Operative Quotes

You're always nervous about (losing Taylor). It would be real struggle for us (without him). I know what Sean says happened and what his group says happened. I think he is concerned about it and I think he felt like there is not much he can do about it now. He's kind of put it in other people's hands. You look a guy that big and that mature-looking and (you forget that) he's really young. He was real cooperative, much more open and friendly last year, and I think he had a heck of a year. I think he genuinely thought about (skipping the 2005 off-season workout program) and won't make some of those mistakes. - Joe Gibbs

You work for a book so long, and it's just the two of you. I love when it goes out in the world and people like it. I'm really pleased. Anne has been a dream to work with. She's appreciative, cooperative and very talented. It's really fun and thrilling to work with someone who is talented. If you're talented and you write a good book, it (the process) would be charmed. - Trish Todd

You usually have very motivated people willing to do this. It makes the process a lot easier when they are people who want to help other people. It makes for a lot of very cooperative patients. - Joan Kelly

You need to find a balance between minimizing the support costs and making your people happy and cooperative. - Roger Entner

You have to get the word out, whether through cooperative extension or (the USDA program) Team Nutrition in the schools. Teachers and parents should know that these materials are there and can be incorporated into activities for the classroom or home. - Elaine Turner

You can't explain this dramatic change in behavior by saying that people are just looking for the best payoff. People gave up payoff to follow the cooperative norm. - Bettina Rockenbach

Wind is a clean, renewable source of affordable electricity, which has the added benefit of strengthening rural communities and helping Missouri farmers. I am very proud to be working with Missouri's rural electric cooperatives and John Deere Wind Energy to bring this first project to our state. - Tom Carnahan

Why cannot we work at cooperative schemes and search for the common ground binding all mankind together? - William Orville Douglas

While the president is saying he wants to work together as a team, I think the White House operatives have a full-court press on to blame state and local officials, whether they're Republicans or Democrats... Face the Nation. - Mary Landrieu