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All of Basra's oil and we can't afford rehab? – Shaker Aziz	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Stop wasting jail space on prostitutes, drug users and other victimless criminals. Even if we find it morally acceptable to imprison these people for choices they make regarding their bodies, we must realize that we simply cannot afford to continue clogging the court system and the prison system with these harmless criminals. – Edward B. Wagner	added by Normando 5 years ago
You should be able to have a lovely home, and a good conscience, and you should be able to afford it. – Jesper Brodin	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Those are things most people can anticipate and afford. – Hope Manion	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
In Westchester County — towns like Larchmont, Rye, Mamaroneck — the taxes are crazy high, younger people can't afford those taxes and are looking [ in Connecticut ] where you get more house and pay less taxes, but you're further from New York. – Ellen Gallagher	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I mean, I love the work you're doing, and love the fact that you help take care of these kids and inspire them and go out into the communities, it was a year we could afford to do it. That's -- which is not even true, but --( laughs). We made sure it was. – Marci Palatella	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Number-wise and club-wise, it shouldnt be that hard, but we all know if you land it up on top, its got a good chance of getting out of here. And thats the tricky part : Its just a wedge and you want to get it somewhere up there where you got a chance to make birdie, but you just cant afford to land it too far up on top. – Tiger Woods	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
For those who need it, it should be instilled, nowadays it's hard to get insurance for those who can't afford, and it's hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle if you don't. – Xavaier Wescott	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
It speaks volumes that instead of proposing steps to help students afford college and pay back their student loans, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants to gut hundreds of billions of dollars in financial aid and perpetuate our nation's student debt crisis. – Patty Murray	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I could not afford to take him to the hospital. – Fisherman Dada	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
China can not afford to be seen as failing Pakistan, but at the same time I don't think the Chinese really want to pick a fight with the Indians over this. – Steve Tsang	Found on CNN 5 years ago
History tells us that wars are full of miscalculation. My question is that, given the weapons we have, can we afford miscalculation, we should sit down and talk. – Asad Majeed Khan	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Americans are literally dying because they can't afford insulin or they can't get the cancer treatment they need, there are some things that should not be provided through the for-profit market. – Pramila Jayapal	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Instead of answering my questions or lowering the price of this drug, they've hired a lobbying firm, it is now clear that some patients are rationing their supply of Firdapse because they cannot afford to cover the outrageous cost of the drug, which they used to receive at no cost. – Bernie Sanders	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I really, really want to because I do support the mission... but I literally financially can not afford to, for me to lose out on $ 200 of pay a day, it does impact my bills for the month. – Sophia Leung	Found on CNN 5 years ago
There was an old saying in Hong Kong in the 1970s :' To stir shark fin with rice.' It was used to describe the lifestyle of the wealthy, implying that they were rich enough to afford shark fin on a daily basis, today, the older generation still considers serving shark fin to their guests during banquets a sign of hospitality. – Tracy Tsang	Found on CNN 5 years ago
You don't have a big expensive party when you can't afford to house your citizens. – Tanya Washington	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
Rural areas suffer less in absolute terms but have much lower incomes, so the percentage hit is greater, this is consistent with the intuition in most research on climate impacts -- that poor places are more vulnerable and, while they lose less in absolute terms, they have even less they can afford to lose. – Mark Muro	Found on CNN 5 years ago
I think we could never afford that, we are talking about trillions of dollars. I think you could have Medicare for all for people who are uncovered, but that's a smaller group. – Michael Bloomberg	Found on CNN 5 years ago
People's lives have been damaged over nothing. People have lost careers. There's people whose credit is messed up, all kinds of damage has been done. People can't afford medicine. Yeah, we're happy it's over, but at what cost ? We're still let down either way. – Jamie Keys	Found on CNN 5 years ago
While there is no dishonor in coming up short, or needing help, there is no honor in quitting, for those who are struggling... our Marine Corps, our families, and our Nation need you ; we can't afford to lose you. – Robert Neller	Found on CNN 5 years ago
A reduced price is 30 cents for breakfast and 40 cents for lunch, we know of many families that rely on those during the school year to be able to provide nutritious, healthy meals because they really can't afford to send lunch for their kids or they can't afford to have breakfast. – Brook Brubeck	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We know of many families that rely on those during the school year to be able to provide nutritious, healthy meals because they really can't afford to send lunch for their kids or they can't afford to have breakfast, they're vital to children and to families. – Jessica Shelly	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We are alarmed that unpaid federal employees will be required to incur this additional financial hardship during a time when they can least afford it. – Mark Warner	Found on Reuters 5 years ago

All of Basra's oil and we can't afford rehab?

