Slat Quotes

You've got to invest in your guys. You have to give them a chance to fail. This is a game of failure. We've just got to stay positive with them. We believe in our guys. - Tom Slater

You're not gonna get respect from Mexican fans until you start beating Mexicans teams. It translates to winning. - Marcelo Balboa

You're in essence going to shoot in the head a $626 million industry. It doesn't make any sense . . . You're sending the message that foreigners need not apply. I just think it's one of the most perverse, and poorly thought through and counterproductive pieces of legislation you could imagine. - Dennis Jett

You're always striving for the pollsters to translate into an excellent spring. But there are seven or eight teams in the SEC that can honestly challenge for (the conference), so it should be pretty exciting. - Michael Hegarty

You're always hopeful it will do some good. I view it as more of a supply-and-demand issue that's really beyond what the president or the legislative branch can control. - Don Kelly

You're absolutely right. Contracts can vary. Rates can vary. Pays can vary. ... Only in the area of retiree health benefits has the Legislature spoken. - Matt Giacobbe

Your prospective stewardship of the court, which could last until the year 2040 or longer ... and would present a very unique opportunity for a new chief justice to rebuild the image of the court away from what many believe it has become as super legislature. - Arlen Specter

Your inner life has to be rich enough that it's going to translate onto celluloid without you having to do anything. That's my favorite kind of acting, and that's also the hardest to do. And it's also the most underappreciated. - Thomas Jane