He used his energy and influence to get things done.

[However, the head of a lab-watchdog group doubts the board's influence.] There's no major (Department of Energy) decisions that don't have a political component, ... It's money and power rather than the technological reality that dominate the weapons programs.

She's a calming influence at times, she's a source of energy at other times.

Enron is providing the counterforce right now. It's undermining a number of industries such as utilities, banks, insurance and energy companies.

They were a step ahead of us because of their effort and their energy and their absolute desperation to make the playoffs. When you get a team with that frame of mind, they are going to be a step ahead of you.

I thought their whole team played well. They played with a lot of energy and they were probably looking for a little payback. They had some guys hitting 3s that ordinarily shoot a very, very low percentage.