Famous Quotes & Sayings

Winfield Scott Hancock

My politics are of a practical kind - the integrity of the country, the supremacy of the Federal government, an honorable peace, or none at all.

Chris Stewart

The fundamental challenge is that people like me simply do not trust the federal government any longer.

Marcia Angell

Unlike the federal government, most states don't have the option of running a deficit.

We are obligated under federal law to return that money. That is what we did.

We are now working with the Federal Property Ministry, Finance Ministry, and the government apparatus. I think our proposals will be ready in April.

Grover Norquist

My goal in life is to get the federal government down to half its present size and under control, and then I can write murder mysteries.

We followed the rules and regulations of the federal government. The process that has been followed in the last year was as open and as transparent as the law and the regulations permit.

We have a very good shield law in South Carolina, but we don't have a federal one.

Ben Bernanke

If the fiscal cliff occurs, I don't think the Federal Reserve has the tools to offset that event.

Ben Bernanke

The Federal Reserve cannot solve all the economy's problems on its own.

We didn't see the big increase in Federal Reserve interest rates. I think that surprised a lot of the market.

Alex Jones

I know this, the Federal Reserve is private and the I.R.S. is screwing us.

Jalal Talabani

There are no obstacles but discussions on federalism in the south and the relation between religion and state.

Shirley Franklin

The ramifications would have been a moratorium on new development, all new development, residential and commercial; heavy fines from the federal government through the federal courts; and possibly the takeover of the city's water system,

If the federal government would have responded as quickly as Wal-Mart, we could have saved more lives.

Richard Pombo

If the federal government comes and takes someone's land, we all pay for it, ... If we take land to make a wildlife refuge, we pay for it. No one's down here screaming that's (the government's) entitlement.

Mary Schiavo

What we need is a national coordinated federal law enforcement oversight of airports because we are only as safe as our weakest link.

There are no federal rules or restrictions around the name.

Megan Smith

I actually think that working in the federal government, or state or local, is one of the most significant things that a technical person can do.

Barack Obama

I also think the media's presence simply raised the question: If the media could get to these places, why couldn't the federal government?

David Fine

If the ruling is simply that nothing in federal law prohibits mid-decade redistricting, that will not help them.

Ricardo Rodriguez

Our job is to prevent crime, not to investigate drug trafficking. That's the federal government's responsibility.

James Johnson

Our hope is that the rallies will get the federal government to pass comprehensive immigration reform to provide secure borders, and by providing secure borders, it allows for portals for immigration into this country.

Our company, and really the gaming industry as a whole, complies with federal law on hiring.

Other states rely much more heavily on their state government and the federal government to come in and manage the support. In California, emergencies are managed on the local level.

Right now our two U.S. Senators and our U.S. Congressman are all over the place in terms of what they're thinking and how they're voting on this issue. So, I would really like to see our Federal Government representation get on the same page.

Ben Bernanke

Roger made invaluable contributions to the Federal Reserve and to the country.

Some people are mad that I 'let' the federal government set up this operation in the town, ... I didn't really have a choice.

I will not support putting the responsibility of the plan in the hands of the federal government.

George H. W. Bush

I think the most important thing government can do is provide flexibility for federal monies.

It is madness that the federal government is still spending millions on teaching middle-aged bureaucrats how to pass language tests rather than sending young, enthusiastic recruits to the public service to work in another language and culture.

Regarding the sort of federalism and its details, he thinks that federalism is not obligated to anything other than being general.

Our overall goal is to see the federal government step up to the plate.