Deficit Quotes

[Baltimore said his intention to retire as president of the Pasadena-based university was not prompted by any health problem, budget deficit or management disagreements, but rather a sense that he had accomplished his goals as an administrator.] Caltech is a wonderful place, the best place to do science I have ever seen, ... I will have done what I can do [as president], and it is time for somebody else to be thinking about it. I have a fairly extensive life in science and in business that I will pursue. - David Baltimore

[At the same time, the bill for Katrina is expected to grow by billions in coming weeks, according to several Capitol Hill sources.] There is sticker shock... It comes after Iraq. We have a time of war, rising deficits, Medicare and Social Security [shortfalls]. - John Hart

. . . I don't think either of the Liberals or the Conservatives are going to plunge us into deficit. - Dale Orr

(The data are) suggesting the decline we've seen in the dollar over the last couple of years is not having an impact. It suggests the dollar may still need to fall to help narrow the trade deficit. But there's a risk to higher inflation if it does. - Gary Thayer