How To Reform Quotes

He [Deng Xiaoping] said that he did not understand why we failed to grasp that the alternative was not democracy, but total chaos and risking all the reforms that had been achieved.

Faith, indeed, is all the reform that is needed; it is itself a reform.

There is no such thing as accomplishing a righteous reform by the use of "expediency." There is no such thing as sliding up- hill.In morals the only sliders are backsliders.

We perceive that the schemers return again and again to common sense and labor. Such is the evidence of history.

There are theoretical reformers at all times, and all the world over, living on anticipation.

I love reform better than its modes.

Why do you ever mend your clothes, unless that, wearing them, you may mend your ways. Let us sing.

There is no history of how bad became better.

We are accustomed to say, that the mass of men are unprepared; but improvement is slow, because the few are not materially wiser or better than the many.

It is not so important that many should be good as you, as that there be some absolute goodness somewhere; for that will leaven the whole lump.

To speak or do anything that shall concern mankind, one must speak and act as if well, or from that grain of health which he has left.

To live a better life,--this surely can be done.

Moral reform is the effort to throw off sleep.

In America, we will have secure borders, but we'll also have reform.

I will fight every single day to pass comprehensive immigration-reform legislation with a path to citizenship.

I'm absolutely against privatizing the V.A. And I am going do everything I can to build on the reforms that Senator Sanders and others in Congress have passed to try to fix what's wrong with the V.A.

When we didn't succeed at healthcare reform back in 1993, 1994, I went to work with Democrats and Republicans and we created the Children's Health Insurance Program.

I have, ever since the first day of my campaign, called for criminal justice reform.

We also have to recognize, in addition to the challenges that we face with policing, there are so many good, brave police officers who equally want reform.

Whatever statesman or sage will effect reforms upon a gigantic or godlike scale must begin with the young.

Only reform and opening up can develop China. We must not be afraid of any risks, and not be confused by any distractions.

I welcome the Democrats' ideas on Social Security. I think it is very important to make a bipartisan reform.

Rest assured that my support for any eventual reform package will be based firmly upon what is in the best interests of the people of Upstate New York, not any party or president.

The "third arrow" (of structural reform) is critically important. Japan has some of the best companies in the world, and if you look at their technology, their capability, it's extraordinary.

There have been waves of reform in the past. I see no reason why they wouldn't happen again.

You've tried to reform what will not learn. Shut doors on traits that you wish were dead; They will open a window and return.

I've always believed that if you support reform or you support a particular idea that you ought to fund that idea first and not the system.

It's going to take a while for some of these things.

We need comprehensive reform that will make America the best place in the world to invest and do business.

As more people rely on government programs, the harder it becomes to conduct the necessary reforms to preserve them to help our society's most vulnerable.

Without true medical liability reform, our doctors will continue to leave, and young doctors coming out of medical school $100,000 to $200,000 in debt will not be able to afford such onerous costs.

The reform of government needs to continue.

I'm not saying we don't need health care reform. We do need health care reform.

Scott Walker's campaign slogan is 'Reform. Growth. Safety.' Which is actually similar to Donald Trump's new slogan: 'Mexico. Money. Crazy.'

President Obama became the first sitting president to visit a federal prison yesterday. Obama said it was a good chance to talk about prison reform, and to catch up with so many former congressmen.

With regard to the ballot, it is worthy of remark that no meeting has been held in favour of Reform at which the ballot has not been strongly insisted upon.

I am only doing now what I have ever done; and ever will continue to do - that is adapting past experience to present reform in the light of high ideals and future objects.

The key to revenue growth is tax reform that closes loopholes and that is pro-growth. Then with a growing economy, that's where your revenue growth comes in, not from higher taxes.

Emancipation of belief is the most formidable of the tasks of reform and the one on which all else depends.

Reform the world within thyself, which is thy proper world.

As part of Social Security reform, I believe that private savings accounts are a part of it - along the lines that President Bush proposed.

Reform, prosperity, and peace, these are major challenges to the United States of America. I don't think I need any on-the-job training. I'm ready to go at it right now.

Actually, I'm a strong supporter of comprehensive tax reform.

It is one of the ironies of history that reformers so often misjudge the consequences of their reforms.

Reform Jews are the children of Conservative Jews, or as they are sometimes known, Christians with curlier hair.

The example alone of a vicious prince will corrupt an age; but that of a good one will not reform it.

It will take hard work, but doing nothing on Social Security, for example, simply makes sure the system will go broke. It's time to make some reforms.

Even when governments take the right steps to reform, these can be negatively impacted by events outside their control.

I believe that Europe without Britain at the heart will be less reform-driven, less open, less international Europe.

I don't think anybody really thinks that one should get rid of the World Bank. Reform is one thing, but getting rid of it I think would be wrong.