Erskine Bowles Quotes

"Will lay a strong foundation for further action."
-Erskine Bowles

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

"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."
-Erskine Bowles

"Come January 1, I promise you I will be prepared to accept this public trust."
-Erskine Bowles

"We're not moving anywhere right now."
-Erskine Bowles

"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!"
-Erskine Bowles

"You always have certain strengths and certain weaknesses, and you want to compensate for your weaknesses, ... I have a real duty to earn the trust of the faculty. I don't just deserve it. I have to earn it."
-Erskine Bowles

"The president is not exhausted, I am, ... We're just trying to keep up with him."
-Erskine Bowles