Richard Burr Quotes

“We often take for granted that our lights will come on when we flip the light switch, but the reality is that our reliability standards and the current state of the transmission grid leave us all vulnerable to blackouts.”

— Richard Burr

“The inconveniences we faced within this state are minor compared to ... New Orleans.”

— Richard Burr

“Congress must not do something just for the sake of doing something. We must carefully and thoughtfully consider the implications of any action and whether that action will help or hinder our ultimate mission of protecting U.S. citizens from terror.”

— Richard Burr

“It is critical that we have a comprehensive energy plan to provide affordable and reliable supplies of energy so that our economy will not be dependent on foreign sources of energy.”

— Richard Burr

Although we must change the ways we protect our country, we must also guard against policies that appear attractive but offer little real protection and may even impede our ability to protect ourselves.

— Richard Burr

The terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, changed the way we think about security.

— Richard Burr

“Increased funding for the Weatherization Assistance Program is a priority for the Bush Administration, and I am pleased that many families in North Carolina will benefit from this increase.”

— Richard Burr

“In the United States Senate, we cannot do great things without reaching across the aisle and working together - and I look forward to the challenges ahead.”

— Richard Burr

“No one can get to the Right of me.”

— Richard Burr

“A dynamic praying church must be built from the inside out, employing all four levels of
prayer: the secret closet, the family altar, small group praying and finally, the
congregational setting.”

— Richard Burr

“I'd love to tell you that something is going to change tomorrow. But the reality is that it won't.”

— Richard Burr

“If there are witnesses the government interviewed who suggest other people were involved or that Tim McVeigh was not involved, those are critical matters that would have to be investigated.”

— Richard Burr

“This is a limiting factor in the way we have been able to help, ... We need to determine to what extent does an 'emergency declaration' go.”

— Richard Burr

We remember Ronald Reagan as a man who maximized his gifts from an unknown to an actor to a Governor to the leader of the Free World.

— Richard Burr