“The Bush administration, they had two blue ribbon commissions about infrastructure finance that recommended a lot more money, and additionally the gas tax being increased. We couldn't get them to accept being able to move forward. Since President Obama's been in office, there has been, to be charitable, a lack of enthusiasm for raising the gas tax.” Has BeensTwoAbleMovingPresidentAcceptingTaxesOfficeBlueMoving ForwardFinanceEnthusiasmAdministrationGasPresident ObamaMore MoneyInfrastructureCharitableRibbons Author:Ray LaHood
“Faith, enthusiasm, and passionate intensity in general are substitutes for the self-confidence born of experience and the possession of skill. Where there is the necessary skill to move mountains there is no need for the faith that moves mountains.” NeedsSelfMovingBornSkillsMountainPassionatePossessionSelf ConfidenceEnthusiasmSubstitutesIntensityMove Mountains Book:Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer Source: Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer
“If you suspect that my interest in the Bible is going to inspire me with sudden enthusiasm for Judaism and make me a convert of mountain-moving fervor and that I shall suddenly grow long earlocks and learn Hebrew and go about denouncing the heathen - you little know the effect of the Bible on me. Properly read, it is the most potent force for atheism ever conceived.” IfsKnowsLittlesLongMovingForceGrowsInterestAtheismEffectsInspireMountainEnthusiasmSuspectsJudaismHebrewHeathenFervor Author:Isaac Asimov