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> [I've known Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles and they're two of the most independent people I've ever known in my life, and the thought we could somehow bend their views I find really beyond my capacity to believe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-george-peterson/i-ve-known-alan-simpson-and-erskine-bowles-and-they-re-two-of-the/)

[Peter George Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-george-peterson/)

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## Other authors on Alan

## More by Peter George Peterson

> [The Democrats in particular are do-nothing guys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-george-peterson/the-democrats-in-particular-are-do-nothing-guys/)

[Peter George Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-george-peterson/)

> [I've known Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles and they're two of the most independent people I've ever known in my life, and the thought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-george-peterson/i-ve-known-alan-simpson-and-erskine-bowles-and-they-re-two-of-the/)

[Peter George Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-george-peterson/)

> [Unless you reduce the long-term spending burden, you cannot cut taxes in any lasting way, but can only shift the burden of taxes from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-george-peterson/unless-you-reduce-the-long-term-spending-burden-you-cannot-cut-taxes/)

[Peter George Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-george-peterson/)

> [One should not associate with controversy; one should always reach for the highest ratings; one should never forget that there is safety in numbers;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-george-peterson/one-should-not-associate-with-controversy-one-should-always-reach-for/)

[Peter George Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-george-peterson/)

> [The experience may have been costly, but it was also priceless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-george-peterson/the-experience-may-have-been-costly-but-it-was-also-priceless/)

[Peter George Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-george-peterson/)

> [Thrift is not some obsolete Victorian notion. . . . It will be the difference between those who prosper and achieve respect and those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-george-peterson/thrift-is-not-some-obsolete-victorian-notion-it-will-be-the/)

[Peter George Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-george-peterson/)

> [Many Republicans have what I call a 'tax-cut syndrome' where they have never seen a tax cut they didn't really like and didn't see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-george-peterson/many-republicans-have-what-i-call-a-tax-cut-syndrome-where-they-have/)

[Peter George Peterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-george-peterson/)

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