Reform Quotes

My desolation does begin to make A better life.

True repentance always involves reform.

Truth reforms as well as informs.

The elections are the greatest symbol of participation and political reform.

Doubtless the world is wicked enough; but it will not be improved by the extension of a spirit which self-righteously sees more to reform outside of itself than in itself.

[Write to your congressional representative against the health care reform proposal or] we will awake to find that we have socialism.

A reformer is one who sets forth cheerfully toward sure defeat.

The Congress talks and talks and talks and talks, but doesn't act. I'm going to continue to work with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to bring about comprehensive immigration reform.

Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.

The national debate on health-care reform wildly misses the mark, with Democrats and Republicans alike arguing about who's going to pay rather than about what would actually make people healthy.

The constitutional reform is supposed to give autonomy to eastern Ukraine and to be adopted by the end of 2015. This has not happened, and the year is over. That's not Russia's fault.

Businesses are not paid to reform customers. They are paid to satisfy customers.

Political changes and reforms do not usually favor the general populace. They benefit those who are positioned to best organize and advocate for their policies.

The health care reform legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last night clearly violates the U.S. Constitution and infringes on each state's sovereignty.

We've seen an economy stifled by more taxes, more regulation, a war on coal and a failing health care reform come to be known as Obamacare and the American people know that we need to make a change.

The interests of the United States are better served by demanding reform and seeing that reform takes place than by removing our influence from the U.N.

Each reform, therefore, improving the economical and political situation of the workers proves to be an arm that increases the energy with which the proletarian struggle of classes is fought.

To err and not reform, this may indeed be called error.

Every reform, however necessary, will by weak minds be carried to an excess, that itself will need reforming.

The future of the Republican Party, all the different folks looking to lead the Republican Party at the national level in the future, recognize we should do immigration reform.

Reforms in Russia are very tragic, but they always end in a farce.

We need to reform our school lunch programs. We need to get healthy items into the vending machines.

The beginning of reform is not so much to equalize property as to train the noble sort of natures not to desire more, and to prevent the lower from getting more.

Too many of our children cannot read. Reading is the building block, and it must be the foundation for education reform.

You've taxed too much, borrowed too much and are a roadblock to reform.

You see, nature will do exactly what it must, and if we are a hindrance to its development, to even its destructive powers to reform itself and we are in a way, we will go.

Our government declared that it is conducting some kind of great reforms. In reality, no real reforms were begun and no one at any point has declared a coherent programme.

Efforts to reform are often met with resistance because the system always tries to fall back to the status quo and what is comfortable.

Part of comprehensive immigration reform is not just the path to citizenship for undocumented workers, but also the ability for families to be together.

Self-reform automatically brings about social reform.

Americans need accurate information in order to consider Social Security reform. Too bad the media can't be counted upon to provide it.

To reform a world, to reform a nation, no wise man will undertake; and all but foolish men know, that the only solid, though a far slower reformation, is what each begins and perfects on himself.

The careful reader of the New Testament will find three Christs described: - One who wished to preserve Judaism - one who wished to reform it, and one who built a system of his own

Since we are not in the League of Nations in any case, we do not devote our attention to reflecting on its internal reforms.

Any change or reform you make is going to have consequence you don't like.

The times spat at me. I spit back at the times.

Incessant falls teach men to reform, and distress rouses their strength. Life springs from calamity, and death from ease.

Only in America does 'health' 'care' 'reform' begin with the hiring of 16,500 new IRS agents tasked with determining whether your insurance policy merits a fine.

There ought to be a thoughtful welfare-reform debate that doesn't turn into something that could be called scapegoating.

It's time to recognize that the EU is beyond reform and deserves to be put out of its misery.

For most people reform meant relief from ecclesiastical extortions.

I deem we have still much to do and will of course strive for stabilizing the situation in the country and continuing reforms. I am confident in success. All we need at this point is public order.

Tax reform and expanded trade are going to be so important to the economy of Illinois, particularly the 11th Congressional District, which is a major manufacturing and a major agricultural district.

We would certainly encourage the Italian government to put forward an ambitious agenda of reform.

We will make every effort to unify all ethnic groups, to strengthen belief in Taiwan and to persist in reform.

Despite reforms in steroid control, serious problems still occur in and out of baseball.

You can be sure that I will always consider how changes to Social Security will impact people with disabilities when considering the various proposals offered for reform.

Censorship is always cause for celebration. It is always an opportunity because it reveals fear of reform. It means that the power position is so weak that you have got to care what people think.

Essentially we need a new social consensus for economic reform as New Labour has achieved in Britain.

We won't win until the average parent believes drug reform protects kids better than the war on drugs.