Inaugural Quotes

Whoever rises to deliver the inaugural Address of 2013 will speak to a nation in which the American Dream is under profound economic and cultural pressure. This is perhaps best measured by the state of the middle class. - Jon Meacham

Whirlpool Corporation is honored to receive the inaugural Sustained Excellence 2006 Award. We share with our consumers a responsibility for environmental stewardship, and this award is the culmination of more than two decades of investing in the development of innovative appliances and technologies that help conserve the earth's resources and allow homeowners to use energy more efficiently. - Dave Swift

We're delighted we could reach agreement with ESPN on what will prove to be, I'm confident, historic broadcasts of the sport. There is a style and intensity that ESPN brings to baseball that makes this agreement the perfect fit for the inaugural games. - Gene Orza

We're coming off a pretty terrific inaugural year. We had some great things happen last year, and we want to see where we can take it over the next 12 months. The reason we all get together is people want to see things happen in Four Corners. - Marc Reicher

We're a nation at war, but we do believe it's important, through privately raised money, [that] we ought to go forward with the inaugural festivities. - Dan Bartlett

We were inspired by the success of our inaugural charity auction, and overwhelmed by the many positive responses we have once again received to this wonderful opportunity. We are heartened by the generosity of those who have donated items, and look forward to attracting a new group of fans to Jackie Robinson's living legacy and the work that we do at the Jackie Robinson Foundation. - Della Britton Baeza

We welcome President Chen's reaffirmation of his administration's commitment to cross-strait peace and stability, and Taiwan's commitment to the pledges that President Chen made in his inaugural address to not unilaterally alter the status quo in the Taiwan Strait. - Scott McClellan

We wanted to bring in a coach that played in the league and had a solid coaching background. We didn't have to look far. Brian knows the players, knows the league and knows how to coach. We are very excited to have him coaching our inaugural team. - Chris Bulger

We shifted the priorities away from money and opened the doors to make the inaugural more accessible and affordable. - Richard McGrath