Quotes by Bill Frist

About Bill Frist:

William Harrison is an American physician, businessman, and politician. He began his career as a heart and lung transplant surgeon. Frist later served two terms as a Republican United States Senator representing Tennessee, serving as Majority Leader from 2003 until his retirement in 2007.
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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 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.

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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 African-American experience is one of the most important threads in the American tapestry.

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The enemies of freedom will not prevail.

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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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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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Education brings about opportunity, and in turn inspiration.

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Education is the cornerstone of our communities and our country.

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Every child should have the opportunity to receive a quality education.

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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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The American people expect and deserve a government that works and leaders who work together.

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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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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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I very much feel that marriage is a sacrament and that sacrament should 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.

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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 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 cree...

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It is our duty and our privilege to keep America moving forward.

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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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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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Author Bio

  • NameBill Frist
  • Descriptionphysician, businessman, and politician
  • AliasesWilliam Harrison Frist
  • BornFebruary 22, 1952
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPhysician; Politician; Professor; Businessperson; Surgeon