Quotes by Don Nickles

About Don Nickles:

Donald Lee "Don" Nickles is an American politician who was a Republican United States Senator from Oklahoma from 1981 until 2005. He was considered both a fiscal and a social conservative. After the Senate, he founded The Nickles Group, a lobbying firm.
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And the whole world, the whole world that believes in freedom, whether you're talking about personal freedom, economic freedom, religious freedom, they look to the United States for leadership; and you're part of that leadership.

Don Nickles

But if you look at WorldCom, which is the biggest failure to date, they grew dramatically, they were buying companies that were bigger than they were and they were doing it off inflated stock.

Don Nickles

I think there's bipartisan support in the Senate to pass a good reform bill.

Don Nickles

I think most corporate executives are good honorable honest men and women who do good work.

Don Nickles

I hope there will be some good news and some good profits, and people will realize we have a lot of outstanding executives, and a lot of companies that are doing a good job, and those are good companies to invest in.

Don Nickles

If you really believe the number one priority of our government is the protection of our people, then the idea of being defenseless against an intercontinental ballistic missile or any other type of weapon system that puts us in jeopardy is not accep...

Don Nickles

If your basic premise about the fundamental purpose of our government is that it must provide for the common defense, then no other position is possible.

Don Nickles

But the federal government, our collective government, has responsibilities that none of these other levels of government can fulfill; and chief among these is national defense.

Don Nickles

ALEC is one great organization, I think, for growing future political leaders.

Don Nickles

I'm always a little cautious, there's a few amendments that are out there that I think could do some damage, so I've been more concerned about over regulating, going too far.

Don Nickles

Well, we want to make sure there's not securities fraud.

Don Nickles

If people are going to be cooking the books, you're in trouble.

Don Nickles

My last comment was, though, that Congress has cooked the books.

Don Nickles

Well, WorldCom's growth exploded in the Clinton years, there's no question, there's no disputing that.

Don Nickles

I still happen to think the United States is the greatest place in the world to invest.

Don Nickles

I always intended to return to the private sector.

Don Nickles

Jim mentioned I was an ALEC member, and that's correct.

Don Nickles

My State Senate district was in the northern part of Oklahoma and they were redrawing the districts.

Don Nickles

I happen to be one who believes very strongly that state and local governments have their proper roles.

Don Nickles

I have always thought that Israel, as an independent and sovereign nation, had a right to defend itself.

Don Nickles

Author Bio

  • NameDon Nickles
  • DescriptionAmerican politician
  • BornDecember 6, 1948
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPolitician