Famous Quotes & Sayings

(Residents) have to recognize the selectmen drive the manager in this town, ... Budgets are not made up at the last minute . . . If you're going to make changes you have to make it at the selectmen level.

Responsible budgeting requires that we fund not only for today, but also plan and prepare for tomorrow.

Reducing the budget deficit more quickly would certainly be a positive factor in the rating sense,

Regularly using liquid savings to cover normal expenses may indicate you are not planning properly. If you find yourself doing that, you should reassess your overall budget strategy.

Our obligation is for the right budget for our schools.

Our materials budget for the current year is $19,500, which is the lowest it's been in many years. The proposed budget that you have presented to us is $10,000 for the year.

Our No. 1 goal is to restore budget cuts, and No. 2 is financial aid.

Our mission is to create the right condition for learning with affordability and quality. Hopefully residents will see that. This budget is not going to be an easy task.

Richard Gephardt

I plead with members, turn down this budget, and let's do a budget that doesn't send this country back into deficits,

In the past, when we had the more difficult budget years, it was considered successful if we were able to retain $65 million in general fund money for the Centennial Highway Fund.

In the midst of budget reviews for 1998, this is clearly an appropriate time for such a review.

In the budget climate of California, the governor feels he shouldn't unduly burden the taxpayers.

Felix Sabates

I gave Robby an unlimited budget for Indy and he managed to exceed that.

in a budget crisis of its own making.

Bob Elliott

I guess we still look forward to any other input, but it looks like the budget will be workable at 3.5 mills, ... I don't think we need any more than that right now. We can't go any lower than that unless we generate money somewhere else, and I don't know where that somewhere else would be. The millage is where we need it to be to do what we need to.

Instead of having a choice between six or seven home where they are competing. They now have a choice between 30 to 40 homes in their budget range. Now they can look and examine and it will take them longer.

Instead, the president's subsequent budgets have increased funding for all of these programs. The country can meet the goal of cutting the deficit in half and still invest in key programs for vulnerable Americans, and claims to the contrary aren't supported by the facts of recent budget history.

In order to make it feasible, you have to put some kind of income element. We just did the budget and in this day and age, you have to try and find a way of sustaining something without always it being taxes.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Innovations in science and technology are the engines of the 21st-century economy; if you care about the wealth and health of your nation tomorrow, then you'd better rethink how you allocate taxes to fund science. The federal budget needs to recognize this.

I noticed some people having a hard time getting out of their driveways because of the long chain of traffic that is there - buses, people trying to get to work. I've actually had to budget my time to the point where instead of leaving at quarter to eight like I used to do, now I have to leave at 7:15.

If there is a chance to pass the budget in time then parliament will not be dissolved but if there is a crisis, then yes it could happen.

It ends up resulting in a reduction in what we're able to accomplish, because we have to make adjustments with our budget to stay within budget and deliver services that are needed.

Richard Gephardt

I suggest to members that we're making a mistake with this budget, ... It's a $2 trillion-plus tax cut that mostly goes to the richest Americans.

Clearly we've got a population crunch coming, ... That's why we need these new facilities on budget and on time.

Tina Brown

Clinton passed his first budget without a single Republican vote in either the House or the Senate. Before it led to the longest economic expansion in U.S. history, it led to a Democratic defeat in the 1994 midterms.

His budget is tough medicine, no question about it. But it is also responsible and honest, and ultimately that's what the people of New Jersey expect.

High gas prices had a devastating impact on consumers' budgets and caused consumers to expect a worsening financial situation during the year ahead.

Ben Bernanke

High energy prices are burdening household budgets and raising production costs, and continued increases would at some point restrain economic growth.

I'm worried, Larry. I think it's imperative that we start to budget and plan.

In economic terms at least, Wednesday's budget seems set to be a very low key affair.

I never felt very cavalier about over-spending what's in the budget.

In a time when education budgets are increasingly tighter than ever, every dollar counts when it comes to school funding. This is especially true for unrestricted funds in which schools can decide for themselves how to use the money -- whether it's for teacher training, special field trips, school supplies, playground equipment, musical instruments and more. We've found that every school has a wish list, and we want to help them fill it.

In a situation where the state is facing budget problems, it's hard to convince voters that you can do a lot. If it was so easy to provide property-tax relief, surely they would have already done so. It's easier to attack.