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“When regulations on the housing industry are reasonable, the cost of housing goes down. Regulatory relief is needed to make housing more affordable to more Americans.”

Industry Needed Cost Reasonable Relief Regulation Housing Affordable

Author:Randy Neugebauer

“And Americans have always stood ready to pay the cost in energy and treasure which are needed to make those goals a reality.”

Reality Energy Goal Pay Education Ready Needed Cost Treasure

Author:Lyndon B. Johnson

“I had repeatedly accepted inappropriate burdens, stepping in to do what needed to be done. In retrospect, I think I carried them well, but the cost was that I was chronically overloaded, weary, and short of time for politicking, smoothing ruffled feathers, and simply resting.”

Thinking Wells Done Needed Cost Burden Accepted Weary Feathers Inappropriate Retrospect Overloaded

Book:Composing a Life

Source: Composing a Life

“Trusting people to pursue their own futures invariably provides better outcomes. Money goes where it is needed, rather than being absorbed by administration costs.”

People Needed Cost Pursue Administration Outcomes Trusting People

Author:Bill Shorten

“The question of whether a device will come into being depends upon three things: first, whether there is a practical use for it that warrants its development and manufacturing costs; second, whether the laws of physics applying to the elements available for its design allow the attainment of the needed ranges, sensitivities, or the like; and third, whether the pertinent art of manufacture has advanced sufficiently to allow a useful embodiment to be built successfully.”

Source: MODERN ARMS AND FREE MEN: A DISCUSSION OF THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN PRESERVING DEMOCRACY

“I'm far from perfect. I'm still learning. I overworked myself, and I paid the price. I consider the breakdown a breakthrough. I needed to hit rock bottom. I needed to understand the cost of pushing so hard; fighting so hard against the system.”

Stills Hard Fighting Perfect Rocks Needed Cost Paid Bottom Pushing Breakthrough Breakdown

Author:Mariah Carey

“Back when I had a little, I thought that I needed a lot. A little was overrated, but a lot was a little too complicated. See, zero didn't satisfy me. A million didn't make me happy. That's when I learned a lesson that it's all about your perception....THERE'S HOPE. It doesn't cost a thing to smile. You don't have to pay to laugh. Better thank God for that.”

Littles Pay Millions Laughing Needed Lessons Cost Perception Complicated Zero Thank God Make Me Happy Back When Overrated

Author:India.Arie

“The purpose for a tax system is to collect needed revenue at the least cost to the people.”

People Purpose Needed Cost Taxes Revenue Tax System

Author:Edward C. Prescott

“We [India in 70s] certainly were capable of producing eight to ten bombs, at a cost of about $250,000 each; and we had Boeing 707s to deliver them if we needed it, so I think we had a crude capability already at that time.”

Ifs Thinking Needed Cost Ten Capable India Eight Bombs Capability Crude Boeing

Author:Subramanian Swamy

“I hate the idea of street art. With music, I just needed my brain and my voice, which didn't cost anything.”

Art Ideas Hate Voice Brain Streets Needed Cost I Hate Street Art

Author:M.I.A.

“What I was saying back then was that we have a lot of public health costs that taxpayers end up paying for through Medicaid, Medicare, through uncompensated care, because that was in the context of the push for health care reform and that we needed some way to try to defray those costs.”

Way Trying Ends Care Needed Cost Reform Health Care Taxpayers Medicare Public Health Health Care Reform Medicaid

Author:Hillary Clinton

“The Cable Guy was underbudgeted, so it was always a debate about whether we could have more days or certain things that we needed, because the budget was determined before the script was written. So that made it a hard production on everybody. But it's also a funny thing, because it's one of those movies that cost $40 million to make and made $100 million around the world, but at the time, it seemed like a disaster that it didn't make hundreds of millions of dollars, because Jim was on such a tear. But it was actually a successful movie.”

World Made Hard Guy Certain Millions Successful Written Tears Needed Cost Dollars Scripts Productions Determined Debate Disaster Made It Around The World Budgets Cables Funny Things

Author:Judd Apatow

“While advocates of legalized gambling say it brings in revenues needed for education and other uses, it actually has led to higher taxes, loss of jobs, economic disruption of non-gambling businesses, increased crime and higher social-welfare costs”

Use Jobs Social Loss Economic Crime Needed Higher Cost Taxes Welfare Gambling Revenue Disruption Social Welfare Job Loss

Author:John Warren Kindt

“I was getting keys for my apartment, and I asked if I could get doubles, because I'm forgetful, and the woman there said, "Yeah, but it costs $5." I was like, "Oh, okay." But then she said, "Actually, you know what, I'm just going to give it to you for free. You were in that movie Mrs. Doubtfire, and that movie really helped me out in a time when I needed it. It got me through something, and it made me laugh when I needed to laugh.”

Ifs Knows Giving Made Said Laughing Keys Needed Cost Okay Yeah If I Could Apartment Forgetful

Author:Mara Wilson

“With the Health Impact Fund, the innovation is paid for separately, through publicly funded health impact rewards, and the product is sold at the cost of production to all. Here, the cruel injustice of preventing the poor from buying at cost - evidenced by today's suppression of the trade in generic versions of patented medicines - would no longer be needed.”

Today Poor Products Needed Cost Paid Innovation Trade Impact Medicine Rewards Injustice Productions Versions Buying Fund Preventing Suppression Generic

Author:Thomas Pogge