Quotes About Public

The money has to go to the federal government because the federal government will spend that money better than the private sector will spend it.

It was Public Art, defined as art that is purchased by experts who are not spending their own personal money.

Our party has been accused of fooling the public by calling tax increases 'revenue enhancement'. Not so. No one was fooled

The railroads are not run for the benefit of the dear public. That cry is nonsense. They are built for men who invest their money and expect to get a fair percentage of the same.

Nothing is easier than spending public money. It does not appear to belong to anybody. The temptation is overwhelming to bestow it on somebody.

The public be damned. I am working for my stockholders.

Funded by the government just means funded by the people. Government, by the way, has no money. It only takes money from the people. Sometimes people forget that that's really what occurs.

In fact, not only do I support eliminating soft money, but I support full public financing for campaigns.

If we get the donations, I think we're going to raise a significant amount of money; some will be used for some administered costs, but the public portion of that will go directly into grants.

My slogan when I ran was that there is no such thing as government money, there is only taxpayer's money, and that cut pretty deep.

I've been very well remunerated for my talents over the years so I really don't need the public's money.

Money is power, and in that government which pays all the public officers of the states will all political power be substantially concentrated.

To squander a fortune in public money, billions and billions, stubbornly carrying on with a Concorde we can only sell to ourselves.

I have long believed taxpayers make better use of their money than the government ever could.

Not everybody paints what the public will pay for. The method in which an artist receives money is nobody's business, what matters is that paintings are produced.

Everyone wants a more simple tax system. But if this means that certain tax breaks have to be cut, people are no longer so enthusiastic.

Because primarily of the power of the Internet, people of modest means can band together and amass vast sums of money that can change the world for some public good if they all agree.

Saddam Hussein's trial would not be public since he could name countries and persons whom he gave money.

Most election analysts in the U.S. habitually confuse the sound of money talking with the voice of the people.

We feel public misfortunes just so far as they affect our private circumstances, and nothing of this nature appeals more directly to us than the loss of money.

Custom is the most certain mistress of language, as the public stamp makes the current money.

All of a sudden your whole life becomes a public issue. Money, wealth, people, prestige - all of that suddenly comes into play.

I really don't need the public's money. I'd like to have something on the internet with charitable donation optional, where anyone can download my music for free.

Anything you can do to protect the public and allow it to have the confidence that our financial controls are good is very, very positive.