Famous Quotes & Sayings

It does seem that there needs to be some sort of a fiduciary watchdog over (the commission's) budget. These are public funds and need to be handled prudently.

It has become clear that Gordon Brown's budget forecasts are no longer in the realms of possibility.

Brad Sherman

I think historians in the future may wonder why in our defense budget we spent so much defending ourselves from missiles and so little defending ourselves from diseases,

Lisa Anderson

I think gas prices have had a definite impact on people who do not have a specific destination planned in advance, ... A lot of the fall foliage travelers are seniors. Because their budgets are impacted more dramatically, I don't think they'll be traveling as much.

I think for the most part it's cleared up, ... Having met the people here that I've been working with, they're a great bunch of people. There are potential issues that I will have to nip in the bud immediately. But I think pretty much, most of it is resolved.

Nick Minchin

I stress that the assumptions reflected in the budget papers do not reflect any government decisions and do not reflect in any way a target price,

I think this is a responsible budget for the elementary and secondary costs. With the secondary portion there were a lot of pieces out of our control.

I'm skeptical that a lot of people will use them, and I'm even more skeptical that Congress is in a mood right now to pass anything that has a negative budget impact.

I'd like to see it get cool and stay cool. Next month into early March is critical. If the buds open and then we get a freeze, that would be really rough.

I didn't come to expect a 65. I told one of my buddies on the phone that I was going to shoot 3-under or 4-under, just kind of joking around. He's probably laughing that I shot better than that.

Hilary Benn

I am concerned by recent developments in Uganda and I have decided to cut 15 million pounds from our planned budget support this year and postpone a decision on whether to provide a further five million pounds until after the elections.

Handling the budget is a big part of the job, but you have to realize that 70 or 80 percent of the budget is mandated by the state; you can change very little of it. But you do have to look at cuts.

I can't really speculate on what the outcome of the budget will be other than stay tuned.

David Axelrod

I can only conclude the same geniuses who put the county budget together are now working as his campaign advisors.

If people in St. Louis have the opportunity to try Miller Lite, more of them ... will hopefully realize that Miller Lite does indeed taste better than Bud Light.

Getting a handle on this budget is as hard and elusive as nailing Jell-o to a tree.

Frankly, the September decline was somewhat surprising, considering that the last four months of the year historically have been the heaviest, as employers finalize budgets and business plans for the coming year,

Pete Domenici

Frankly, there is plenty of money in the federal budget for Social Security until the year 2037, ... Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer.

From a big-picture point of view, they've been working on a bunch of stuff and everything seems to be going to plan and on budget. The thing that they seem be over budget with is the Denver refinery, and Rick George mentioned he's about 30 percent over.

For smaller businesses, their budgets are often so tight that they're really fretful about putting money into prevention because they're not sure it's a tangible investment for them.

For schools and other government buildings, it is essentially important in times of tight budgets and high fuel prices to focus on energy savings.

Fuel costs are still a small part of vacation budgets. For most people, that's not a deal breaker.

Funding for the major recommendations will go to Congress in the Defense budget on Monday and Congress will have its say on them.

Knowing where our budget sits, knowing where our enrollment sits, I wasn't really pleased with the number he threw out for his salary.

Kids need to learn financial lessons early when they have their parents as a safety net. If you're just learning about saving and budgeting when your first car payment is due, you could be in trouble.

Knight's performance will entertain the entire family. It may even inspire a few budding musicians to practice more.

Katrina is to the domestic budget what Sputnik was to the space program,

George H. W. Bush

Joel Kaplan is a man of great talent, intellect and experience who possesses a deep knowledge of policy and budget processes.

IT budgets remain closely scrutinized and customers continue to exert conservative capital spending strategies.

IT budgets, often strained by the need for real estate, power and cooling, will shift toward building new applications and IT services that are specifically developed to drive new business.

But a sour-loan solution remains elusive, the supplementary budget is unlikely to do much for the economy, and the future direction for Wall Street remains unclear.

Basically, we know how to budget and we know how to save. We just aren't sure what to do with it once we've got it.

I love buddy comedies, ... I love when two guys who have nothing in common are suddenly in the same bag. It's kind of like a cat and a dog in the same bag. It's the kind of stories I prefer.