstall

Workers in these temporary jobs will be involved in the provision of food, shelter and other services to fellow Mississippians. - Elaine Chao

Without question, Mississippi is going to come back stronger than it was before. It's a proven market, it's a friendly tax rate, and any company that has the means to go back, has to go back. We were at a disadvantage from a marketing standpoint before. This will widen that gap. - Wade Duty

Without a doubt we have been handed as extreme a challenge of rebuilding on the Gulf Coast as imaginable. But Mississippi is a great state with great people, and already we're welcoming golf, gaming and other tourists to the rest of the state. This will help the state and the state in turn will be better equipped to help the Gulf Coast and its residents affected by Katrina the more visitors we host. So the best thing we can and will do is to keep keeping on. We want visitors to come see why Mississippi is a special place and judge for themselves why Mississippi is considered a rising star of the golf-and-gaming world. - D. Craig Ray

Within seven weeks after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast... federal taxpayers will have spent 50 percent more than the combined annual budgets of the states of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. - John Hostettler

With so much focus on New Orleans, the important thing to remember is the dire straits in Mississippi... We wanted to show how much help we need and how people can help. - Sela Ward