Don Young Quotations

We wonder why we have got the Freemen or the militants. We wonder why we have got unrest in this country. It is because our government, in fact, has got out of hand and out of line, with the Endangered Species Act.

Remember, the Arctic didn't have any ice. And the Northwest Passage was wide open. They were raising grapes in Scotland for God sakes, had a huge winery. Iceland was a farming community. As some of the glaciers retreated they found villages that were covered with ice.

I can't convince you to put the drink down if you're an alcoholic, you have to want to do that. I can't convince you to stop eating the cookies when you're a diabetic. You have to do that. And that takes responsibility.

I don't see any justification for the federal government owning land, other than the Statue of Liberty and maybe a few parks, maybe a few refuges. But to just own land to do nothing with it I think is a disservice to the Constitution.

I wrote my thesis on the benefits of war and very near got thrown out of college. But I can show you where the greatest advancement of mankind comes under stress and strain, not comfort.

If you can't eat it, can't sleep under it, can't wear it or make something from it, it's not worth anything.

Environmentalists are a socialist group of individuals that are the tool of the Democrat Party. I'm proud to say that they are my enemy. They are not Americans, never have been Americans, never will be Americans.

You've got to be willing to forgive and say, 'God, get something good out of something bad.' And if you'll make that choice... God will do it.

Remember in 1973 the same science chatter said that the coming Ice Age is going to occur, we're going to lose millions of people. And the politicians knew how to solve it, they just didn't have the courage to solve it; they were going to put coal dust on the Arctic.

There's nothing pretty about ice. Ice grows nothing. But we've got this in our minds that we've got to make everything cold.

If it is warming, it's because it's happened before, cyclitic, it will happen again, regardless of what you and I do.

You cannot solve the economy in this country by creating government jobs.

We're the only creature God ever created that doesn't want to adapt. We want to make it stand still. And one thing that's constant is nature is constantly changing.

That's one of our biggest problems, it's always somebody else's fault instead of our own fault.

If I have my way, I'm going to dissolve the Forest Service. They're in the business of harvesting trees and they're not harvesting trees, so why have them anymore ?

We remain concerned that Dell may push industry pricing levels lower, responding to actions by competitors, lowering everyone's operating profitability,

We're more than sure that when bad things happen, if we'll make the right choices, good things will come out of it,

We're looking at staying as long as it takes this time, ... We're going down there basically to make a wage with our equipment.

So far, the prices are still pretty decent. Our bean yields are down 30 percent, but our corn just seems to be up to average this year.

People who are subject to tolling would rather pay a little more at the pump than go through the entire process that tolling encompasses.

Business has always been pretty steady. We're incredibly busy right now. We've got good people who have been here a long time.

He had more to lose than at any time in his career. Dell bet the company that they would take (market) share and their competitors would not match it. . . . They were right. It was the boldest move they've ever done.

HP management argues that the cost savings inherent in this deal are significant and that a stronger enterprise computing company will emerge. We, however, believe that the issue is not whether management can achieve their cost savings target of $2.5 billion. The more important issue is how much revenue will be lost from the acquired Compaq business,

He was probably helped early on by being a small player in a rapidly growing market. He honed his skills and management team, and whatever flaws he had, which were few, were gone by the late '90s, and he chewed up everybody in sight.

There are temperature comfort ranges. It's kind of a science and an art,

It is not clear to us whether the slower revenue growth is a function of weaker market demand or historically weak competition becoming more efficient, ... To be sure, Dell's share gains must come from other major vendors in this increasingly concentrated market.

Management's conservative guidance might be more a function of lowering the bar to facilitate exceeding expectations rather than a change in the company's fundamental growth outlook,

While Dell may be under pressure on short-term earnings guidance, we believe the company has a more attractive long-term strategy that can generate 25-percent-plus earnings growth.

When a natural disaster--be it a hurricane, earthquake, tornado or flood--hits a particular region or state, the rest of us can often feel disconnected because it's happening to 'them' and not 'us,' ... Buying bonds that are specifically designated for these types of disasters can help bring together Americans and create a sense of patriotism.

