Quotes from Matthew Lesko

Good government only happens when the people working in it do their jobs, and do them well.

There are few in America that really know how to take advantage of the current health care system.

An estimated 2 million American women will be diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer this decade and screening could prevent up to 30% of these deaths for women over 40.

Most every dental school has discount dental services.

I've been talking about the centrality of libraries in our information society for a while now.

What I do in my book is let people know about these programs.

Not offering this kind of guarantee means that they do not believe in their product enough, and they do not care about if a salesman is over promising or over selling their product.

A degree of lying - you know, white lies - seems to be inherent in all languages and all forms of communication.

I am providing a service that many people obviously value.

Anyone can make anyone else look bad if they really want to pull things apart enough.

Teachers can go on cruises with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and anyone can spend the summer as a volunteer in a National Parks and even earn money doing it.

No salesman can ever guarantee you a grant from any government or non-profit organization.

There are thousands of grant programs and every program has different requirements and deadlines.

There are thousands and thousands of free programs available for people of any income level.

The way we've been neglecting to support our libraries throughout the country is a shame.

Government workers often get a bad rap, but it's rare for them to receive much appreciation when government works.

One of the worst things to come out of the Consumer Protection Board's misleading claims is the impression that government resources are to hard to get and just aren't available for regular people like you and I.

I can't help thinking if she - the director of a government agency - is this ignorant about what funding is available and where the money comes from - how often lower-level bureaucrats must give wrong answers when people are looking for help to start a business.

My business has doubled in ways I couldn't have imagined.

If the government did a good job of publicizing this information, my products wouldn't sell.

I've been bragging for over 25 years that my first New York Times bestseller was a book I copied from the U.S. Government Printing Office!

A big part of finding the right resources is knowing what to look for and what to avoid.

Some of the best health care services are free or cost very little and are even available to millionaires but hardly anyone knows they exist.

Many of you might already recognize me as the guy in the question-mark suits appearing in the late night TV commercials and on the cover of educational books and CDs.