Jonathan Katz Quotations

The real challenge is going to be increasing social spending while at the same time not expanding the budget deficit.

When I'm driving here I see a sign that says, CAUTION: SMALL CHILDREN PLAYING. I slow down, and then it occurs to me: I'm not afraid of small children.

My gut feeling is he's more focused on the political than the economic agenda. He stresses the goal of resolving Israel's borders by 2010 a lot more than putting up a fight to control spending and pay off debt.

Politically, it will be helpful to Israel to say to the world, here we are, we have taken a concrete step here, and now it is time for the Palestinians to step forward as well. They are looking at this as a source of goodwill.

One of the reasons I disclosed my condition is because it is much easier to live with MS than to pretend you don't have it. If I could convince everyone of that, my job here is done.

Her (Newman's) inspired advocacy has helped leaders in North Carolina and throughout the country better understand how the arts improve the lives and communities of all Americans. Arts advocates nationwide look to Tog as a model for service, civility, engagement and leadership.

We wouldn't be where we are today without the vision, commitment and hard work of people like Phil who understood from the beginning how public funding for the arts advances our society and enriches our democracy - making life better for all Americans.

What she doesn't say is just as important as what she does say -- but there's so much more of it. I think from now on I'm going to stick to what she actually does say because I don't have that kind of time.

This was a bit on the high side.

The sterile, arid environment created by truly jarring and discordant signage and gargantuan billboards is a turnoff.

A lot of these business owners did not know what the source of the money was. ... He very well might not have known.

It's all a question of degrees. If the government goes overboard and radically changes fiscal targets, the markets will not react positively at all.

For a good chunk of Israelis, it doesn't matter who is in power when it comes to dealing with the Palestinians. Their focus was more on economic issues.

Gasoline prices for consumers may climb further as refining capacity is stretched by the storm, which in turn could cut back consumer spending and lead to a slowdown of economic growth and have a knock-on effect on the rate of inflation,

The major damage is in the outward credibility because Bibi had a way of capturing the foreigners' support and selling everything he was doing.

I'm officially middle-aged. I don't need drugs anymore, thank God. I can get the same effect just by standing up real fast.

Scientists have found the gene for shyness. They would have found it years ago, but it was hiding behind a couple of other genes.