Gordon England Quotes

"The president said that this is not removing a mole. You know, removing a mole, that's an outpatient sort of an operation. This was removing a cancer, removing a cancer takes more time."

"[The BTA will be responsible for] business process re-engineering, core business mission activities and Investment Review Board matters as determined, and revised by the DBSMC, ... The BTA shall also ensure consistency and continuity across the core business missions of the department."

"Since joining President Bush's administration in 2001, it has been a profound honor to serve our nation, the magnificent men and women of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and those of the Department of Homeland Security. I am grateful to the president for asking me to continue serving our armed forces as the deputy to [Defense] secretary [Donald] Rumsfeld."

"There is no quick solution. This is just hard work."

"We need systems like this for the simple fact that we need to attract the very best talent we can. So we need a very responsive and modern personnel system so we can attract people, and those people will have the ability to perform to their highest potential."

"This is a day for us to remember all those loved ones that were lost and everyone who suffered so much that day, ... It is a day to remember the first responders and all those who came to the rescue. And a day to remember all those who wear the cloth of our nation around the world, who protect and defend the freedoms and liberties that we so cherish."