20 Quotes by Elizabeth Smith

We're disappointed because you think the neighborhood is safe, it's very quiet here.

It's a very interesting choice at a time when the Republican Party is beginning to have a presence on (Indian) reservations. It may very well be from the party's point of view that this is a very good choice.

It's really important for people to realize that this isn't old news because some people think the genocide had stopped. They're like 'I heard about that in 2003, and it's 2006 now.' It's still happening.

It's something we didn't plan on in our budget.

In 1955, the nation was still largely industrialized, and South Dakota was an agricultural state. A high-school education was a good level of attainment. Now, to be a player in an information economy, people need more education.

In a way, you're glad you weren't sought out and it's happened to everyone . But it's disappointing. I'm just glad it wasn't our children's bedroom windows shot out because they face the street.

I'll be glad to get back home (Franklin) to my elementary school-aged sons, Cooper and Grady by Sept. 24,

I hear people complaining every time I come out of the place, but I really like Dr. Palmer and (they) never disrespected me in any way. But I think overcharging someone for four white pieces of paper, $100, is a whole lot.

I just didn't know anything about it, and I felt wrong that I hadn't tried to learn, that I hadn't tried to do something. I'm so lucky to be where I am in life, so I have the ability to make a difference.