Nussle Quotes & Sayings

I am a believer, not just a dreamer — Anonymous

WENT ON a long journey by telephone last week. It started with a message in my office on that fiendish modern invention, second in its monstrousness only to the television, the answerphone. — Theodore Dalrymple

There is no question we are having a difficult time rounding up the votes. — Jim Nussle

The whole crew sat on the deck, without a storm or a monster attack to worry about for the first time in days, and ate ice cream. Well, except for Frank, who was lactose intolerant. He got an apple. — Rick Riordan

I am pleased with the direction we are moving in. — Jim Nussle

There is another innovation at Harvard which I think made a tremendous difference and that is the decision to try to recruit the very best person in the field for an available faculty position. In the period after World War II Harvard literally engaged in world-wide searches for the very best and created a culture in which it was simply unacceptable to hire friends and associates, to make decisions based on personal affections or inclinations. — Henry Rosovsky

If we make our goal to live a life of compassion and unconditional love, then the world will indeed become a garden where all kinds of flowers can bloom and grow. — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

The human being is here to redeem the world. — Dennis Prager

He got down easily by dropping uncontrollably from branch to branch until he landed on his head in a pile of pine needles, where he lay gasping for breath and wishing he'd been a better person. — Terry Pratchett

There's a fine line in being too specific so you can't be too flexible, and being too vague in being specific and people not thinking it's meaningful. — Jim Nussle

There will be fiscal issues that are appropriate to discuss. — Jim Nussle

This unchecked spending is growing faster than our economy, faster than inflation, and far beyond our means to sustain it. — Jim Nussle

I don't think anyone should pick a candidate for any office based solely on gender. That would be, I believe, a mistake. — Jim Nussle

Near-term deficits are temporary and manageable if - and only if - we keep spending in check, the tax burden low and the economy growing. — Jim Nussle

Certainly accountability of government is what people are clamoring for; they want to know that when lawmakers make a promise or a proposal, you can actually accomplish it. — Jim Nussle

I don't want to belong to any league. I am in a league of my own. I don't want any tags associated with me because I know when the media associates tags with you, they also have the power to remove those tags tomorrow. — Emraan Hashmi

The reform of government needs to continue. — Jim Nussle

I have written some very strict University rules that I plan to stick to:
1. No Alcohol
2. No cigarettes
3. No Boys
4. No Going Home — Anna Bloom

Our hope is to deliver an incredibly fun and compelling game that will give the fans more than what they've been waiting for, and show a whole new generation of gamers how much fun it is to live the life of a pirate! — Sid Meier

First don: O cuckoo, shall I call thee bird,
Or but a wandering voice?
Second don: State the alternative preferred,
With reasons for your choice. — A.E. Housman

The budget is tight, and that is exactly where we want it to be and where we need it to be. — Jim Nussle