"In fact, the press asked me what I thought when I left, and I think it is a quote my kids put on the refrigerator. Their dad said--my response was 'it is too good for the bastards.'"
"If this doesn't work, in January when I come back, I will have a very nice--well, maybe I'll give you a little bit more time, sir."
"The money was there."
"I suggest you might tell the Secretary to find some of them to go into the important oversight responsibility for the transit systems."
"I'll probably make these into gold, into silver and bronze. You're going to get a silver."
"I want you to report to the committee quarterly, OK?"
"I am a supporter of the civil service system, and it was set up decades and decades ago to protect civil servants, public employees, from abuse, being politically abused, being relieved of their posit..."
"It is just a huge fail in government programs and it will fail."
"What they said was well intended but they're late at the gate."
"We have gone from a risk-based system down to shaking and thoroughly examining everyone and no Plan B."
"I think that I would like an outline to the committee."