Rev Quotes

Every day I was in captivity, I prayed for a miracle, ... It was delivered in the form of Rev. Jackson and his delegation.

The school district and Ministerium will begin the service with a welcome. Then (the Rev.) Alex Perednia will read scripture verses and give a eulogy.

After meeting with Louisiana officials last week, Rev. Jesse Jackson said, quote, `Many black people feel that their race, their property conditions and their voting patterns have been a factor in the response.` He continued, quote, `I`m not saying that myself.` Then I`ll say it. If the majority of the hardest hit victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans were white people, they would not have gone for days without food and water, forcing many to steal for mere survival. Their bodies would not have been left to float in putrid water. They would have been rescued and relocated a hell of a lot faster than this. Period. I mean, reporters and crews are getting to stranded people, and government and military agencies can`t? Why don`t the networks run FEMA? When I saw pictures of black people taking things from stores, my first thought was: `How are those Nikes necessary for your survival?` And then it hit me: People need shoes and clothing. Some escaped the floods with just the clothing on their backs. We have American citizens, not `refugees` from an underdeveloped country, waiting for food, water, shelter, and electricity for four, five, six days.

Mark Antony in his famous funeral oration in Shakespeare`s `Julius Caesar` says that he came not to praise Caesar, but to bury him. This week, at the funeral for the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King, two of the speakers, Jimmy Carter and Rev. Joseph Lowery, might have opened their remarks by saying that they came not to bury Coretta Scott King, but to bash (President) Bush, which is exactly what they proceeded to do.

Rev. Moon still has a major influence on the University of Bridgeport and his understanding of human sexuality is extremely limited.

I think AT&T should spend a little more time trying to figure out how not to lose net market share and try to slow the bleeding, ... (They should) try to rev up that side of the business without trying to bring in new services. That`s still an issue for me as an investor.

(On Sunday morning, following the destruction of the water line, the Rev. Tom Jimison of Central United Methodist Church in Spencer furiously preached in favor of the strikers. He prayed for railroad employees and their families and asked God to lead management to resolve the issue soon. At the end of the service, as chords of) Amazing Grace ... Your soul had a better chance of going to heaven if you grew up with your feet under a union table at mealtime.

(Back in Isla Vista after about 10 days of helping with relief efforts in Louisiana, the Rev. Jon-Stephen Hedges apologizes for not easily recalling some specific details of his time there.) Things are a little raw right now, ... My nerves are close to the surface. Everything`s jumbled together.

I`m thinking in my head I`d like to have five minutes alone with this guy to get some payback. But you got to keep a level head. You just got to get to the house, search, find anything you can to put these guys away and bring some justice '” and get some revenge '” for our brothers who were lost.