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
fiscal grow option problem quo sooner status
We're on an imprudent, unsustainable fiscal path, ... The status quo is not an option and we're not going to grow our way out of this problem and the sooner we get started the better.
congress considers maybe problem proposes time
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.
record teams
I think a lot of teams would probably have the same record if you look at who they've played,
deal great leaving near station traffic vehicles
Other vehicles were leaving the station's lot and there was a great deal of traffic on the roadway near the station at the time,
disaster disasters floods natural responding
responding to floods and other natural disasters by FEMA.
fine game help order passing run success
I think in the run game, we'll be fine and I think we'll be able to have some success with it -- we really need to, in order to help the passing game out,
days few fuse hopeful information provide reasonable
I think it's appropriate to provide the administration a few days to reconsider their position. I'm hopeful that they will provide us with the information we're seeking. It is a very reasonable and reasoned request. But the fuse is short,
changed
We are blessed. She's really a changed person.
awareness famine feast flood happened middle program pushing
We're pushing a drought-awareness program right now. But you never know. The 1952 flood happened right in the middle of a drought. It's feast or famine around here.
afford cuts tax
We can't afford to make all the tax cuts permanent.
bankrupt easier health security social
We're going to have to restructure Social Security and Medicare. And, frankly, Social Security will be a lot easier than Medicare. If there's one thing that could bankrupt America, it's health care. And it's out of control.
movement
We have to get some movement on it shortly,
people empowering may
Allowing God to charge our lives that we may empower people around us to live In a greater relationship with him.
war differences cnn
My wife and I have just returned from Belgium where, courtesy of the hotel TV, we acquired a new perspective on the Iraq war. The difference between BBC, ITV and CNN on the one hand and the channels from Belgium, Germany and France on the other was stark and disturbing. The 'coalition' output, which strongly influences public opinion in Britain, comprises reports from 'embedded' reporters telling us about the mud and dust, press conferences by generals describing the tip of the iceberg they wanted us to see and studio debates among armchair pundits.