Brad Botes quote: "I don't think the changes accomplished any of the stated goals of the proponents. The problem is there are many people in this country with financial difficulties, like a sickness, and you don't fix a sickness by making it more difficult to get into a hospital."

Contrary to the claims of proponents of the bankruptcy law changes that they would zero in on the al...
BRAD BOTES

A hospital is supposed to treat the sick. The problem is that instead of treating the sickness, Cong...
BRAD BOTES

They have put new hurdles in the path of people who are already flat on their back due to financial ...
BRAD BOTES

We can say authoritatively that federal bankruptcy law changes are doing no measurable good whatsoev...
BRAD BOTES

People wait until the last minute to go to the bankruptcy lawyer's office because they don't want to...
BRAD BOTES

For 97 percent, no amount of counseling in debt management would help them. The only thing they have...
BRAD BOTES

Congress got bankruptcy reform wrong, dead wrong. The federal bankruptcy law changes ... are doing n...
BRAD BOTES

Credit counseling organizations now know what the bankruptcy lawyers and other experts said all alon...
BRAD BOTES

The problem is that people are in serious debt in this country. Outstanding consumer debt is at all-...
BRAD BOTES

I had a friend who worked at a hospice, and he said people in their final moments don't discuss ...
BRAD PITT

Oklahomans value our children and our seniors. Oklahomans value traditions of faith. Oklahomans valu...
BRAD HENRY

We must give Oklahoma families the opportunity to thrive and prosper. We must give all Oklahomans th...
BRAD HENRY

The worst thing we can do is to do nothing.
BRAD HENRY

In charting our course to the future, we are mindful of our path from the past.
BRAD HENRY

The only thing holding us back is ourselves.
BRAD HENRY

The status quo is simply unacceptable.
BRAD HENRY

Reading builds the educated and informed electorate so vital to our democracy.
BRAD HENRY

For only by nurturing the minds and strengthening the values of our children can we give them an opp...
BRAD HENRY

It is a paradox that far too few Americans participate in the wonderful ritual of democracy that we ...
BRAD HENRY

It is only through raising expectations and striving for excellence that our children can reach thei...
BRAD HENRY

Resilience is woven deeply into the fabric of Oklahoma. Throw us an obstacle, and we grow stronger.
BRAD HENRY

No other investment yields as great a return as the investment in education. An educated workforce i...
BRAD HENRY

Education is not solely about earning a great living. It means living a great life.
BRAD HENRY

What unites Oklahomans today is what has always united us: Our unshakable faith. Our love of family ...
BRAD HENRY

A fundamental duty of government is to protect its people.
BRAD HENRY

There is too much at stake for us to surrender to the politics of polarization.
BRAD HENRY

No matter where you stand politically - even if you're unsure of what your political ideology is...
BRAD HENRY

Amazon may be the most beguiling company that ever existed, and it is just getting started. It is bo...
BRAD STONE

I always liked those moments of epiphany, when you have the next destination.
BRAD PITT

It's much easier to get a reception from someone if there is an introduction versus randomly try...
BRAD FELD

No one should have to choose between medicine and other necessities. No one should have to use the e...
BRAD HENRY

Scarves, mittens, and hats are a great way to express your personality in the cold weather.
BRAD GORESKI

While I live a busy life, the pace ebbs and flows.
BRAD FELD

Putting on a new pair of glasses or sunglasses is a simple way to completely transform your look - j...
BRAD GORESKI

Life isn't always black and white. You're not always sure you're right. At least I'm...
BRAD PAISLEY

In some ways, it's better that Obama got elected than McCain. I'd rather be stabbed in the c...
BRAD THOR

I shop online mostly. I like to shop from the comfort of my own home without a sales person bugging ...
BRAD GORESKI

At the end of the day, we get to be parents, greeting our lovely, crazy children and talking about t...
BRAD PITT

Think about it for a brief moment. Suspend disbelief. Wind the clock forward 100 years. Do you think...
BRAD FELD

