Bill Frist Professions : Former United States Senator Born : February 22, 1952 Browse All Authors Top 42 quotes by Bill Frist Education brings about opportunity, and in turn inspiration. Bill Frist turns inspiration opportunity Every child should have the opportunity to receive a quality education. Bill Frist should-have opportunity children It is our duty and our privilege to keep America moving forward. Bill Frist privilege america moving We are a strong, robust, and prosperous nation. Optimism is the essence of our success. It drives our creativity and emboldens our entrepreneurial spirit. It is what makes us invest in the future and accomplish our highest aims. Bill Frist optimistic creativity strong If we look to the future, when we talk about outsourcing jobs, when we talk about global competitiveness and our efficiency, none of that matters very much unless we have appropriate training and education for our young people today who are the workforce of tomorrow. It is an economic reality, and we are failing. Bill Frist jobs reality people 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. Bill Frist stars adventure travel 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. Bill Frist september-11 america thinking 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. Bill Frist doctors america world As a physician I have sympathy for patients suffering from pain and other medical conditions. Although I understand many believe marijuana is the most effective drug in combating their medical ailments, I would caution against this assumption due to the lack of consistent, repeatable scientific data available to prove marijuana's benefits. Based on current evidence, I believe that marijuana is a dangerous drug and that there are less dangerous medicines offering the same relief from pain and other medical symptoms. Bill Frist marijuana pain believe Sound science must be a basis to governing our trade relations around the globe. Bill Frist trade sound relation The American people expect and deserve a government that works and leaders who work together. Bill Frist government leader people America has the best doctors, the best nurses, the best hospitals, the best medical technology, the best medical breakthrough medicines in the world. There is absolutely no reason we should not have in this country the best health care in the world. Bill Frist doctors technology country As a matter of principle, we believe patients should be able to see the right doctor at the right time. As a matter of principle, we believe nothing should interfere with that doctor-patient relationship. As a matter of principle, we believe all Americans deserve affordable, available, and reliable quality health care. Bill Frist doctors quality believe I very much feel that marriage is a sacrament and that sacrament should extend and can extend to that legal entity of a union between what traditionally in our Western values has been defined as between a man and a woman. Bill Frist western-values unions men 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. Bill Frist borders water needs Congress should be forward thinking in the policies we set, instead of waiting until catastrophe looms. Bill Frist should waiting thinking 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. Bill Frist successful two people 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. Bill Frist senior powerful retirement 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. Bill Frist senior support long Voluntary personal savings accounts would enable future retirees to harness the power of the marketplace when saving for their retirements. 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