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Showing 1621-1630 of 1996 quotes in the topic Government

Wall Street's outsized influence in our nation's capital is something I've talked about for a long time - long before I even thought about running for office. But where I see a problem - an infestation, really - a lot of others in Washington, both Democrats and Republicans, seem to see government working just fine.

~Elizabeth Warren

Topics: About Before Both Capital Democrats Democrats And Republicans Even Fine Government Influence Just Long Long Time Lot Nation Office Others Our Problem Really Republicans Running See Seem Something Street Talked Thought Time Wall Washington Where Working I See

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It worries me about what happens if people in government are looking for that next job: 'Yeah I'm working now, not as much money as I could be making, but when I leave here, that's where I'm headed.' That ultimately infects whatever it is that they're doing.

~Elizabeth Warren

Topics: About As Much Money Could Doing Government Happens Headed Here Job Leave Looking Making Me Money Much Next Now People Ultimately Whatever Where Working Worries Yeah

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The American Dream, coupled with government subsidies of utilities and cheap consumer goods courtesy of slave labour somewhere else, has kept the poor huddled masses from rising up.

~Elizabeth Wurtzel

Topics: American American Dream Cheap Consumer Coupled Courtesy Dream Else Goods Government Kept Labour Masses Poor Rising Slave Somewhere Somewhere Else Subsidies Up

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I shall never forget the despair and agony on the parents' faces on the awful day of the funeral when the 13 little children, victims not only of John D. Rockefeller, but of the government of the state of Colorado were buried.

~Ella R. Bloor

Topics: Agony Awful Buried Children Colorado Day Despair Faces Forget Funeral Government John Little Little Children Never Never Forget Only Parents Rockefeller Shall State Victims Were

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The government's Small Business Administration reports that small businesses represent 99% of all employers in the U.S. and are responsible for generating well over half of new jobs created.

~Ellen Tauscher

Topics: Administration Business Businesses Created Employers Generating Government Half Jobs New New Jobs Over Reports Represent Responsible Small Small Business Small Businesses Well

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No one in the government is seriously penalized when Social Security numbers are stolen and misused; only the number-holders suffer.

~Ellen Ullman

Topics: Government Misused Numbers Only Security Seriously Social Social Security Stolen Suffer

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Tell the Government, our people shall not starve.

~Ellen Wilkinson

Topics: Government Our Our People People Shall Starve Tell

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The experience of learning how to get straight to the core of a problem proved to be of immense value later when I had a long succession of responsibilities in large, complex government departments.

~Elliot Richardson

Topics: Complex Core Departments Experience Get Government Had How Immense Large Later Learning Long Problem Proved Responsibilities Straight Succession Value

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The idea of being in the State Department was exciting. On the other hand, I always had in the back of my mind going into politics. If I stayed in Washington, I might end up a government hack.

~Elliot Richardson

Topics: Always Back Being Department End Exciting Going Government Hack Had Hand Idea Might Mind Other Politics State State Department Stayed Up Washington

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The Erdogan government's first major step outside of the U.S. alliance was during the Bush Administration, when it wouldn't let Washington use Turkey as a launching ground for U.S. troops entering Iraq in 2003.

~Elliott Abrams

Topics: Administration Alliance Bush Bush Administration Entering First Government Ground Iraq Launching Major Outside Step Troops Turkey Use Washington

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