#politicians

The fact of the matter is right now politicians and insurance companies are making decisions. We're saying we want doctors to be making decisions. And I think that will lead to a higher-quality, lower-cost system over time. ↗

— Peter Orszag

#decisions #doctors #fact #i #i think

The mistake a lot of politicians make is in forgetting they've been appointed and thinking they've been anointed. ↗

— Claude Pepper

#been #forgetting #lot #make #mistake

Like its politicians and its war, society has the teenagers it deserves. ↗

— Joseph Priestley

#like #politicians #society #teenagers #war

The politicians in this world... have at their command weapons of mass destruction far more complex than their own thinking processes. ↗

— Charley Reese

#complex #destruction #far #mass #more

I don't think people maybe think that the government does tell them the truth. I think they expect politicians who are going to tell them one thing and then when they get in office do something else. ↗

— Ann Richards

#else #expect #get #going #government

When people are scared, they need something done that will make them feel safe, even if it doesn't truly make them safer. Politicians naturally want to do something in response to crisis, even if that something doesn't make any sense. But unfortunately for politicians, the security measures that work are largely invisible. ↗

— Bruce Schneier

#crisis #done #even #feel #invisible

Interviewing politicians and movie stars, you know what you'll get. I like the people-stories better. ↗

— Shepard Smith

#get #i #interviewing #know #like

Elections should be held on April 16th- the day after we pay our income taxes. That is one of the few things that might discourage politicians from being big spenders. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#april #being #big #day #discourage

In liberal logic, if life is unfair then the answer is to turn more tax money over to politicians, to spend in ways that will increase their chances of getting reelected. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#chances #getting #increase #liberal #life

Life in general has never been even close to fair, so the pretense that the government can make it fair is a valuable and inexhaustible asset to politicians who want to expand government. ↗

— Thomas Sowell

#been #close #even #expand #fair