#sec

I'm not going to worry about the Cure slipping down into the second division; it doesn't bother me because I never expected to be in the first division anyway. ↗

— Robert Smith

#anyway #because #bother #cure #division

At the start of his second term, one wonders less about Obama's fitness than his willingness: Why doesn't he do more to build and maintain the relationships required to govern in era of polarization? ↗

— Ron Fournier

#build #era #fitness #govern #his

I still have my original social security card signed when I was 13. ↗

— Vernon L. Smith

#i #original #security #signed #social

In the split second from the time the ball leaves the pitcher's hand until it reaches the plate you have to think about your stride, your hip action, your wrist action, determine how much, if any the ball is going to break and then decide whether to swing at it. ↗

— Duke Snider

#action #any #ball #break #decide

Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time. ↗

— Viktor E. Frankl

#first #first time #had #live #living

I think we'll build a consensus for action on Social Security reform which will reduce that long-term unfunded obligation and put the system on a sustainable basis. ↗

— John W. Snow

#basis #build #consensus #i #i think

Social Security represents an $11 trillion unfunded obligation. And when I say unfunded obligation, I mean we have to come up with $11 trillion at some point to make the system whole. ↗

— John W. Snow

#i #make #mean #obligation #point

We have a serious structural deficit problem. And it needs to be addressed. The president is trying to address it through reforms of Social Security, but the problem is there with other entitlement programs like Medicare and Medicaid. ↗

— John W. Snow

#addressed #deficit #entitlement #entitlement programs #like

We promote domestic savings by also things like the personal accounts associated with the president's Social Security initiative, which over time would generate more savings. ↗

— John W. Snow

#also #associated #domestic #generate #initiative

We're focused on doing the things that make the economy perform well, and as you do that, reduce deficits, for one, very important; secondly, keep growth rates high, very important. ↗

— John W. Snow

#doing #economy #focused #growth #high