George Meany Quotes

Every piece of progressive social legislation passed by Congress in the 20th century bears a union label.

George Meany

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• I am a beneficiary of the American people's generosity, and I hope we can have comprehensive immigration legislation that allows this country to continue to be enriched by those who were not born here.

  

  Madeleine Albright
  • People
  • American
  • Immigration

• I never dread going back to Congress.

  

  Nancy Pelosi
  • Going
  • Back
  • Congress

• People are going to label you anyway, but the one that bugs me the most is when they say, 'One of the funniest female comedians.' There's s no 'funniest male comedians.' You're either a funny comedian, or you're not!

  

  Wanda Sykes
  • People
  • Funny
  • Comedian

• I was elected six times to represent southern Arizona, in the State Legislature and then in Congress.

  

  Gabrielle Giffords
  • Congress
  • Southern
  • Six

• I am not really brand-conscious; I pick out clothes that appeal to me regardless of the label, but I consider my style very American.

  

  Tadashi Shoji
  • American
  • Style
  • Conscious

• Whatever's going on with me at the time of writing is going to find its way into the piece. If that doesn't happen, then what the hell am I doing? So if I'm writing 'Inglourious Basterds,' and I'm in love with a girl and we break up, that's going to find its way into the piece.

  

  Quentin Tarantino
  • Time
  • Writing
  • Hell

• I have to thank the People, the Congress, and the Government of the United States for my liberation.

  

  Lajos Kossuth
  • People
  • Government
  • Congress

• In my 31 years in Congress, I have seen a lot of changes. We made some substantial policy changes that have improved our parks system and our public lands.

  

  Ralph Regula
  • Years
  • Changes
  • Congress

• Ever since I've been in Congress, various groups on the business side, those entities that are creating jobs out there, have felt that the Clean Air Act is really - that there are all sorts of presumptions in favor of the environmentalists.

  

  Ed Whitfield
  • Business
  • Air
  • Creating

• I made one untitled piece.

  

  Damien Hirst
  • Made
  • Piece

• I think that Congress' ability to reason is fully equal to that of the judiciary.

  

  Samuel Alito
  • Think
  • Congress
  • Equal

• Being elected to Congress, though I am very grateful to our friends for having done it, has not pleased me as much as I expected.

  

  Abraham Lincoln
  • Friends
  • Grateful
  • Congress

• Anything that would kind of label me or put me into a category is kind of what I want to avoid. I like the idea of being completely free, like having no area that I couldn't cover.

  

  Jack Kilmer
  • Free
  • Kind
  • Idea

• I didn't know fashion or any of that until the label gave me a stylist.

  

  Meghan Trainor
  • Fashion
  • Label
  • Stylist

• In front of the coffee tablethere is a neon-pink stump stool, which I bought because my friend Amanda Brooks told me that every house has to have a 'wart,' or one really ugly piece.

  

  Lauren Santo Domingo
  • House
  • Friend
  • Ugly

• Well we didn't look at it like that. We looked at it: "Why Carolyn Maloney?" Of course, we didn't know about Caroline Kennedy, but we do know and have - this is not against somebody, this is for somebody who we know has had a proven record. It's 16 years in the House, 10 years on the City Council of New York City, that she has shown her determination to pass legislation. She is - she knows how a legislature works.

  

  Eleanor Smeal
  • Why
  • She
  • House

• During last night's Republican debate, Mike Huckabee got a big laugh when he said that Congress has been spending money like John Edwards at a beauty salon. Then Huckabee got an even bigger laugh when he said he's running for president

  

  Conan O'Brien
  • Money
  • Night
  • Running

• Keith Ellison is an organizer's organizer.He's one of the only Muslims in Congress, so you have a big statement there.

  

  Van Jones
  • Bigs
  • Congress
  • Keith

• A lot of so-called rich, according to this legislation, make $250,000. That's a lot of money, but it is not rich.

  

  Bernard Goldberg
  • Money
  • Legislation

• He has expressed his disappointment with the initial response. We, in the Congress, echo that sentiment. However, in the days following the storm, this country has demonstrated the true spirit of what makes America great, neighbors coming together and helping one another.

  

  Dennis Hastert
  • Great
  • Country
  • America

• These rules are the most restrictive of any rules we know about in the world of biomedical research, ... The rules as you see them today are extremely stringent. With the ban on consulting for paid activities, I think Congress should be very fully reassured we've addressed the fundamental issue of public trust in the integrity of the science.

  

  Elias Zerhouni
  • Science
  • Rules
  • Research

• The true problem of living is to keep our hearts sweet and gentle in the hardest conditions and experiences.

  

  Bill Vaughan
  • Heart
  • True
  • Problem

• Every piece of progressive social legislation passed by Congress in the 20th century bears a union label.

  

  George Meany
  • Congress
  • Piece
  • Label