I was raised by a single mother who made a way for me. She used to scrub floors as a domestic worker, put a cleaning rag in her pocketbook and ride the subways in Brooklyn so I would have food on the table. But she taught me as I walked her to the subway that life is about not where you start, but where you're going. That's family values. Al Sharpton American Politician More Al Sharpton Quotes 5
We have eradicated previous outbreaks of high pathogenic avian influenza successfully in domestic birds using this method. Vaccination offers potential benefits but currently available vaccines are too limited to provide a general solution. Fred Landeg More Fred Landeg Quotes 1
Access to basic quality health care is one of the most important domestic issues facing our nation. Ed Pastor American Politician More Ed Pastor Quotes 1
These groups claim domestic violence is gender-equal, ... The research shows these claims are false. We need to reject myths pushed by fathers' rights groups as they try to change family law. Michael Flood More Michael Flood Quotes 1
That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of kings, or the marching of armies that move them most. When they answer from their depths, it is to the domestic joys and tragedies of life. Amelia Barr American Novelist More Amelia Barr Quotes 1
From that date the abandonment of the older State proceeded with a rapidity never before known, and with it grew the domestic slave trade and the pro-slavery feeling. Henry Charles Carey American Economist More Henry Charles Carey Quotes 0
On his own okay, Bush has authorized eavesdropping on as many as a thousand people over the past three years, with some of those intercepts being purely domestic, the New York Times reported. Margaret Carlson American Journalist More Margaret Carlson Quotes 0
With a strong domestic economy, low national unemployment at 5 percent, and increasing retail sales, the picture should look rosy. But one look at the trade deficit changes all of that. Jo Ann Emerson American Politician More Jo Ann Emerson Quotes 0
Health care for all Americans is the most pressing domestic issue today. It's far past time for the President and Congress to deliver health care to everyone. Russ Feingold American Politician More Russ Feingold Quotes 0
Asked at the hearing why she hadn't pressed the FBI more closely about what it knew, or didn't know, about domestic terrorist threats, Rice acted as though the question was an odd one: it wasn't her job. Well, in retrospect, it was and now certainly is. Howard Fineman American Journalist More Howard Fineman Quotes 0
Our foreign policy needs to support our energy, economic, defense and domestic policies. It all falls within the arch of national interest. There will be windows of opportunity, but they will open and close quickly. Chuck Hagel American Politician More Chuck Hagel Quotes 0
Right knows no boundaries, and justice no frontiers; the brotherhood of man is not a domestic institution. Learned Hand American Judge More Learned Hand Quotes 0
The budget does not adequately fund important domestic programs, promotes tax cuts to the detriment of other priorities and does little to put our nation's fiscal house in order. Jim Jeffords American Politician More Jim Jeffords Quotes 0
India, in particular, is looking to develop nuclear power for domestic, commercial use, and we should work with them. This is a good deal for both countries. Bobby Jindal American Politician More Bobby Jindal Quotes 0
We need to break our dependency on foreign sources of oil, which leaves us at the mercy of foreign powers. To do that, we should increase domestic energy production. Bobby Jindal American Politician More Bobby Jindal Quotes 0
Because of new technologies, new wealth, new conditions of domestic life and of international relations, unprecedented criteria and issues are coming up for national decision. Herman Kahn American Scientist More Herman Kahn Quotes 0
Domestic policy can only defeat us; foreign policy can kill us. John F. Kennedy American President More John F. Kennedy Quotes 0
Second, the President's popularity has not translated into increased support for the Republican party or for the policies and approaches on domestic policy championed by the President. Thomas E. Mann American Sociologist More Thomas E. Mann Quotes 0
Stable energy prices and enhanced national security will only come when we increase domestic energy resources, which was accomplished today with the opening of ANWR. Kenny Marchant American Politician More Kenny Marchant Quotes 0
The only country where you see any positive movement within domestic consumption is Brazil, where you really do have a variety of coffees to make blends with. Robert Nelson Canadian Politician More Robert Nelson Quotes 0
At a time when we are dealing with unpredictable suppliers of energy abroad and higher gas costs at home, the decision to increase domestic energy exploration is integral to a balanced, common sense energy policy. Randy Neugebauer American Politician More Randy Neugebauer Quotes 0
Clearly, border security has been the top domestic issue of the year, and rightly so. Securing our borders is an essential aspect of our national security. Randy Neugebauer American Politician More Randy Neugebauer Quotes 0
Housing has led our nation's economic expansion over the past few years, accounting for 16 percent of our Gross Domestic Product. New housing starts and home sales hit record levels from 2003 through 2005. Randy Neugebauer American Politician More Randy Neugebauer Quotes 0
As a governor, I am naturally inclined to focus on the domestic side of protecting the United States. Bill Owens American Politician More Bill Owens Quotes 0