Quotes by Bill Frist

Bill Frist

American physician, businessman and politician

Lived from: 1952 -

Category: Business and entrepreneurs | Politics | Scientists

Born: 22 february 1952

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  • America enjoys the best health care in the world, but the best is no good if folks can't afford it, access it and doctor's can't provide it.
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  • America is moving forward and gaining strength. We have been tested, and we have proven ourselves to be a tough, resilient and resourceful nation.
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  • Congress should be forward thinking in the policies we set, instead of waiting until catastrophe looms.
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  • From blood banking to the modern subway, from jazz to social justice, the contributions of African Americans have shaped and molded and influenced our national culture and our national character.
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  • From slavery to segregation, we remember that America did not always live up to its ideals. In fact, we often fell far short of them. But we also learned that fundamental to our national character is the drive to live out the true meaning of our creed.
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  • I can play hardball as well as anybody. That's what I did, cut people's hearts out.
    New York Times, 2 February 2005
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  • If Senator Reid had come to me and said, 'This is a problem,' which he never did, I would have said, 'Let's talk about it.' I would have said, 'Let's bring in the Intelligence Committee or the leaders, and let's talk about it in a civil, a dignified, a respectful way.
    Senate Goes Into Rare Closed Session, Fox News, November 1, 2005.
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  • Just two weeks ago, millions of Iraqis defied the threats of terrorists and went to the polls to determine their own future. I congratulate the Iraqi people for the courage they've shown in making these elections so successful.
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  • Our top focus - protecting our Nation - must go beyond homeland preparedness; America will only be secure if we deal with threats before they happen, not just after they happen.
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  • Personal savings accounts to me are one of the most powerful things, not necessarily in saving, solvency, or bankruptcy of the program, but in guaranteeing, the words I used a few minutes ago, a safe and secure retirement for our seniors.
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  • September 11 impressed upon us that life is a precious gift. Every life has a purpose. And I think we all have a duty to devote at least a small portion of our daily lives to ensuring that neither America nor the world ever forgets September 11.
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  • Social Security, a critically important, great program which does serve as the cornerstone of support for senior citizens, now faces challenges that threaten its long-term stability and well-being. The facts are there. The facts are crystal clear.
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  • Sound science must be a basis to governing our trade relations around the globe.
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  • Space offers extraordinary potential for commerce and adventure, for new innovations and new tests of will. As Americans, we can't help but reach for the stars. It's our nature. It's our destiny.
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  • The African-American experience is one of the most important threads in the American tapestry.
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  • The American people expect and deserve a government that works and leaders who work together.
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  • The survival of liberty in our land increasingly depends on the success of liberty in other lands. The best hope for peace in our world is the expansion of freedom in all the world.
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  • The valor and courage of our young women and men in the armed services are a shining example to all of the world, and we owe them and their families our deepest respect.
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  • This legislation confronts the human truth that the need for clean water knows no borders, and proper management and intervention can be a currency for peace and international cooperation.
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  • Voluntary personal savings accounts would enable future retirees to harness the power of the marketplace when saving for their retirements.
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What are the most famous quotes from Bill Frist?

The two most famous quotes from Bill Frist are:

  • "America enjoys the best health care in the world, but the best is no good if folks can't afford it, access it and doctor's can't provide it."
  • "America is moving forward and gaining strength. We have been tested, and we have proven ourselves to be a tough, resilient and resourceful nation."

When did Bill Frist live?

Bill Frist is still alive and was born in 1952.