Grasso Quotes

#1. You know I've smoked a lot of grassO' Lord, I've popped a lot of pillsBut I never touched nothin'That my spirit could kill.

Hoyt Axton

#2. Dick Grasso would be a superb mayor of the City of New York. He loves the city.

Kenneth Langone

#3. It is fundamentally important that Grasso resign so that the New York Stock Exchange can restore its moral authority.

Phil Angelides

#4. Realizing the emptiness of a "spirituality"
and of a "spiritual" nurture
that remains in the clouds need not bring us or our children to a dead end. It is a turning point. Now we can begin to deepen our awareness of the genuine spirituality of life's humblest moments.

Jean Grasso Fitzpatrick

#5. Our systems are all go. At 9:30 Monday morning trading will resume on both markets, and the message will be given to criminals who foisted this on America that they lost.

Richard Grasso

#6. How does a woman gain such wisdom in only twenty-nine years?" Gordon asked, escorting her across the lawns toward the mansion.
"The same way a man does."
"Which is?"
Lady Keely cast him an ambiguous smile. "Either you are born with wisdom, my lord, or you make do
without it ...

Patricia Grasso

#7. The globalization of the capital market is actually part of economic globalization. This will create a change in the entire world economy, not just restricted to some fields in some countries.

Richard Grasso

#8. I would not be President because I do not aspire to be President. But l'm sure that a woman will be President. When? I don't know. It depends. I don't think the woods are full of candidates today.

Ella T. Grasso

#9. Her courage seemed to collapse around her ankles like an old pair of elastic undies

Julie Anne Grasso

#10. Child that is a beautiful note," the chief justice praised her, "but the next time you write your title, add an O to the countess.

Patricia Grasso

#11. Inflation has ... become the cruelest tax, destroying the value of the dollar and adding new costs to every purchase.

Ella T. Grasso

#12. What the American people don't understand is how Merrill Lynch or AIG or Lehman Brothers can reward people, and the entity fails. Not only do the shareholders lose, but the entities lose.

Richard Grasso

#13. Let's take a timeout. Let's allow investors the opportunity in a period of market calm to re-examine what's happened and to deploy new strategies into the marketplace.

Richard Grasso

#14. The impossible is only a step in the right direction.

Gary Grasso

#15. Clearly there are always unintended consequences of any legislative or regulatory act that's taken in the heat of battle.

Richard Grasso

#16. Would you care to walk to the river?" -Miles
"I would love to walk anywhere with you." -Amber

Patricia Grasso

#17. Do not feed that beggar. Hamlet, lie down." The dog ignored her.
"Down," Viktor ordered, his deep voice stern. The dog whined and then lay down. The prince looked at her. "You need to be more forceful."
"I suppose my forcefulness will improve once my voice changes. Sopranos get no respect.

Patricia Grasso

#18. I'm opposed to abortion because I happen to believe that life deserves the protection of society.

Ella T. Grasso

#19. I did not get my Spaghetti-O's, I got spaghetti. I want the press to know this.

Thomas J. Grasso

#20. This is a basic requirement the meaning of globalization is that we should admit that the economy of each country is dependent on the economy of all the others.

Richard Grasso

#21. Thank ye."
"For what?"
"For bein' who ye are."
Gabby chuckled and shook her head, saying, "And who else could I be?

Patricia Grasso

#22. It is not enough to profess faith in the democratic process; we must do something about it.

Ella T. Grasso

#23. A leader gets people to do things they wouldn't do in their right minds. A manager tells him he spent too much money doing it.

William Peter Grasso

#24. It should strengthen investors' confidence. This is done through transparency, high quality financial reports, and a standardized economic market. This is not just for China, but also for the world market as a whole.

Richard Grasso

#25. I'm having trouble managing the mansion. What I need is a wife.

Ella T. Grasso

#26. Let's escape outside," Isabelle suggested. "Do you have any other talents?"
"I bake and garden."
"Do you sew, too?"
Amber nodded. "I sew whenever anger incites me to mutilation."
Isabelle laughed. "One cannot hang for attacking a piece of cloth.

Patricia Grasso

#27. When I ran the stock exchange, it was the most successful it's been in its 200-plus-year history. And I was rewarded for success; I would not have been rewarded if we failed.

Richard Grasso

#28. This sucks the hind teat.

Patricia Grasso

#29. I keep my campaign promises, but I never promised to wear stockings.

Ella T. Grasso

#30. I never realized that life could be as difficult for a beautiful woman as it is for a plain one," he said.
"Life can be difficult for everyone," she replied.
"Misery makes no distinction between prince and pauper.

Patricia Grasso