Don and that group were really responsible for that, ... They brought contacts and a youthful enthusiasm, and they went out there and got the deal. That's what we had in mind when we stepped aside.

We've lost none of our enthusiasm for the Patrick deal but clearly it needs to be restructured. We believe any restructured bid would need to contain more cash.

You must love your work, and not be always looking over the edge of it, wanting your play to begin. And the other is, you must not be ashamed of your work, and think it would be more honorable to you to be doing something else. You must have a pride in your own work and in learning to do it well, and not be always saying, There’s this and there’s that—if I had this or that to do, I might make something of it. No matter what a man is—I wouldn’t give twopence for him’— here Caleb’s mouth looked bitter, and he snapped his fingers— ‘whether he was the prime minister or the rick-thatcher, if he didn’t do well what he undertook to do.

After today, any/all such containers shall be considered contraband and will result in disciplinary action.

I think about the tremendous responsibility that I have in providing leadership to the team in the department of corrections, ... I just hope that I can be worthy of all the kindness and all the support.

I had a gut instinct, ... We thought we were clearly doing the right thing, and it was time and we needed a new generation of leaders.