(213 quotes found)
“The increase reflects more convention activity and shows Central Florida as a destination. Of course, we did get some conferences that were moved here because of the Gulf Coast not being able to handle them.”
Carolyn Fennell
“Today's shocks are tomorrow's conventions.”
Carolyn Heilbrun
“We're apparently not good enough for the Republican convention, ... They would rather stay on a floating fortress.”
Carolyn Maloney
“When I first came to the planning department, I was considering a conventional layout. While I was there city staff members made me aware of the transition zoning that is now available in some parts of the city. I embraced the concept and came back with this proposal.”
Cary Clarke
“It's had a big impact on the economy, especially as conventions have had to relocate. But by the end of the year, I think we are going to see recovery workers leaving and more venues opening up. I don't think tourists are going to give up on the city for long.”
Cathy Keefe
“You get to a point where you identify everybody you can by conventional means, and we've really pretty much gotten to the end of the road on that. The fact that we have been able to identify close to 90 percent of these people working under these conditions is nothing short of remarkable.”
Chuck Smith
“Traditional neighborhoods have certain characteristics that we haven't seen in conventional development in the last couple of decades. One of them is that the streets are all connected to one another, so you can walk around and come upon another place you've never seen before. Guess what? Waveland already has that very ideal situation - most of the streets connect.”
Catherine Johnson
“The conventional wisdom was that Katrina was catalytic to these attitudes about poverty, ... But these attitudes were evident before Katrina.”
Celinda Lake
“The conventional wisdom was that Katrina was catalytic to these attitudes about poverty. But these attitudes were evident before Katrina.”
“The wardrobe and cupboard on the landing could be converted to create space for a conventional staircase.”
Charles Smallwood
