John Curtis actually said...

"Thank you, Director Sams. I spent the last several days in Acadia National Park. My compliments to your team there."

"I think it is imperative that your agency is able to make this a non-political issue, and assure people that it really is, in the long term, saving taxpayers money by spending this money."

"Thus saving the taxpayer more money than if we hadn't done the project."

"I think, in truth, if I could redo this life, I would be a park ranger."