Ability Quote by Patrick J. Kennedy

The budget is not just a collection of numbers, but an expression of our values and aspirations.

— Anonymous

A budget should reflect the values and priorities of our nation and its people

— Mary Landrieu

We don't merely need the money from work to survive. We need the work itself to survive and live fully human lives more than…

— Timothy Keller

Each budgets reflect our priorities, reflect our principles, reflect our vision. We believe in balancing the budget. We believe in getting government to live…

— Paul Ryan

Budgets reflect our priorities, who we are as a nation, what we're going to put first, and emphasize and invest.

— Brad Schneider

We are apt to rely upon future prospects, and become really expensive while we are only rich in possibility. We live up to our…

— Joseph Addison

Putting together a sustainable budget requires that we all work together, that we focus our scarce resources on key priorities, and that we strengthen…

— Roy Blunt

Money is important. It is an important resource to have to help us build the life we want, but we overvalue it.

— Hill Harper

If a budget is designed to show our values, it's clear where the majority stands: against opportunity, against education, and against America's hard-working, tax-paying…

— Ellen Tauscher

The 'People's Budget' rewards hard work and invests in our country. It ensures that everyone has an opportunity to get a good education, find…

— Jan Schakowsky

A budget should be judged by whether it creates a foundation for the success of American working families striving to buy a house, or…

— Jeff Merkley

Rich or poor, we are to “do what we can” when others are in need.

— Jeffrey R. Holland