My father's a firefighter. He was my whole life. And my brother-in-law and several family member...
BRAD PAISLEY

It's all I have left in my life, caffeine and a poodle.
BRAD GARRETT

Every good day starts off with a cappuccino, and there's no place better to enjoy some frothy ca...
BRAD GORESKI

I look and there's our boy from Vietnam and our daughter from Ethiopia, and our girl was born in...
BRAD PITT

When it comes to underwear, there's nothing worse than a visible panty line. Sometimes it seems ...
BRAD GORESKI

St. Louis has a great startup scene and a vibrant business community.
BRAD FELD

Twenty years ago, you'd see guys busting rackets in locker rooms. Today they do it in their hote...
BRAD GILBERT

I think 'Shoe Dog' by Phil Knight is the best memoir I've ever read by a business person...
BRAD FELD

I wonder if, as the tech to deliver content continues to evolve, we will start seeing the one season...
BRAD FELD

I have continuously said that, at the very minimum, the Bush tax cuts for income under $250,000 shou...
BRAD SCHNEIDER

Fifty years ago, it was the dream of every bohemian artist to be seen getting out of a limousine wea...
BRAD HOLLAND

For a long time, I've ranted against naming your startup community 'Silicon Whatever.' I...
BRAD FELD

Boulder is a very smart community.
BRAD FELD

My wife is a writer. She grew up in Alaska. She told me she was moving to Boulder and that I could c...
BRAD FELD

When I used to have braces, I would match my rubber bands to the season.
BRAD GORESKI

In Missouri, where I come from, we don't talk about what we do - we just do it. If we talk about...
BRAD PITT

knocking the other guy out. It's just getting in there and participating. So we wanted to keep it lo...
BRAD PITT

[In fact, all heÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã¢Â„Â¢ll offer is a simple] No, IÃƒÂ¢Ã¢Â‚Â¬Ã...
BRAD PITT

[They flew on a supply helicopter and visited a tent camp for survivors. Pitt announced that he woul...
BRAD PITT

My week consists ... five days out of the seven I've got at least three cars of paparazzi on me that...
BRAD PITT

We're telling more about not behaving as a spectator, ... More the point of the story is to get in a...
BRAD PITT

My beard is staying because it covers my bum shaped chin!' - Discussing his much discussed beard
BRAD PITT

Billy Idol called... he wants his look back.
BRAD PITT

Heartthrobs are a dime a dozen." .
BRAD PITT

I'm on my own little quest. You get a handful of scripts each year, and you find one that's interest...
BRAD PITT

By the time this concert ends this evening, 30,000 Africans will have died because of extreme povert...
BRAD PITT

Heartthrobs are a dime a dozen.
BRAD PITT

I'm one of those people you hate because of genetics. It's the truth.
BRAD PITT

We are all ordinary. We are all boring. We are all spectacular. We are all shy. We are all bold. We ...
BRAD MELTZER

I oscillate between agnosticism and atheism.
BRAD PITT

Alison Krauss is definitely my favorite singer that's ever lived. I've never heard anyone li...
BRAD PAISLEY

What is needed is an all-out science project to get vehicles off of gasoline, rather than off of the...
BRAD SHERMAN

There are lots of lessons to learn from Amazon. Never stop innovating or questioning the fundamental...
BRAD STONE

Technology doesn't address everything - for example, air travel still sucks.
BRAD FELD

Actions speak louder than words, and it's no more true than with your kids.
BRAD PITT

Ultimately, the goal is to use acquisitions to compress time on product development and get people o...
BRAD FELD

At the Academy Awards every year, there are best-dressed stars - and worst-dressed stars. But it'...
BRAD GORESKI

Overall, we've lost risk-takers on the red carpet at the Academy Awards. All too often, stars pl...
BRAD GORESKI

Believe in yourself, and the rest will fall into place. Have faith in your own abilities, work hard,...
BRAD HENRY

A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.
BRAD HENRY

You take away all the other luxuries in life, and if you can make someone smile and laugh, you have ...
BRAD GARRETT

