Chuck Schumer quotes

Do not let arguments of expediency persuade you. That is the slow road to oblivion. That is the tortured path to undoing step by step, bit by bit, as the river creates a canyon, the way of life that we love. (Chuck Schumer)
I think teaching should be an exalted profession, not a picked-on profession. View quote
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As long as the Palestinians send terrorists onto school buses and to nightclubs to blow up people, Israel has no choice but to build the fence. View quote
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Let me say this, to all of the chattering class that so much focuses on those little tiny, yes, porky amendments - the American people really don't care. View quote
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I'm strongly for a patient Bill of Rights. Decisions ought to be made by doctors, not accountants. View quote
Chuck Schumer
Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, whether you are a liberal or a conservative, we know that neither this President nor prior Presidents of both parties did everything right or we would not have had a 9/11. View quote
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But these days there are a lot of younger people who would like to go into teaching but don't because the economic opportunities are sometimes elsewhere. View quote
Chuck Schumer
There are two tests in life, more important than any other test. On Monday morning, when you wake up, do you feel in the pit of your stomach you can't wait to go to work? And when you're ready to go home Friday afternoon, do you say, 'I can't wait to go home?' View quote
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I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge, that is not what they should bring to the bench. It is not really passion, except in rare instances, that serves the bench well. It is, rather, an ability to understand the law and follow it. View quote
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Barack Obama knows that to create an economy built to last, we need to focus on middle-class families. Families who stay up on Sunday nights pacing the floor, like my dad did, while their children, tucked in bed, dream big dreams. Families who aren't sure what Monday morning will bring, but who believe our nation's best days are still ahead. View quote
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So I want my kids to go to public schools because I think it's a better education overall. (Chuck Schumer)
Anyone who thinks they have a monopoly on truth, and there is only one way to see the world, always gets us into trouble. View quote
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We are on the precipice of a crisis, a Constitutional crisis. The checks and balances, which have been at the core of this Republic, are about to be evaporated by the nuclear option. The checks and balances that say if you get 51% of the vote, you don't get your way 100% of the time. It is amazing, it's almost a temper tantrum. View quote
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I'm totally opposed to vouchers. I will fight them tooth and nail. View quote
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Ideological warriors whether from the Left or the Right are bad news for the bench. They tend to make law, not interpret law. And that's not what any of us should want from our judges. View quote
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Soft money will find its way and seep into the political system and corrode it, unless we plug every hole. View quote
Chuck Schumer
Arafat was a barrier to peace. View quote
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We need to make sure middle-class people are able to pay the bills. We need to make sure that poor people don't starve. Those are values, too. View quote
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I want to attract the best people into teaching. View quote
Chuck Schumer
I made education the highest priority of my campaign - actually education and jobs - and the reason is a simple one: I think the future of America depends on it. View quote
Chuck Schumer
If we are going to stay a great power and I hope and pray we will we need the truth. We need to know what is going right and we need to know what is going wrong. There is no greater time than now. (Chuck Schumer)
I'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis working for an insurance company. View quote
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In today's competitive economy, to stand still is to die. View quote
Chuck Schumer
If we say the Geneva Convention is obsolete, then what do others who have our soldiers say? View quote
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Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do. View quote
Chuck Schumer