Top 197 Proposals Quotes & Sayings

As president, Trump's economic proposals will bend our very economy and tax system to his purposes.

Stubborn opposition to proposals often has no other basis than the complaining question, 'Why wasn't I consulted?'

Controversial proposals, once accepted, soon become hallowed.

We need bold proposals to make public transit the most reliable, convenient, and affordable transportation option.

I've developed several serious policy proposals to create jobs, reform Washington and reduce spending.

We've looked at [Donald Trump's] tax proposals. I don't see changes in the corporate tax rates or the kinds of proposals you're referring to that would cause the repatriation, bringing back of money that's stranded overseas. I happen to support that.

If the U.K. had new watertight proposals for the border, I don't think anyone in the E.U. would say, 'We don't want to talk about it.'

The president's budget proposals have neglected water infrastructure.

Faced with global challenges, politicians like Donald Trump have played on the fears and concerns of the American people with divisive, hateful rhetoric and proposals.

I get that the media wants us to play theater critics and critique every other proposal. What I`m focusing on are my own policy proposals.

I was very much surprised by the Johnson/Gove proposals to make it harder for Europeans to work in the U.K. if Britain were to vote to leave the E.U.

I'm open to listening to proposals, options, it doesn't hurt.

Political orientation is unimportant in populism because it does not deal in evidence or detailed proposals for change but in the manipulation of feelings by charismatic leaders.

As the nation's attention turns from Washington politics to the Obamacare disaster, Democrats will have no choice but to reconsider our fair and reasonable proposals to delay the law.

One might reasonably wonder whether any amount of failed results would cause liberals to reevaluate the wisdom - and even fairness - of their proposals.

it may be said of me by Harper & Brothers, that although I reject their proposals, I welcome their advances.

The key question: will the NSA continue to monitor hundreds of millions of people without any suspicion? Under Obama's proposals: Yes.

I have been getting proposals to play the lead from a long time but I rebuffed those offers. I wanted to work in a storyline that has scope for me.

The populists themselves are dangerous, but they are far more dangerous when the traditional, classic parties adopt their harmful proposals.

I've always been single... I've never married despite a thousand proposals.

Nobody wants to marry a God. Once I become a human being, there will definitely be marriage proposals.

So far as the advocates of a constructed international language are concerned, it is rather to be wondered at how much in common their proposals actually have, both in vocabulary and in general spirit of procedure.

I'll accept commissions from anyone who isn't frightened by my proposals.

All loans, in the eyes of honest borrowers, must eventually be repaid. All credit is debt. Proposals for an increased volume of credit, therefore, are merely another name for proposals for an increased burden of debt. They would seem considerably less inviting if they were habitually referred to by the second name instead of by the first.

[How to think about a problem:] The first step is to make the problem specific . . . ; The second step is to form theories freely of how to rid yourself of that burden . . . ; The third step is to develop in foresight the consequences of your proposals . . . ; The fourth and final step in thinking is to compare the consequences of your proposals to see which is best in the light of your scheme of life as a whole . . . ; Whether you choose a vacation or a spouse, a party or a candidate, a cause to contribute to or a creed to live by - think!

When President Obama first unveiled his gun control proposals recommending a ban on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines and better background checks, there seemed to be momentum behind the effort. But then the proposals ran into a wall.

I have just come from the castle, where I have seen the president of the republic, and I can tell you that he has accepted all of my proposals without making any changes.

When I go to a fine dining restaurant, I'm excited and I do expect to find proposals to wake my senses.

Fiscal discipline begins by leveling with people, by being honest, by paying for all of your proposals.

It's very difficult to decide. And I'm very open to proposals.

Having practical proposals that improve people's economic lives is where it's all about in Ohio, and that's what we're focused on.

I know of no serious proposals that would change the way Social Security operates for today's seniors.

Policy proposals to ensure the integrity of ballots are routinely presented by Democrats as not just racist but as having no function other than racism.

New Zealand totally rejects Japan's proposals to double the number of whales slaughtered in the Southern Ocean

I think an amnesty program... which is what the president (George W. Bush) has proposed... those are reasonable proposals.

With these kinds of proposals, the devil is in the details. We're going to examine this realignment closely. We will fight any measure that compromises our needs - now or in the future.

I've had marriage proposals, invitations to military balls and even a few prom offers from 18-year-old boys.

Diminishing violence is a goal everyone can support, and I look forward to participating in the debate when specific proposals come before the House.

I had other proposals and I was talking to people but then I decided that staying at Ferrari would give me my best chance of winning the championship.

I will take a backseat to no one in keeping America safe. I have a very clear set of proposals about how we defeat ISIS.

This is what the election of 2010 was about. We didn't send conservatives to Washington to flirt with Democrat proposals for higher taxes and more debt. We sent leaders to stop them.

What I am proposing this year are not lofty concepts far removed form the daily struggle so of ordinary Georgians. They are proposals that directly effect the lives of the people we serve.

The rise of populist movements and the shrinking of the middle class - with all the economic pain and political turbulence that comes with that - seems to have increased the appetite of both parties for dramatic proposals.

Public opinion will be led to adopt, without knowing it, the proposals that we dare not present to them directly [...] All the earlier proposals will be in the new text, but will be hidden and disguised in some way.

Congress did not pass last year's 2006 budget proposals. The 2007 budget proposals are very similar, and once again unfairly target agriculture. I expect Congress to reject them again.

Anyone interested in the past, present, or future of banking and financial crises should read The Bankers' New Clothes. Admati and Hellwig provide a forceful and accessible analysis of the recent financial crisis and offer proposals to prevent future financial failures. While controversial, these proposals--whether you agree or disagree with them--will force you to think through the problems and solutions.

In the United States, there hasn't been much legislative change on the surveillance issue, although there are some tepid proposals.

The NCI scientific programme leaders meet regularly to ensure that we are not ignoring highly original proposals and that we are not creating an unbalanced grant portfolio.

I had proposals from England, but I believe they would have had to adapt to my style.

Time and again these governments have rejected proposals today - and longed for them tomorrow.

The Democrats have no actual policy proposals of their own unless constant carping counts as a policy.

In the Armed Services Committee, we endeavored to put forth proposals that would help alleviate some of that stress, both for the troops and for their families.

I've had two proposals since I've been a widow. I am a wonderful catch, you know. I have a lot of money.

Catering to populist anger with extremist proposals that are certain to fail is not a viable strategy for political success.

I spent as much time writing proposals in '98 and '99 as I did writing scripts.

Proposals to forbid golf courses have about the same motivations as proposals to forbid skate boarding, although the rationalizations are different.

Peace proposals unaccompanied by a sworn covenant indicate a plot.

The politics of crime is not about a party's record or a candidates proposals, but about perceived character and values.

I get quite a few proposals on my website. That's very nice. I'm thrilled about that side of life.

Clearly, we were hoping to get some competitive proposals, but the reality is there are only a small number of firms that would be interested and have the wherewithal to bid.