David Walker
David Walker
English banker who was appointed the Chairman of Barclays bank on November 1, 2012.
ProfessionBusiness Executive
Date of Birth31 December 1939
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Continuing on this unsustainable path will gradually erode, if not suddenly damage, our economy, our standard of living, and ultimately our national security.
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Thanks to them, I was able to get some of my money. They paid me out of their pockets on jobs they never got paid for.
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As a matter of course we review our cost structure and staffing needs and levels.
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A single individual directly responsible and accountable to the president of the United States should be dedicated to act as the central focal point to lead and coordinate the overall federal response.
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This acquisition is consistent with Morgan Stanley's stated strategy of growing our international business by taking opportunities for bolt-on acquisitions and further underscores our increasing resource commitment to the UK and Europe.
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Part of the problem is that when Congress considers legislation, and the administration proposes it, they only consider a one-year, five-year, or maybe 10-year time horizon.
I'll probably think about it after the fact,
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I know one day I'll be back out on the field playing again. I'm a competitor. Nothing is given to you. You've got to go out there and fight.
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I'm just looking forward to playing a game, ... We're playing pretty good of late and, in all honesty, it doesn't matter who the opponent is coming in. Our guys ... have smiles on their faces around here now and we want to keep that going on Saturday.
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In 1950 there were 16 workers per retiree. Today there are 3.4; in 2030 there will be less than two,
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Investors should at all times be looking for great stocks trading at good valuations. The lower the market the better the value. That's our approach and we would get more and more interested the further the market fell.
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In the middle, middle of the monsoon season, lying there soaking wet and the spoilsports didn't come! And that's when I had, because I can always remember just lying there saying to myself, the water just running down my neck and that, I said, 'Well David. There's not many people get a twenty first birthday party like this.'
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I have some sympathy for his concern about drawing a reasonable line, ... That changed the ball game.
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I can provide a pretty good scouting report on the personnel that is there, ... Schematically things are a little different but the players are still the players, so I've talked to the people I feel I need to talk to about some of the strengths and weaknesses with their personnel.