89 Quotes by Bill Frist

Our Founding Fathers, who are cited so frequently and appropriately on this floor, believed deeply that a successful democracy and a viable democracy requires an educated and engaged citizenry. I am confident that by adhering to high standards of achievement and accountability, we will produce an education system worthy of their great hopes.

We believe there has been much overstatement in the American press over the last several days with regard to the use of military force in Iran.

Today, through the overuse of antibiotics, many of our most deadly diseases are showing significant resistance to our best line of defense antibiotics. It's critical that we find new ways to combat these diseases and ensure that doctors and patients are aware of the impact of over-prescribing on increasing antimicrobial resistance.

Today, we do fight a different enemy, but one that is no less ruthless, no less determined, no less uncompromising than our enemies of those wars past. Once again, we must stay the course. Once again, we must have faith in our Armed Forces. Once again, we must hold tightly to the belief that freedom will prevail.

We ask that at least until these issues are fully resolved, that the Senate not take any further action on the legislation,

We all have to sacrifice in various ways as we likely engage in military conflict, which we could not have anticipated a year ago, which is not fully budgeted and which ultimately will have to compete with what many of us want.

To me, I see no disconnect between that and stem cell research, ... I base my beliefs on stem cell research both on science and my faith.

With his passing ... the Supreme Court loses one of the most prolific scholars and brilliant minds ever to sit on the federal bench,

boil that can never be cured as long as it's covered up.