- Nov 07, 2020
Government Quotes
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These "government" quotes come largely from public testimony and accountability — speakers describing appearances before Congress and the basic expectation that citizens deserve clear answers from officials. For related themes, see Business quotes.
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- Coordinate
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- Nov 07, 2020
While many federal agencies are engaged with international partners on science and technology projects, there is a need to coordinate these projects across our government network and to identify opportunities for additional beneficial collaborations.
- Better Way
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- Nov 07, 2020
We're also fairly stubborn, I think, fairly independent. We have our share of difficulties with our federal government, although I've tried to as I am here encourage a better way of discussing those problems.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Silicon Valley is constantly saying that the government is irrelevant and powerless. But that's because most people there have never seen it get serious.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
That is what we know how to do better than anyone else: We know how to maximize value for our projects. If the government would like to hire my services to maximize value for their stake, they should approach me. No problem.
- Problem
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- Nov 07, 2020
If the government would like to hire my services to maximize value for their stake, they should approach me. No problem.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Without the media, the American people won't have the type of information they need to hold their leaders to account. The relationship between government and media has always been strained, and I think most of the time that's a healthy strain.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
I don't give my money to the government.
- Money
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- Nov 07, 2020
That's why we don't give the government extra money as conservatives because government generally stinks at spending money. That's why!
- Power
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- Nov 07, 2020
If we had a flat tax code rather than a 70,000-page document full of cronyism and favors, bureaucrats and elected officials wouldn't have the power to do you any favors. That's what we need. You would have to compete on your own on a level playing field, but that's not what the government permits now.
- Problem
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's time to acknowledge that more government and higher taxes is not the answer to our problem.
- Together
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- Nov 07, 2020
Let us learn from the lessons of September 11 and not wait for a major strike before we act. We must work together - Democrats and Republicans, Congress and the White House, government and the private sector - to make our country a safer and more prosperous place.
- Lead
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've tried to lead a progressive, activist government.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
A constant stream of 'free' money is a perfect way to keep an inefficient or simply bad government in power. As aid flows in, there is nothing more for the government to do - it doesn't need to raise taxes, and as long as it pays the army, it doesn't have to take account of its disgruntled citizens.
- Goals
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- Nov 07, 2020
A nascent economy needs a transparent and accountable government and an efficient civil service to help meet social needs. Its people need jobs and a belief in their country's future. A surfeit of aid has been shown to be unable to help achieve these goals.
- Foreign Policy
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- Nov 07, 2020
No Western government has ever played the long-term in terms of foreign policy.
- Much
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- Nov 07, 2020