Allocating Resources Quotes

He who defends everything defends nothing.

As Congress battles over spending and cost cutting, it is imperative that funding for math education programs does not fall victim.

You can't put as much into one thing as you want, and I felt like I was shortchanging football a little bit by giving school so much time.

Nations have recently been led to borrow billions for war; no nation has ever borrowed largely for education... no nation is rich enough to pay for both war and civilization. We must make our choice; we cannot have both.

It’s never too expensive to do the things that absolutely have to be done.

Friends take up time, and I didn't have time.

There is never enough money for TV.

Delegation of authority is a fact of modern life.

This is the people's money, and we need to use it on their priorities. Increasing the pay of members of Congress is not their priority.

What we need is to use what we have.

Especially since having children, a lot of the time if you ask me, 'Have you read that book?' the answer would be 'not personally.'

There are sacrifices you have to make. I don't have a lot to offer one person. I have a lot to offer to a lot of people.

My life is triage.