Stuart Altman famous quotes

Rather than Barack Obama borrowing from Mitt Romney, both Romney and Obama borrowed from Richard Nixon.
-- Stuart Altman

#Barack #Borrowing

When a health policy analyst went to heaven, he asked God the same question: 'Will America ever have a single-payer system?' And God said, 'Absolutely. Just not in my lifetime.' I'm afraid that little story is true. Americans just are not prepared to let government be responsible for all of their health care.
-- Stuart Altman

#Letting Go #Heaven #Care

Eighty five percent of Americans, year in and year out, say they believe everyone should have universal coverage. The problem is everybody has a different idea of how to make it work. And unfortunately what you have is 85 percent of Americans are reasonably well-insured. And when you start thinking about how you're going to get the remaining 15 percent, everyone gets very nervous.
-- Stuart Altman

#Believe #Thinking #Different

I'm not worried about where Barack Obama is from. I'm worried about where he's going.

Europeans call it socialism, Americans call it welfare, and Barack Obama calls it change.

The election of Senator Barack Obama brought jubilation across Africa, where millions celebrated him as 'one of their own.'

In the end, that's what it comes down to with Mitt Romney. He's running as the non-Barack Obama.

I was starstruck by Michelle Obama. She's an amazing-looking lady, and I'm a massive Barack Obama fan anyway.

When Barack Obama is right, then I'll support him. When he is wrong, I'll fight him.

Almost any movie, no matter how original, is borrowing from some other movies.

Don't cling to fame. You're just borrowing it. It's like money. You're going to die, and somebody else is going to get it.

Who goes a-borrowing goes a-sorrowing.

You cannot just keep borrowing more and more and keep spending more and more without eventually having a day of reckoning.