18 Quotes by David Hamilton

The year 2005 was, by many conventional measures, a positive year for corporate credit quality. Default rates remained low, recoveries on defaulted bonds were well above average, and aggregate credit rating revisions were favorable.

This is a very strange appropriations year. We are dealing with a surplus and budget cuts. The question is who is gong to take the pain for spending cuts?

At a time when we are trying to keep countries such as Iran from expanding their nuclear programs, it is irresponsible for the Bush administration to push this dangerous technology worldwide. We have better, cleaner, and cheaper energy solutions that can be used to meet our energy needs and protect the environment.

It seems to be out of character with Mr. Anderson. We're certainly looking at the issue of self-defense . . . he strikes me as a gentle person.

It may mean that employers look at employees going out of the area and see if they can offer them salary and benefits to keep them at home.

It will drive up wages. You'll see an interesting mix of people working.

For people who look closely at energy, the idea of New York being a callous and wasteful place is long dead and buried. When it comes to following up on new ideas and new technologies and staying ahead of the curve in terms of being smart and economical, New York is clearly among the leaders in the country.

Einstein said, “We still do not know one-thousandth of one percent of what nature has revealed to us.

It is a neuropeptide called endorphin, a natural opiate that also gives you a high. This is why athletes can become addicted to exercise, because endorphins are produced during intense activity. The high produced can be comparable to that of other addictive opiates.