Entitlement Quotes

159 Entitlement quotes by 138 unique authors

The dark aftermath of the frontier, of the vast promise of possibility this country first offered, is an inflated sense of American entitlement today. We… — Anna Quindlen
I respect every mother and I believe people are entitled to use whatever benefits, claims and entitlements, if you like, that are available to them — Chris Bowen
We have a serious structural deficit problem. And it needs to be addressed. The president is trying to address it through reforms of Social Security,… — John W. Snow
It doesn't take a genius to see what happens when the entitlement state outgrows the economy upon which it rests. The time of Greece, Cyprus,… — Charles Krauthammer
When a parent shows up with an attitude of entitlement, understand that under it is a boatload of anxiety. — Robert Evans
What I think we need to do to engage the American people in a conversation about entitlement reform is to have a bipartisan group of… — Carly Fiorina
Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government and big entitlements promoted by liberals. — Jesse Helms
I was so lucky because what I did in 'Thor' was I built the character from the ground up - the foundations of his spirit,… — Tom Hiddleston
No one asked me to be an actor, so no one owed me. There was no entitlement. — James Earl Jones
Entitlement is the opposite of enchantment. — Guy Kawasaki
Let's be honest about this; the liberal agenda with failed stimulus plans and government entitlement programs is crippling our economy and our quality of life. — Alveda King
Members of royal families are born into a world of indulgence and entitlement, and the princelings who grow up that way may never have to… — Jeffrey Kluger
Mastery over the body - its impulses, its needs, its size - is paramount; to lose control is to risk beauty, and to risk beauty… — Caroline Knapp
Ted Cruz is a patriot. He believes in what he does. He's done marvels in mobilizing conservatives, mobilizing Americans concerned about the direction of the… — Charles Krauthammer
I think that retiring the baby boomers is going to be one of the great challenges in America, that you cannot make fiscal sense out… — Richard Lamm
There are three legs of the stool; spending, entitlements and making the tax code fair and equitable. That's the three legs of the stool. If… — Claire McCaskill
I think that there's something in the American psyche, it's almost this kind of right or privilege, this sense of entitlement, to resolve our conflicts… — Michael Moore
Sometimes people take it for granted that they had success, especially nowadays when you have instant stardom. A lot of people feel entitlement and nobody… — Donny Osmond
I opposed the Medicare prescription drug entitlement. I opposed the Wall Street bailout. I opposed the stimulus bill. — Mike Pence
I am going to give the American people a huge helping of unbridled truth: that we can't continue to spend what we are spending, that… — Rick Perry
By making bold cuts in spending and commonsense entitlement reforms, we will make our government simpler, smaller, and smarter. — Mitt Romney
Julia progresses from cradle to grave, showing how government makes every good thing in her life possible. The weak economy, high unemployment, falling wages, rising… — Mitt Romney
When you talk about entitlement programs, it's not just about - it's not about cutting those programs. It is about saving those programs. Those programs… — Marco Rubio
Seven hundred and sixteen billion dollars, funneled out of Medicare by President Obama. An obligation we have to our parents and grandparents is being sacrificed,… — Paul Ryan
Look, of course people are scared of entitlement reform because every time you put entitlement reform out there, the other party uses it as a… — Paul Ryan

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