The benefits of education and of useful knowledge, generally diffused through a community, are essential to the preservation of a free government.
~By Sam Houston ~
Without significant reform, the Social Security Administration will be legally and financially unable to pay full promised benefits within a generation.
~By Ron Lewis ~
Under the current pay-as-you-go Social Security system, not one person is actually guaranteed benefits.
~By Ginny B. Waite ~
These are people who haven't gone through the legal means to becoming citizens like our forefathers did. They want all the benefits but none of the responsibilities.
~By Matt Dillon ~
That old man dies prematurely whose memory records no benefits conferred. They only have lived long who have lived virtuously.
~By Richard Brinsley Sheridan ~
Providing working Minnesotans with at least seven days of paid sick leave every year is the right thing to do to. It benefits our families and helps our businesses become more worker friendly and family friendly.
~By Mark Dayton ~
Republicans rejected calls for amnesty and we've fought efforts to provide illegal aliens with taxpayer funded benefits. The American people are far closer to our Republican approach to border security than they are to Nancy Pelosi's approach.
~By Marsha Blackburn ~
Happy indeed is the scientist who not only has the pleasures which I have enumerated, but who also wins the recognition of fellow scientists and of the mankind which ultimately benefits from his endeavors.
~By Irving Langmuir ~
Congress should stop treating veterans like they're asking for a hand out when it comes to the benefits they were promised, and they should realize that, were it not for these veterans, there would be nothing to hand out.
~By Nick Lampson ~
I want to work on respecting individuals' dignity. Equal rights, that's where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and that's what we need.
~By Christine Gregoire ~
As a co-chair of the State's 2010 Olympics Task Force, I am working to make sure our border crossings are ready to handle the risks and benefits the Games will bring.
~By Rick Larsen ~
Street and park trees provide tremendous benefits to cities.
~By Gavin Newsom ~
We will see a breakdown of the family and family values if we decide to approve same-sex marriage, and if we decide to establish homosexuality as an acceptable alternative lifestyle with all the benefits that go with equating it with the heterosexual lifestyle.
~By Jerry Falwell ~
We are beginning to see the benefits of global consolidation.
~By Lakshmi Mittal ~
Col. Shaffer is prohibited by his lawyer from talking. He's at great risk. They want to take away his pay and his health care benefits so they can hold it over his head and not allow him to talk while he's under suspension. This is not America.
~By Curt Weldon ~
Medicare debates in Congress should result in better Medicare benefits for all our nation's seniors. We're not asking for special treatment for rural America, just a fair deal.
~By Bennie Thompson ~
If you can work and if you're offered a job and you don't take it, you cannot continue to claim benefits. It will be extremely tough.
~By David Cameron ~
In a government whose distinguishing characteristic should be a diffusion and equalization of its benefits and burdens the advantage of individuals will be augmented at the expense of the community at large.
~By Martin Van Buren ~
I do not believe that the Social Security system is in crisis. The Social Security Administration itself recently reported that the system is able to pay full benefits as they are defined today until at least 2042.
~By James T. Walsh ~
Amnesty is the magnet. Other magnets that you mentioned are anchor babies who get benefits in this country and employer deductions for employees, even if they are here illegally, which Mr. King is addressing.
~By Virgil Goode ~
I wanted to make sure that this be the first scientific and technology revolution in history in which the public thoroughly discussed all the potential benefits and all the potential harms, in advance of the technology coming online and running its course.
~By Jeremy Rifkin ~
All Americans have a sacred duty to guarantee Social Security benefits to our nation's senior citizens.
~By Steve King ~
Before I leave this Earth, I would like to know they have given women the same benefits and promotions as men.
~By Martha Griffiths ~
Write your injuries in dust, your benefits in marble.
~By Benjamin Franklin ~
Looking long term, a stronger, wealthier, and more stable Central America next door benefits the United States' own safety, security, and economy.
~By James T. Walsh ~
I wrote my thesis on the benefits of war and very near got thrown out of college. But I can show you where the greatest advancement of mankind comes under stress and strain, not comfort.
