Quotes
Mark Twain
“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
Candice Crawford, Pres. Mental Health Assn. of Central Florida
“The largest shortfall in our state is the lack of available clinics in our communities to serve the needs of patients without insurance…lawmakers need to recognize that the rate of suicide far exceeds the rate of murder.
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
“CMS has a duty to safeguard scarce taxpayer dollars and streamline post payment claims reviews, but as GAO (Gov. Acct. Office) says, it has failed to do so. (See today’s Latest News Post)
Alexander Graham Bell
“Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.”
Rick Perry, Governor of Texas
“I think every program needs to stand the sunshine of righteous scrutiny. Whether it’s Social Security, whether it’s Medicaid, whether it’s Medicare.”
Senator Orin Hatch (R-UT)
“While I certainly appreciate innovation in the delivery of health care, the CMMI is just another big government bureaucracy created by Obamacare that costs billions and duplicates other efforts.” (See today’s Headline post)
C.S. Lewis, author and literary critic
“We all want progress, but if you’re on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road;…the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive.”
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Former Dir. Congressional Budget Office
“Getting rid of the death tax would create nearly one-million small business jobs and bring down the unemployment rate by nearly one percentage point.” (See Death Tax Latest News)
Duke Ellington, Big Band Leader
“Critics have their purposes, and they’re supposed to do what they do, but sometimes they get a little carried away with what they think someone should have done, rather than concerning themselves with what they did.”
Kathy Martinez, Head of ODEP (US Labor Dept. Office of Employment Policy)
“Diversification breeds innovation. In an economy where companies are facing serious talent shortages, workers with disabilities offer a great value proposition.” (See today’s headline post)