Famous Quotes & Sayings

While we clearly need health-care reform, the last thing our country needs is a massive new health-care entitlement that will create hundreds of billions of dollars of new unfunded deficits and move us much closer to a government takeover of our health-care system.

While we are very proud of the progress made by the Bills organization over the last few seasons, we also recognize the fact that this is a bottom-line business and our record has not been good enough. I take full responsibility for that.

While they are complaining that species aren't recovering, the new bill removes recovery as a goal at all.

Eike Batista

You cannot exist as a $20 billion company with speculation.

We was worried to death about where we was gonna get ice. Man, I was wanting to hug Brother Billy when I saw that ice. We were glad somebody was there to help us.

Joe Camp

We had some significant repair bills last year and we ended up replacing one truck due to an accident. Hopefully, we won't have to touch it and we'll be ready for the start of next year.

we'd be talking about $4.5 billion as a lot of money - and it is a lot of money.

Peter Piot

We are entering a new phase in the global response to AIDS. I am convinced because of political commitments, because of the money that is now increasing in a big way -- eight billion dollars (6.6 billion euros) this year -- that we are starting to see results. But in order to really reverse the tide of this epidemic we need also to focus more on children, not only adults.

Peter Piot

We are entering a new phase in the global response to AIDS, ... I am convinced because of political commitments, because of the money that is now increasing in a big way -- eight billion dollars (6.6 billion euros) this year -- that we are starting to see results. But in order to really reverse the tide of this epidemic we need also to focus more on children, not only adults.

The president's insistence on spending restraint resulted in both the highway and energy bills coming in far less than originally proposed by Congress.

Harry Reid

The president often says it is the responsibility of elected officials here in Washington to face today's challenges and not to pass them on to future generations. Yet it is his runaway budget and trade deficits, billions spent on tax giveaways, backwards-looking energy plan designed by and for special interests, and inaction during this country's health-care crisis that have created a myriad of problems for our children's generation.

Tamar Jacoby

The president is hanging back and letting the Senate do the work. But if they can bring back a comprehensive bill that he can say with a straight face is not amnesty, that's something he can get behind.

Jane Velez-Mitchell

Unfortunately, fur is still flying off the racks. It's a billion dollar industry.

Jay Rockefeller

Two months have now passed since the bill signing ceremony and the position of director of national intelligence remains vacant, not even a person nominated. To me, this is unacceptable.

Firm orders from the two launch customers are valued at approximately $5 billion at list prices.

Ned Yost

Experience. You play it, day in and day out. You've got to do it on your own. It's the same thing Billy Hall went through two years ago. Look where he's at now. There's no quick fix.

Louise Slaughter

Exxon-Mobil alone, one oil company, brought in more than $7.6 billion dollars in profits over the last three months,

But then the bill came and the money was gone. It's better to keep track of what I've bought.

But regardless of how this was crafted or why, this is a good bill for most of us on the lake.

Tom Daschle

But now a memo forecasts administration plans for billions of dollars of cuts to America's veterans, schools, health care, homeland defense, worker-training programs and medical research,

But look at the alternative. You could have an entire city devastated, $20 billion dollars of damage. Or you could contain the problem, make it manageable.

Both sides are going to have to have a conciliatory frame of mind and a willingness to meet half way; you cannot dig your feet in. If both sides are stubborn as a Billy goat, nothing's going to be done.

Kevin Smith

Both the House and Senate pension bills represent the most comprehensive pension reforms in a generation, so a responsible transition period for employers to meet the new, stricter rules is appropriate.

Both players are more than deserving of the honors they received. We are proud of Billy and Wyle for their accomplishments and the dedication they made to this program. They represented themselves, the school and our team with highest class.

Alex Berenson

Information technology departments must spend enormous amounts of time and money worrying about integrating big computer systems with billions of pieces of customer data.

Pete Sessions

Whether it's Jack Kennedy or Bill Clinton or others, the personal lives do come into play, and people do judge you for that.

Muhammad Yunus

Here we were talking about economic development, about investing billions of dollars in various programs, and I could see it wasn't billions of dollars people needed right away.

I think that there's a fine line between comedy and drama. I think that ultimately, the less winking that's going on when you're doing comedy - and this is just my own thing, and maybe it's why I've never been hired in comedy except by Bill Lawrence - but I think that the less winking you do with comedy, the better off you are.

Douglas Adams

I find the difference, for me, between having no money and having quite a bit is that the bills get bigger. And that's it. The lifestyle doesn't change.

Barack Obama

If we choose to keep those tax breaks for millionaires and billionaires, if we choose to keep a tax break for corporate jet owners, if we choose to keep tax breaks for oil and gas companies that are making hundreds of billions of dollars, then that means we've got to cut some kids off from getting a college scholarship.

The governor would maintain his position if the bill comes to him.

The governor will need to review the bill before he makes his decision.

The governor's bill is not a gay rights bill.