~By Don Young ~
Since 1935, this has been a pay-as-you-go system, and I always believed when I first started talking about Social Security that there was a little box that had my name on it and it had my benefits for when I retired. That is not true.
~By Judy Biggert ~
We promised new benefits to seniors like preventive screening and diabetes testing. We kept that promise.
~By Mike Rogers ~
The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness.
~By Thomas Francis Meagher ~
We hope that this honor you have done us will bring the time of further realization of these benefits closer and will help all mankind to live better and be happier through the atom and isotopes.
~By Willard Libby ~
The American people depend on these federal employees to process, investigate, and adjudicate applications for immigration rights and benefits in a timely and thorough manner.
~By Joe Baca ~
States have the responsibility to create rules and conditions for growth and development, and to channel the benefits to all citizens by providing education and making people able to participate in the economies, and in decision-making.
~By Anna Lindh ~
My overall message for labor members is... that we understand that the benefits of trade are clear, but the disruption and the dislocation are painfully concentrated and we can't ignore them.
~By Alexis Herman ~
Staying married may have long-term benefits. You can elicit much more sympathy from friends over a bad marriage than you ever can from a good divorce.
~By P. J. O'Rourke ~
There are a lot of benefits representative of government and it is far better than any type of dictatorial system and it is far better than a one-man rule situation.
~By James Bovard ~
There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.
~By Robert Louis Stevenson ~
I will support legislation that benefits the American worker and prevents the outsourcing of American jobs.
~By Ed Pastor ~
We've taken the view that if the rest of the world would democratize and create market economies, that would spread the benefits of prosperity around the world, and that it would enhance our own prosperity, and our own stability and security, as well.
~By Jeffrey Sachs ~
And as we continue to improve our understanding of the basic science on which applications increasingly depend, material benefits of this and other kinds are secured for the future.
~By Henry Taube ~
A retired teacher paid $62,000 towards her pension and nothing, yes nothing, for full family medical, dental and vision coverage over her entire career. What will we pay her? $1.4 million in pension benefits and another $215,000 in health care benefit premiums over her lifetime.
~By Chris Christie ~
America's corporate and political elites now form a regime of their own and they're privatizing democracy. All the benefits - the tax cuts, policies and rewards flow in one direction: up.
~By Bill Moyers ~
They keep extending these unemployment benefits to the point where people are afraid to go out and get a job, because the job doesn't pay as much as the unemployment benefit does.
~By Sharron Angle ~
Once you get that two-way energy thing going, everyone benefits hugely.
~By James Taylor ~
More broadly, we are going to have to examine the safety net programs to make sure they are poised to catch the families before they fall even more, especially in the areas of unemployment benefits, child care assistance, and foster care.
~By Richard Neal ~
Because one of the benefits of getting older, I guess-there are very few benefits, really - most of them are a pain in the butt. People depend on me more; they believe in me more, they think I'm good.
~By Lawrence Halprin ~
Motivation aside, if people get better at these life skills, everyone benefits: The brain doesn't distinguish between being a more empathic manager and a more empathic father.
~By Daniel Goleman ~
Since, therefore, individuals as well as the public are so indebted to these writers for the benefits they enjoy, I think them not only entitled to the honour of palms and crowns, but even to be numbered among the gods.
~By Marcus V. Pollio ~
There are many benefits to this process of listening. The first is that good listeners are created as people feel listened to. Listening is a reciprocal process - we become more attentive to others if they have attended to us.
~By Margaret J. Wheatley ~
The greatest legacy is that which benefits the widest number of people for the longest period without limit to value. No one but the Prophet Muhammad was given that role as the seal of God's message.
~By Cat Stevens ~
While we have made great progress in increasing funding for veterans' benefits, we still have a long way to go in fully meeting the promise to our veterans.
~By Sue Kelly ~
Who gets the risks? The risks are given to the consumer, the unsuspecting consumer and the poor work force. And who gets the benefits? The benefits are only for the corporations, for the money makers.
~By Cesar Chavez ~
Remember the two benefits of failure. First, if you do fail, you learn what doesn't work; and second, the failure gives you the opportunity to try a new approach.
