David Kessler
David Kessler
low previous rough
It had been a rough previous 10 years. It was a deregulatory period, ... I did come in at a low point.
early wait
We were able to get out of our lease early in Dublin, and we can't wait to get here.
government provisions question whether
The question was whether the government could (regulate advertising) under the provisions of the act,
department good
If it's good enough for McDonald's, it should be good enough for the Department of Agriculture.
focus today
What you need to do today is to focus on the science.
anybody chipping wins
No one wins this, ... It's chipping away at it. I don't think anybody can win it.
battles considered exception framework heart people question signed touch within
Is it going to be considered as an exception within the framework of the WTO, or are people at it going to say, 'Oh, this has been signed at UNESCO, but it does not touch our work.' This question will be at the heart of the battles to come,
case future health stake strong
We think the case is a strong one, ... What is at stake is the future health of so many of our children.
bleeds target
was a slow-moving target that bleeds profusely when hit.
educating
In the end, it was about educating the public,
country denying essence high immunity pay people price
Immunity is a very high price for the country to pay because you are in essence denying people their rights.
concerns fda impossible regulate serious written
I have very serious concerns that the settlement as it's written could effectively make it impossible for the FDA to regulate tobacco.
age age-and-aging begun unlikely
If you can get a young person to the age of 18, 19 or 20 and they have not begun to smoke, it is unlikely they ever will.
people smoke
How many people say, 'I'm going to smoke this one and 780,000 more?'