Politician Quotes

I never promised you a rose garden.

I ask you to stand by my side in the next five years. We shall live a good life in a Romania of all Romanians.

The American flag is an enduring symbol of liberty, democracy, and justice. It is fitting that the House act to protect it as we approach our nation's birthday, and as our men and women in uniform rally behind it in Iraq's battlefields.

I tell my environmental friends that they have won. Every issue we look at from an energy perspective is now also looked at from an environmental perspective.

Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's founders and heroes. As the ultimate icon of America's storied history, the Stars and Stripes represents the very best of this nation.

The difference between the denominational system and the public school system is all the difference between bolstering them up on the one hand and letting them alone of the other.

It is the duty of the State to educate, and the right of the people to demand education.

I was for two years a pupil at the Model School in Fort street which was then conducted upon the Irish national system, and if any special religious instruction was given in connection with that system, I do not recollect it.

I say further that our system of education should be unsectarian.

Creating a nation requires the will of the people!

A State which has universal suffrage and a wide extension of the jury franchise, must qualify the people by education to rightly exercise the great powers with which they are invested.

If it is the duty of the State to educate, it is the duty of the State also to bear the burden of education, namely, the taxation out of which education is provided.

You meet new people. We just spent two hours with people we didn't know before, just talking about the Badgers.

This filing spike is a result of bad information being pushed on people, and then they file for bankruptcy out of fear.

Pension reforms, like investment advice and automatic enrollment, will strengthen the ability of Americans to save and invest for retirement.

We need to have a culture that says 'the less energy you can use to be comfortable, the better off you are and the better you should feel about yourself'.

I will work for energy policies that recognize oil won't last forever.

I will continue my consistent record of voting for lower taxes, less spending and fewer regulations to make our government more effective and efficient while upholding our Constitution.

If they take their children to doctors, they believe they are putting their faith in man instead of in God.

Hills are unpleasant, so I like to get them over with as quickly as possible.

When you know more, you can do more.

This is not a sham, not a game. This is the real stuff.

Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.

My greatest work comes in the community.

I like boxing.

I have to admit I didn't do as much as I should have back when I was mayor, but now we're getting it done. It's not where you've been but where you're going.

Aside from the murders, DC has one of the lowest crime rates in the country.

What right does Congress have to go around making laws just because they deem it necessary?

You only can live on adrenaline for so long; one thing is for sure, it doesn't pay the bills.

Releasing a record is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the promotion of the product, but you have to play the game if you are to have a chance of competing in the market place.