~By Roger von Oech ~
On the one hand we have got to ask, are there some areas of universal benefits that are no longer affordable? But on the other hand let us look at the issue of dependency where we have trapped people in poverty through the extent of welfare that they have.
~By David Cameron ~
Social Security has never failed to pay promised benefits, and Democrats will fight to make sure that Republicans do not turn a guaranteed benefit into a guaranteed gamble.
~By Nancy Pelosi ~
History suggests that attempts to privatize Medicare by relying on private companies to offer Medicare benefits in rural America simply will not work.
~By Bennie Thompson ~
The environmental benefits of hydrogen are also outstanding. When used as an energy source, hydrogen produces no emissions besides water. Zero polluting emissions, an amazing advance over the current sources of energy that we use.
~By Dan Lipinski ~
There's a real danger in doing a sequel. There are some benefits, but that all hinges on how well you execute. Quite frankly, most sequels don't execute well.
~By Donnie Wahlberg ~
I will work with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to preserve the Social Security promise that provides secure retirement benefits for all, especially those who are most at risk such as widows, orphans, and people with disabilities when the need arises.
~By Chaka Fattah ~
Oh, definitely and you know you take the bitter with the sweet but the benefits far outweigh the burdens of what I've been able to do for my family, my word.
~By Star Jones ~
However, the Administration's plan to privatize Social Security will undermine retirement security for all Americans by cutting guaranteed benefits by more than 40 percent, and risky private accounts won't make up for the loss of benefits for millions of Americans.
~By Ruben Hinojosa ~
People think that child-support enforcement benefits children, but it doesn't.
~By Phyllis Schlafly ~
But some one will say that this supreme Being, who made all things, and those also who conferred on men particular benefits, are entitled to their respective worship.
~By Lactantius ~
These days, government employees are better off in almost every area: pay, benefits, time off, and security, on top of working fewer hours. They can thrive even in a down economy.
~By Mortimer Zuckerman ~
Ethanol is a premier, high performance fuel. It has tremendous environmental benefits and is a key component to energy independence for our country.
~By Richard Lugar ~
The sacrifices made by veterans and their willingness to fight in defense of our nation merit our deep respect and praise - and to the best in benefits and medical care.
~By Sue Kelly ~
In my case, I pay a standard premium to participate in the Federal Employees' Health Benefits Plan for my wife and myself out of each month's paycheck.
~By Virgil Goode ~
For this reason, it is essential that our Nation's rural transportation professionals be provided with the necessary tools and support to promote and showcase the value, benefits, and accomplishments of rural transportation planning and development.
~By Kit Bond ~
Americans cannot maintain their essential faith in government if there are two Americas, in which the private sector's work subsidizes the disproportionate benefits of this new public sector elite.
~By Mortimer Zuckerman ~
One state retiree, 49 years old, paid, over the course of his entire career, a total of $124,000 towards his retirement pension and health benefits. What will we pay him? $3.3 million in pension payments over his life and nearly $500,000 for health care benefits - a total of $3.8m on a $120,000 investment.
~By Chris Christie ~
Bureaucracy gives birth to itself and then expects maternity benefits.
~By Dale Dauten ~
Investing in health will produce enormous benefits.
~By Gro Harlem Brundtland ~
If leaders in the space program had at its beginning in the 1940s, pointed out the benefits to people on earth rather than emphasizing the search for proof of evolution in space, the program would have saved $100 billion in tax money and achieved greater results.
~By Walter Lang ~
Any doctor will admit that any drug can have side effects, and that writing a prescription involves weighing the potential benefits against the risks.
~By Mark Udall ~
The President and I agree that Social Security needs to be preserved so that we can ensure that all Americans receive the retirement benefits they've been promised. But we disagree as to how best to fix the system.
~By Steve Israel ~
And preserving our open spaces or having them there for recreational purposes is one of the things that contributes to the high level of quality of life that we offer in Pennsylvania, and that also translates into economic benefits.
~By Ed Rendell ~
What we can do is to explain as clearly as possible what the benefits would be of him going down one path, and what the potential consequences would be if he chooses another path.
