William Jenkyn famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

  • The bottom line: health care reform is about the patient, not about the physician.

  • I'm really not one about reform, I'm about tearing it down, revolution

  • For a free country to continue thriving, there have to be regular reforms, because any society, any economy that stays in place, you're going to see repeated attempts to exploit the openings for twisting policy to the advantage of those who already have wealth and power.

  • Indifference to all the refinements of life--it's really shocking. Just Calvinism, that's all. Calvinism without the excuse of Calvin's theology.

  • Wherever indeed a right of property is infringed for the general good, if the nature of the case admits of compensation, it ought to be made; but if compensation be impracticable, that impracticability ought to be an obstacle to a clearly essential reform.

  • In reality, we've had more spending, more bureaucracy, more waste and higher costs but without necessary reform nor rising productivity.

  • We need a reform of the Security Council. It must be perceived as truly representative by all the 191 member states, to uphold the credibility and legitimacy of the UN as the main political arena.

  • One of the best aspects of health care reform is it starts to emphasize prevention.

  • We've seen more reform in the last year than we've seen in decades, and we haven't spent a dime yet. It's staggering how the Recovery Act is driving change.

  • The Futurists?.... Well, of course, they are already past.