David Walker Quotes (43 Quotes)

Maybe if I didn't have my injury, I wouldn't have studied as well in the classroom. I'm on pace to graduate right now. So I'm glad for that.

I believe the country faces a critical crossroad and that the decisions that are made - or not made - within the next 10 years or so will have a profound effect on the future of our country, our children and our grandchildren. The problem gets bigger every day, and the tidal wave gets closer every day.

People are using the pension system and bankruptcy code as a business strategy,

Part of the problem is that when Congress considers legislation, and the administration proposes it, they only consider a one-year, five-year, or maybe 10-year time horizon.

It's an elite sport, and to win a national junior road title puts her on the road to success, and it was a fantastic effort.

Other vehicles were leaving the station's lot and there was a great deal of traffic on the roadway near the station at the time,

I don't know exactly what's left for them to take care of, but it didn't sound like much.

We're pushing a drought-awareness program right now. But you never know. The 1952 flood happened right in the middle of a drought. It's feast or famine around here.

We're on an imprudent, unsustainable fiscal path, ... The status quo is not an option and we're not going to grow our way out of this problem and the sooner we get started the better.

There's room for another half a million acre feet of water, a lot of water.

In the middle, middle of the monsoon season, lying there soaking wet and the spoilsports didn't come And that's when I had, because I can always remember just lying there saying to myself, the water just running down my neck and that, I said, 'Well David. There's not many people get a twenty first birthday party like this.'

We're going to have to restructure Social Security and Medicare. And, frankly, Social Security will be a lot easier than Medicare. If there's one thing that could bankrupt America, it's health care. And it's out of control.

We can confirm that the offices of our private bank in Sao Paulo were searched yesterday. We are fully cooperating with the authorities.

Continuing on this unsustainable path will gradually erode, if not suddenly damage, our economy, our standard of living, and ultimately our national security.

I went up to hit a linebacker, felt it kind of tweak a little bit. Then I went up to get in my stance, I kind of collapsed, that's when I knew something was wrong with it. I couldn't put any weight on it.

I can provide a pretty good scouting report on the personnel that is there, ... Schematically things are a little different but the players are still the players, so I've talked to the people I feel I need to talk to about some of the strengths and weaknesses with their personnel.

It hurt, but at the same time I knew there was more to life than crying and pouting about an injury. I've got to move on.

This acquisition is consistent with Morgan Stanley's stated strategy of growing our international business by taking opportunities for bolt-on acquisitions and further underscores our increasing resource commitment to the UK and Europe.

I have some sympathy for his concern about drawing a reasonable line, ... That changed the ball game.

I think in the run game, we'll be fine and I think we'll be able to have some success with it -- we really need to, in order to help the passing game out,

A single individual directly responsible and accountable to the president of the United States should be dedicated to act as the central focal point to lead and coordinate the overall federal response.

Almost like the government has collapsed here, ... There's just no law. Everything is diluted.

Investors should at all times be looking for great stocks trading at good valuations. The lower the market the better the value. That's our approach and we would get more and more interested the further the market fell.

The (coastal) farmers were the first people to use the water, so they have the oldest rights. That's the way water rights work in Texas. First come, first served.

If you are in front like that, you tend to coast. To get a chance to spend time in another country and play golf, I can't wait.

As a matter of course we review our cost structure and staffing needs and levels.

To finish behind a club that has 51 riders competing and a budget of 60,000 when we have only 14 riders and not a single dollar to spend speaks for itself.

I grew up pretty anti-Catholic, to say the least. It's a radical journey.

The status quo is not an option. Faster economic growth can help, but there's no way we're going to grow our way out of this problem. The sooner we start to address it, the better.

Well, it was just, the bars was all just like the bamboo roofs and everything. You know. As I say, to me, it's completely spoiled all, all these places now. Make them all just tourist traps.

But as I get better at it, my confidence level is back to where it was.

I'm just looking forward to playing a game, ... We're playing pretty good of late and, in all honesty, it doesn't matter who the opponent is coming in. Our guys ... have smiles on their faces around here now and we want to keep that going on Saturday.

Well, mines was a sub machine gun. That was my personal weapon with being the first person in the patrol. I used to lead the patrol. Used to have a leading scout, a second scout and then the officer. The officer would be third. As I say, it was educational.

This is about the right of the Congress to oversee the executive branch, the right of the GAO to assist Congress, ... Our concern is that never before have we had a situation where an administration has refused to provide this kind of information, whether it be a Democratic or Republican administration.

It certainly makes sense to expand the pulp industry in Indonesia, ... It's clear that it will be a very competitive exporter of pulp to the rest of the world, including China and India. So the interest by the Indonesian government is clearly to establish a really competitive plantation fiber base to support a globally attractive export industry.

It's a done deal. It's back in the mail.

I was an able-seaman, a deck hand. As I say, it's the way to see the world and get paid for it.

Many non-homeland-security missions are likely to be integrated into a Cabinet department overwhelmingly dedicated to protecting the nation from terrorism, ... Congress may wish to consider whether the new department, as proposed, will dedicate sufficient management capacity and accountability to ensure the execution of non-homeland-security missions.

It's pretty frustrating, because you work so hard to come back from one injury, then a couple months after that you have another one,

We can't afford to make all the tax cuts permanent.

On the path that we're headed on today, either there have to be dramatic changes in entitlement programs and other federal spending, or dramatic tax increases to close the fiscal gap.

I think it's appropriate to provide the administration a few days to reconsider their position. I'm hopeful that they will provide us with the information we're seeking. It is a very reasonable and reasoned request. But the fuse is short,

In 1950 there were 16 workers per retiree. Today there are 3.4 in 2030 there will be less than two,