Erskine Bowles
Erskine Bowles
Erskine Boyce Bowlesis an American businessman and political figure from North Carolina. He served from 2005 to 2010 as the president of the University of North Carolina system. In 1997–98 he served as White House Chief of Staff and he also ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate from North Carolina in 2002 and 2004...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth8 August 1945
CountryUnited States of America
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I'm thrilled he's come on the board, He's very welcome.
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In today's knowledge-based global economy, we're competing head-to-head with China, India and dozens of other countries that are making tremendous strategic investments in education and research. The cold hard fact is that if we don't get more of our own people better educated, we're in a losing fight, a fight that if we shape up, we can still win and win big.
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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!
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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.
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This could be the golden goose, I think there's a lot more homework that needs to be done.
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I believe my experience in the private sector and the public sector has truly prepared me to lead North Carolina into the 21st century.
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The president is not exhausted, I am, ... We're just trying to keep up with him.
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Up until today, the North Carolina Research Campus has been an audacious idea on the part of David Murdock. Now it will lead to a more prosperous future.
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Leadership is the key to 99 percent of all successful efforts.
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I am not a politician.
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I always thought that I was okay with arithmetic.
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We live in a time today where we face fierce global competition.
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The US Debt is the single biggest threat I see to innovation in American business.
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This race will be about the future of our state,