71 Quotes by David Hawkins

Telecom is where people thought the next Enron was going to be, and they weren't disappointed.

No question, they're being tougher, more comprehensive in their audits. They're actually auditing transactions, rather than just auditing by interview. They're less tolerant of weaknesses in internal control systems, and not as ready to accept management explanations.

No question, they're being tougher, more comprehensive in their audits, ... They're actually auditing transactions, rather than just auditing by interview. They're less tolerant of weaknesses in internal control systems, and not as ready to accept management explanations.

They're stuck in a limbo where they can't get formal employment and they can't go on to college. At best, they become part of the underground economy. At worst they become a liability.

It's formalizing something that needed to be formalized, quite frankly,

It sounds like there's some comparable numbers there and it's encouraging. It's healthy that it's 15 percent, given that it's very early on in the process of this. I have no doubt that number will go up given increased publicity of this program.

The biggest topic this year is going to be Yale's continued commitment to serving disadvantaged students. Folks will look to him as that process of implementing the new policy begins.

If problems are happening in New York, where this industry has been supposedly well-regulated, then the problems in other states are almost certain to be worse.

If we build coal plants with no carbon dioxide capture mechanism, there is no way we can prevent massive global warming.