26 Quotes by Dennis Smith

What is most admirable about firefighters, is there reliability. When they are called, they come

We're not a large water holder. We're a storage area that has been abused for years and years.

Las Vegas will never again be viewed as an affordable housing market by the 'working class' as it was just five years ago.

On our farm here, we're using about (12,000) to 15,000 gallons a year. You can do the math on that. It's a substantial increase in money.

If they think prices are going to take off again like they did in 2004, they're in for a long wait. That ain't gonna happen. The status of our market is not so dependent on what goes on in Las Vegas this year, but it's dependent on what goes on in California. We've already seen markets over there hit the wall in San Diego and Orange County and other places, too.

Builders will face more challenges with density and land prices, and with all these public builders, they can go out and scour the countryside for ideas from other cities. Smaller builders will follow suit. If they are affordable, why would people not buy them?

I get tired of everyone trying to push this and make money off it. What about quality of life?

If the builder is going to try and resell in a couple of years, he is not going to build a slum. Ten years ago, affordable housing accounted for 80 percent of the market; today, it's only 5 percent. We need affordable housing. And this is going to be a way to get people into housing affordably.

He tried for the win with the Peterson and he gets put on his back. It's a shame for Jimmy because he's wrestling their kid tooth and nail and he gets pinned at the end. People won't understand when they see that -- it was a really good battle.