Ordeal Quotes

We basically moved up there for the week. [Donald, D.J.?s father] and I took turns staying the night with D.J. while the other cared for his little sister [Christa], who was such a sport through the whole ordeal. - Denise White

We are tremendously grateful to the Somali Transitional Federal Government and the Kenyan ambassador for their combined efforts to ensure that the vessel, the food, and most importantly the 10-member crew who have suffered greatly during this ordeal will be released unconditionally. - Robert Hauser

We are hoping and praying that her health is still strong, that she can still take this ordeal which, unfortunately, she needs to go through. - Robert Aventajado

We all had to look to the future of (Johnson's) family and kids, which is the one aspect of this ordeal I'm very proud to deliver to our fighter - future financial stability. - Dan Goossen

Today, two young men have been charged with crimes they did not commit. This is a tragedy. For the two young men, an ordeal lies ahead. They do not face it alone. They face it with the love of family and friends and strengthened by the truth. They are both innocent. - Bob Ekstrand

Today, two young men have been charged with crimes they did not commit. This is a tragedy. For the two young men, an ordeal lies ahead. ... They are both innocent. - Robert Ekstrand

To find the point where hypothesis and fact meet; the delicate equilibrium between dream and reality; the place where fantasy and earthly things are metamorphosed into a work of art; the hour when faith in the future becomes knowledge of the past; to lay down one's power for others in need; to shake off the old ordeal and get ready for the new; to question, knowing that never can the full answer be found; to accept uncertainties quietly, even our incomplete knowledge of God; this is what man's journey is about, I think. - Lillian Smith

This was a very logical and nearly unanimous conclusion to over three years of work. This was the culmination of extensive research and due diligence. It was quite an ordeal. - David Smith

This was a complex tax shelter case, in which Mr. Stewart relied on the advice of his accountant and other tax experts. He is pleased that this five-year ordeal is finally over. - John Fitzgibbons