I am sure if there is something out there looking down on us from somewhere else in the universe, they're wise enough to stay away from us.

They want us to move fast -- 'come on here,' in essence, 'rubber stamp what we've done.' That's not our job. We have an independent role and responsibility.

It really opens a completely new window on the universe. It tells us that we're going to be seeing gravitational waves in the near future, in addition to knowing how stars die and how the material that we are made of and the earth is made of came to be and how life came to be possible.

West Virginia is tremendously important to us. This is, for us, the center of the coal universe.

There is no legal authority for the chief to thumb his nose at us -- and I won't accept it, ... I won't tolerate it.

I wanted us to get out on the road so the kids could bond and mature. I think they've done that, they've learned how to play and win away from home. It's important, especially with a young team like this.