Gordon England Quotes (11 Quotes)

We need systems like this for the simple fact that we need to attract the very best talent we can. So we need a very responsive and modern personnel system so we can attract people, and those people will have the ability to perform to their highest potential.

Since joining President Bush's administration in 2001, it has been a profound honor to serve our nation, the magnificent men and women of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and those of the Department of Homeland Security. I am grateful to the president for asking me to continue serving our armed forces as the deputy to Defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

The president said that this is not removing a mole. You know, removing a mole, that's an outpatient sort of an operation. This was removing a cancer, removing a cancer takes more time.

The BTA will be responsible for business process re-engineering, core business mission activities and Investment Review Board matters as determined, and revised by the DBSMC, ... The BTA shall also ensure consistency and continuity across the core business missions of the department.

This is a war against terrorists. Not a war against a religion, but a war against terrorists.

Our enemies kill and injure American and coalition service members and the innocent citizens of many nations virtually everyday using improved explosive devices,

It is a day to remember the first responders and all those who came to the rescue, ... and a day to remember all those who wear the cloth of our nation around the world, who protect and defend the freedoms and liberties that we cherish.

We're here to remember. We're here to honor America's captives, who endured the worst of war to keep our nation safe. Those who serve today know if they fall this nation will spare no effort to bring them home.

The information is reported by concerned citizens and department personnel or obtained through information sharing with civilian law enforcement agencies. The program has been productive.

In my judgment, the reason 3,000 people were killed that day is because the terrorists did not know how to kill 30,000 people, and they didn't know how to kill 3 million people. But if they had known on 911 how to kill 30,000 people or 3 million people, in my judgment, they would have done so.

There is no quick solution. This is just hard work.