26 Quotes by Michael Ryan

Culture becomes visible when we travel between “ cultures ” and when we look back in time to other “ cultures ” than our own.

The fact that pay for performance is reinstated demonstrates that council recognizes the quality of staff that we have here. And it shows that they understand the benefits in rewarding and retaining quality service.

Like everyone else, the school system will have to deal with increased utility costs. We already are running with a deficit from fuel oil for this year's budget.

Maintaining vigilance is going to be a long and exhausting process. Nobody can say with any certainty when a pandemic virus will emerge.

Because they (NASA) had abandoned the military style of command and gone to a corporate style, they lost the ability to have clear communication. It (Challenger disaster) is a great lesson in organizational structure and how to achieve high-risk goals.

He is just amazing. I'm always lucky to have him.

When he's on, he's definitely on. When he's off, he's still pretty good. And when he takes the mound, you know he gives you a chance to win. It's just a matter of scoring runs for him.

Kathy has played a tremendous role in developing the look and the feel of Flower Mound over the past 30 years. There are very few projects that she has not touched in some way or another. From a staff point of view, we are sad to see her go. She is a friend and a great resource for us. After 32 years, she has an historical knowledge of the town.

It is something the residents had requested. The return envelope will add a level of privacy and security with their utility bills. It is also an additional avenue to communicate with our residents.