Reform Quotes · Page 18

[Castellani's testimony] clearly illustrates the concern we have that there is no way to separate the efforts to proselytize from the efforts…

— Abraham Foxman

“The only way to truly reform health care is to reform the nature of competition itself.”

— Michael E. Porter

Although everyone wants to change the teacher, it's time for the agents of educational reform to change themselves.

— Andy Hargreaves

Efforts to ease regulations and reform the nation's tax system have helped put this self-sustaining recovery on track, The numbers prove our…

— Shinzo Abe

There's a need to reform Medicare, but not a need to cut a half trillion dollars out of Medicare.

— Charlie Dent

It is my great desire to reform my subjects, and yet I am ashamed to confess that I am unable to reform…

— Peter the Great

I want to have a good vote in the Senate so we send the message that the Republicans and the Democrats are…

— Bob Menendez

No reform ever came from the bottom, and it was always people who understood how the ruling class worked who turned out…

— Gore Vidal

In my time in the U.S. Senate, I tried to craft an energy policy... I will be part of President Obama's efforts…

— Ken Salazar

It is vitally important that we implement immigration reform. We need a bill that strengthens our borders and protects this nation, but…

— Dave Reichert

An institution or reform movement that is not selfish, must originate in the recognition of some evil that is adding to the…

— Clara Barton

Our aspiration must be to reform, upgrade and enlarge our education system - and to make it relevant to 21st century realities…

— Ram Nath Kovind

The Bolshevists would blow up the fabric with high explosive, with horror. Others would pull down with the crowbars and with cranks--especially…

— David Lloyd George

“Why is tort reform not included in the health-care bill?” “It’s really quite simple,” he replied. “The Trial Lawyers Association gives us…

— Ben Carson

After two years of fighting, government shutdowns and little to no agreement on anything except welfare reform in 1996, President Clinton was…

— Ari Fleischer

What I think we need to do to engage the American people in a conversation about entitlement reform is to have a…

— Carly Fiorina

The more we can encourage entrepreneurship, particularly for young people, the more they have hope. That requires some reforms in these [African]…

— Barack Obama

What the founders of modern science ... had to do, was not criticize and to combat certain faulty theories, and to correct…

— Alexandre Koyre

“... the transition from lost to found is never an easy one. It is never easy to be a prodigal son --…

— Robert L. Short

I start from the supposition that the world is topsyturvy, that things are all wrong, that the wrong people are in jail…

— Howard Zinn

This example illustrates the differences in the effects which may be produced by research in pure or applied science. A research on…

— Joseph John Thomson

The young women of today, free to study, to speak, to write, to choose their occupation, should remember that every inch of…

— Abigail Scott Duniway

I am always suspicious of the formulation that "politics" has prevented a great idea from being enacted by government. Politics IS government,…

— Nicholas Lemann

You cannot reform your society or institution without opening your mind. So the core issue is how to open the mind, the…

— Bashar al-Assad

First need in the reform of hospital management? That's easy! The death of all dietitians, and the resurrection of a French chef.

— Martin H. Fischer

We have to change economic policy: create confidence, foster investment, cut the public deficit, restructure taxation and reform the labor laws.

— Mariano Rajoy

What I'd like to do is be able to work with Democrats to reform current entitlement programs for future generations, grandfathering all…

— Jeb Hensarling

Financial regulatory reform is one of the top legislative priorities of the Obama Administration.

— Valerie Jarrett

Greece could default on its debts and even exit currency bloc if it cannot deliver reforms.

— Lucas Papademos

Now it's time to focus on basics for people in our neighborhoods... and real ethics reform at City Hall.

— Laura Miller

“Patriarchy, reformed or unreformed, is patriarchy still: its worst abuses purged or foresworn, it might actually be more stable and secure than…

— Kate Millett

People like me who are reform-minded ignore the people who say, 'Just criticize and don't do anything and let's win by default.'…

— Paul Ryan

There's a big debate in the U.S. about immigration reform. We need to reflect on who's feeding this country today, why this…

— Diego Luna

Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.

— Mencius

With regard to the ballot, it is worthy of remark that no meeting has been held in favour of Reform at which…

— John Bright

Our people have proven their desire for continuing with reforms. We complete the march today with those who have an honest patriotic…

— Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa

We will reform legal immigration to serve the best interests of America and its workers, the forgotten people. Workers. We're going to…

— Donald Trump

I believe we need affordable child care. I believe we need flexibility. I believe we need institutional reform and public policy reform.

— Sheryl Sandberg

I'm very proud to have joined with conservatives in both the Senate and the House to reform how we target bad guys.

— Ted Cruz

Governments and nations should sit together and resolve issues. Reforms must be reached through understanding. But others should not interfere.

— Mahmoud Ahmadinejad