~By Mitchell Reiss ~
The fine print in the President's Social Security proposal is that all present and future workers under age 55 will have their promised retirement benefits cut.
~By Mark Dayton ~
I do benefits. I do them all the time. There's so many people out there that needs help that I can't say I won't help them.
~By John Lee Hooker ~
We can be thankful to a friend for a few acres, or a little money; and yet for the freedom and command of the whole earth, and for the great benefits of our being, our life, health, and reason, we look upon ourselves as under no obligation.
~By Lucius Annaeus Seneca ~
And there is no getting away from the fact - and this is a key point of discontent among many who are upset with the health care reform bill is it didn't go far enough. They say why isn't it in place now? Why don't I see some benefits now? All I see is the potential for losing insurance coverage, for premiums going up. That's hurting Obama.
~By Juan Williams ~
There are minds so impatient of inferiority that their gratitude is a species of revenge, and they return benefits, not because recompense is a pleasure, but because obligation is a pain.
~By Samuel Johnson ~
Those who want to reap the benefits of this great nation must bear the fatigue of supporting it.
~By Thomas Payne ~
The President's proposed privatization plan would jeopardize that security by cutting guaranteed benefits for future retirees and endangering the benefits of current retirees, people with disabilities, and children who have lost a parent.
~By Chaka Fattah ~
The right of each individual in any relation to secure to himself the full benefits of his intelligence, his capacity, his industry and skill are among the inalienable inheritances of humanity.
~By Leland Stanford ~
Only a few act - the rest of us reap the benefits of their risk.
~By Wynton Marsalis ~
Our constituents paid into Social Security, and they want it paid back to them when they retire. Cutting Social Security benefits that Americans have earned should always be a last resort.
~By Dennis Cardoza ~
The true measure of your worth includes all the benefits others have gained from your success.
~By Cullen Hightower ~
We've got gays working there. If they can demonstrate long-term relationships, we make same-sex benefits available just as we do with common-law marriages. Gays are productive people. Some fly airplanes, some work in breweries.
~By Pete Coors ~
I have fought to protect those benefits that ensure better salaries for teachers across the Nation such as grants to pay off student loans and funding for Teach for America. Still, we must all do more to show our continued appreciation for our Nation's leading role models.
~By Solomon Ortiz ~
The employer class is less indispensable in the modern organization of industries because the laboring men themselves possess sufficient intelligence to organize into co-operative relation and enjoy the entire benefits of their own labor.
~By Leland Stanford ~
One of the great benefits of organised religion is that you can be forgiven your sins, which must be a wonderful thing. I mean, I carry my sins around with me, there's nobody there to forgive them.
~By Kingsley Amis ~
The more we can do to create a better society, that benefits more people, the better chance we have that our society will continue to grow and prosper.
~By Sanford I. Weill ~
Substantive and procedural law benefits and protects landlords over tenants, creditors over debtors, lenders over borrowers, and the poor are seldom among the favored parties.
~By John Turner ~
I respect the state workers and I respect their unions, but we simply can't afford to pay benefits and pensions that are out of line with economic reality.
~By Andrew Cuomo ~
We do have serious energy needs for the country, we are aware that natural gas is especially in demand because of its air quality benefits: 90 percent of new power plants have been natural gas-powered.
~By Gale Norton ~
Society as a whole benefits immeasurably from a climate in which all persons, regardless of race or gender, may have the opportunity to earn respect, responsibility, advancement and remuneration based on ability.
~By Sandra Day O'Connor ~
Outsourcing and globalization of manufacturing allows companies to reduce costs, benefits consumers with lower cost goods and services, causes economic expansion that reduces unemployment, and increases productivity and job creation.
~By Larry Elder ~
We must ensure that today's seniors' benefits are rock solid and find a solution that fixes Social Security for the next generation that is just entering the workforce.
~By John Thune ~
If you're totally illiterate and living on one dollar a day, the benefits of globalization never come to you.
~By Jimmy Carter ~
I was stuck in the benefits of being a known comedian.
~By Andrea Martin ~
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