System Quotes
5175 quotes by 3168 authors
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I'm no idealist to believe firmly in the integrity of our courts and in the jury system - that is no ideal to me, it…
— Harper Lee
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People live with the illusion that we have a democratic system, but it's only the outward form of one. In reality we live in a…
— Jose Saramago
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If the veteran only has a year or two left on his contract, teams are hesitant to trade a draft pick for a player in…
— Unknown Author
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The irony is that we've seen this model work really well in Massachusetts because Gov. Romney did a good thing, working with Democrats in the…
— Barack Obama
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We're constantly being bombarded by insulting and humiliating music, which people are making for you the way they make those Wonder Bread products. Just as…
— Bob Dylan
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Our social and economic system cannot march toward better days unless it is inspired by things of the Spirit. It is here that the higher…
— Herbert Hoover
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How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese?
— Charles de Gaulle
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Because of our Congressional committee system, our government is closer to a gerontocracy than a democracy.
— Charles Frankel
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The worst enslaving trait of all is greed. I rail against the substitution of money for worth. The idea that the endless accumulation of dead…
— Gerry Spence
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You basically get what you reward. If you want to achieve the goals and reflect the values in your mission statement, then you need to…
— Stephen Covey
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Don't you get the idea I'm one of those goddam radicals. Don't get the idea I'm knocking the American system.
— Al Capone
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Saying we should keep the two-party system simply because it is working is like saying the Titanic voyage was a success because a few people…
— Eugene McCarthy
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On the other end of the spectrum, these women who do live long enough to collect Social Security face the challenge of being disproportionately dependent…
— Ginny Brown-Waite
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It seems as if everybody in the country was getting impatient to get his or her particular soldier out of the Army and to upset…
— Henry L. Stimson
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Our country also hungers for leadership to ensure the long-term survival of our Social Security system. With 70 million baby boomers in this country on…
— Kay Bailey Hutchison
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Let me be clear, the discussions about Social Security are not about the retirement security of those Americans who are 55 or older - the…
— Norm Coleman
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Our society has changed in unforeseeable ways since Social Security was created. For example, we are living longer, healthier, and more productive lives and while…
— Norm Coleman
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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…
— Steve Israel
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Our government makes the simple promise of a secure retirement to every American who works for many years and contributes to our retirement benefit system.
— Sue Kelly
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The retirement system that is in place for members of Congress and other federal workers features what is known as the Federal Employment Retirement Plan.
— Virgil Goode
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