John Thompson Quotes

What he did was the right thing for him. Unfortunately, it has a negative influence on a lot of other people. Going into professional sports and making the money he's made does not close the option for him to still get a formal education. It does close the option for a kid that does not make it. If I'm some kid from the inner-city who has used athletics to motivate myself and I miss, I have no more options. - John Thompson

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We know what they're going through. We sympathize with them... We're still Southerners and we're still pulling together. It's all sweet tea and casseroles. - John Thompson

That's up to them and their taxpayers. Even though we know limits may be coming, I would hate to have to justify an increase like that. Generally this part of the state's a little more conservative than that. If many do raise taxes like that, it just adds to the Legislature's desire to place limits. - John Thompson

We are keeping with the Victorian era of what it was like then. - John Thompson