"First of all, I'm in favor of making price gouging a crime, and in fact, one the reasons I didn't vote for the Republican House version was because there were too many breaks for the oil companies."

Crime, Fact, First, Oil

37

Create Your Own Wallpaper

Standard

Customized

"First of all, I'm in favor of making price gouging a crime, and in fact, one the reasons I didn't vote for the Republican House version was because there were too many breaks for the oil companies."

Exlpore more Crime quotes

"I think seeing some of the past can be helpful, especially if you're into crime solving."

Yancy Butler, American Actress

Crime, Past

"Organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year and spends very little on office supplies."

Woody Allen, American Director

Crime, America, Office

"Ugly. Is irrelevant. It is an immeasurable insult to a woman, and then supposedly the worst crime you can commit as a woman. But ugly, as beautiful, is an illusion."

Margaret Cho, American Comedian

Crime, Illusion, Insult, Ugly

"Organized crime is the dirty side of the sharp dollar."

James Chiles, American Historian

Crime,

"Popular culture tells you that schools and parents don't know what's going on, the police are dogs, politicians are all liars and scum, and any crime that's not committed by the Mafia is done by the CIA."

Stanley Crouch, American Critic

Crime, Culture, Dogs, Parents

"Crime is a product of social excess."

Vladimir Lenin, Russian Leader

Crime, Excess

"I am looking forward to a series of productive meetings in both Austria and Estonia, particularly what role organized crime plays in the Baltic drug trade."

Howard Coble, American Politician

Crime, Meetings, Trade

"Crime is a fact of the human species, a fact of that species alone, but it is above all the secret aspect, impenetrable and hidden. Crime hides, and by far the most terrifying things are those which elude us."

Georges Bataille, French Writer

Crime, Fact

"But in my district I have heard from law enforcement officials and across the State of Florida about how much this JAG funding helps them fight crime, and to protect and serve the citizens within their jurisdiction."

Cliff Stearns, American Politician

Crime, Fight, Law, State

"As governor, there isn't a lot I can do beyond that to crack down on crime. Law enforcement is really a local issue. It's the cops' job to tighten down on criminals."

Jesse Ventura, American Politician

Crime, Job, Law

Explore more quotes by Marty Meehan

"The worst excesses of the Congress of the 1980s pale in comparison with what is going on in Washington today."

Politics

"Well, Mr. Speaker, if so many of these Iraqis are ready to come up and to provide the security, the police work in the country, then surely there should be no problem with putting American forces into the background instead of having them up front."

Work

"Our own State Department polls say that 80 percent of Iraqis view the United States as an unpopular occupier."

Government

"The poorest residents of the gulf coast were most affected by the devastating hurricanes, and the poorest Americans have shouldered a disproportionate share of the burden in Iraq."

Government

"It is never too late to regain our credibility around the world."

Politics

"Parts of the Voting Rights Act are due to expire next year if Congress doesn't extend them, including the section that guarantees that voting rights will be protected by the federal government."

Government

"The fact is I've been in Massachusetts for the last two weeks, and it seems over the last few days that the price is increasing by the hour at the pump, so there needs to be an aggressive investigation."

Fact

"At the same time, Republicans are pushing a $70 billion tax package that will overwhelmingly benefit the most wealthy Americans and actually increases the deficit by $16 billion."

Time

"Regrettably, it has become clear that torture of detainees in United States custody is not limited to Abu Ghraib or even Iraq. Since Abu Ghraib, there have been increasing reports of torture."

Government

"The reality is that we have missed a lot of opportunities in Iraq because of a failed policy."

Policy