Famous Quotes & Sayings

Dorothy L. Sayers

The doctrine of hell is not "mediaeval priestcraft" for frightening people into giving money to the church: it is Christ's deliberate judgment on sin.... We cannot repudiate hell without altogether repudiating Christ.

Bill Gates

Giving money effectively is almost as hard as earning it in the first place.

P. J. O'Rourke

You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money.

Elayne Boosler

Wouldn't it be great if you could only get AIDS by giving money to television preachers?

Seth Godin

The way you feel about giving money to good causes has a lot to do with the way you feel about money

Penn Jillette

When I buy Windows 98, I'm not only buying something useful, I'm giving money to Bill Gates, which is a really good thing.

Marcy Kaptur

For me, appropriations bills are the glue. These are the bills that must move, no matter what, to keep the government functioning as a reliable element of our society. The Appropriations Committee shouldn't be the most political place to be; it's the place where we have to make the institution function for the country.

Glenn Cooper

Many of the elderly will pay their utility bills and go without medication without food.

Rep Clymer

Many of the amendments to the gambling bills have gone to him as well, so it just stands to reason he would get this bill.

Rep. Reece

My concern is that there is going to be a convergence of immigration-related bills and the result will be complex and confusing and the session could end with the bills stranded in a conference committee.

Nora Johnson

More than 90 percent of the hospital bills I've audited have gross overcharges.

Tina Brown

Until 1869, when they were banned, debtors' prisons were the great incinerators of British reputations. Those who were unable to pay their bills were jailed until their creditors were paid - an unlikely event, given that the prisoner was unable to work.

Dee Dee Myers

The first time I met Bill Clinton was actually 1988.

J. Taylor

I can't get down (emotionally). I still have bills to pay and will try to go with the flow. Hopefully, I have enough talent to get another job around here ... I hope they can privatize Lone Star to keep it open and supply jobs.

John Felmy

The prices could go up, and consumption could go up, making bills even larger.

J. Horton

We're not buying some report that's going to go on the shelf and never be seen again. This is a research and marketing tool we can start using immediately once we get it.

Jill Nelson

We're not buying outright like Plato's. We're doing a 60/40 split.

Scott Holmes

Making habitat restoration part of public works projects is cheaper than eliminating the species and buying mitigation habitat at another location. With the San Pedro Project, for example, habitat restoration cost $3 million, but it would have cost $5-6 million (twice as much) to destroy the habitat and try to recreate it elsewhere.

Susan Ferguson

Latch doesn't always make it a simple click-in operation to install a restraint. Before buying one, parents should be sure to try fitting it in the vehicle they plan to use it in, because not every restraint is going to fit in every vehicle.

Scott Martin

Many householders are guilty of buying new clothes in the sales which will never get worn.

Jeff Cole

Several trends about online buying continue to develop -- especially regarding credit card security -- that could have major effects on the evolution of Internet commerce.

Linda Sherry

Sending people a check is a totally deceptive way to sell a product. If you want to sell a product, send a nice brochure explaining why it's a good deal. You shouldn't have to trick people into buying it.

Carl Tobias

Sensenbrenner has been tough and stuck to his guns on past occasions. Maybe buying time will help.

Jeff Schuster

So far, the perceived gas price increases have not had any discernible impact on new-vehicle buying patterns, as least with regard to the size of the engine.