I don't think a name from the past beats a name from the past. I think you need a name from the future. Scott Walker More Quotes by Scott Walker More Quotes From Scott Walker When I'm writing a lyric, I totally forget about the music. I'm just looking at the lyric and thinking about it almost as a separate entity. And then I'll go to my keyboard with all the lyrics printed out and try to think of how to make this a complete musical thing. I've got a very basic keyboard with some presets. Scott Walker musicalwritingthinking Political leaders in Illinois kicked the can down the road, raised taxes, and ignored fiscal realities. Now, they're realizing the consequences of their actions: credit downgrades and negative outlooks. Scott Walker illinoisleaderreality We showed that when we say 'Wisconsin is open for business', we mean it. Scott Walker wisconsinmean Mitt Romney turned businesses around in the private sector. He saved the Winter Olympics. Scott Walker olympicsprivate-sectorwinter Matching sounds in your head is made a lot easier with all the technology. It is the nonelectronic noises that are challenging, as you have to find ways of communicating those to the people you're working with. Scott Walker technologychallengespeople You hear some people talk about border security and a wall and all that. To me, I don't know that you need any of that if you had a better, saner way to let people into the country in the first place. Scott Walker wallcountrypeople You see, here in America there's a reason why we celebrate the 4th of July and not April 15th because in America we celebrate our independence from the government, not our dependence on it. Scott Walker 4th-of-julygovernmentamerica If I can take on 100,000 protesters, I can do the same across the world. Scott Walker globesifscan-do And I think Governor Romney has a shot if the 'R' next to his name doesn't just stand for 'Republican,' it stands for 'reformer. Scott Walker nextnamesthinking I have unbelievable support among Republicans. Scott Walker unbelievablerepublicansupport I joke with my kids, who love history, that I'll be the only governor to be elected twice in his first term. Scott Walker termkidsfirsts My kids were targeted on Facebook by protesters. Scott Walker kids One of the things I get amused by is when my opponent talks about the middle class. Scott Walker opponentsmiddleclass I'm certainly an imperfect man. And it's only by the blood of Jesus Christ that I've been redeemed from my sins. So I know that God doesn't call me to do a specific thing, God hasn't given me a list, a Ten Commandments of things to act on the first day. What God calls us to do is follow his will. And ultimately that's what I'm going to try to do. Scott Walker menbloodjesus In my teenage years I was as addicted to great pop as I was to free jazz, electronic music, and hardcore blues. Scott Walker free-jazzteenageyears You know, people like Hillary Clinton think you grow the economy by growing Washington. I think most of us in America understand that people, not the government creates jobs. And one of the best things we can do is get the government out of the way, put in reign in all the out of control regulations, put in place and all of the above energy policy, give people the education, the skills that the need to succeed, and lower the tax rate and reform the tax code. Scott Walker governmentjobsthinking Chief executives that are successful make good chief executives. Scott Walker chief-executiveschiefssuccessful I don't think that split government is a good idea. Conventional wisdom in Washington for years has been that divided government is good because of a check and a balance. What I believe happens all too often, regardless of which party is there's gridlock. And I think the better argument is give one party a chance, give them a chance with a House and a Senate and a president. Give them a few years to see what they can do. And if you don't like it, put another party in. Scott Walker partybelievethinking Melodies are far more interesting. They are there, in your face, in certain sections of the songs. People do complain about the melody thing, but we do hit patches of melody and beauty, as well as the other stuff. Scott Walker songpeopleinteresting Despite all the hype and hysteria out there, these bills do nothing to fundamentally diminish executive authority, the bottom line is the new governor will continue to be one of the most powerful chief executives in the country. Scott Walker politics