– Shaker Aziz

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Stop wasting jail space on prostitutes, drug users and other victimless criminals. Even if we find it morally acceptable to imprison these people for choices they make regarding their bodies, we must realize that we simply cannot afford to continue clogging the court system and the prison system with these harmless criminals.

– Edward B. Wagner

added by Normando
5 years ago

You should be able to have a lovely home, and a good conscience, and you should be able to afford it.

– Jesper Brodin

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Those are things most people can anticipate and afford.

– Hope Manion

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

In Westchester County — towns like Larchmont, Rye, Mamaroneck — the taxes are crazy high, younger people can't afford those taxes and are looking [ in Connecticut ] where you get more house and pay less taxes, but you're further from New York.

– Ellen Gallagher

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I mean, I love the work you're doing, and love the fact that you help take care of these kids and inspire them and go out into the communities, it was a year we could afford to do it. That's -- which is not even true, but --( laughs). We made sure it was.

– Marci Palatella

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Number-wise and club-wise, it shouldnt be that hard, but we all know if you land it up on top, its got a good chance of getting out of here. And thats the tricky part : Its just a wedge and you want to get it somewhere up there where you got a chance to make birdie, but you just cant afford to land it too far up on top.

– Tiger Woods

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

For those who need it, it should be instilled, nowadays it's hard to get insurance for those who can't afford, and it's hard to maintain a healthy lifestyle if you don't.

– Xavaier Wescott

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

It speaks volumes that instead of proposing steps to help students afford college and pay back their student loans, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants to gut hundreds of billions of dollars in financial aid and perpetuate our nation's student debt crisis.

– Patty Murray

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I could not afford to take him to the hospital.

– Fisherman Dada

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

China can not afford to be seen as failing Pakistan, but at the same time I don't think the Chinese really want to pick a fight with the Indians over this.

– Steve Tsang

Found on CNN
5 years ago

History tells us that wars are full of miscalculation. My question is that, given the weapons we have, can we afford miscalculation, we should sit down and talk.

– Asad Majeed Khan

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Americans are literally dying because they can't afford insulin or they can't get the cancer treatment they need, there are some things that should not be provided through the for-profit market.

– Pramila Jayapal

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Instead of answering my questions or lowering the price of this drug, they've hired a lobbying firm, it is now clear that some patients are rationing their supply of Firdapse because they cannot afford to cover the outrageous cost of the drug, which they used to receive at no cost.

– Bernie Sanders

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I really, really want to because I do support the mission... but I literally financially can not afford to, for me to lose out on $ 200 of pay a day, it does impact my bills for the month.

– Sophia Leung

Found on CNN
5 years ago

There was an old saying in Hong Kong in the 1970s :' To stir shark fin with rice.' It was used to describe the lifestyle of the wealthy, implying that they were rich enough to afford shark fin on a daily basis, today, the older generation still considers serving shark fin to their guests during banquets a sign of hospitality.

– Tracy Tsang

Found on CNN
5 years ago

You don't have a big expensive party when you can't afford to house your citizens.

– Tanya Washington

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Rural areas suffer less in absolute terms but have much lower incomes, so the percentage hit is greater, this is consistent with the intuition in most research on climate impacts -- that poor places are more vulnerable and, while they lose less in absolute terms, they have even less they can afford to lose.

– Mark Muro

Found on CNN
5 years ago

I think we could never afford that, we are talking about trillions of dollars. I think you could have Medicare for all for people who are uncovered, but that's a smaller group.

– Michael Bloomberg

Found on CNN
5 years ago

People's lives have been damaged over nothing. People have lost careers. There's people whose credit is messed up, all kinds of damage has been done. People can't afford medicine. Yeah, we're happy it's over, but at what cost ? We're still let down either way.

– Jamie Keys

Found on CNN
5 years ago

While there is no dishonor in coming up short, or needing help, there is no honor in quitting, for those who are struggling... our Marine Corps, our families, and our Nation need you ; we can't afford to lose you.

– Robert Neller

Found on CNN
5 years ago

A reduced price is 30 cents for breakfast and 40 cents for lunch, we know of many families that rely on those during the school year to be able to provide nutritious, healthy meals because they really can't afford to send lunch for their kids or they can't afford to have breakfast.

– Brook Brubeck

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We know of many families that rely on those during the school year to be able to provide nutritious, healthy meals because they really can't afford to send lunch for their kids or they can't afford to have breakfast, they're vital to children and to families.

– Jessica Shelly

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We are alarmed that unpaid federal employees will be required to incur this additional financial hardship during a time when they can least afford it.

– Mark Warner

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

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