Facts about Jerry Brown

Occup.Politician
FromUSA
BornApril 7, 1938
Age85 years

Summary

Jerry Brown is a famous Politician from USA, he/she is 85 years old and still alive, born April 7, 1938.

Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac aries, who is known for Active, Demanding, Determined, Effective, Ambitious. Our collection contains 19 quotes who is written / told by Jerry.

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19 Famous quotes by Jerry Brown

Small: The reason that everybody likes planning is that nobody has to do anything
"The reason that everybody likes planning is that nobody has to do anything"
Small: We have to be realistic about what the state can afford, and put an end to abuses of the system that co
"We have to be realistic about what the state can afford, and put an end to abuses of the system that cost millions"
Small: Pension reform can be hard to talk about. In the long run, reform now means fewer demands for layoffs a
"Pension reform can be hard to talk about. In the long run, reform now means fewer demands for layoffs and less draconian measures in the future. It's in the best interest of all Californians to fix this system now"
Small: In some cases, managers and employees have secured pensions beyond their original base salary.
"In some cases, managers and employees have secured pensions beyond their original base salary. It is wrong, the people doing it know it's wrong, and we have to put an end to it"
Small: When the farmer can sell directly to the consumer, it is a more active process. Theres more contact.
"When the farmer can sell directly to the consumer, it is a more active process. There's more contact. The consumer can know, who am I buying this from? What's their name? Do they have a face? Is the food they are selling coming out of Mexico with pesticides?"
Small: Too often I find that the volume of paper expands to fill the available briefcases
"Too often I find that the volume of paper expands to fill the available briefcases"
Small: The government is becoming the family of last resort
"The government is becoming the family of last resort"
Small: The conventional viewpoint says we need a jobs program and we need to cut welfare. Just the opposite! W
"The conventional viewpoint says we need a jobs program and we need to cut welfare. Just the opposite! We need more welfare and fewer jobs"
Small: Prisons dont rehabilitate, they dont punish, they dont protect, so what the hell do they do?
"Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't punish, they don't protect, so what the hell do they do?"
Small: Jobs for every American is doomed to failure because of modern automation and production. We ought to r
"Jobs for every American is doomed to failure because of modern automation and production. We ought to recognize it and create an income-maintenance system so every single American has the dignity and the wherewithal for shelter, basic food, and medical care. I'm talking about welfare for all. Without it, you're going to have warfare for all"
Small: It looks to me to be obvious that the whole world cannot eat an American diet
"It looks to me to be obvious that the whole world cannot eat an American diet"
Small: Several unions have agreed to larger employee contributions for their members. Taxpayers are living wit
"Several unions have agreed to larger employee contributions for their members. Taxpayers are living with cuts and making sacrifices to deal with the reality of California's budget crisis, state workers are going to have to do the same"
Small: Where there is a sufficient social movement of self-reliant communities, there can be political change.
"Where there is a sufficient social movement of self-reliant communities, there can be political change. There must be political change"
Small: Automation and technology would be a great boon if it were creative, if there were more leisure, more o
"Automation and technology would be a great boon if it were creative, if there were more leisure, more opportunity to engage in raising a family, providing guidance to the young, all the stuff we say we need. America will work if we're all in it together. It'll work when there's a shared sense of destiny. It can be done!"
Small: We have to restore power to the family, to the neighborhood, and the community with a non-market princi
"We have to restore power to the family, to the neighborhood, and the community with a non-market principle, a principle of equality, of charity, of let's-take-care-of-one-another. That's the creative challenge"
Small: Multinational corporations do control. They control the politicians. They control the media. They contr
"Multinational corporations do control. They control the politicians. They control the media. They control the pattern of consumption, entertainment, thinking. They're destroying the planet and laying the foundation for violent outbursts and racial division"
Small: Inaction may be the biggest form of action
"Inaction may be the biggest form of action"
Small: I like computers. I like the Internet. Its a tool that can be used. But dont be misled into thinking th
"I like computers. I like the Internet. It's a tool that can be used. But don't be misled into thinking that these technologies are anything other than aspects of a degenerate economic system"
Small: We have to deal with where we are. We have to create cooperatives, we have to create intentional commun
"We have to deal with where we are. We have to create cooperatives, we have to create intentional communities, we have to work for local cooperation where we are"