"A budget is more than just a..." - Quote by Barack Obama
A budget is more than just a series of numbers on a page; it is an embodiment of our values.
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“Some of Donald Trump's gifts that obviously allowed him to execute one of the biggest political upsets in history, those are ones that hopefully he will put to good use on behalf of all the American people.”
“I say that is because those are the times where sometimes you feel actually a little bit hurt. Because you feel like saying to these folks, "[Don't] you think if I could do it, I [would] have just done it. Do you think that the only problem is that I don't care enough about the plight of poor people, or gay people, or immigrants, or ...?"”
“When I was in Washington, I would usually get home from the Capitol at about 7:30 or 8, and I would try to write as much as possible. It was almost all in the wee hours.”
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“The real goal should be reduced government spending, rather than balanced budgets achieved by ever rising tax rates to cover ever rising spending.”
“Balanced budget requirements seem more likely to produce accounting ingenuity than genuinely balanced budgets.”
“The Federal Budget can and should be made an instrument of prosperity and stability, not a deterrent to recovery.”
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“Truly, our greatest blessings are very cheap.”
“I don't need 15 houses. Owning real estate doesn't mean much to me. I don't like to think about things like that. I don't need 12 boats, or even the world's largest boat with a crew of 80. I'd have to take care of them, to worry about them. I get a lot more fun out of life without all the bells and whistles.”
“The ideas that have lighted my way have been kindness, beauty and truth.”