Families are the compass that guide us. They are the inspiration to reach great heights, and our com...
BRAD HENRY

If ever there was a time for true bipartisanship, it is today.
BRAD HENRY

I love everything about the holidays: the decorations, the parties, and spending time with friends a...
BRAD GORESKI

Man, when I'm riding with the helmet on, I'm invisible. And people just deal with me as the ...
BRAD PITT

A slick ponytail is a great way to add a modern, minimal look to your outfit.
BRAD GORESKI

Animation is about creating the illusion of life. And you can't create it if you don't have ...
BRAD BIRD

That there's no more important decision in life than who you marry.
BRAD PAISLEY

I came from a state where 35 percent self-identify as Tea Partiers, so I'm a bit distorted perha...
BRAD CARSON

If we want our children to value education, then we must show our appreciation for knowledge.
BRAD SHERMAN

Something called 'the Oklahoma Standard' became known throughout the world. It means resilie...
BRAD HENRY

Anyone with a pension or retirement is an investor in the stock market.
BRAD KATSUYAMA

If you make the mistake of looking back too much, you aren't focused enough on the road in front...
BRAD PAISLEY

There is no justice in social justice, and there is no equality in social equality.
BRAD THOR

If it's stage, the two most important artists are the actor and the playwright. If it's film...
BRAD DOURIF

We're so complex; we're mysteries to ourselves; we're difficult to each other. And then ...
BRAD PITT

I have this fantasy of my older days, painting or sculpting or making things. I have this fantasy of...
BRAD PITT

I've worked with some really great directors, and I'm really choosy about them because they&...
BRAD PITT

I was a little chubby, rosy-cheeked kid.
BRAD GORESKI

When I grew up, and I think about City Council, I look at the men and women then - these were people...
BRAD WENSTRUP

When I received my first paycheck from my now known day job, I spent it on a period Craftsman chair ...
BRAD PITT

Even in your darkest moments, you'll think of something that'll crack you up.
BRAD PAISLEY

The Tea Party is clearing gunk out of the fuel lines of this country. It started with throwing out D...
BRAD THOR

What's valuable to me has become clearer as I've got older. To me, it's about the value ...
BRAD PITT

What I believe in and the way I work with my clients is we're so quick to say what we don't ...
BRAD GORESKI

Success leaves clues, and if you sow the same seeds, you'll reap the same rewards.
BRAD THOR

You have to realize I grew up in a real hockey town. And there I was wearing bow ties and watching t...
BRAD GORESKI

I'm definitely a centrist and feel like both parties can be absurd.
BRAD BIRD

I would say my whole universe is probably categorized as guerilla marketing. For a long time, I had ...
BRAD FELD

I tend to do something for two years then move on to something new. Yoga, then biking, then weight l...
BRAD MELTZER

I got my heroes secondhand, from television and movies, to a certain extent.
BRAD BIRD

Every time I would give a talk, someone would say, 'You ought to go into politics.' I prefer...
BRAD WENSTRUP

St. Louis is a good example of a vibrant city. Having stayed in a hotel in 2011 overlooking Cardinal...
BRAD FELD

December used to be very difficult for me. For many years, I fought the transition to the new year, ...
BRAD FELD

Obviously, sometimes I just feel like looking like a box of crayons.
BRAD GORESKI

It would be great some day to have astronauts in a rover on Mars. But just about anyone except an oi...
BRAD SHERMAN

If there are similarities, it's simply because the same thoughts that occurred to other people a...
BRAD BIRD

I'm a strong believer that you can build great companies in time of both greed and fear. But you...
BRAD FELD

I know what it's like and how hard my assistants work, and I try to treat them as fair as possib...
BRAD GORESKI

It's very rare that I get really upset about something my assistants have done.
BRAD GORESKI

I want to keep my clients happy, and the pressure's on me as the boss to manage my three assista...
BRAD GORESKI

When you're an assistant, you're executing the wishes of your boss.
BRAD GORESKI

You never know when I might decide to work in a Bollywood film and do one of those dance numbers wit...
BRAD PITT