We beat H-F by three strokes at their place last week,

There is little question that Sun is rapidly gaining market share, but there may also be evidence of a market turn-up for Internet servers at the same time as a turn down for legacy systems, ... Sun is the long-term winner in the UNIX category and we still do not see how any UNIX competitor can catch them. Sun is the best-positioned UNIX server vendor, with more than twice the UNIX server market share of any of its competitors.

Russia's increased Arctic presence. The Arctic has vast natural resources and security value, and Russia is drastically increasing its footprint in the region.

Don't you ever touch me. Don't ever touch me. The last guy who touched me ended up on the ground dead.

I would encourage the next commander in chief to be more cooperative and communicative with Congress, particularly when entering a conflict.

I am extremely proud of our remarkable men and women who serve in our military, but the reality is that this is a shrinking percentage of the American population. Unfortunately, this has resulted in a growing disconnect between our military and civilian population. At one time, we had participation from nearly every American. Victory gardens, metal collections, saving stamps and bonds-everyone did their part to support our military. We simply don't do that anymore.

The military taught me the importance of getting something done in a timely manner and the importance of completing a mission on time. My lieutenant would say, 'If you don't, you die.' In many ways, life is the same. If you don't pay attention to a timeline, you lose out on the ability to accomplish the task at hand.

I never had the chance to decide; I was drafted to serve my nation. While I received a deferment to attend school, I ultimately served in the United States Army in the years following the Korean conflict.

We think this is a great strategic move, but the valuation may be questionable. It's a great strategic move by Sun, in that Sun is taking a stake in the emerging appliance market that could threaten their proprietary server business in the long run.

We think this is a great strategic move, but the valuation may be questionable, ... It's a great strategic move by Sun, in that Sun is taking a stake in the emerging appliance market that could threaten their proprietary server business in the long run.

While we continue to be cautious on Storage Tech's ability to establish consistent and profitable growth, we continue to view (its) strategic assets as valuable and likely to attract the attention of a larger industry partner/suitor,

While we believe server-based computing will continue to be a healthy trend, we believe Citrix may be challenged to grow at faster than 25 percent longer term,

Does buying Earthlink pay for itself over the cost of purchasing hosting services from UUNet? I don't think so,

Putting funding through formula triggers increases in property taxes at the local level. Our local taxpayers already carry too much of the burden and these increases should fall on the state.

The building and construction market is the Holy Grail of the insulation market, and can take up millions of square feet each,

A lady came by last night and gave me a check for $1,000.

You wouldn't believe the response; there has been a lot of interest. The city has not aired enough of the issues for people to know what's going on. There are so many facets to gas drilling, especially as it moves into the neighborhoods.

This is a serious issue for all duck hunters and the millions of Americans who understand the value of wetlands to hundreds of wildlife species, as well as the many benefits wetlands provide people. Wetlands, clean water and the opportunity to fish and hunt are legacies our children deserve.

This day is a truly momentous day for users of our nation's transportation infrastructure.

This community won't ever be the same. I will never quite be the same,

They try to get a model cast in two weeks. We try to take it to finished machining in less than two weeks. So we've got about a month turnaround from start to finish on a prototype.

The more we do, the more they'll let us.

(It's) a place to get out of the business and the noise of the truck stop environment, come in where it's quiet, ... They can relax and just reflect, pray.

The basic hardware profit business is under attack. These companies are all looking for opportunities to make money outside of the box, so to speak. It's become critical for them to take advantage of the ISP market.

The basic hardware profit business is under attack, ... These companies are all looking for opportunities to make money outside of the box, so to speak. It's become critical for them to take advantage of the ISP market.

That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard,

that's all you'll see in the winter if this project is built.

In case there is any doubt, the good old days for Sun are gone -- Sun no longer writes the rules and the competitive landscape has been leveled with IBM's Regatta about to set sail,

If you had a national highway system set up on tolling you'd never get anywhere.

He brought us over here so we could keep our identity as a job shop.

The environmentalists - the self-centered bunch, the waffle-stomping, Harvard-graduating, intellectual idiots that don't understand that they're leading this country into environmental disaster.

The gas drillers say whatever they need to say to get a lease.

The curb is intended to prevent that condition.