John Allen Quotes

We had a few come around, but the boogie man scared them away. The signs did the job.

Our defense played well enough to win this game. We just had no offense.

Racing is a $2 billion-a-year industry. Half the people who invest in our fund have never invested before. They don't know a stock from a bond. They like stock car racing.

That was our plan all along, was to go on hiatus and it'll be back, bigger and better. The fans really miss it. We got a lot of calls and complaints about not having it the last couple years.

Seeing this and what I saw yesterday, there are no words to describe it. I didn't realize it was as bad as it was until yesterday when we were driving around.

Excelsior needs to stand up and admit it has a bullying problem. That is when the problem will be fixed.

The charisma, the celebrity, around John Paul was so strong that, in a way, the religious significance of the event sort of fades from view. Benedict is obviously determined that is not going to happen. He's trying very hard to make sure the focus is on the ritual, not the person.

We are going to have to wait and see what their expectations are. As far as I can see, this is as good a sale of what the employees could have hoped for. We hate to see a sale, but this could turn out to be the best thing for the employees.

Some in the Vatican like Zen very much for his willingness to stand up to the Chinese on religious freedom issues, others worry that he will disrupt Vatican diplomatic efforts to establish formal relations with Beijing.

Anyone who has followed Benedict knows he can be a bulldog when it comes to matters of faith and morality. But what is surprising is in other areas, the pope is proving to be softer and more willing to listen.

I am very proud of the players, fans and front-office employees, who donated their time and money toward the hurricane relief efforts.