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William Philip Gramm (born July 8, 1942) is an American economist and politician who represented Texas in both houses of Congress. Though he began his political career as a Democrat, Gramm switched to the Republican Party in 1983. In Congress, Gramm sponsored major acts of financial deregulation.

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There's one form of bigotry that is still acceptable in America - that's the bigotry against the successful.

Successful, America, Form, Acceptable

Running for president must be like having babies. You have to forget what it was like the last time before you want to do it again.

Running, Baby, President, Forget, Time

Half the world does not know the joy of wearing cotton underwear.

Joy, Doe, Underwear, World, Cotton

You just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline

Loss, America, Complaining, Whining, Decline

Balancing the budget is like going to heaven. Everybody wants to do it, but nobody wants to do what you have to do to get there.

Budget, Everybody, Heaven, Like, Political, Want

All over the world, people want to know what kind of people Texans are, and I explain that Texans are America's ideal Americans.

America, Americans, Ideal, People, Texans, World

I'm carrying so much pork, I'm beginning to get trichinosis.

Pork, Trichinosis, Carrying, Beginning

We're going to keep building the party until we're hunting Democrats with dogs.

Dog, Dogs, Hunting, Keep, Party

I look at subprime lending and I see the American dream in action.

Action, American, Dream, Lending, Look, Looks

. . . we will not grant amnesty to illegal aliens in this Congress or, hopefully ever again. We did that once. Everybody said it was a one time deal. We were to never do it again. The problem with doing it was we reward people who violated the law. We reward people who came into the country illegally.

Country, Everybody, Law, People, Problem

If I brought groceries the way I buy health insurance, I'd eat a lot better - and so would my dog.

Buy, Dog, Groceries, Health, Way

Quite frankly, I think nothing could do more to immediately bolster national security then enabling us to produce more oil and gas here at home at a price consumers could afford.

Home, Thinking, Oil, Afford, National, Enabling

I own more shotguns than I need. But less shotguns than I want.

Gun, Needs, Want, Shotguns

It's not fair to say that people who work with their head or with their hands ought to pay taxes, but people who earn their living with capital ought not to.

Capital, Earn, Hands, Pay, People, Work

Thank God the economy is not as bad as you read in the newspaper every day.

Economy, God, Newspaper, Newspapers, Thank, Thank God

I'd rather go to the dentist. . . but I'm going.

Dentist

We have benefited greatly from the globalization of the economy in the last 30 years.

Years, Lasts, Economy, Globalization, Greatly

I don't accept defeat as final. Only death is final - and even then I hope for a reprieve.

Finals, Defeat, Accepting, Reprieve, Death

You've heard of mental depression; this is a mental recession.

Depression, Heard, Mental, Recession, Recessions

I love Texas because Texas is future-oriented, because Texans think anything is possible. Texans think big

Big, Love, Texas, Think, Think Big, Thinking

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