Founding Quotes

You should see what our Founding Fathers used to say to each other and in the early part of our nation. But what they were able to do, especially in Philadelphia in 1787, four months, they argued about what a House should be, what a Senate should be, the power of the president, the Congress, the Supreme Court. And they had to deal with slavery. - Colin Powell

You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in their struggle for independence. - Charles Austin Beard

With our new strategic management team in place, and a company ownership that has evolved from our founding banks to include venture capital, we can be more market driven and respond more dynamically to changes in customer needs. - Karen Wendel

With black feathery trim -- because the founding father was ''so stiff. - George Washington

Will the United Nations serve the purpose of its founding, or will it be irrelevant? - Richard Bush

When you work in the United States Senate, and you are around people of all different ideas and beliefs, you realize that what our Founding Fathers did that was so genius, is that they made the Senate the place where compromises are supposed to happen because of the makeup of the Senate. - Claire McCaskill

When this town was founded chickens used to be considered part of the citizenry. I think we have to be careful when we destroy what has been part of San Juan since its founding. - Rebecca McGovern

What's confounding most people out there is how do you get your hands around earnings... there's not that much out there in terms of earnings predictability. - Alan Ackerman

What's breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank? - Bertolt Brecht

What we wanted to do was make sure our team represented all Houstonians. To us, the founding year symbolizes that we want to put deep roots in our city. - Oliver Luck