Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" I will fight like the dickens to protect Social Security. "

Related Quotes:

" According to the American Heart Association, the prevalence of hypertension in African Americans in the United States is among the highest in the world. "

" I don't consider this hard work. I love it, and I think I get to make a difference. I really believe in Secretary Clinton, and I want to feel like I'm part of making a difference; I really do. "

" We are on pace this year to have a trade deficit that is larger than $800 billion. We have never faced that before, but we continue to put forward trade agreements like these that leave us naked to competition that is neither free nor fair. "

" It's good to know people think I'm a nice guy. "

" As a regent, I hope to bring that important perspective of a typical family visitor in combination with my background as a Member of Congress and a proponent of the Smithsonian's efforts to reach all Americans. "

" Today, we have a trade regime which has led to the largest trade deficits this country has ever experienced. "

" If you're saying you should not be allowed in the country, you should be consistent and say that to all immigrants. "

" Diabetes occurs at twice the rate in the African American community as it does in white Americans. "

" Twenty million more have Chronic Kidney Disease, where patients experience a gradual deterioration of kidney function, the end result of which is kidney failure. "

" I'm never gonna change the skin, right? I'm very proud of what it implies and what it has meant to me... but then again, in Congress, I hope to make my mark as a colleague and as a leader. "

" Shame on me if I don't try to do more with what I have. It would be... a terrible thing to waste this opportunity to try to make a difference. "

Make A Difference

" But 18 years after the passage of the Civil Liberties Act, there still remains unfinished work to completely rectify and close this regrettable chapter in our Nation's history. "

" The question for immigration reform is not if we'll get it done, it's when we'll get it done. It's going to get done. "

" We have a tax code that allows groups to use their political operations within the tax code, under the guise of a charity, to use undisclosed millions of dollars to do political campaigns. "

" The worst thing would be for a Canada to develop a Hollywood. This is an industry we are going to have to fight to defend. We have to compete now so productions stay here. We don't want entertainment to be like the steel industry. "

" As of 2002, two million Latino adults had been diagnosed with diabetes. "

" My three daughters are all going to go to college, and it's not even a question. When I was applying to college, my parents were hoping that I would just go somewhere. Today, they look at their grandkids, and they know those kids will have a chance to build this country in bigger and better ways than my parents ever had a chance. "

" The good news is that parents are the leading influence on kids' decision not to drink alcohol. "

" The Smithsonian museums are among this country's most endearing treasures and I look forward to helping maintain and enhance their coveted works of art. "

" African Americans make up about 13 percent of the U.S. population but comprise 32 percent of patients treated for kidney failure, giving them a kidney failure rate that is 4.2 times greater than that of white Americans. "

" I've learned to be pragmatic, but I don't sacrifice my principles, my values. "

" Any effort to create a second class of Americans, I just can't swallow that. "

" If something is personal to you, you are much more likely to act. "

" Winning the peace is harder than winning the war. "

" According to Teenage Research Unlimited, 51 percent of 13-15 year olds say they will be faced with making a decision regarding alcohol in the next three months. "

" I have a lot of kids in my district who haven't been to the beach, much less Washington, D.C., and that's 20 miles away. "

" This is precisely why you choose to run for office and get elected. You're asking the people to let you be their voice. I don't think there is a more powerful and intense experience than the opportunity to be the voice of the 307 million people living in this country. "

" Individuals with kidney disease who are able to obtain treatment early experience a higher quality of life and are able to maintain more of their day-to-day activities, including keeping their jobs. "

" According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the first use of alcohol typically begins at age 12. "

" It is critical that parents and other trusted adults initiate conversations with kids about underage drinking well in advance of the first time they are faced with a decision regarding alcohol. "