Matthew Lesko

“The way we've been neglecting to support our libraries throughout the country is a shame.”

“A big part of finding the right resources is knowing what to look for and what to avoid.”

“Some of the best health care services are free or cost very little and are even available to millionaires but hardly anyone knows they exist.”

“Good government only happens when the people working in it do their jobs, and do them well.”

“Many of you might already recognize me as the guy in the question-mark suits appearing in the late night TV commercials and on the cover of educational books and CDs.”

“There are thousands of grant programs and every program has different requirements and deadlines.”

“We all have to stand by our life's work as the true test of what we have done for the world.”

“Teachers can go on cruises with the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and anyone can spend the summer as a volunteer in a National Parks and even earn money doing it.”

“One of the worst things to come out of the Consumer Protection Board's misleading claims is the impression that government resources are to hard to get and just aren't available for regular people like you and I.”

“Not offering this kind of guarantee means that they do not believe in their product enough, and they do not care about if a salesman is over promising or over selling their product.”

“I can't help thinking if she - the director of a government agency - is this ignorant about what funding is available and where the money comes from - how often lower-level bureaucrats must give wrong answers when people are looking for help to start a business.”

“If the government did a good job of publicizing this information, my products wouldn't sell.”

“Liberals like using government to solve problems in OUR country and conservatives are using our government to solve problems in OTHER countries.”

“There are few in America that really know how to take advantage of the current health care system.”

“Government workers often get a bad rap, but it's rare for them to receive much appreciation when government works.”

“There are many programs specifically aimed at helping people in poverty start a business.”

“What I do in my book is let people know about these programs.”

“An estimated 2 million American women will be diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer this decade and screening could prevent up to 30% of these deaths for women over 40.”

“I've been giving free money seminars for the troops at Walter Reed Hospital and one of the Iraqi War Vets realized that the military wouldn't pay for the dental work he needed.”

“What is also strange to me is that public libraries have always been in the forefront of opposing censorship.”