Entitlements Quotes

30 Entitlements quotes by 28 unique authors

The Good Friday Agreement and the basic rights and entitlements of citizens that are enshrined within it must be defended and actively promoted by London… — Gerry Adams
You have to take away some of tax breaks for the wealthy, and you have to cut back on some entitlements. Because, unless we do… — Michael Bloomberg
Our Founders warned against this. They said don't... that your liberty is only as secure as the people are. Because once they, um, get the… — Sharron Angle
For too long the development debate has ignored the fact that poverty tends to be characterized not only by material insufficiency but also by denial… — Kofi Annan
...deficit consumption is, in effect, drawing down on the capital entitlements of future generations — Jonathon Porritt
The notion of human right builds on our shared humanity. These rights are not derived from the citizenship of any country, or the membership of… — Amartya Sen
Firms would be given initial entitlements to gross markup on the basis of past performance. These entitlements would be transferable and a market in them… — William Vickrey
The more invested I am in my own ideas about reality, the more those experiences will feel like victimizations rather than the ups and downs… — David Richo
Mindfulness is an ancient meditation mode in which we let go of our fears, our attachments to control and being right, our expectations and entitlements,… — David Richo
Analysts may be correct that the presidential election won't primarily turn on entitlements reform, but by choosing Paul Ryan as his running mate, Mitt Romney… — David Limbaugh
White privilege is the unquestioned and unearned set of advantages, entitlements benefits and choices bestowed on people solely because they are white. Generally white people… — Peggy McIntosh
The discussion in Washington has changed dramatically. I mean, it's no longer a question of should we address entitlements - it's no longer a question… — Mark Zandi
But I will say, I think there are some Democrats that don't want to address pension reform. I have taken on the issue of seniority… — Antonio Villaraigosa
The Democrats generally recoil from the subject of entitlements. — Bill Keller
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
Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government and big entitlements promoted by liberals. — Jesse Helms
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
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
Democrats believe, plausibly, that middle-class entitlements are instantly addictive and, because there is no known detoxification, that class, when facing future choices between trimming entitlements… — George Will
Democrats cannot win elections without capturing the votes of independent-minded swing voters. And that is where writing off the Tea Party as a bunch of… — Juan Williams
One of the consequences of such notions as ‘entitlements’ is that people who have contributed nothing to society feel that society owes them something, apparently… — Thomas Sowell
Entitlements seem to grow with prosperity; not only because they are indexed to inflation or GDP, but also because a prosperous country tells itself it… — Amity Shlaes
We Nigerians must reclaim our sovereignty, our civic entitlements. — Wole Soyinka
When President George W. Bush attempted to reform Social Security, that proposal was more unpopular with Americans than the Iraq war. People love their entitlements. — Robert Kiyosaki

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