Having read my share of tell-alls over the year, including some that were passed off as autobiograph...
BRAD FELD

Authors should do multiple submissions to agents. I mean, that's the way the business world work...
BRAD THOR

Certainly the attrition rate of Hollywood couples looms large.
BRAD PITT

As an Old Navy style attendant, I'm all about upgrading your bare basics and presenting them to ...
BRAD GORESKI

I know a lot of companies that have a very well defined post-acquisition process. However, many of t...
BRAD FELD

I believe that things should be let go once they are discussed. Apology accepted. End of story.
BRAD GORESKI

From the political angle, I'm trying to be apolitical if you will. I mean people say, 'Are y...
BRAD THOR

That's not the part of the story that I'm interested in, anyway. The part that I'm inter...
BRAD BIRD

Surrealism: An archaic term. Formerly an art movement. No longer distinguishable from everyday life.
BRAD HOLLAND

My father came from a very poor background, but I was very fortunate in the sense that we were never...
BRAD PITT

As we talk about the need to foster academic achievement, we must recognize and reward those who str...
BRAD SHERMAN

Making the best-seller list is a big deal; it's like being nominated for an Oscar. Hitting No. 1...
BRAD THOR

I was not expecting my sister to ask me to be her best man. I was so honored.
BRAD GORESKI

Let us be bold. Let us be brave. Let us be together.
BRAD HENRY

My view was, if I didn't like Boulder, I'd keep going west, except I never really wanted to ...
BRAD FELD

Everybody thinks I'm, like, a bad boy. I've had my day, but I just sit at home and play the ...
BRAD RENFRO

I loved playing with Barbies - that's why I didn't stop!
BRAD GORESKI

Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a tongue-in-cheek remark.
BRAD PAISLEY

After the Berlin Wall came down and Communism was on the run, I looked around and wondered what the ...
BRAD THOR

This is not the time for partisan bickering. This is not the time for politics as usual. Some of us ...
BRAD HENRY

No matter how hard we strive for objectivity, writers are biased toward tension - those moments in w...
BRAD STONE

I phoned my grandparents and my grandfather said 'We saw your movie.' 'Which one?' I...
BRAD PITT

I have a hard time with morals. All I know is what feels right, what's more important to me is b...
BRAD PITT

When you see a person, do you just concentrate on their looks? It's just a first impression. The...
BRAD PITT

You see, it doesn't matter if they're wrong. From 9/11 to recent shootings here in the United States...
BRAD MELTZER

She dumped me for the worst reason of all. For absolutely no reason at all...I mean, if she fell in ...
BRAD MELTZER

What has bothered and angered radical Muslims is that I'm a non-Muslim writing anything at all a...
BRAD THOR

Country music has become the music that best represents the reality of American life.
BRAD PAISLEY

Let me make this very clear: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, our digital exhaust is being sucked up b...
BRAD THOR

I was afraid people wouldn't take me seriously, or would stop respecting me, if I talked about h...
BRAD FELD

Cubism is still the most important art movement for the same reason that John D. is still the most i...
BRAD HOLLAND

While I'd like to be able to simply do all of my financings with a handshake or, possibly, on a ...
BRAD FELD

While I've had plenty of ups and downs, dealt with my share of failure, and struggled through em...
BRAD FELD

The biggest misconception about us is that we're just a rock band. We think our music is a cross...
BRAD DELSON

What I'm looking for in my interaction is critical thinking on the part of the person pitching t...
BRAD FELD

there's nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.
BRAD MELTZER

Sarah had a good all-around game for us. She had a lot of goals, obviously, but she also played well...
BRAD ELLEBRACHT

Actually, it was a good exercise for us because we had to play into a strong wind, which really affe...
BRAD ELLEBRACHT

We never really played with any urgency throughout the game.
BRAD ELLEBRACHT

The first three games of the series were frustrating for me. I was missing some pitches that I norma...
BRAD ELDRED

It's good, especially against a team like them who has handled us this season.
BRAD ELDRED

