Quotes
Henry David Thoreau, American Author
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals.”
Diane Oakley, Ex. Dir. Nat’l Institute on Retirement Security
“You always hear people saying that Social Security wasn’t designed to be the only source of retirement income. But the reality is, unless you’re in the top 25 percent of income, Social Security is your only resource for retirement.”
Gilda Radner, Comedian & Actress
(Cancer Awareness Month): “The goal is to live a full, productive life even with all that ambiguity. No matter what happens, whether the cancer never flares up again…the important thing is the days you have had you will have lived.”
John D. Rockefeller, American business magnate and philanthropist
“I believe in the dignity of labor, whether with head or hand; that the world owes no man a living but that it owes every man an opportunity to make a living.”
Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Motor Co.
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.”
Michael Jordon, Basketball Legend
“If you’re trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks, …everybody has them. Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.”
John C. Maxwell, American Author
“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.”
Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security
(About SSA’s new “The Faces & Facts of Disability” campaign) “The campaign goal is to increase public awareness of the Social Security Disability insurance (SSDI) program. The campaign will provide facts about the program and personal stories.” (See Latest News)
Ayn Rand, novelist
“When you see that in order to produce, you need to obtain permission from men who produce nothing; when you see that money is flowing to those who deal not in goods, but in favors; when you see that men…
Senator Orin Hatch (R-UT)
“The First Amendment is not an altar on which we must sacrifice our children, families, and community standards. Obscene material that is not protected by the First Amendment can and must be prohibited.”