Quotes by Tony Snow

About Tony Snow:

Robert Anthony "Tony" Snow was an American journalist, political commentator, television news anchor, syndicated columnist, radio host, musician, and the third White House Press Secretary under President George W. Bush. Snow also worked for President George H. W. Bush as chief speechwriter and Deputy Assistant of Media Affairs. He served as White House Press Secretary from May 2006 until his resignation effective September 2007.
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The art of being sick is not the same as the art of getting well.

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Voting is a right best exercised by people who have taken time to learn about the issues.

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George W. Bush broke a mold four years ago: Even though he lost the popular vote, he governed as if he had won by acclamation.

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In other words, Social Security is every bit as insecure as the stock market.

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Investigators have discovered that dogs can laugh, which can't be too big of a surprise.

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It makes no sense to pack an auditorium with 5,000 people and then tell them to keep quiet.

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Sometimes, political campaigns make decent people act and talk like perfect buffoons.

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The real sin with Social Security is that it's a long-term rip-off and a short-term scam.

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There is no Senate rule governing the proper uses of the filibuster.

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Somewhere near you, somebody right now is trying to help the indigent and poor - providing food, shelter, clothing or simple kindness.

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It serves notice that President Bush is serious about promoting freedom, because free societies are a lot more peaceable than dictatorships and monarchies.

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The business of peace requires more than showing up with paint brushes, foodstuffs and an oil pipeline or two.

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Pet lovers know that animals sometimes understand us better than we do, and the annals of human sin and desire provide plenty of stories to drive the point home.

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We've got to rebuild human hearts - and persuade people that hope isn't just possible, but essential.

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Well, we can't afford blindness anymore. There are tens of thousands of thugs who loathe liberty and love death, and want to annihilate Western civilization.

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We believe. We believe in our destiny as a nation. We believe we have been called to do good, to spread the blessings of liberty and encourage the sense of trust upon which free societies depend.

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Yet, it ought to be obvious that good music generally occupies a higher plane that mere politics. Great writers can express moods through melody and capture experiences we share most powerfully - love, lust, longing; joy, rage, fear; triumph, yearnin...

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To have faith is to believe in truth, believe that truth confers special power on those lucky enough to get a little insight, and to know in our hearts that all these things come from God, which is why we should never get too cocky about our successe...

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The secret of learning to be sick is this: Illness doesn't make you less of what you were. You are still you.

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Today there are about 40 million retirees receiving benefits; by the time all the baby boomers have retired, there will be more than 72 million retirees drawing Social Security benefits.

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Author Bio

  • NameTony Snow
  • DescriptionAmerican White House Press Secretary
  • BornJune 1, 1955
  • DiedJuly 12, 2008
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionJournalist; Television Presenter; Writer