Erskine Bowles
Erskine Bowles
Erskine Boyce Bowlesis an American businessman and political figure from North Carolina. He served from 2005 to 2010 as the president of the University of North Carolina system. In 1997–98 he served as White House Chief of Staff and he also ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate from North Carolina in 2002 and 2004...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth8 August 1945
CountryUnited States of America
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I think that if we don't get these politicians to come together we face the most predictable economic crisis in history.
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I think it's absolutely clear that the fiscal path we are on is not sustainable, and for me, the best analogy is these deficits are like a cancer, and over time they will destroy the country from within.
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I'm thrilled he's come on the board, He's very welcome.
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I want to see if you have the same sense of joy that I do. Because you will never see someone who is more excited to be here than I am!
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Up until today, the North Carolina Research Campus has been an audacious idea on the part of David Murdock. Now it will lead to a more prosperous future.
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This could be the golden goose, I think there's a lot more homework that needs to be done.
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Any staff who are found to be engaging in such conduct will be fired immediately. In addition, we have make clear to persons outside the White House that we will not tolerate such conduct.
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Nobody thought we could balance the federal budget, ... I found that if I just listened hard enough, I could find some common ground.
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I have been and remain in absolute awe of your vision and your intellect, of your genuine warmth and concern for others,
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I can't imagine having another opportunity to have such a positive impact on the lives and livelihood of the people of North Carolina, ... You will never see someone who is more excited to be here than I am.
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This job has given me a chance to do things that I never dreamed possible,
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There's every reason to think he'll be on the ticket, ... It's a decision the vice president will make on his own.
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It's awfully tough -- it's painful -- when a friend gives you justifiable criticism, and that's what Joe did,
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Romney said that his tax reform proposal is 'very similar to the Simpson-Bowles plan.' How I wish it were.