"We should balance the budget. If government programs are important enough, we need to pay for them with taxes or make cuts in lesser programs. We've lost that discipline entirely. It seems prudent to avoid the possibility that the people who own our debt will start to worry the U.S. won't pay. That would raise how much it would cost the U.S. to borrow, which in a national emergency, like a war or pandemic, could be critical."

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Source : Source: www.psychologytoday.com

Robert J. Samuelson

#War Quotes #Cutting Quotes #Worry Quotes

“We owe something to extravagance, for thrift and adventure seldom go hand in hand.”
“I know on which side my bread is buttered.”

Source : John Heywood (1562). “The Proverbs, Epigrams, and Miscellanies of John Heywood ...”, p.86
“Belly strippers! The use of this device is one of the most highly prized - and highly priced - secrets of fast-money winners.”

Source : John Scarne (1990). “Scarne on Cards”, Signet
“Look at 4chan culture, which is the ultimate version of shedding your IRL [in real life] identity - you don't even keep a consistent screen name from thread to thread. That's very important to them, this belief in the possibility that what I do online is completely separate from who I really am.”

Source : "This “Jeopardy!” Champ and Proud Geek Gives Swirlies to Gamergaters in His Spare Time". Interview with Tasneem Raja, www.motherjones.com. November 11, 2014.
“I'm 47, You learn life is short and it's not worth doing something if you don't enjoy it.”
“Sugar crystallizes something in our American Soul. It is emblematic of all Industrial Processes. And of the idea of becoming white. White Being equated with pure and â€˜trueâ€™ it takes a lot of energy to turn brown things into white things. A lot of pressure.”
“A lot of people believe you only need a vision. This is simply not correct. You need brilliant execution every day. It's about attention to all the details of go to market.”
“I guess because you study the character and you do all those things. But when it comes down to it, it's still my performance, it's still my interpretation. I'm not going to, you know, be a clone - well, I was a clone of Richard Dean Anderson!”

Source : "Jacked In". Interview With David Read, www.gateworld.net. July 30, 2004.

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