I'm taking it like I'm trying to make the team. I think that's how you have to approach it. I don't ...
BRAD ELDRED

I thought it went OK. I got my feet wet and was able to kind of establish myself a little bit. I did...
BRAD ELDRED

It was definitely nice to walk into a clubhouse and see a lot of the faces you came up with. It help...
BRAD ELDRED

For a younger guy, it makes you feel better that the future's not that far away. As long as you do w...
BRAD ELDRED

Both pitchers were in a groove. They were both hitting their spots and keeping the ball down in the ...
BRAD ELDRED

Rex Sharp went over to Aaron and put his arms crossed, stood back and said that there was nothing to...
BRAD EKWEREKWU

At this time we're not necessarily just starting from scratch, but we have a lot of experience comin...
BRAD EKWEREKWU

The season looks a lot better. You have a championship in your hand, a winning record, you're not .5...
BRAD EKWEREKWU

A lot of guys were really emotional this week (about) A.O., and we tried to pay tribute to him as mu...
BRAD EKWEREKWU

He's definitely aching to get back and I think this week is a great time for him to come back.
BRAD EKWEREKWU

We have to come together when one of our guys goes down, especially a leader, an older guy in the gr...
BRAD EKWEREKWU

I wouldn't be surprised if the institutions, such as pensions and endowments that have been plowing ...
BRAD DURHAM

The 27-week inflow streak into Japan equity funds ended this week as accounting irregularities at an...
BRAD DURHAM

It's mainly due to the performance of mainland Chinese equities.
BRAD DURHAM

Economic fundamentals are still solid. Investors continue to put more money into emerging market in ...
BRAD DURHAM

Institutions appear to be allocating to emerging market equity funds after market corrections, which...
BRAD DURHAM

I think I am going to win again. I like to play number games, I like to watch patterns, and I have c...
BRAD DUKE

making that a huge event.
BRAD DUKE

Sports were a big part of my life, and it truly shaped me and the values and morals I have from that...
BRAD DUKE

I'm up to $12,000 a day. And that's without any input from the asset allocation plan,
BRAD DUKE

Who knows? Maybe they are right here with us.
BRAD DUKE

What do you think the rich people are doing today?
BRAD DUKE

The number one brand attribute at the time Napster was shut down was innovation. The second highest ...
BRAD DUEA

The beauty of our collaboration with the members of Team Napster is the opportunities we create for ...
BRAD DUEA

A lot of time people think of ownership as this ultimate thing with music. Has owning cassettes in t...
BRAD DUEA

Anywhere in the United States, people underestimate water and its strength. It doesn't take that muc...
BRAD DOYLE

Yes, it will rain on their parade. There's a possibility of some heavy rains in the Pasadena area.
BRAD DOYLE

A flash flood watch is in effect from 4 p.m. Monday into Tuesday afternoon with the potential of fla...
BRAD DOYLE

Last winter was extremely unusual. A winter like that doesn't come around that often and this year i...
BRAD DOYLE

I do not expect all of the snow to melt before next weekend. Far from it.
BRAD DOYLE

We are expecting a storm to move into Southern California and the rains could move in as early as Mo...
BRAD DOYLE

Whenever you get to the desert, an inch is a significant amount of rain and that is not normal.
BRAD DOYLE

If it wasn't for the devil, we wouldn't be here, would we?
BRAD DOURIF

I was lucky. I had a lot of really good influences.
BRAD DOURIF

There is nothing wrong with horror films. Their existence has definitely had an impact on me. It is ...
BRAD DOURIF

I think I have an obsessive quality to my personality. What makes things scary is you can't argue wi...
BRAD DOURIF

I don't think the changes accomplished any of the stated goals of the proponents. The problem is there are many people in this country with financial difficulties, like a sickness, and you don't fix a sickness by making it more difficult to get into a hospital.

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I don't think the changes accomplished any of the stated goals of the proponents. The problem is there are many people in this country with financial difficulties, like a sickness, and you don't fix a sickness by making it more difficult to get into a hospital.

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