41 Quotes by Erskine Bowles

I always thought that I was okay with arithmetic.

I believe in working in a bipartisan manner

This race will be about the future of our state,

Nobody thought we could balance the federal budget, ... I found that if I just listened hard enough, I could find some common ground.

I have been and remain in absolute awe of your vision and your intellect, of your genuine warmth and concern for others,

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.

He was very clear when he decided there were three basic areas where felt there needed to be some change, ... First in the area of legal immigrants, second in the area of food stamps and third to give the governors some more flexibility.

Unless we are imposing tough penalties on the tobacco companies and doing everything in our power to reduce teen smoking, this administration will not address proposals to give tobacco companies protection from liability,

The American people know that every day 3,000 kids begin to smoke, 1,000 of them die an early death. They're not going to allow us to go forward this year and not have comprehensive bipartisan legislation. It's in everybody's best interest.