23 Quotes by John Evans

I thought it was dead. I didn't think there was any chance of saving it.

The problem is, ... we don't get the luxury of legislating ownership. That would kind of cure this problem that I'm struggling with.

We feel that a good selective boycott on some of these oil companies may provide the tone that will get some action. The fat cats are getting fatter and we know that they are not concerned about the average working person or people in general. They're just concerned about profit making.

The size of the property and the magnitude of what we're dealing with is amazing. But we're planning a community, not dealing with a plot of land.

A photograph doesn't tell the story of the families who you meet who were the victims of this hurricane. Somehow, they remain resilient, and that's what I'm going to remember most about this trip.

As everyday road cars, they are not the best, ... They are quite high strung and almost demand that you push them. Although they are easy to drive, my most pervasive thought when driving on the road is 'Am I going to jail today?'--and you have to really like talking to 20 people when you buy gas.

It wasn't one of our better meets, but I was kind of expecting that. When you are coming off break, the meet was really meant to see where everyone is. The meet shows that we have a lot of work to do over the next month or so.

Taxes, Social Security and health care are a heavy burden on emerging and growing businesses. In calling for reform in all these areas, business owners are saying that they want relief -- a simpler system that will allow them to focus more on the needs of their businesses.

It's hard to describe or convey what you find down there. The vastness of the devastation and the work that still needs to be done, not just the clean-up, but all of the rebuilding left to do.